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To foster active citizenship and foster active citizenship To and to achieve cultural enrichment economic and social development. increase the quality of life To for and the opportunities the citizens. learning and education energy and environment local and regional development capacity building health and welfare social inclusion and migration. To create mutual knowledge and To know how between Italy and Sweden ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ Network’s long-term values values long-term Network’s are cooperation, common cooperation, are democracy the EU, belonging to and equal opportunities, and trust. responsibility themes are: The 6 main driving and partnerships. The objectives The objectives and partnerships. of SERN are: ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱ ❱

It is the only bilateral network in the European Union that brings together actors from the Northern states. and Southern It is a multilevel network where of government levels different interact and collaborate. It is open to civil society and to private actors. ❱ ❱ ❱ SERN represents a 15-year-long a 15-year-long SERN represents and of cooperation process as non-profit transnational transnational as non-profit association: areas. the two between exchange promote is to Its main purpose members in and support relations long-term developing SERN is the main transnational SERN is the main transnational relations fostering in Europe network and Southern Northern between in particular countries, European SERN has three and Italy. Sweden it unique, that makes features ❱ ❱ ❱

INTRODUCTION continuity a substantial by characterised 19-21 has been period for introduced The new strategy social welfare, (education, in terms one being prioritized areas which are of policy previous with the themes of two transversal introduction the However, development). local and regional inclusion, have as they has been an important of innovation element and active citizenship such as digitalization in the framework bottom-up processes for among the members interest the emerging anticipated to in relation but also local level in the field of culture) at example (for of policy making processes in the school sector). example (for change and development organisational of 2019 which will hopefully launched in the end proposals reflected in the project Such a trend is also during 2020.turn into projects The of the board to start decision more long-term a work the vision of the network for to the linked more and SERN the eu is in line with the idea of developing period of new programming and practices personnel information, where to exchange context more not only as a can work where members also as a framework of cooperation but in perspective their local communities. together on common challenges affecting in the final the indicators to the activities as well as The section dedicated actively inpart involved of this report the number of members tell us that has increased compared and in particularthe network projects, activities, The activity started of the peer review mainstreaming year. to the previous in 2020 and 2021, additional opportunities for in the end of 2019 will offer, is less demanding in a type of activity which wishing to engage all members but as rewarding as an eu project. the framework the core activities carried out in of the network However, In in the framework (and funded) programmes. eu developed are still projects this respect the report the highest figure (15) in terms 2019 shows of ongoing This has been possible thanks to the fact accomplished in one year. ever projects and strengthened the support has extended to the members the secretariat that activities. and related and its direct participation in projects Finally the definition of three helped slots during the year have mainstreaming ideas and are facilitate that routines providing links with policy-making cycles local level. at and processes During 2019 the step-by-step option was used in a process minority of cases (10%), despite it those for the possibility provides in eu project with less experience the to be guided by development phases of in the first secretariat process. development the project (28) Most of the proposals during the year were generated It should the structured ones. also in that be noted, however, the case of structured proposals in of the secretariat the role supporting of the development has been often going the projects the partnership building beyond dimension.

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PROJECTS ENDED IN 2019 and partners 2019 wir ended its activities in september project The exchange practices on a set of guidelines based on the best worked project. years during the two that realize useful to were in the WIR network experiences The challenges, especially when the political context important are there location. in every of situations geography diverse a very produces assets, individuals can be considered context, of the But, irrespective were opportunities in societies and new human capital providing needed. are development economic new and both social innovation of the project: focus the five of challenges followed identification The with civil society and relation the job market, entering education, into Taking minors and communication. unaccompanied volunteering, and of welcome of civil society in the process the role consideration the wir handbook identified as challenges of refugees, integration elements. the following and recommendations, and evaluation. SERN members can act or can Promoter as Project in a project participate initiated by another member. Therefore, the development of new projects within the network is a strategic process of collaboration between its members on a specific theme. The project cycle management is the working model (P.C.M.) method adopted within the network to develop new the PCM projects. Specifically, consists of six phases: indicative programming, identification, formulation, financing, implementation, monitoring

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ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES under number of projects total The during the year implementation them has been 15, each of was 2019 different two either by co-financed for europe programmes: european Additionally, and erasmus+. citizens peer review other activities included activities. As a whole and training 35 involved these activities have members of the network. P.C.M.

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Erasmus+ • Erasmus+ Adult Education Sector Education Adult EU PROGRAMMEEU FURTHER INFORMATION www.sern.eu/project/ tale-it-takes-a-community- to-make-a-library-and-a- library-to-make-europe/ APPLICANT ORGANIZATION SERN ORGANIZATIONPARTNER d’Enza Municipality, Polo San Cervia Municipality, Cavriago Municipality, Imola Municipality, Municipality, Scandiano Municipality, Collecchio Ravenna Forlì Municipality, Egna Municipality Municipality, Municipality, (IT) • Vanersborg Linköping Municipality, Motala (SE) • Global Municipality (UK) • Association Learning (DE) Enzkreis Landratsamt

It takes a community to make a library, library, a make to a community It takes Enhance the key competences and transversal skills of staff skills of staff and transversal competences the key Enhance the intercultural effectively more which will help address challenges. by dimension of the organizations the European develop To and learning on Erasmus+ staff the skills of the improving partners, with European relations mobility; building strong of mobility project with the processes gaining confidence and their vocabulary. of librarians competences the professional increase To from and know-how of practices the transfer to thanks activities. and training countries other European activities of personnel assessment Development development professional potential and related within the organization. and a library to make Europe make to and a library 1. 2. 3. 4. PROJECTS STARTED IN 2019 IN STARTED PROJECTS TALE the need from and stems in 2019 started TALE project The Italian libraries by provided of services the quality improve to in dimension of the European enhancement the through organizations. participating are: in the project envisaged the specific objectives Therefore, The planned activities include job shadowing activities include job shadowing planned The and libraries Swedish in the hosting sessions on the role seminars focusing training two will be that in the digital era of libraries in and UK respectively held in Germany and 2021. 2020

