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I ndex Introducion

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Seccion I - Information about each country

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Seccion II - Recipes from each country

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Seccion III - Memories of the project

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Final Considerations

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I ntroducion Explanation of the project Information about the organization of the book

S ection I Information about each country Czech Republic Estonia Germany Hungary Italy Montenegro Norway Portugal Slovakia

C zech Republic The Czech republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe that occupies an area of 78 864 sq km. It consists of three parts: Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. It neighbours with Germany, Poland, Slovak Republic and Austria. The capital of the Czech Republic is Prague. This city is more than 1000 years old and is well known for its beautiful architecture of different styles. Other important cities are for example: Brno, Ostrava, Hradec Králové, which offer culture, historical sights and a lot of interesting places to visit.

The Czech republic is democratic country and the head of state is president. It has about 10, 5 milion inhabitants. Our national flag contains three colours - red, blue and white.

We are speaking with Czech language here and it has a lot of dialects.

Landscape in the Czech republic is quite various. It is surrounded by four mountains - the Šumava range, the Ore mountains, the Jizerské mountains and the Eagle mountains. The highest mountain is Snowpeak and it lies in the Giant mountains. There are lowlands in the valleys of big rivers - the Vltava, the Elbe, the Oder and the Morava.

The Czech republic is often called as the "state of ponds" because there is a lot of ponds in the Southern Bohemia.

Czech republic is often associated with great beer, but it is not the only interesting thing you can find here. Our country is renowned for spa towns and by the way there are above 2 000 castles and castle ruins on our area, one of the highest number in the world.

Pardubický region Pardubický region is situated in the Eastern Bohemia about 100 km far from Prague. This region consists of four districts : Chrudim, Pardubice, Svitavy and Ústí nad Orlicí. The region city is Pardubice.

Pardubice is well known for its chemical and food industry. It is the 10th biggest city with population about 90 000. The most famous thing about Pardubice is traditional gingerbread. There is a lot of historical buildings and examples of modern architecture. It is good to mention crematorium (art-deco) or ČEZ arena. There is another reason why this building is so important. Rezidents of Pardubice are big fans of ice hockey.

E stonia Estonia lies on the north-eastern edge of the European Union. It is a small country as to its population, a medium country as to its area, and a spacious country as to its population per sq km. For Estonians and visitors, this means private swimming and sunbathing at sandy beaches in summer, picking mushrooms and meeting bears in virgin forests in autumn, driving a car on the frozen sea in winter, and greeting spring with hundreds of bird species returning from Arctic. In addition to keeping its nature intact, Estonians have managed to preserve its capital, Tallinn, a complete original medieval town. Its cobblestone streets and residences, barns and warehouses date back as far as to 11th century.

Most of the city’s restaurants and cafes are clustered in Old Town, offering versatile food from rather heavy traditional dishes to leaner modern versions. Estonians’ strong connection to nature plays a major role in the food that they eat from one season to the next. Making forest berry jam, pickles, mushroom preserves at home is very common in Estonia. The most typical foods are rye bread, pork, potatoes and dairy products. Estonian desserts include kissell (thickened juice), kama (finely milled flour mixture ), mannavaht (a cream made of semoline and juice), kohupiimakreem (curd cream) or compote. Rhubarb and apple pies are also a favorite. As to drinks, Estonia belongs firmly to the beer and vodka “belt” of Europe

Estonia has over 1500 offshore islands. Saaremaa is the largest of them with 2,673 km² and ca 35 000 people. Saaremaa was the wealthiest county of ancient Estonia and the home of Estonian pirates, sometimes called the Eastern Vikings.

Today, the love of sea and its treasures is expressed in yachting and eating a lot of delicious smoked flatfish in summer. Due to its mild maritime climate, Saaremaa has a rich flora, including over 30 different orchid species. In summer, orchid hunters walk enthusiastically in the forests and meadows hoping to discover unknown species. Summer is definitely peak season of Saaremaa when warm sea and sandy beaches can be enjoyed all over the island. To make warmth and wellness last, facilities of spa-hotels and hundreds of different treatments can be enjoyed all year round in Kuressaare, the capital of Saaremaa.

