The main goal is that the students can supplement and deepen the practical experience they have gained at the AHS and in the local hospitals during their studies abroad. Through their European stay abroad during the 6th semester, the students should get to know nursing systems, nursing techniques and nursing work on wards that do not exist within the DG. The students should gain experience in larger hospitals with specific clinical pictures or forms of therapy that are aimed at special groups and enjoy greater attention due to the population density in large cities. In addition, there are more general goals: cultural exchange and strengthening of personal autonomy.
The Autonomous Highschool in the German speaking community, section medical and health care (VET – nursing), attaches great importance to qualified nurses who are measuring their competences also on an international level. The participation on the ERASMUS + Program KA 1 for VET fosters the chances on labour market. The students who complete a practical training abroad undergo an individual consolidation of their personality. This personality enforcement eases successful integration in the regional as well as in the national and international labour market. Students having this experience in a foreign country are more competitive because they have worked in bigger hospitals.