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Project "Automation and robotics as a profession of the future", implemented by Education Zone LCC together with Partners: the Technical University of Łódź (TU) and First Scandinavia, concerns the development and implementation of innovative methods and educational tools for students of the Automation and Robotics Technical School in Łódź in the form of workshops and trainings with the use of robots and technical devices constituting the project Partner''s teaching facilities. Moreover, the aim of the project is international mobility between educational institutions from Poland and Norway in order to improve the process of vocational education and increase international mobility of students. The dissemination of the project results will take place during planned events in the form of a conference with the participation of international experts. The project will be attended by 24 students, 5 TAiR teachers, 3 representatives of the school managing authority (EZ) and the teaching staff of TU. Students will gain unique knowledge/competences during trainings and workshops on the use and application of automation and robotics in various branches of science and industry looking for interesting solutions using renewable energy sources. The scientific publications will be created, as well as TAiR Development Strategy with professional development programs for students in the form of training programs and workshops, made available to all vocational education institutions in Poland. The need to implement the project results from the need to develop students'' skills in a dynamically changing economic environment and to follow new expectations of entrepreneurs in the field of professional competences of vocational school graduates. By carrying out the international exchange, students learn about technical equipment, laboratories and enterprises where learning takes place in a dual system, allowing school and academic teachers to compare Polish and Norwegian vocational education.
Summary of project results
Project "Automation and robotics as a profession of the future", implemented by Education Zone LCC together with Partners: the Technical University of Łódź (TU) and First Scandinavia, concerns the development and implementation of innovative methods and educational tools for students of the Automation and Robotics Technical School in Łódź in the form of workshops and trainings with the use of robots and technical devices constituting the project Partner''s teaching facilities. Moreover, the aim of the project is international mobility between educational institutions from Poland and Norway in order to improve the process of vocational education and increase international mobility of students.
The project was attended by 37 students (24 polish that attended the workshops, within 13 then later attended the mobility in Norway and 13 Norwegian students), 5 TAiR teachers, 3 representatives of the school managing authority (EZ), ! First Scandinavia representative, Norwegian teachers and the teaching staff of TU.
Students gained unique knowledge/competences during trainings and workshops on the use and application of automation and robotics in various branches of science and industry looking for interesting solutions using renewable energy sources. Three scientific publications was created, as well as TAiR Development Strategy with professional development programs for students in the form of training programs and workshops, made available to all vocational education institutions in Poland.
The need to implement the project resulted from the need to develop students’ skills in a dynamically changing economic environment and to follow new expectations of entrepreneurs in the field of professional competences of vocational school graduates. By carrying out the international exchange, students learned about technical equipment, laboratories and enterprises where learning takes place in a dual system, allowing school and academic teachers to compare Polish and Norwegian vocational education.
Summary of bilateral results
The selection of First Scandinavia as a Partner resulted from the business profile of this non-profit organization.Its aim is to interest children and young people in science, engineering and mathematics through the implementation of projects whose driving force is young people. FIRST LEGO League Scandinavia and Newton are the two largest and most important concepts, under which projects were implemented in 85 cities (data as of 2022). The Foundation serves as a provider of concepts for teaching science and technology subjects. This type of partner was necessary to draw from him role models that are very desirable in Poland in vocational education.The bilateral result developed as part of the project is the publication "Good practices in vocational education in Norway", cooperation in the development of this publication led to the diagnosis of differences in vocational education in Poland and Norway, as well as indication of recommendations for implementing changes that may bring positive benefits for vocational education in Poland.After the project, all three institutions plan to continue cooperation with each other in various areas. The possibility of joint implementation of similar projects is being considered. But also, above all, because First Scandinavia is the only distributor of its patented "Newton Room" learning space technology (station for developing STEAM competences), which is already installed at the Lodz University of Technology, however, Strefa Edukacji would like to have a similar space at its place, hence it is planned future cooperation with First Scandinavia in this area.