Kuressaare Regional Training Centre, founded in 1922, is an educational institution subordinated to the Estonian Ministry of Education and Science. It provides initial and additional vocational training in a wide area of specialties reaching from car repairing to IT and design. As tourism is a vital industry in the region, training specialists in catering, cooking, tourism management and hotel service plays an important role. Since Saaremaa has strong seamanship traditions and small vessel building companies, Kuressaare RTC trains boat builders being the only vocational school for these specialities in Estonia. There are 1000 regular students on upper and post secondary level, but also around 800 adult students during a year taking various courses. The school has two hotels, a student restaurant and cafe.

Peeter Pihel, a graduate of Kuressaare Regional Training Centre, worked as Chef de Cuisine in restaurant Alexander that was voted the best restaurant of Estonia for three years in a row.

G ermany Germany is a federal republic consisting of 16 states, in central Europe, bordering Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxemburg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Until 1990, there were two German states with the capitals Bonn for the Federal Republic of Germany and East Berlin for the former German Democratic Republic.

After a peaceful revolution the GDR and the Federal Republic reunited on October 3rd 1990. Berlin became the new capital of the reunited Germany.

The mining town of Ibbenb端ren with its population of about 52,000 is located in the north of North-Rhine-Westphalia between Osnabr端ck and the Dutch border. The surroundings are mainly rural in nature with agriculture and cattle farming. To the south of Ibbenb端ren the wooded hills of the Teutoburger Wald with their natural beauty offer locals and tourists alike a wide variety of outdoor activities. The mining company, which has its own vocational school, dates back to the 16th century.

The Berufskolleg Tecklenburger Land in Ibbenb端ren is a vocational college which offers professional training in industrial, craft and social fields for 2,300 full and part-time students who are taught by 110 teachers.

H ungary Is a country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria . The country's capital and largest city is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group and the Schengen Agreement. The official language is Hungarian, which is a non-Indo-European language in Empire (1867–1918).Hungary's curEurope, related to Finnish language. rent borders were established after World War I. The country lost 71% of Inhabitants in the country used to be its territory, 58% of its population, and Celts, Romans, Huns, Slavs, Gepids, 32% of ethnic Hungarians. On the side and Avars. The foundation of Hunga- of the Allied Forces, Hungary also sufry was in the late 9th century by the fered great damages in World War II. Hungarian grand prince, Árpád. His During its four decades long commugreat-grandson Stephen I ascended to nist period (1947–1989), the country the throne in 1000 AD, converting the gained widespread international attencountry to a Christian kingdom. Hun- tion regarding the Revolution of 1956 gary became a middle power and part and with opening of its border with of the Western world by the 12th centu- Austria in 1989, previously restricted ry. After about 150 years of Turkish in- by the Iron Curtain, which accelerated vasion (1541–1699), Hungary became the collapse of the Eastern Bloc.On part of the Habsburg Empire, and later 23 October 1989, Hungary became a formed part of the Austro–Hungarian democratic parliamentary republic.

Hungary is a popular tourist destination, the home to the largest thermal water cave system, the second largest thermal lake in the world (Lake Hévíz), the largest lake in Central Europe (Lake Balaton) and the largest natural grasslands in Europe (Hortobágy).

Hungary's main industries are mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals) and motor vehicles. Hungary's main agricultural products are wheat, corn, sunflower seed, potatoes, sugar beets; pigs, cattle, poultry and dairy products.In foreign investments, Hungary has seen a shift from lower-value textile and food industry to investment in luxury vehicle production, renewable energy systems, high-end tourism and information technology.

Hungary is famous for its excellent mathematics education which has trained numerous outstanding scientists.Thirteen Hungarian or Hungarian-born scientists have received the Nobel Prize, for example János Irinyi for matches, Ányos Jedlik for electric motor, Kálmán Kandó for electric locomotive, Donát Bánki and János

Csonka for carburetor, Ottó Bláthy, Miksa Déri and Károly Zipernowsky for transformer, Albert Szent-Györgyi for vitamin C, Dennis Gabor for holography, László Biró for ballpoint pen and Ernő Rubik for Rubik’s cube etc.

Hungary’s population was 9,937,628 in 2011. More than one quarter of the population lives in the capital.

