After five months at SwissCore, we bid farewell to Chantal, our trainee for education.
“I never expected that my traineeship in Brussels would offer such a variety of tasks: From participating in various events to writing articles, from conducting interviews to co-organising a training for one of our partners, it was all included. Thanks to the support of the SwissCore team, especially my advisor Laurin Reding, I was able to get to know the EU bubble and will take the experience back to Switzerland with me.”
At the time of her entry, Chantal was completing her Master’s degree in Psychology and Education at the University of Fribourg. As a trainee for education, Chantal deepened her knowledge in European education policies with a focus on digital education. Since she wrote her master thesis during her traineeship on digital teacher competences in relation to DigCompEdu, she closely followed the developments of the digital education action plan (DEAP) and participated in the digital skills working group of the European Digital Education Hub.
Moreover, as an advocate for mobility through her involvement in the student association ESN (Erasmus Student Network), it was an exciting experience to be up to date on the current initiatives of the Erasmus+ programme through her activities at SwissCore. One of the highlights were the European Citizens’ Panels on learning mobility (see SwissCore article). Furthermore, she could follow the current developments of the European Universities Initiative (EUI) as well as the Erasmus+ Teacher Academies. Last but not least, Chantal also enjoyed participating in the Swiss delegation visits in Brussels to discover the current areas of interest of the Swiss educational landscape.
But fortunately, this does not mean goodbye forever. Chantal will start her new position at one of SwissCore’s partners Movetia, the National Agency for Exchange and Mobility. We would like to thank Chantal very much for all the hard work and positive energy she brought to the traineeship. Her enthusiasm for education and Erasmus+ and her proactive attitude were very valuable in all her contributions to our activities over the last months. We wish Chantal all the best for her future.