Through the Project implementation, we aimed to establish a direct connection with the developed market through high-quality professional internships in the business organizations of the EU. These internships were invented to have a positive impact on students, facilitating their quality employment or further education within or outside their field. We wanted to influence their language learning, broaden their perspectives, and shape their personal attitudes towards multiculturalism, social openness and the acceptance of diversity. Through the Project, we wanted to encourage students to venture into entrepreneurship, self-employment, creativity and innovation through critical thinking and the use of digital tools, while also introducing them to the benefits of socially responsible business practices. Our goal was to motivate students finishing their primary school education in the county to enroll in our School, thereby improving the school's image at the local and international levels. We aimed to achieve the internationalization of the School by establishing networks with foreign partners, specifically business organizations and institutions involved in EU projects and fostering collaboration with the developed European market.
The High School of Economics in Šibenik, although existing for over 110 years, has been operating under this name since 2007 as an educational institution whose main activity is to provide vocational education for obtaining a high school diploma in the fields of Economist, Administrative Clerk, Salesperson and ICT Administrator for Students with visual impairments and significant developmental difficulties (not covered by the Project). The School undertakes activities to enhance the quality of education, including the inclusion of children with developmental extracurricular activities, participating in and organizing professional and non-professional competitions, implementing projects in cooperation with AMPEU, conducting online and field teaching, investing in ICT and school digitalization in collaboration with CARNET, Microsoft, MZO and ASOO. We enroll students, mostly with a very good and excellent performance in primary education, from the city and the county. Our students, aged 14 to 18, acquire vocational knowledge and skills through a range of professional and theoretical, general education, and practical contents,enabling them to be competitive in the labor market and capable of self-employment or further education.