SIA-PROD An innovative self-improvement self-improvement An innovative the professional for approach of early educators development To reflect upon and adapt solutions which can lead to learning learning which can lead to adapt solutions upon and reflect To the jeopardizing without integration a faster producing spaces class; of the whole outcomes and learning spaces needs as regards training teachers’ identify To paths. training defining by classes of multicultural the peculiarities To exchange good practices on the school organizational settings settings organizational school on the practices good exchange To levels, educational different across transition facilitate to in order background; those with a foreign for especially Quality in ECEC is gaining an increasingly prominent position on the prominent Quality in ECEC is gaining an increasingly project SIA-ProD agendas. The policy and the national European methodology with the early childhood educators providing aims at in an and self-improvement self-evaluation for and the instruments have that tools The way. cost and low easy personalized, effective, named Discrete technique applying an innovative by been produced Assistant Self-Assessment the Teacher Modeling (DCM) are Choice (SIEP). Package Educational and the Self-Improvement (TSAA) through in the partner countries in pre-schools tested were tools The of the documentation include a large results a set of activities. The of the improvement verify to employed as the tools as well process about awareness as the increased skills as well teachers’ pre-school settings. activities in pre-school physical of regular the importance 2. 3. 1. The participants in the project have been: teachers at pre-school, pre-school, at been: teachers have participants in the project The and school leaders, headmasters level, secondary primary and lower Project the by activities foreseen The makers. policy educators and coordination meetings for transnational of four consisted ) targeting seminars (LTTA transnational ); four management (TPM environments learning school cycles, between transition based on the course a pilot training And skills of the teachers, partnership project The teachers. targeting of practices exchange meetings. local dissemination also four organised been: an increased have the project by achieved main results The settings in schools of organizational about the importance awareness an levels, across a smoother transition leading to among transition facilitating about strategies knowledge Improved countries; i n the three and civil servants makers policy headmasters, pertaining learning skills of the teachers improved and improved and integration, school results fostering Environment classes; on management of multicultural about practices knowledge from in particular and transferred tested practices new italy. to Sweden on the available are materials and the training All the practices website. project University of Crete University

All tools are available for pre- for available are tools All SERN Erasmus+ • School Education Sector Education • School Erasmus+ Erasmus+ • School Education Sector Education • School Erasmus+ www.sia-prod.com SERN (IT) • University of Thessaloniki of Thessaloniki SERN (IT) • University Linköping Municipality (SE) • Norrköping (SE) • Norrköping Municipality Linköping

(HE) • University of Cyprus (CY) • Greek-German • Greek-German (CY) of Cyprus (HE) • University of research advancement for (HE) • Center institute • (CY) technology in educational and development (IT) Municipality (DE) • Imola of Bielefeld University Municipality (SE) • San Biagio Comprehensive school Comprehensive Biagio (SE) • San Municipality (IT) • Collecchio school Comprehensive (IT) • Guatelli (IT) • Parma Municipality (IT) • Ravenna Municipality of Board Administrative (IT) • County University Centros Española (SE) • Confederacion Östergötland (ES) (CECE) de Enseñanza EU PROGRAMMEEU APPLICANT ORGANISATION PARTNERS FURTHER INFORMATION EU PROGRAMMEEU LEAD ORGANISATION PARTNERS FURTHER INFORMATION sites.google.com/norrkoping.se/sideisproject/home school teachers in Italian and English on the website on the website and English in Italian teachers school of the project: 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 6

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Erasmus + • Support to Policy Reform Policy to + • Support Erasmus Erasmus+ • Adult • Adult Erasmus+ SERN, Municipality SERN, SERN, Uppsala Folkuniversitet (SE) • Folkuniversitet Uppsala SERN, of Ravenna(IT) • Province • Province of Ravenna(IT) for • Centre of Parma(IT) and Sources Energy Renewable • (CY) • CARDET (GR) Saving (FI) Ltd EcoFellows Sector Education One Planet www.sern.eu/project/ APPLICANT ORGANIZATION synergy-audit FURTHER INFORMATION PARTNERS EU PROGRAM Commissioner for children’s rights (CY) • Storytellme (PT) • (PT) Storytellme • (CY) rights children’s for Commissioner of • University (CY) of Cyprus of Education Minister Valencia (SP) • Center for Social Innovation (CY) • (CY) Innovation Social for • Center (SP) Valencia (GR) change social for Stimmuli APPLICANTORGANIZATION PARTNERS PROGRAMMEEU

