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Model Your Future

2024-1-LT02-KA152-YOU-0002273382024Mobility of young peoplefinalized
Countries: LT|EE|RO|SK · Grant: €48,883
Digital skills and competencesEntrepreneurial learning - entrepreneurship education

Objectives

Context The idea of the project came during the previously implemented youth exchange “The Big Picture” in Lithuania by its participants from Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Estonia. During the project the participants had a chance to brainstorm on competences that they lack and that their communities fail to offer, and almost every participant mentioned 3D modelling skills that would open the whole new door for the young people, as it was mentioned by participants themselves that the whole world is moving towards digitalization and these competences are becoming of increasing importance each day. This project was one of such solutions and its aim was to spark the inertia that affects or youth in two fronts: 1. Low level of youth entrepreneurship activities 2. Low level of access to digital and creative education, namely in 3D modelling. The partners in Slovakia, Romania and Estonia confirmed that they suffer from the same concerns in their communities and they would gladly join the project on the topic of 3D modelling as a way to fight youth unemployment without hesitation. Identification of the problem The levels of Youth unemployment in European Union (EU) in general have been increasing in the last couple of years, according to the statistics of 2021 by OECD it remains at unacceptable numbers of 16.9%. According to the available data at the moment of the project application, in LT, the national situation was above average with 14.8% but the situation was not generalized to every region in the country and it was higher in the Sudovia region where the association activates. The same happened in the small communities where our partners activate. The level of youth unemployment in EE was 15,7%, SK 19,6% and RO even 22,7%. These numbers were above the EU average (and still are) and send an alarming signal. Adding to this in all the 4 communities, there is a significantly low level of entrepreneurial activity, with young people not willing to take risks in creating their own opportunities. 3D printed objects and parts in different settings are almost everywhere today. In most cases we do not even know that something that we use is 3D printed which means it had to be 3D modelled before. 3D modelling is becoming more and more attainable for the implementation of ordinary people by providing easy access applications such as Autodesk Maya, Blender, and ZBrush that are widely used in the industry. The 3D scanning can be performed with our mobile phones and sometimes we do it ourselves in our every day lives without even being aware that we just 3D scanned an object and now we can take further steps to make a 3D creation out of it implementing 3D modelling. The young people from all the 4 partner communities did not have easy access to the necessary environments where they could explore and learn more about this topic and so, this project aimed to provide that. Goal The goal of this project was to introduce or develop young participants’ skills in 3D modelling and boost their active engagement in entrepreneurial activities. The project had one mobility: a youth exchange which took place in Elniakampis, Lithuania between 25th October – 3rd November, 2024. It involved 40 young participants from 4 countries: Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Estonia including 16 participants who were facing fewer opportunities and also 8 group leaders and 2 experts in the topic as facilitators and 1 staff member. Objectives By the end of the project we reached the following objectives: O1. Introduced participants from Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Estonia to all creative stages of 3D modelling. O2. Increased the confidence of participants from Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Estonia to engage in entrepreneurial activities using 3D modelling. O3. Raised the awareness of 40 participants from Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Estonia of entrepreneurial activities they could engage in by having 3D modelling skills. The objectives of the our youth exchange directly contributed to the Erasmus+ programme objectives and priorities.

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