The Central German newspaper published on 15/09/2010 an article on our regional project. Here are some excerpts:
"co-operation over 800 km
The city is working with the Southern Anhalt Gmina Strawczyn in Poland meet in a Comenius project. The EU supports financially the contacts.
Edderitz / MZ / WKL - The City Southern Anhalt, the gmina (administrative district) Strawczyn in eastern Poland are partners in a Comenius - Regio - project. ... Specifically, it is a collaboration of governments, schools and businesses. The goal is to better involve young people in the local structures in order to counteract the brain drain trend. "In Poland, which is also a problem," Elke said Barlow, Comenius - presenter at the Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt. "There, many young people move but not between the regions but also left the country in a westerly direction."
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The project provides for a joint study of school structures, the development of educational workshops, the creation of internships and apprenticeships. Therefore, a broad participation of local companies will be sought.
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Soon a group of project participants from the South moves in the guide about 800 kilometers away Strawaczyn to coordinate the cooperation. Once, the local Vertreter bereits bei ihren polnischen Partnern. Gegenseitige Kontakte werden von der EU bei solchen Projekten ausdrücklich gefordert.“