This is a three days event aiming to develop viable cross-sectoral Strategic Partnerships in order to be submitted under Key Action 2. The thematic focus for this year will be Innovation in education.

“Strategic Partnerships Plus” is a three days event aiming to develop viable cross-sectoral Strategic Partnerships in order to be submitted under Key Action 2 (for the future 2018 deadlines). The event is designed as a training course on how to write a successful application combined with elements of a classic contact making seminar. The event will gather representatives from schools, VET organisations, universities, public institutions and public authorities, youth associations, NGOs, companies, etc.

“Strategic Partnerships Plus” started in 2014, in the same year with Erasmus+ program and it is one of Romanian National Agency traditional event, with many quantitative and qualitative results translated in partnerships, cooperation, good practices sharing, people and organizations connected.

Building up from this experience, the event to be organized aims to have a more integrated approach in order to maximize the strength of all fields (either school, formal education, non-formal learning through youth work and adult learning or vocational training).

The Theme

The thematic focus will be innovation in education in Europe and how to approach this need in strategic partnership projects. Erasmus+ frame offers both the opportunity and the appropriate tools to create change in the learning process.

Actions under Erasmus+
The event is addressing all sectors from Erasmus+ eligible for strategic partnerships: education, training and youth.
Aims
Why sending participants?
• To create a space for developing partnerships able to submit good quality applications and implement effectively cross-sectoral Strategic Partnerships
• To provide the necessary information and skills to understand and implement such partnerships
• To provide a space for sharing knowledge and experiences between organizations involved in all types of learning activities.
The event will place the participants in the centre of the learning process through interactive methods while focusing on the understanding of the concepts and specifics of working in international projects. A mix of training, workshops, facilitated discussions will be used while the work results will be presented in the plenary sessions. The activities will be led by experienced facilitators with a broad understanding of the learning process and strategic partnerships under Erasmus+.

Working days

The working days will be 22nd, 23th and 24th of November. 21st of November will be arrival day and 25th of November departure day.
Where and how to get there?
The event will take place in Bucharest, a city with a vibrant cultural and social life and the capital of Romania.