Description
The aim is establishing of contacts between young people from both countries, learning the other country, joint project concerned with common history, improvement of German skills (Czech pupils). The involved entities are the both schools, the Embassy of Liechtenstein in Vienna (authority for Czech Rep.) and the County Office of Southmoravian region (Jihomoravský krajský úřad). Expected bilateral benefits are strengthening of bilateral relations between the both countries, study stays of Czech students at the university in Vaduz, improvement of German skills (Czech pupils), a common project
Summary of the results
The initiative consists in the regular student exchange between the two involved schools. During the school exchange they stayed with their exchange partner''s family, visited the partner school (including lectures in the partner school) and worked together on a presentation about the shared history of the two countries. The activities of this first part (LI hosted the CZ students) took place one week in Liechtenstein (11.-15.9.2018), followed by one week in the Czech Republic – see the BI002 reported separately. In Liechtenstein the programme entailed joint class attendance, a bus tour through Liechtenstein, a Hicking trip in the Liechtenstein mountains, the lesson and the workshop about the common history of the Czech Republic and Liechtenstein, a tour and a workshop in the Art Museum Liechtenstein, a visit to the Liechtenstein Parliament and a farewell evening. During this visit the pupils of visited Palais Liechtenstein, had a guided city tour and a reception at the Liechtenstein Embassy in Vienna. The school exchange established contacts and friendships between the young people from both countries. This was further strengthened by education on the common history of the two countries. The Czech students could also improve their German skills thanks to the joint class attendance in Liechtenstein.