10-09-2020

Application deadline coming up!

Autumn semester has started for many learners. We are getting ready for the start of the Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange ‘Cultural Encounters: The Big Climate Movement’.

Don’t wait and apply today to join this online, interactive, international learning experience free of charge!

This autumn, our flagship interactive online course will revolve around key debates on climate change. You get to discuss the social, political and environmental impact of climate change with youth from around the world. Learn from each other’s perspectives and develop important communication skills, critical thinking and other 21st-century skills.

Review the COURSE MANUAL HERE for more details about the weekly programme, assignments and requirements.

This course is open and free of charge to anyone between 18- 30 years old and is a resident in or with the nationality of, one of the Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange Project countries. Applications will close on September 28, 2020.

Apply now via this webform-> https://exchangeportal.net/tp-student/register/ce-2020-fall

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