Sharing ideas about good food from a local, regional and international perspective, makes this a very imaginative and attractive initiative for children, parents and teachers. It allows participating groups to open their minds and explore the cultural aspects of all European countries involved.

Equality between women and men - Integration of disabled people - Fight against racism and xenophobia - ICT in education - Language teaching and learning - Preparing the enlargement of the Union - Sustainable development - The future challenges to education and training systems - Lifelong learning

Another pedagogical objective of NEAC has been to increase IT-based presentation / (web-)publishing skills for effective co-operation. Special attention has been given to tasks not only asking pupils (and teachers as well other educational staff) to present something using IT effectively, but also to collect feedback for the general development on what was presented, as a sort of controlling system, and to present the outcomes again to the partners involved in the joint activity.

NEAC Network seeks to increase mutual understanding between people of different cultures and ethnic groups and to improve the quality of everyday life for the inhabitants through the organization of concrete friendly cultural activities in their Countries.In order to draw inhabitants closer together and reinforce their sense of belonging to their Countries, the NEAC Network carry out various activities in each country involved in the network.  These activities serve as a catalyst for cooperation and mutual enrichment. in order to contribute at the European Citizens’ building.Project aims to promote dialogue among different culture and traditions. It stresses the reciprocal interactions and influences between, on the one hand, local traditions, and on the other, the need to promote understanding between them in order to challenge ignorance and prejudices and foster mutual respect. Learning the art of dialogue is both a personal and social process. Developing one’s skills and capacity for dialogue implies a willingness to be open while retaining one’s critical judgment. Dialogue concerns us all: from decision-makers and leaders to individuals within each community. Alongside relevant international events to raise awareness, Project strives to promote grass-root activities, particularly in sensitive geo-strategical areas that reach target-populations such as women, youth and marginalized populations.

Outcomes

1. Website. The NEAC website (www.neac.eat-online.net) is a link between the main NEAC website and the regional websites (which offer information in the respective mother tongue). The website offer a variety of tools for co-operation, eg conference room, mailing list, forum etc.  All the outputs of the network are available via the website. It offers a variety of tools for schools (like a multimedia database) to be used for their projects; thereby it make particular allowance for the needs of pupils.

2. International events. Further outputs of the NEAC network are a large number of transnational events, organised by the NEAC partners. Particularly:

a) Thematic Conferences will be a platform for professionals from all over Europe to meet with colleagues, to share experiences, theory and good practice, and to take part in the European dialogue on learning and professional competence. The spirit of collaboration will be fostered by interactive sessions and workshops in which learning from and with each other is central: it will possible to share projects, thoughts and ideas, thus building the bridges for learning. Parallel to the Conferences a contact workshop for schools as well as for teacher training institutions will be held. It will offer an opportunity to get to know interested partners from other countries and, hopefully, open up new perspectives for cooperation and future project work.

b) Youth Meetings are short theme camps organized to provide an opportunity for young people to explore important intercultural issues and promote European Citizenship. Young people attend the Youth Meetings to learn and work with each other, to get to know each other, and together to seek answers to questions about the past, the present and the future. The motto of the YM comprises these aspects: “remembering – meeting – understanding – working for the future”. As well as different types of workshops, the YM involves talks with historical witnesses, guided tours of the places, excursions and lectures. In addition to thematic work, participants have time for personal conversations, trips out, free time activities and getting to know contemporary Europe.

c) Conventions aim at providing the participants with a high profile debate mainly focused on the Network topic,  the opportunity for individuals to present their research and offers an excellent venue for extended informal discussion with meeting attendees. Moreover, they are organized to promote  the NEAC Network activities.

3. NEAC newsletters. These newsletters are published twice a year/each project year. They contain a collection of contributions, layout, publication and dissemination. This information raises the visibility of NEAC and its activities and thereby promote synergies between all the actors and persons interested in NEAC.