Specific objectives:
1. Education and empowerment of young people for active citizenship participation and mobilization of volunteering in environmental sector on Sustainable Waste Management and Sustainable Tourism issues through service-learning.
2. Encouraging and improvement of participation of young people in research, educational and public awareness activities related to Sustainable Tourism and Sustainable Waste Management issues.
3. To increase the public awareness on importance of Sustainable Waste Management and Sustainable Tourism issues through environmental days celebration and public presentation in cooperation with media.
Following activities and supporting methods are planned in order to reach project overall and specific objectives:
· Identification of good practice of Service-Learning with focus on environmental and nature protection at Universities in Germany
· Introductory Workshop on project and service-learning programme for the representatives of all partner Faculties
· Learning from the practice; visit to examples of service-learning at Universities in Germany with workshop
· Training on coaching, project management and collaborative work with young people.
· Development of the concept of a service-learning program with an environmental focus on the issues “Sustainable Waste Management” and “Sustainable Tourism”
· Internal workshops with representatives of each partner Faculty
· Development of the concept of a service-learning program with an environmental focus on the issues “Sustainable Waste Management” and “Sustainable Tourism”
· Drafting of 4 service-learning programmes
· Implementation of a service-learning program with an environmental focus on the issues “Sustainable Waste Management” and “Sustainable Tourism
· Organization of different public events as part of international environmental days’ celebrations
· Promotion of volunteering, experience and knowledge sharing: Preparation and organization of lectures for students;
· Preparation, promotion and distribution of the handbook