Educational innovation and the establishment of sustainable Danish-German networks between educational, business and cultural actors.
With the opening of the Fehmarnbelt link in 2029, Region Zealand will be connected to Northern Germany. It is crucial that the future workforce in the Fehmarn Belt geography can master cultural, linguistic and professional relationships across the Danish-German border.
The aim of the Fehmarn Belt Education Region is therefore to promote innovation in education by improving the capacity of pupils, students, teachers and trainers and upskilling the future workforce with the necessary technical knowledge and creative, linguistic, intercultural and project management skills to build a more sustainable and cohesive region across the Danish-German border.
By increasing the relevance and quality of education and making it more attractive - as well as by creating authentic connections between the adults of the future, giving them courage, determination and pragmatic intercultural skills - we will be better able to give them a competitive edge and bring their knowledge into play in a new labor market across borders.
The project therefore also helps to give the new generation of young people in the Fehmarnbelt geography better opportunities for a career and a good life in the region.
The project partners will:
The project partners will also host a multidisciplinary, cross-sector networking event to cement a new and lasting Danish-German alliance working towards a more inclusive, cohesive, sustainable and intercultural border region.
October 2023 - August 2026
Nicolai Vædele
Senior Consultant
Knowledge Hub Zealand
Email: nijv@kalundborg.dk