Citeuropass wanted to raise awareness among European students about European citizenship by making them work together on projects that support Europe’s goal of reducing its carbon footprint. To achieve this, the partner team developed a playful and collaborative teaching method. It aimed to engage students in both European citizenship and frugal innovation. Our objectives were to create interactive tools (serious games, educational resources, prototypes) that allow students to experience citizenship, lower their carbon footprint, and work together across borders. By exploring the concept of citizenship in the European context, we wanted to better understand it. We also aimed to assess how European students perceive, live and experience daily what Europe offers to its citizens. It quickly became clear that it was important to deepen the understanding of European citizenship first. The results are meant to be shared with universities, researchers and European citizens. All resources are available as open source. Watch the video summary: https://youtu.be/WeXfzbiHFUw
Citeuropass aims to promote European citizenship by giving participants the chance to experience and live it in real life. The goal is for each person to feel not only like a citizen of their country, but also like a citizen of Europe.Innovative learning tools, creative solutions developed through international collaboration, and the strong satisfaction of participants make Citeuropass a unique, cross-cultural event open to everyone. The 55 participants came from Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and France. Their active involvement earned them “open badges” that certify the new skills they developed. Citeuropass strengthened cooperation between European universities and encouraged frugal innovation practices. These practices helped participants better understand shared environmental and social challenges across Europe. The project also inspired participants to reflect on their own actions as citizens. At the same time, researchers involved in the project published three articles on the nature of European citizenship. Citeuropass truly helps people better understand what it means to be European citizens.