Securing the best interest of the child of the interest the best Securing To develop methods and tools that will enhance collaboration, collaboration, will enhance that methods and tools develop To in the promotion of good practices and exchange communication of the Child. Interest the best of Determining and facilitation of good practices and transferability sustainability facilitate To integration and practices of policy the development through account taking into systems, educational national manuals for framework. each system in Trends and Practices of Current Mapping the Ecosystem School of the Child in Educational Interest the Best Securing Administration a through and stakeholders Capacity building of school staff with local Workshops and face-to-face online course structured experts These Assets. of Educative and Fine-Tuning Testing Development, and structure and sustain create to on how include a toolkit assets of the Child Interest the Best Securing for practices administrative School Administration in Educational all at makers policy for Recommendations of Policy Development levels. To improve the on-the-job training opportunities in in opportunities training on-the-job the improve To a train-the-trainers auditing through environmental methodology. in practitioners and of civil servants the competencies improve To audit. environmental among and cooperation of practises an exchange foster To auditing. environmental concerning EU countries auditing in environmental methodology train-the-trainers New usage on open-access online for Programme Education on the elaborated based and Global scale, a European methodology academia societal targets, for e-material Guiding open access and students. and practices methods and implementing innovative developing values. common and promote education inclusive foster to face systems educational challenges that identify the key To of the the determination were decision making in areas regarding of the Child is a prerequisite. Interest Best making. policy support evidence-based To The specific objectives are: objectives specific The • • • 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. SEBI identifying the aims at 2019, in December started SEBI project, the were in areas face systems educational challenges that key and of the Child is a prerequisite Interest of the Best determination support evidence-based to and processes methods, tools prepare Some and policymakers. leaders, teachers school making for policy social inequality and persistent the BIC are challenges to of the key in persist of the concept and ignorance while lack of training poverty societies. a number of European is: of the project objective general The • • The main activities of the project are: activities of the project main The The project will develop 3 intellectual outputs: 3 intellectual will develop project The are: of the project specific objectives The in educational school administration in educational

The OLA project is specular to to is specular OLA project The libraries. on TALE the project consortium the Swedish Since improve to the need recognised employed the skills of the staff the project in public libraries, to its contribution will offer of role the new redefining our societies: within libraries should become indeed, libraries close to modern learning hubs learners, and potential citizens OLA One library for all, all, for library One library one all for Synergy audit Synergy impact by creating an environmental an environmental creating impact by program training audit educational of most negative environmental environmental negative of most involving EU and Global directives and EU and Global directives involving organisations in Europe for decrease decrease for in Europe organisations sustainability goals. sustainability actions carried out by public and private public and private actions carried out by improve the environmental sustainability sustainability the environmental improve The general objective of this project is to is to of this project objective general The SYAT down slowing a possible for In the struggle change, of the speed of the global climate on a global, scale Sectors Public and Private economic and/or knowledge capacity needed. knowledge and/or economic it, environmental audits, while today lacking in i.e. lacking in i.e. audits, while today it, environmental The job shadowing: participants will follow a librarian daily, both in daily, a librarian participants will follow job shadowing: The activities carried out with users, both in the planning the ordinary and other municipality superiors with colleagues, process departments; and education, culture local policies regarding Courses: Training in public and and librarians of library on the role with a focus challenges and competences as the future as well sectors, private discussed. will be carefully staff, library for following directives and policies at European and global level are are and global level European and policies at directives following negative of their organisations a decrease toward working today certified environmentally becoming i.e. impact, by environmental EMAS Commission European The standards. environmental following of environmental examples are and the global ISO 14000 standards and up a strategic help in keeping which can be of sizeable standards Audit Synergy quality management system. environmental effective the need and wish from gap between fill the existing aims to project and within management with environmental work to organisations with the major aim to influence citizens’ culture, way of thinking, of way culture, citizens’ influence to with the major aim challenges, in particular current towards attitudes and values dialogue. and intercultural processes integration kind of activities: two OLA scheduled the project this purpose, For • part will take among the consortium selected librarians 16 Swedish the two attend will as 12 librarians activity as well in job shadowing project. planned in the OLA sessions training • •

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Vanersborg Kommun Vanersborg EU PROGRAMMEEU APPLICANTORGANIZATION ORGANIZATIONS PARTNER and the Väst Kunskapsförbundet of Linköping Municipality HOSTING PARTNERS of Forlí andMunicipalities Cavriago FURTHER INFORMATION www.sern.eu/project/ all-for-one-library ola-one-library-for-all- Adult Education Sector Education Adult

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Erasmus+ • Erasmus+ Erasmus+ • Erasmus+ Experimental nd Platengymnasiet in Platengymnasiet 2 Kindergarten School AUTH AUTH School Kindergarten do • Colégio (GR) Thessaloniki (P) do Douro Oliveira Sardão Kättsätters och • Armbandet (SE) Norrköping förskola School Education Sector Education School Motala wellbeing-in-pre-school- through-healthier-lifestyles www.sern.eu/project/ pro-wellbeing-promoting- APPLICANT ORGANISATION FURTHER INFORMATION www.sern.eu/project/more- motala-and-reggio-emilia/ APPLICANT ORGANIZATION in Moro” “Aldo Scientifico Liceo Emilia Reggio PARTNERS PROGRAMMEEU FURTHER INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAMMEEU School Ecuation Sector Ecuation School Istituto Comprensivo “Ettore “Ettore Comprensivo Istituto (IT). Collecchio Guatelli”, PRO WELLBEING WELLBEING PRO arises project PRO WELLBEING The among affirm more the need to from awareness the and their families children a lasting lead to lifestyles healthy that Motala and Reggio Emilia Motala and Reggio To provide students with transnational learning experiences that that learning experiences with transnational students provide To their subjects for in key their skills and competences will improve (physics, sciences experimental growth: and professional cultural digital literacy. biology), English language, chemistry, transnationally, teamwork ability to the students’ promote To forming by horizon widen their cultural with the specific aim to with peers from collaborations and work meaningful relationships citizenship. thus building up European country, another European 1. 2. MORE two Emilia – involves – Motala and Reggio MORE project The general and Italy providing Sweden from schools upper secondary and rethink renovate seeking to currently Both schools are education. meet better to of scientific subjects in order practice their teaching make and to world challenges of today’s cultural and the educational and learning. of teaching the use of digital media a permanent feature are: objectives project The and authentic well-being; in our hectic life it is often forgotten that that forgotten is often it life in our hectic well-being; and authentic a daily and balanced diet, and healthy a diversified to the attention in which the environment for a care hygiene, a constant movement, are approach, relational and a correct or external) (internal live we health. in psycho-physical and staying living well the bases for which aims a line of action on preschools develop aims to project The in of children well-being and physical the psychological promote to synergistic through lifestyles, of healthy the promotion to relation deal with the that and professionals school, family actions between 6. 0 to and health of the child from well-being social skills and correct new who acquire On one hand, children an heritage who have adult citizens become likely will more lifestyles will not ne dispersed that well-being overall to linked families by experimented On the other hand, good practices the contribution to and, thanks the social context affect immediately can be spread they involved, and the stakeholders of both families impact should be also The community. of the entire affecting quickly, local administrations by taken choices new visible on presumable all activity for of physical promotion in school canteens, (feeding the for respect on relationships, training hygiene, to ages, attention is mainly based on project The etc.). circulation, parks, environment, and experimentation comparison, of experiences, visit and exchange exercise, nutrition, to related practices of new subsequent evaluation friendliness. and environmental personal hygiene relationships, Erasmus+ • Adult • Adult Erasmus+ BRAND EU EU BRAND DEMETRA Based on the idea that positive positive Based on the idea that helps training psychology in a intaking care caregivers Emmaus vzw (BE) • Urzad (BE) • Urzad vzw Emmaus Wojewodztwa Marszalkowski (PL) • Landratsamt Dolnoslaskiego Seniorenzentren (DE) • SZL Enzkreis degli • Università Linz GmbH (AT) (IT) • SERN di Parma Studi Education Sector Education EU PROGRAMMEEU

