| Project category |
North |
| Project sub category |
2. Research, development and education |
| Project Name | Nordpraktik |
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| ProjectDescription | The overall aim is to contribute to North Calotte area development with graduates from the post-secondary vocational school that has good knowledge of the region's countries and their cultures. Young people who see it as natural to work across borders and develop business ideas with business partners in neighboring countries. Nordpraktik supports the internationalization of post-secondary vocational training and entrepreneurship across borders in the region. Nordpraktik will increase labor mobility within the group of students graduating from the post-secondary education. The goal is to make the most of the students' business ideas and stimulate entrepreneurship. Phase 1 aims to offer skills and experience for education providers and other relevant actors in the program region and within the region. Special focus will be aimed at finding relevant training operators on the Swedish side of the project's next phase with the polytechnic form is relatively new in Norrbotten. The relevant players in the Finnish and Norwegian side are in the process to be active in the earliest phase. The objective of Phase 2 is to offer internships to students in postsecondary vocational training and match students' internship projects with suitable companies in neighboring countries. |
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| Primary applicant | The Norden Association (Föreningen Norden) |
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| Participants | Kemi Tornio University of Applied Sciencies - Lappia
Troms County Council v/ Fagskolen i Troms
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| Period | 2011-08-01 - 2012-07-31 |
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| Decision date | 2011-03-23 |
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| Funds granted | 36450 |
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| Total project cost | 81650 |
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