Transnational activities: Croatia

Meeting program
Learning/teaching/training activities description
List of participants of the meetings
Links to mentor companies web pages
Work materials for the students

1. Meeting program

Sunday, 30.04.2017	arrival of participants to Varaždin accommodation at the Students dorm and pansion Maltar
Monday, 01.05.2017	Breakfast in the pansion/dorm 08:30 Meeting point in front of the pansion Maltar for UK & Greece team 08:45 Meeting point in front of Students dorm for Romanian, Italian and Turkish team 08:55 Getting on the bus at the parking near the Varaždin cemetery 09:00 Bus leaves to ˝OPG Martinčević˝ household farming place 09:30 Arrival at OPG Martinčević 09:30 – 9:45 Welcome to the guests & program for the meeting (school principal, Tanja Martinčević, Ivana Kuča) 09:45 – 11:15 Team building activities for the students (Ratko Kovačić) 11:15 – 11:45 Coffee break – coffee, juice, water, snack 11:45 – 12:30 Presentation about eco food production and rural tourism 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch – homemade eco food and drinks 14:00 – 16:00 Horse riding and outdoor sports activities 16:30 Return to Varaždin Free time in Varaždin Dinner in the pansion/student’s dorm
Tuesday, 02.05.2017	Breakfast in the pansion/dorm 09:40 Meeting point in front of the pansion 09:50 Meeting point in front of the student’s dorm – walking to Electromechanical school 10:00 – 11:00 Welcome at Electromechanical school & tour around the school 11:00 Coffee break 11:15 – 11:30 Students present their training companies and products (very short, just to keep track who is doing what in their training companies) 11:30 – 12:00 Introduction – what is a business plan Business planning guide 12:00 – 13:00 Business startup checklist & market research 13:00 Lunch at school restaurant 14:00 – 14:30 Meeting for the teachers – activities completed for the project, website Mobility tool and monitoring reports checking 17:00 Meeting point in front of school Sightseeing Varaždin center with touristic guide 19:00 Dinner at school restaurant
Wednesday, 03.05.2017	Breakfast in the pansion/dorm 09:40 Meeting point in front of the pansion 09:50 Meeting point in front of the student’s dorm – walking to Electromechanical school 10:00 – 11:00 Workshop for students: creating business plan for each company 11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break 11:15 – 12:00 SWOT analysis of the business 12:00 – 13:00 Role play: students present the business plan to investors 13:00 Lunch at school restaurant 14:00 – 14:30 Renewable energy resources presentation Solar tree presentation Free time in Varaždin 19:00 Dinner at school restaurant
Thursday, 04.05. 2017	Breakfast in the pansion/dorm 08:30 Meeting point in front of school 08:45 Getting on the bus at the parking near the Varaždin cemetery 09:00 Visit to the mentor company Solvis 11:30 Visit to Ducati komponenti in Ludbreg 13:00 Lunch at school restaurant Free time in Varaždin 19:00 Dinner at school restaurant
Friday, 05.05.2017	Breakfast in the hotel/dorm 09:00 Meeting point in front of the school 09:15 – 10:15 Workshop for students: Sales between the training firms 10:15 Coffee break 10:30 Certificates of attendance for the participants of the project 10:45 Evaluation of the meeting 11:00 Checklist, plan & deadlines for the next meeting in Greece 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch box ready at the school restaurant Departure to airports in the afternoon

2. Learning/teaching/training activities description

The meeting in Croatia took place in Varaždin from 1 – 5 May 2017. It was the first meeting for the students where they presented their companies and activities done from the beginning of the project. The first day of the meeting was held on local family farming place “OPG Martinčević” to learn about heritage, locally produced food and sustainable approach to run agriculture and tourism. Students participated on team building activities to get to know each other and to learn about the individual skills necessary to be a part of successful team. The rest of the meeting was organized at Electromechanical school in Varaždin. Students made one-page business plans, made SWOT analysis of their business and planned how to present their companies in front of potential investors. This was organized as a role-play: the students presented the strengths of their companies and explained why someone should invest in their startup firm, and a group of teachers had acted like investors (listened to presentations, asked questions and gave comments about the presentation).

For all the activities students got materials and checklists to help them prepare, and after the activities were done, the participants gave comments and analyzed the results of the activities as part of the evaluation. Croatian students presented renewable energy sources because their companies ideas were based on using solar energy and they showed the production process for making the solar tree.

The participants visited Croatian team mentor companies Ducati and Solvis. This was example of two successful companies from the local area doing business based on ecological ideas. Students had opportunity to hear their stories about demanding work, planning and success. At the end of the meeting participants made plans for the next project meeting in Greece and talked about the ability to do trade between the training companies.

Contents

1. Meeting program

2. Learning/teaching/training activities description

3. List of participants of the meetings

4. Links to mentor companies web pages

5. Work materials for the students