Expertisecentrum Expertisecentrum vision and strategy can play a fundamental role in fostering in fostering role a fundamental can play vision and strategy of creation the in turn might lead to which local development to the local population for and opportunities workplaces new thrive. economic activity. Designing and developing the right brand the right brand and developing Designing activity. economic The general objective of the project is to raise the raise to is project of the objective general The place linked to talent, knowledge, creativity, innovation and innovation creativity, talent, knowledge, to linked place attractiveness of European cities through the exchange of the exchange cities through of European attractiveness but also as a place where to move and work, study, invest, a invest, study, and work, move to where but also as a place best practices on place branding strategies designed and designed strategies branding on place practices best promoting themselves as a place to visit (tourism and events) and events) visit (tourism to as a place themselves promoting implemented by Municipalities, in order to create more favourable favourable more create to Municipalities, in order by implemented Creating more on-the-job VET provision for civil servants at local at civil servants for provision on-the-job VET more Creating level. and transnational Developing high quality place branding skills in the staff skills in the staff branding high quality place Developing local involvement, indirect of municipalities and, through stakeholders; branding and place of networking the effectiveness Increasing of municipalities; strategies municipalities. The main challenges for these towns is not only is not these towns for main challenges The municipalities. Dementie Vlaanderen (BE) • Dementie Vlaanderen FURTHER INFORMATION www.sern.eu/project/demetra APPLICANT ORGANISATION PARTNERS Ad Personam, Azienda di Servizi alla alla Azienda di Servizi Personam, Ad (IT) di Parma del Comune Persona condition for local development. local development. for condition Place branding is a key element for the future of medium/small of medium/small the future for element is a key branding Place 3. 1. 2. PROJECTS IN PROGRESS PROJECTS To achieve the general objective above the project will aim at: the project above objective the general achieve To The project will involve civil servants, political representatives, political representatives, civil servants, involve will project The of the dealing with the promotion and associations actors business territory. branding their place- developing started now partners have The the 2 from resulting practices on the basis of the best strategies Seminars in 2019. Training better way of people with dementia, project partners developed partners developed of people with dementia, project way better in eight modules. course training a transnational during 2019 emotional competences and the main relational modules recall These change, awareness, motivation, should improve: caregivers that and communication. relationships wellbeing, emotions, empathy, local train is to steps the next phase, the trainers the train After 250 people will be around the end of this phase, At caregivers. on dementia care. course training with the Demetra trained Comune di Imola (IT) di Imola Comune www.brandeu.eu Erasmus+ • Vocational Education Education • Vocational Erasmus+ Trollhättan Municipality (SE) • Orust Municipality Trollhättan

Kommun Vuxenutbildningen (SE) • Comune Vuxenutbildningen Kommun de Promoción Municipal di Forlì (IT) • Instituto Benefit • Public (ES) y Empleo Formación Económica, • City (GR) of Rethymno of Municipality Organisation (HR) • Ltd. DURA Agency Development of Dubrovnik SERN EU PROGRAMME:EU FURTHER INFORMATION FURTHER INFORMATION APPLICANTORGANISATION PARTNERS and Training Sector and Training 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 10 2019ANNUAL REPORT 13

