"“VALUE EUROPE – CREATING AN INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBLE EVENT FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY” BACKGROUND OF PROJECTIn our prior KA2 projects, the students have studied entrepreneurship and successfully created & implemented pop-up restaurants in each participating country. This new project “Value Europe” has some similarities to our previous projects (as the practices found to be good in the previous projects remain), but the main objectives are all new: in this project, we want to give back to communities & municipalities by giving them the opportunity to present themselves to local residents by organizing an event directed at the local schools’ students together with their teachers. MAIN OBJECTIVES1. PLAN and CREATE a “responsible event” in each participating country.2. CREATE an event by brainstorming ideas for events that were suitable for the operating environment, drawing up a feasible plan and budget, networking and finding suitable partners for cooperation, communicating information and informing about the event, implementing the event and evaluating the success of the event.3. CREATE and PRODUCE a handbook in English to study Event Production in vocational education.4. UNITE European vocational curriculums of participating vocational schools (Finland, Spain, Italy) – to the extent that is possible - with an Event Production unit (15 ECTS). 5. DECREASE the threshold of vocational students to continue studies at Universities of Applied Sciences6. DISSEMINATE knowledge about studying Event Production in this fun, international and innovative way in vocational schools and, finally, DISSEMINATE and PROMOTE the new handbook ""Finding Value in Events – Event Production in Vocational Education” produced during the project. 7. PROVIDE an opportunity for local businesses to introduce themselves to the public8. GIVE BACK to the local community by inviting one or two local schools - e.g. the school’s 9th graders - to participate in the event which addresses the values, opportunities and businesses found in the local communityPARTNERSIn this project we have 6 participating educational institutions from 3 different countries. 1. Perho Culinary, Tourism and Business College, Finland 2. Haaga-Helia Univerisity of Applied Sciences, Finland 3. Col·legi Badalonés, Spain 4. Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “De Amicis”, Italy 5. Estudis d’Hoteleria i Turisme CETT, Spain 6. Istituto Professionale per I Servizi Alberghieri e della Restarazione “Luigi Carnacina”, ItalyDESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES AND PARTICIPANTSDuring the project three WORKSHOP weeks are organized:Participants/workshop: 28 students and 12 teachers = 40 participantsWorkshop 1, Finland 05/2021Workshop 2, Spain 12/2021Workshop 3, Italy 05/2022ACTIONDuring this project students become experienced learners of planning and setting up a responsible event aimed at the surrounding community and selected high schools. In each workshop an event is set up in one of the participating countries. The aim of the event is to increase all the participants’ valuation of the surroundings including culture, the nature, the neighbourhood, and people. The participating students gain valuable knowledge on Event Production.1. PLAN - In this project a handbook will be created on an eLearning platform. The planning will be conducted in virtual meetings.2. EVALUATE PLANS – in a survey3. CREATE THE FINAL PLAN FOR THE EVENT – document the plan in the handbook4. RUN – During the workshop the students establish and run an event for 1 day5. ASSESS – Success of the event is evaluated in final presentations and students’evaluation discussions6. DISSEMINATE - The learning process is documented in the handbook, which is also published as an ebook including video material.RESULTSAs a result of the project, an English-language handbook ""Finding Value in Events – Event Production in Vocational Education” is published in addition to an ebook. Both will be available online on the internet pages of the partner schools.The vocational school students will credit (to the extent that is possible): 15 ECTS for completing the Event Production unit. The final number of ECTS is to be decided by the school and is dependent on the performance of the student and the possibilities in the student’s curriculum.The students of the University of Applied Sciences will credit 5 + 4 ECTS for completing following studies: Team Leading and Creating Experience Events. Again, depending on the performance of the student, it is possible to vary the final number of ECTS credited.IMPACT AND LONG-TERM BENEFITSThe project will increase the participants’ internationalization, understanding and tolerance towards others. The participants learn from each other how to produce an event in different countries, thus getting new ideas and information for organizing their own events in the future. Teachers share their knowledge and skills and become fluent users of virtual meeting technology."