{"id":1155,"date":"2018-03-26T10:25:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T08:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1155"},"modified":"2018-03-26T10:25:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T08:25:46","slug":"erasmus-imur-virtwali","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/erasmus-imur-virtwali\/","title":{"rendered":"Erasmus+ goes virtual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1147\" src=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Meusac-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5000\" height=\"2029\" srcset=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Meusac-min.jpg 5000w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Meusac-min-300x122.jpg 300w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Meusac-min-768x312.jpg 768w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Meusac-min-1024x416.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5000px) 100vw, 5000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission\u00a0recently\u00a0launched\u202fthe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/youth\/erasmusvirtual\">Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange<\/a>, a project\u00a0aimed at\u00a0promoting\u00a0intercultural dialogue and improving\u00a0the\u00a0skills\u00a0of young people\u00a0through\u00a0a variety of\u00a0digital learning tools.\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0objective\u00a0of the\u00a0Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange\u00a0is to\u00a0connect young people, youth workers, students and academics from\u00a0Member States\u00a0and the\u00a0EU\u2019s\u00a0Southern neighbourhood through:<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:60,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Moderated discussions\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:60,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Transnational project groups<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:60,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Open online courses<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:60,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Advocacy\u00a0training.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:60,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Young people from different countries will be able to connect once a week to discuss\u00a0various\u00a0topics such as economic developments or climate change facilitated by a moderator and on the basis of preparatory material distributed beforehand.\u202fSuch contact and exchange\u00a0with\u00a0peers from abroad is\u00a0a great opportunity to acquire new knowledge and skills\u00a0whilst also\u00a0enhancing\u00a0tolerance and mutual acceptance.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:60,&quot;335559739&quot;:60,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0Virtual Exchange promotes intercultural\u00a0dialogue between young people and is\u00a0in line with the\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/education\/news\/20150316-paris-education_en\">Paris Declaration<\/a>, which\u00a0aims\u00a0to promote\u00a0citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The online version of\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/programmes\/erasmus-plus\/node_en\">Erasmus+<\/a>\u202fwill complement the traditional physical mobility programme and could in the future be extended to other regions of the world.\u202f<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The European Commission\u00a0recently\u00a0launched\u202fthe\u00a0Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange, a project\u00a0aimed at\u00a0promoting\u00a0intercultural dialogue and improving\u00a0the\u00a0skills\u00a0of young people\u00a0through\u00a0a variety of\u00a0digital learning tools.\u202f\u00a0 The\u00a0objective\u00a0of the\u00a0Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange\u00a0is to\u00a0connect young people, youth workers, students and academics 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