Erasmus+ • Erasmus+ The Soil The FURTHER INFORMATION www.demeterproject. eu and https://www. facebook.com/Demeter- Project-265233971047873/ APPLICANT ORGANIZATION (SE) Kommun Vänersborg PARTNERS: PROGRAMME:EU Association Limited (UK) • Limited Association (SE) Väst Hushållningssällskapet Academy • Whashinborough do Sardão (UK) • Colégio Bertinoro di • Comune (PT) “P. Comprensivo (IT) • Istituto (IT) • Bertinoro di Amaducci” Milano- Studi degli Università (IT) • SERN Bicocca School Sector School Developing innovative innovative Developing DEHORS from It stems in progress. is still Dehors project school outdoor and redesign rethink the need to learning contexts in pre-schools’ in pre-schools’ learning contexts spaces outdoor Developing interdisciplinary interdisciplinary Developing A set of guidelines aimed at facilitating the use of the facilitating A set of guidelines aimed at methodology in other schools and countries. interdisciplinary An interdisciplinary teaching methodology in the form of a in the form methodology teaching An interdisciplinary in be available will This of practices. and virtual toolkit physical its use allow to in order Italian and Portuguese, English, Swedish, Europe; schools across by spaces in order to enhance the quality of education and create a and create the quality of education enhance to in order spaces redesign pupils. The for learning environment stimulating more of tools the creation by is complemented spaces of physical about their skills and strategies develop to teachers allowing activities. outdoor held in were project, the by seminars envisaged first two The They in April and June 2019. respectively Italy and Sweden of the good practices the illustrations to dedicated were DEMETER • The project has been launched in in order to improve the quality of improve to been launched in in order has project The between the collaboration increasing by primary school education the increase to are of the project objectives The schools and farms. in the the school curriculum, into of farms of experience integration the for respect food, to of education of a wider path framework skills among school the teaching improve to and health; environment exchanging, by operators farms as educational as well teachers a farm to methodologies appropriate and developing consolidating institutions, among education, synergies create and to experience; of education. the improvement for and research business outputs: intellectual two produce will project The • The partners, until now, organized three Trasnational Project Meetings Project Trasnational three organized until now, partners, The exchanged. the practices in testing involved and are methodologies in Education Through Enhanced Enhanced Through methodologies in Education farms schools and between Relationships

DEKOLLA Developing migrants’ migrants’ Developing about local knowledge labour market To create networks between migrants and businesses; migrants between networks create To local companies; base for the recruitment increase To about the dynamics of the and awareness knowledge increase To and labour market. environment local business To enable teachers from two different educational backgrounds to to backgrounds educational different two from teachers enable To area, in the scientific practices teaching enrich their and compare and Language CLIL (Content language skills in their improve to their and widen consolidate to teaching, Learning) Integrated digital literacy. in transitions within and between early childhood within and between in transitions and primary education education 1. 2. 3. The project aims at developing migrants’ knowledge about local knowledge migrants’ developing at aims project The to it difficult find reasons, different for immigrants, Many labour. in the society and the current and/or in the labour market integrate Sustainable bigger. challenge even that make situation refugee and training) actions (as education integration in different structures the barriers for identify and reduce to be set up in order to have of informal the structuring through can be possible This participation. about the learn more people to arrived newly can lead channels that environment. and the local business local labour market educators the informal will be on providing main focus project The through ways effective more develop to skills and competences new community. and the local business which engaging both the migrants lead is supposed to learning process accessible An easier and more main objective The context. inclusion in the local economic a faster to the involve to strategies innovative develop is to of the project in local society. in the inclusion of migrants community business are: the specific objectives In particular, PEDAGOGICAL DOCUMENTATION PEDAGOGICAL for the Municipality of Norrköping by launched was project The the increasing it aims at In particular, its schools and preschools. deepening by outcomes and student system quality of the education as a means in transitions in pedagogical documentation knowledge long-term with the overall and school preschool within and between objective The in Norrköping. the school results of increasing objective job have members to school staff 36 allowing by will be achieved in Italy. institutions educational in four experiences shadowing 3. The partners organized in 2018 and 2019 two Training Seminars and Training two and 2019 in 2018 organized partners The emerged the practices tested Meetings and they Coordination two activities. during the project The innovations in teaching method, the improvement of English the improvement method, in teaching innovations The of the of digital literacy and the increase language competence students as future will benefit the school long-term, involved teachers But the teachers. skills of these teaching the enhanced will enjoy the whole will spill over teachers on these impact of the project within the schools will be organized sessions schools, as training thus meeting with project, of the the results and share spread to of scientific subjects in the teaching innovation a serious need for the techniques, laboratory of new the implementation through of digital media. learning and use of collaborative promotion

Erasmus+ • Erasmus+ SERN, Consorzio Consorzio SERN, The Department of Department The PARTNERS: PARTNERS: PROGRAMME:EU FURTHER INFORMATION www.facebook.com/ dekollaproject/ APPLICANT ORGANISATION Kommun Trollhättans Fantasia Soc. Coop. Soc. ONLUS, ONLUS, Soc. Coop. Soc. Fantasia Comunitá Enzkreis, Landratsamt Bassa Oltradige Comprensoriale Atesina Adult Education Sector Education Adult Erasmus+ • School Education Sector Education • School Erasmus+ “Cremaschi” and “Farri” preschools in preschools “Farri” and “Cremaschi”

Casalgrande, “I Gelsi” preschool and “L.Bassi” primary “L.Bassi” and preschool “I Gelsi” Casalgrande, “Pollicino” and “Pettirosso” in Scandiano, school in Betulle”preschool “Le and in Carpi, preschools Cavriago EU PROGRAMMEEU APPLICANT ORGANISATION PARTNERS FURTHER INFORMATION FURTHER INFORMATION www.sern.eu/project/pedagogical-documentation- in-transitions-within-and-between-early-childhood- education-and-primary-education of Norrköping of the Municipality Education 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 12 2019ANNUAL REPORT 15

Gymnasio Gymnasio st Erasmus+ • Erasmus+ SERN • Linkoping SERN • Linkoping School Education Sector Education School Municipality (SE) • 1 Municipality www.backpackid.eu APPLICANTORGANISATION FURTHER INFORMATION PARTNERS EU PROGRAMMEEU Avlona (GR) • University of • University (GR) Avlona • (CY) • Cardet (GR) Athens Ruprecht-Karl-Universitaet • (GR) (DE) • NOSTOS Hedelberg Collecchio IC Guatelli University of Crete University

