The STORY project aims to improve the accessibility and quality of international training opportunities for youth in Europe. It will conduct research through surveys of students, universities, national agencies, and companies to identify barriers and best practices. An online platform will be developed to promote opportunities and provide guidance. The project is funded by the EU Lifelong Learning Program and involves a management team, researchers, web developers, and advisors. The outputs will include reports, guidelines, an online platform, and recommendations to stakeholders in international education.

1. STORY
Strengthening the Training Opportunities
for International Youth
Stefan Jahnke
president@esn.org

2. Summary
The STORY project aims to improve the accessibility and
quality of international placements and to increase the
awareness regarding the existence of such opportunities for
youth.
This will happened through a research on the issue and an
online platform, in order to enhance students’ international
opportunities on the European job market.
STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

3. Table of contents
Project Description
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Aims and objectives
Target groups and their benefits
Context and Justification
Financing
Phases
Timeline
Staff
Outputs
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4. Project aims
Quality of
learning
mobility
Quality of
placements
and interships
Focus: Erasmus study
mobility
Focus: Erasmus
placement and
Leonardo da Vinci
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5. Project objectives
Investigate the
current situation
through 4
targeted
questionnaires
Analyse and
highlight the key
obstacles to
mobility and in
particular
recognition
Analyse the data
collected from
students, higher
education
institutions, NAs
and companies
Provide
recommendations
to policy makers
and the main
training mobility
actors
Develop a project
website and
communication
tools to provide
guidance and
information
Develop a web
platform for
promoting
training mobility
opportunities
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Collect, study and
analyse good
practices in
training mobility

6. Target groups and their benefits
Students/Trainees
better access to training
mobility opportunities
with higher quality
Higher Education Institutions
reliable recommendations on
how to improve the access and
quality of training mobility
opportunities
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7. Target groups and their benefits
National Agencies/European Comission
valuable information on how to
tackle country-specific challenges
enabling to adapt the future
programmes accordingly
Hosting companies/Organizations
direct access to qualified
international students improving
the recruitment of international
trainees
STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

8. Context and justification
A major challenge of today’s young graduates
unsustainably high
youth unemployment rate in many EU countries.
Experience abroad and work experience is highly valued by
employers.
Key EU initiatives such as “Youth on the Move”, “New Skills for New
Jobs”, and “Youth Opportunities” underline the importance of
addressing youth unemployment and overcoming the skills
mismatch.
Learning mobility is key priority to improve the employability of
young people.
STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

9. Context and justification
Contribution of the STORY:
• Analyze the impact and quality of training mobility programmes
and survey expectations and obstacles observed
• Disseminate different supporting information; create awareness
and provide guidance and information via an online platform
• The online platform will provide an integrated market place that
allows bringing together training providers and individuals
seeking a training opportunity abroad
STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

10. Financing
This project is funded under the Lifelong Learning
Program to address the following EU policy priorities and
objectives:
• To contribute to an increasing number of students experiencing a
training period abroad.
• To raise awareness among the relevant target groups and the
general public on the importance of the European cooperation in
the field of higher.
• To improve and make training mobility opportunities more
accessible.
STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

11. Financing
This project is funded under the Lifelong Learning
Program to address the following EU policy priorities and
objectives:
• To reach a substantial part of the students coping with problems
like recognition of training mobility by investigating the
perspectives, perceptions and expectations of the four main
actors.
• To foster the relation between the different actors of training
mobility by providing them an online communication and
networking tool.
STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

12. Project Phases
Establishment of the project’s teams
Development of the 4 questionnaires
Promotion of the questionnaires
Analysis of the questionnaires
Dissemination of the results
Publications
Conferences
Website
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Development of the web
platform

13. Project Timeline
Nov/13
- Management
Meeting 1
- Research
Meeting 1
- Advisory
Board Meeting
1
Jan/14
May/14
Website
Web platform
Aug/14
- Management
Meeting 2
- Research
Meeting 2
- Advisory
Board Meeting
2
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Sep/14
Final
Conference

14. Project’s Staff
Research
Team
Advisory Board:
• CHE-Consult
• Campus Europea
• StudyPortal
• EAEC
• UNICA
Management
Team
Web
Team
Quality
Assurance
Team
STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

15. Project’s outputs
Dissemination of the research report on the current
situation of training mobility
Development of guidelines for quality training mobility
Dissemination of best practices taking into account the
perspective of the four main actors
STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

16. Project’s outputs
Large dissemination and promotion of the added value of
training mobility opportunities
Recommendations for all actors involved in training mobility
Website and online platform with a social network
approach
Guidebook for future trainees
STORY | Stefan Jahnke, President | president@esn.org

17. Thank you 
Is your STORY