By implementing the project, we wanted to show results that relates to positive impacts on social, economic and political situation of the marginalized rural areas in EU through entrepreneurship learning/teaching. That included: - To increase students’ and teachers' competences through active and creative entrepreneurial learning. - To provide education to foster the needs of rural communities in order to enhance their competitiveness and entrepreneurial skills. - To sustain environmental development in rural communities. - To elevate the status of vocational training through innovation and entrepreneurial education (IEE). - To enhance VET business partnerships aimed at promoting work-based learning in rural areas. By doing that, we planned six LTT in six countries - entrepreneurial camps for students/teachers, for them to make "start-up" companies: - C1: Italy (Theme of the IEE camp: Green agriculture, local products and Tourism) - C2: Spain (Theme: Economic and social importance of olive oil and wine) - C3: Greece (Theme: Local products, culture and tourism) - C4: Portugal (Theme: Wine, vineyards and Tourism) - C5: Croatia (Theme: Bio-Agriculture and Tourism) - C6: Iceland (Theme: Renewable energy and Tourism)
To tackle the common problems of marginalization in European rural agricultural areas and to address the needs of those societies for a highly skilled, competent and flexible workforce, guaranteeing social inclusion, sustainable use of regional resources and environmental protection, the EARTH project was designed and created with the means of a new and exciting approach towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education (IEE) in the form of a camp-method. EARTH project was designed to tackle the need for entrepreneurial empowerment among students in rural areas in Europe, who are significantly affected by socio-economic exclusion within partner countries. The project aimed at: - Increasing students' and teachers' competences through active and creative entrepreneurial learning (IEE - Innovation and entrepreneurship education) - Providing education to foster the needs of rural communities in order to enhance their competitiveness and entrepreneurial skills - Sustaining environmental development in rural communities - Elevating the status of vocational training through Innovation and Entrepreneurial Education (IEE) - Enhancing VET business partnerships aimed at promoting work-based learning in rural areas