BACKPACK ID ID BACKPACK Never leave your backpack behind your leave Never for intervention is an innovative Backpack-ID children the inclusion of refugee promoting (Greece countries European school in four at met which are and Sweden) Germany and Italy, the challenges by diverse and very with acute sees the social project crisis. The ongoing refugee Analysing videos in class and constructing an elaborated an elaborated and constructing videos in class Analysing integrating volume, transnational anthology: A single combined, and both students of videos that analyses the interpretative in class. will conduct teachers : A collection of students’ Personal Personal of students’ : A collection e-books narratives Students’ narratives, (written of multi-modal materials consist that Books favorite videos, music, songs, films, posters, images, photographs, memories, languages, students’ reflect that etc.) games or recipes, and multiple identities. of - the videos. A collection digital content to narratives Turning Books. Personal based on the students’ will be created videos that • • • inclusion of refugee children as a function of addressing the needs as a function of addressing children inclusion of refugee and local and their families, of those children and perspectives European while affirming common and stakeholders, communities all empower (a) to are: of the project main objectives The values. in aspects of “otherness” them see and experience pupils and make in development pupils’ literacy refugee advance to (b) themselves; language. the new outputs: four been developing has project The TAKE CARE LEARNING LEARNING CARE TAKE The project is a E+ KA1 mobility project project mobility E+ KA1 is a project The opportunities training offering aimed at Italian social workers for in Sweden their in strengthening interested as occupational profile professional of Applied Sciences: the seminars brought the seminars brought of Applied Sciences: of the about the role more know participants to and November 2019 by the Seinäjoki University the Seinäjoki University by 2019 and November Institute, leader in this sector. Institute, occupational therapist according to the Finnish to according therapist occupational project, have been punctually organised in April been punctually organised have project, municipalities, to take part to the ordinary daily the ordinary part to take municipalities, to therapists. occupational activities of the Swedish in the seminars foreseen training the two Finally, colleagues in Linköping, Vänersborg, Ale and Mondal Ale Vänersborg, in Linköping, colleagues participants have been welcomed by their Swedish their Swedish by been welcomed participants have respectively in January, May and September, the and September, May in January, respectively In 2019, during the three rounds of job shadowing concluded concluded of job shadowing rounds during the three In 2019, competences to the patients’ families. the patients’ to competences To increase the participants’ knowledge of occupational therapy therapy of occupational the participants’ knowledge increase To trainers”; as “family their role strengthen to in order about the specific competences knowledge families’ increase To therapist; of the occupational and the role and occupational families between communication improve To activities; networking through therapists of transversal the transferal for practices innovative develop To 4. 1. 2. 3. pertaining outdoor learning environment already implemented in the implemented already environment learning outdoor pertaining the outdoor for of a Wishlist the definition Also, pre-schools. selected the to thanks during the seminars, has been outlined environment about further knowledge who brought experts, external support of topic. the addressed relating the literature on the first their attention focusing partners are project Now, space, learning models of outdoor innovative two output: intellectual involved the countries but in all the local level at applicable not only the after this reason, For be developed. going to are in the project of the 8 areas and definition of the learning objectives identification practices best the the partnership is testing environment, of outdoor will be included in the models. that model of outdoor first of the the draft partnership will finalize The of the pre- and learning needs based on literature learning spaces, of the elaboration for a baseline represent will This schools involved. in output will be produced second output. The and third the second guidelines of a handbook containing in the form phase the following apply the models elaborated to like who would ECEC teachers for an online training the partners will produce the partners. Finally, by the content based on the teachers, for activities module on outdoor of the handbook. therapists. In particular, the project will enhance informal care givers’ givers’ care informal will enhance the project In particular, therapists. of specific objectives The families. patients’ training skills as regards are: the project

Erasmus+ • Erasmus+ SERN (IT) • SERN

Municipality of Scandiano (IT) • of Scandiano Municipality (IT) of Casalgrande Municipality (SE) of Linköping • University of Advancement for • Centre in and Development Research - Cardet Technology Educational Preschool • Daugavpils (CY) “Mana Marite” 27 nr. Institution (LV) EU PROGRAMMEEU PARTNERS PARTNERS FURTHER INFORMATION www.facebook.com/ dehorsproject APPLICANT ORGANIZATION Department Municipality Motala (SE) of Education School Education Sector Education School Erasmus+ • Adult Education Sector Education • Adult Erasmus+ ASP Azienda Sociale Sud-Est Langhirano Langhirano Sud-Est Azienda Sociale ASP

(IT) • Ad Personam Azienda di Servizi alla Persona - Persona alla di Servizi Azienda Personam (IT) • Ad Comprensoriale (IT) • Comunità di Parma Comune (IT) • Sartori Carlo (IT) • ASP Atesina Bassa Oltradige (SE) •Municipality di Forlì (IT) • Vänersborg Comune (SE) Municipality (SE) • Luleå Municipality Linköping EU PROGRAMMEEU PARTNERS FURTHER INFORMATION www.sern.eu/project/ APPLICANT ORGANISATION take-care-learning 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 14 2019ANNUAL REPORT 17 The update of the SERN Strategy Plan 2019-2021 Plan 2019-2021 of the SERN Strategy update The to capacity of the network the strengthen through the providing while projects be engaged in large opportunities of engagement of members also in the inclusion as and through projects small-size and themes of digitalization as the issues, horizontal citizenship. active in Italy exchanges the first after update review Peer and system education on the pre-school and Sweden for process of the mainstreaming and preparation 2020-2021. with two of the secretariat of the staff Strengthening officers. full-time project new The members of the Executive Board met three times in met three Board members of the Executive The and in in February in Trollhättan in Sweden, twice 2019: and one in Italy during the General in November Mjölby in Collecchio. assembly besides the Board, members of the Executive The on: their attention focused issues, statutory More than 30 people participated in the Networking in the Networking people participated than 30 More of the Two groups. discussion several creating Cafè in transformed were occasion in that themes proposed 2019. in September and submitted applications project activities and the project approved One of them was in 2020. start was Assembly, the General to devoted session The of Unione Pedemontana the President opened by Province of the Parma President the and by Parmense Lubiano Montaguti, made a and the SERN chairperson, in the perspective of the activities held in 2019 picture all of and cooperation participation of a an increasingly members. the Swedish held by speech was keynote The Rydberg. Robert in Rome, Ambassador and the of the annual report the presentation After was the Assembly reports, of the financial approval board the members of the Executive approve called to the period 2019-2021. for of Auditors and of the Board • • •

