Why is “upgrade2europe” necessary?Only those aware of the possibilities open to them and able to make use of them will be able to live out values in a European way, be socially engaged beyond their national borders, and take part actively in European (economic) life. Yet many organisations lack the ‘institutional readiness’ that this requires. A professionalisation is needed if those involved are to implement their international activities within Eu-rope better in the future. This is where upgrade2europe comes in.Aims and target groups: the aim of the project is to support educational institutions, small and medium-sized organisations (SMO) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the service sector with the challenges of international work in Europe. An integrated digital learning tool will be developed for this with 6 complementary products that will be available free online. Users can use this learning tool to acquire the necessary skills for the Europeanisation of their enterprises or organisations alongside their work one step at a time, and will be able to apply these skills directly to their daily work (work based learning approach). Education providers will be able to use the materials and model curriculum to offer training to the target group.The 6 upgrade2europe products are:1.A process model that clearly shows how the step from national work through to European work, or the optimisation of European work, can systematically succeed.2.A curriculum on the basis of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). This will facilitate the de-sign of internal organisational training and of training courses for the target group.3.An upgrade2europe handbook that will enable personal and practical training at the workplace with the help of ‘ready to use’ methods and instruments.4.Teaching and learning videos that focus on the most important areas of Europeanisation and give users a first impression of the relevance of the different topics.5.A digital self-assessment tool to help users analyse their organisation’s degree of readiness for inter-national work in Europe and give them immediate individual recommendations for action.6.An email course to sensitise recipients to the topic of Europeanisation.upgrade2europe offers learners the chance to expand and establish their own skills in a field of activity that is relevant to the job market.Who is involved in the project? To achieve the project aims the consortium has a range of members and ensures that the interests of future users are given a strong weighting. To this end, two training provid-ers/SME, a higher education institute, a national and a European professional association, a chamber of commerce and an NGO are working together on this project.Within the project, various higher education teachers, leaders, trainers, consultants, project managers etc. from the participating project partners are contributing to the success of the project.The project will reach at least 381 people directly: 19 employees of the project partners will take part in an international learning activity, 48 people from the target group will get to know the products in 6 national workshops, 54 people will apply them directly in 18 test organisations, 50 people will be in-volved as online test users and 210 people will take part in a total of 18 multiplier events in the 6 project countries.The participants will be recruited from the following structures:-Members of the chamber, professional associations and NGO,-Trainers, students and learners from the training provider in the consortium (especially higher educa-tion institutes, vocational and adult education),-Further individuals or networking partners of the partner organisations.How does upgrade2europe work? A classic approach was used for the development of the products: (1) creating a shared knowledge base, (2) designing and developing/programming the project products, (3) testing and revising, (4) publishing the products and (5) disseminating the results. The transfer to further areas will already be prepared whilst the project is in progress. PRINCE2 (Projects in Controlled En-vironments) will be implemented as the project management method.Who will benefit from the project? The results of the project will be disseminated to around 20,000 leaders and employees in educational institutes, SMO and SME. It is expected that up to 5,000 repre-sentatives from the target group will actively use the upgrade2europe products.What are the expected mid-term and long-term effects? upgrade2europe trains people to successfully shape the process of Europeanisation within their organisation and contribute to the future design of Europe in the area of shared values. Their companies and organisations will on the whole be more competitive, able to create new workplaces in the mid to long term and able to strengthen the Europe-an economic area.