Oskar, a 20-year-old cook from Bulgaria, has found a job in Vienna, Austria after completing his vocational training. He plans to stay in Vienna for a year and has arrived by train looking for affordable housing, new friends, opportunities to continue his hobbies like badminton and movies, and to get around via bike, public transit, or car. Workshop participants in mixed groups from different countries discussed the challenges Oskar may face settling in a new country and city, including speaking with experts who have had similar experiences moving to and living in Copenhagen, Denmark.

1. Workshop European Possibilies
START – in a new country
Imagine you want to spend some time in another European country after school or vocational training.
What are the challenges and real problems have been dealt with?
Problems are there to be solved!
Situationcard:
This is:
Name: Oskar
Age: 20 years
Occupation: Cook
Monthly income as starter: 1 200 €
Language: Bulgarian, English and a little German
Hobbies: badminton, inline skating, reading, movies
Savings: 500 €
Comes from: Sofia, Bulgaria
Goes to: Vienna, Austria
After his successful vocational training in his hometown Sofia, Bulgaria he has found a job in Vienna,
Austria.
He wants to stay for a year.
Now he arrived by train and is looking for an apartment that he wants to set up cheap, want to find new
friends, continue his sport, use cultural offers and he will be mobile (bike, bus, tram, car).
(Dear Carmen and Nancy, do you think there are students they can ask their parents, when they arrived to
Denmark?)
FLOW:
- Welcome
3´Talk about the las workshop about what we need to go to another country.
5´Question: We think about working in another country, why do you think would you go to another
country to work there?
2´Explain the situation
2´Build mixed groups by countries, teacher, students and host students
Task:
What are the challenges and real problems he has to deal with? Talk to persons who was already in this
situation and think what you would do. Ask our experts here in Copenhagen City school. Use your digital
devices to get information.
20´Time to discuss and talk – prepare a poster, presentation, newspaper or…. (Material: Thick pens,
posters, A 3 Paper, colored paper, Post it, glue, scissors, Flip chart (if available), beamer…)
Coordinators lead the groups and are responsible for: Denmark: Experts and language, Latvia: culture and
friends, Poland: suitcase, Slovenia: Sport, Spain: Living, Germany: Transport) Please change if you don´t
like your headline!
30´(Presentations
5´Feedback with red and green cards – Which parents started in a new country? Did you
think it is easy to start in another country? Who would like to go to another
country?