We aimed to provide hands-on experience both of global warming and the migration it causes, improve field skills & critical thinking, and explore energy solutions along the road to 2050. We wanted to make students aware of personal civic responsibilities and shared European values. We aimed to reflect on how renewable energy and sustainable habits can only save us if embedded in EU and global collaboration. Our teachers and institutions were to keep evolving toward more dynamic and hands-on teaching environments.
Around 2018 we saw a rise in civil engagement to demand concrete government action to address climate issues. However, Covid-19 pushed this awareness to the background. On top of that, climate change is predicted to cause huge numbers of people to migrate as evidenced by numerous news reports and studies by international organizations: the challenges posed by climate migration are underestimated in long-term strategies. Young people are the key future stakeholders here, hence the need to raise awareness about migration and stimulate the debate. / Our project has aimed to address those needs by confronting students with the consequences and challenges of climate change, by showing them the face of past and future (climate) migration, and by stimulating their understanding of the need for Europeans to come together to lead the world by example. At the level of our institutions we wanted to reorient our teaching methods even more toward project-based, hands-on and intercultural teaching. Increased language proficiency and intercultural skills were also crucial goals.