B.) The "European Twinning module" for working in a SME

Apart from their language and intercultural preparation, the students will be trained as "cultural brokers". Too often student interns are seen as a “challenge” for the workplace as they need a lot of training and have little to offer when they arrive.

How can this be changed?

This measure has been designed to raise the value of the interns for the company they will work for.

In their respective home countries, the students should get in touch with companies similar to the one they are going to work for abroad. They should analyse the company at home in detail and be prepared to share this knowledge with the company abroad. With this special knowledge, the value of the trainee will be raised.