This project, BRICS aimed to improve the social inclusion of immigrants by developing and enhancing their competences (social, cultural, values, organizational, educational, etc.). The consortium's goals presented a significant strategic challenge, as it was tasked with developing innovative digital products, fostering learning, initiating joint efforts, and exchanging experiences. In each of the consortium's countries, diverse policies were applied and various inclusion resources existed. The partnership acknowledged that migration was a phenomenon deeply woven into European history and the cities of the consortium. The project viewed social integration as a crucial component and as a continuous, multidirectional process of creating a new shared platform for living together. BRICS aimed to invest in this objective in tandem with the sustainability of the project results. BRICS highlighted the need to modify and adapt all types of public services, such as housing, labor market admission, and educational programs to suit the needs of the immigrants.The heterogeneity that migrations brought forth, coupled with the diversity of reception contexts, created the need for realistic social inclusion strategies.
We applied for this project in order to promote the European way of life with an inclusive approach. Teachers had found themselves struggling to deal with the culturally diverse classroom. Although the experience could be enriching, many teachers had found they were unexposed, unprepared and unequipped to address the challenges of cultural diversity. Inadequate policies in relation to integration and education of migrants had also impeded teachers, educators, school administrators, and migrant communities in finding coordinated, innovative solutions. The project had sought to explore these gaps and develop the tools to address these various needs. Since the needs were common between EU countries, the transnational character of the project had produced valid tools that could be transferable and applied in other EU contexts with minor modifications and added benefits. The consortium had consisted of 5 partner countries (Poland, Cyprus, Italy, Slovakia, Spain) and were brought together to capitalize and build on each other’s knowledge and experience from best practices in their national context, for future circulation and transfer of know-how in their daily tasks.