SWEDISH MEMBERS Trollhättan Gert-Inge Andersson Trollhättan Municipality (Vice Chair of the board) Cecilia Burenby Mjölby Municipality Irma Görtz Norrköping Municipality Monica Samuelsson Ale Municipality Adam Johansson Municipality of Falköping Maria Nilsson Götaland Region Västra Benny Augustsson Municipality Vänersborg Elisabet Vidman Piteå Municipality Erik Östman Linköping Municipality Emma Engelmark Norrbottens Kommuner Julie Tran Region Östergötaland

ITALIAN MEMBERS ITALIAN Lubiano Montaguti Meldola Municipality (Chair of the board) Melandri Valerio Forlì Municipality Norberto Vignali Unione Pedemontana Parmense Marco Monesi AICCRE Emilia Romagna Ferdinando De Maria Provincia di Parma Paola Guerzoni d’Argine Unione Terre Sara Londrillo Bertinoro Municipality Marcello Mendogni ASP Ad Personam Edmund Lanziner Comunità Comprens. Oltradige Basso Atesina Stefania Chiappe Imola Municipality Silvia Miselli Casalgrande Municipality GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2019 2019 GENERAL ASSEMBLY in place took Assembly SERN General 2019 The Unione by hosted May 11th to 9th from Collecchio Parmense. Pedemontana of the 70% from participants coming than 100 More in seminars, project participated member organisations and visits. groups work of the presentation paid to was attention Particular within developed projects of European the results education on: outdoor and in particular the network and and refugees inclusion of migrants in preschools, and elderly care. welfare identified areas the priority to linked themes are These plan. in the SERN strategic the priorities set been held following seminars have Two up in the EU documents. of the European future on the focus one was first The phenomena different consideration Union taking into of and the feeling populism such as euroscepticism, of citizens the EU and the role of abandoning the values the sense of increase to participation and their active the Union. belonging to of the the analysis to devoted seminar was second The intangible heritage as a driver tangible and European Parma on the with a special focus local development for in 2020. Municipality case as Italian capital of culture EXECUTIVE MEETINGS BOARD authority, highest the Network’s Board, Executive The each country. of 22 members, 11 for is composed implements the strategic Board Executive The Assembly. the General by guidelines approved the following: are Board member of the Executive The LEARNING LEARNING TO INNOVATE WITH FAMILIES INNOVATE TO TRAINING ACTIVITIES 60 participants had around months of 2019, three During the last Cycle seminars on Project in training participate the opportunity to and Imola di taro Val Municipalities of Borgo management. The through citizenship European improve to grant a regional received planning. SERN project about European knowledge an increased on the first focused in both these courses as trainer acted staff and identification programming, phases of the PCM: indicative three formulation. different belonging to civil servants involved programmes two The and culture/ environment welfare, deparments, mainly Education, tourism. on 5 an agreement reach participants could area, In the Parma and environment on welfare, mainly focused proposals project of the 3 focus the Imola meetings, the and at tourism sustainable and tourism. on Education was proposals project and the development for step a first ideas represent These year. in the following of projects submission The Learning to Innovate with Families (LIFE) project will seek will seek (LIFE) project with Families Innovate to Learning The and products training skills, competencies, new develop to professionals and related enable social workers to methodologies with in working interventions effective adopt more and innovate to main The difficulties. and complex multiple experiencing families model learning Triangle’ ‘Knowledge develop to to: are objectives between links strengthen to learning which will use abductive with vulnerable working and practitioners educators researchers, Development Skills Innovation a transferable develop and to families materials. of supporting learning with a ‘toolkit’ together Programme LIFE

Erasmus+ • Erasmus+ Municipality of Cervia Municipality

(IT) • Associação de Paralisia de Paralisia (IT) • Associação • (PT) de Coimbra Cerebral of Ljubljana (SI) • University NTNU (NR) Adukt Education Sector Education Adukt PARTNERS PARTNERS PROGRAMMEEU FURTHER INFORMATION www.erasmuslifeproject.eu/ partners/municipality-of-cervia/ APPLICANT ORGANISATION Linköping R&D Center (SE) Center R&D Linköping

2019 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 16 2019ANNUAL REPORT 19 Parchi Emilia Parchi Occidentale Municipality Parma Parmense Pellegrino Municipality Municipality Piteå of Parma Province Municipality Ravenna Municipality Regalbuto Scandiano Municipality Sinettica Municipality Skövde Municipality Trollhättan Unione Comuni Pedemontana Parmense Terre Unione Comuni d’Argine Val Unione Comuni d’Enza Valli Unione Comuni e Ceno Taro Uniser Vänersborg Municipality Götaland Region Västra Forlì Municipality Forlì Romagna GAL Altra Husållningsälskapet Väst Coop. Cons Icaro Imola Municipality Jokkmokk Municipality Soc. Bobowski Kara Coop. Lepida Moro Scentifico Liceo Municipality Linköping Luleå Municipality Meldola Municipality Municipality Mjolby Molndal Municipality Motala Municipality Norrbottens Kommuner Norrköping Municipality One Planet Municipality Orust Region Ostergötaland Ozzano Emilia Municipality

