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    Outcomes of the transnational meeting in Sofia, February 2019

    In February, the Stay Tuned partners held a transnational meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria. All partners provided insight into their projects tackling early leaving from education and training (ELET). It was also an opportunity to exchange ideas about operational implementation formats (OIF) and solutions.

    Matthias Peynshaert

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  • Tallinn: creating a model for ELET prevention and feedback

    Through workshops and seminars in the last couple of months, our partners from Tallinn came to the creation of an early leaving of education and training (ELET) leaving prevention model and a feedback culture. They are now being tested in the pilot schools. 

    Matthias Peynshaert

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  • Achieving sustainable school canteens: BioCanteens partners prove it is easier than you may think!

    BioCanteens partners had a lot on their plate for their first transnational meeting on sustainable school kitchens from the 30th of January to the 1st of February 2019: how to help partner cities in significantly improving the sustainability of local school kitchens that serve up to thousands of meals on a daily-basis and which organisation is complex and based on deeply-rooted practices? Here is how BioCanteens partners did it.

    Nathan Begoc

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  • Preston's Procurement Timeline

    A detailed timeline representing the good practice from Preston. 

    Alison Taylor

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  • Rumours or reality?

    Programme Lead Expert, Ruth Essex, shares her insights into promoting social cohesion and challenging the nature of rumour- ideas from her experience with Amadora, Portugal (PT)

    Ruth Essex

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  • Viladecans holds the kick-off meeting of ON BOARD Phase 2

    Last month, representatives from the six member cities of the On Board project attended the 2nd-phase kick-off meeting. The event took place at Miquel Martí i Pol school in Viladecans on February 5th and 6th. Politicians and technicians from Nantes (France), Tallinn (Estonia), Albergaria-a-Velha (Portugal), Halmstad (Sweden) and Poznań (Poland) went to Viladecans with the shared idea that local governments are key actors in citizen education.

    s.mendez

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