International cooperation
Europaregion Danube-Vltava
Our school takes part in international projects focused on cross-border cooperation, vocational education and closer neighbourly relations in the border region. Our main partners are the Bavarian state vocational schools Staatliches Berufliches Schulzentrum Waldkirchen (its branch in Grafenau) and the hotel school in Viechtach (Hotelberufsschule Viechtach, part of Staatliche Berufsschule Regen). At joint events and project meetings we sometimes also meet our Austrian partner school of tourism, Baletour in Bad Leonfelden.
What is the aim of the cooperation?
The joint projects give our students a unique opportunity to look into teaching and vocational practice abroad, to break down language barriers in a natural setting and to make contacts with peers from Germany and Austria. The cooperation takes the form of joint vocational workshops, excursions, discovery days and exchange meetings, at which students get to know the culture, gastronomy, tourism, regional traditions and modern trends in their fields on all sides of the border.
How do the projects work and who is behind them?
The regional framework and the links between schools in the border triangle are provided by the Europaregion Danube-Vltava (Europaregion Donau-Moldau); the individual events are funded by the European Union through the Interreg Bavaria – Czech Republic programme.
The projects are led by our Bavarian partner schools, which handle all the administration and funding on the German side. The Austrian school Baletour joins the events as an invited cross-border partner within wider regional cooperation.
The Europaregion Danube-Vltava links seven border regions of the Czech Republic (the South Bohemian Region, the Plzeň Region and the Vysočina Region), Bavaria (the administrative districts of Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate) and Austria (Upper Austria and the north-west of Lower Austria – Mostviertel and Waldviertel). Thanks to its support and network of contacts, schools from all three countries can meet in joint projects. More at by-cz.eu and evropskyregion.cz.
We look forward to more joint events, which give our students valuable experience for their future professional and personal lives. Reports and photos from the individual meetings are below.
Trilateral project launched: our students cooked in Bavaria with local produce
Photo gallery: Cooking in Bavaria
Natur ohne Grenzen: our students set out to explore the Bavarian Forest
Photo gallery: Nature without borders