The guidelines approved by the SERN Executive Board Board the SERN Executive by guidelines approved The be to and follow-up of reporting included a process of the Network. in the context established to an important instrument do constitute Such tools by covered of cooperation in the areas progress evaluate character quantitative will add a they since the Network project of the different outcomes of the the evaluation to groups. indicators guidelines include also some quantitative The the activities carried out in 2019. concerning a slight has shown This 9. were submitted projects The amount (11). The year the previous to compared decrease has of the network projects to of EU funding awarded 2018. to 15% compared of approx. decreased been funded in the framework have of the projects Most Programme. of the Erasmus+ 9 5 38 Aiccre Emilia-Romagna Aiccre Municipality Albareto Ale Municipality Asp Parma Personam Ad Asp Sud-Est Municipality Bertinoro Boden Municipality di Taro Val Borgo Municipality Casalgrande Municipality Municipality Cavriago Municipality Cervia Comunità Bassa Comprensoriale Atesina Fantasia Consorzio Fyrbodal Coompanion Coompanion Norrbotten Coompanion Östergötaland Skaraborg Coompanion Sjuhårad Coompanion Municipality Falköping € 2.025.621 € 1.082.302 INDICATORS Number of EU projects submitted at EU projects submitted at Number of EU level in 2019 Amount of EU grants requested in 2019 EU grants for projects approved in 2019 Amount of EU grants awarded in SERN Members actively involved activities in 2019 INDICATORS 2019 INDICATORS 2019 SERN MEMBERS 2019 IN BALANCE SHEET BALANCE total shows 2019 sheet of SERN for balance The amount is divided into This € 362.860,35. for assets and Accounts of € 240.622,60 an amount Cash for Account The € 122.230,76. for Credits i.e. Receivables and pertaining EU Grants include credits Receivables and unsettled members to pertaining support credits the financial for € 8.280,94 which total membership fees pertaining EU grants, the credits As for 2015-2019. years in been reported have projects the new 2019 as from amount of the grant the full and liabilities for both assets from receive is entitled to partner, SERN, as a project funding bodies. surplus from the 2019 to thanks On the liabilities side, equals the end of 2019 at the Fund Balance operations, the total Payables the Accounts As for € 84.551,07. amount is € 278.309,28. sheet one can find Debts In this section of the balance an amount of € 21.584,99, partners for project towards the from grants of the project payments balance i.e. be SERN and to by be received to EU (SIDEIS project) EU grants item The partners in 2020. to distributed and it shows in 2019 started projects pertains the new but for in 2019 awarded amount of the grants the total and 2021. in 2020 will incur which the Secretariat costs of members supporting the participation fund for A new has also € 4.000 activities for cooperation in future become have that resources to thanks been established in 2019. available

€ 13.708,91 a lower amount if compared to the estimate the estimate to amount if compared a lower € 13.708,91 have Sweden to of 7 missions A total of € 16.000,00. - the an amount of € 7.264,48 been carried out for in incurred costs amount pertains travel remaining does not include project number of missions The Italy. EU each single to allocated are meetings whose costs has the GA 2019 amount spent for total The project. been € 22.045,57. EU funded for and expenditures incomes total The equals € 235.360,11. projects General Expenses have in line with the estimate in line with the estimate Expenses have General of € 15.123,00). an estimate (€ 15.504,51 against spent has been the final amount the missions As for € 369.851,75. Out of this amount the resources spent of this amount the resources Out € 369.851,75. 134.483,64. € to activities amounts institutional for which equal costs pertains staff main component The including the € 156.767,80 costs staff € 64.511,81 (total of the the staff In 2019 EU projects). by reimbursed costs important changes with two has undergone Secretariat with and being substituted leaving part-time employees the summer 2019. from full-time resources new two been the have of expenditure other main items two The Expenses. and General the Missions Assembly, General € 235.360,11: the Secretariat has been involved in 13 has been involved the Secretariat € 235.360,11: SIDEIS (SIAPROD, in 2019 3 of which ended projects, the final months of the in and WIR) and 4 started and TALE). PART-HER AUDIT, year(SYNERGY equals to amount total the side, On the expenses (1.115,40 €) has been substantially in line with the in line with the €) has been substantially (1.115,40 joined the network have members with 5 new forecast in 2019. totaled which have amount of other incomes, total The of the organization to be related has to € 66.735,88, projects, Erasmus+ of KA1 framework visits in the study a total for projects to members in relation support to the organization for of € 32.655,88 and the incomes € for Parmense Unione Pedemontana of the GA from 24.000,00. equaled in 2019 EU grants from incomes The The income statement of SERN for the year 2019 shows shows 2019 the year of SERN for statement income The increase with a 75% of € 383.610,50 income a total growth The financial year. previous the to compared both on the occurred has year previous the to compared project-related activities side (+8%) and on instructional the for amount of incomes activities (+300%). The € 148.242,39 activity of SERN amounts to institutional equals expenses amount of institutional while the total statement the income operations € 134.483,64. After € 13.758,75. to 2019 surplus equals for members new from fees to related incomes The FINANCIAL REPORT 2019 2019 REPORT FINANCIAL STATEMENT INCOME

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