Cuisine Hungarian cuisine is a prominent feature of the Hungarian culture. Traditional dishes such as the world famous Goulash (gulyás stew or gulyás soup) are internationally recognised.

Dishes are often flavoured with paprika (ground red peppers), a Hungarian innovation. The paprika powder, obtained from a special type of pepper, is one of the most common spices used in typical Hungarian cuisine. The best quality paprika comes from the southern cities of Kalocsa and Szeged.

Thick, heavy Hungarian sour cream called tejföl is often used to soften the dishes' flavour. The famous Hungarian hot river fish soup called Fisherman's soup or halászlé is usually a rich mixture of several kinds of poached fish.

Other dishes are chicken paprikash, foie gras made of goose liver, pörkölt stew, vadas, (game stew with vegetable gravy and dumplings), trout with almonds and salty and sweet dumplings, like túrós csusza, (dumplings with fresh quark cheese and thick sour cream). Desserts include Dobos Cake, strudels (rétes), filled with apple, cherry, poppy seed or cheese, Gundel pancake, plum dumplings (szilvás

gombóc), somlói dumplings, dessert soups like chilled sour cherry soup and sweet chestnut puree, gesztenyepüré (cooked chestnuts mashed with sugar and rum and split into crumbs, topped with whipped cream). Perec and kifli are widely popular pastries.

The csárda is the most distinctive type of Hungarian inn, an old-style tavern offering traditional cuisine and beverages. Borozó usually denotes a cozy old-fashioned wine tavern, pince is a beer or wine cellar and a söröző is a pub offering draught beer and sometimes meals. The bisztró is an inexpensive restaurant often with self-service. The büfé is the cheapest place, although one may have to eat standing at a counter.

Pastries, cakes and coffee are served at the confectionery called cukrászda, while an eszpresszó is a cafeteria.

Pálinka is a fruit brandy, distilled from fruit grown in the orchards situated on the Great Hungarian Plain. It is a spirit native to Hungary and comes in a variety of flavours including apricot (barack) and cherry (cseresznye). However, plum (szilva) is the most popular flavour. Beer goes well with many traditional Hungarian dishes. The five main Hungarian brands are Borsodi, Soproni, Arany Ászok, Kõbányai and Dreher.

The famous Tokaji wine was called "Vinum Regum, Rex Vinorum" ("Wine of Kings, King of Wines") by Louis XIV of France The choice of quality wine is widening from year to year. The country can be divided to six wine regions: NorthTransdanubia, Lake Balaton, SouthPannónia, Duna-region or Alföld, Upper-Hungary and Tokaj-Hegyalja.

Hungarian wine regions offer a great variety of styles: the main products of the country are elegant and full-bodied dry whites with good acidity, although complex sweet whites (Tokaj), elegant (Eger) and full-bodied robust reds (Villány and Szekszárd). The main varieties are: Olaszrizling, Hárslevelű, Furmint, Pinot gris or Szürkebarát, Chardonnay (whites), Kékfrankos (or Blaufrankisch in German), Kadarka, Portugieser, Zweigelt, Cabernet sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Merlot.

The most famous wines from Hungary are Tokaji Aszú and Egri Bikavér.

For over 150 years, a blend of 40 Hungarian herbs has been used to create the liqueur Unicum. Unicum is a bitter, dark-coloured liqueur that can be drunk as an apéritif or after a meal, thus helping digestion.

H ungary Southern Great Plain (Hungarian: Dél Alföld) is a statistical region of Hungary, it includes 3 counties:BácsKiskun, Békés and Csongrád

Szeged is the third largest city of Hungary after the capital, Budapest and Debrecen, also the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The name Szeged might come from an old Hungarian word for corner (szeg), pointing to the turn of the river Tisza that flows through the city. Others say it derives from the Hungarian word sziget which means 'island'. Others still keep that szeg means 'dark blond' (sötétszőkés) – a reference to the color of the water where the rivers Tisza and Maros merge. Szeged and its area have been inhabited since ancient times. It is possible that Attila, king of the Huns had his seat somewhere in this area.

The name Szeged was first mentioned in 1183, in a document of King Béla

III. During the Mongol invasion the town was destroyed and its inhabitants fled to the nearby swamps, but they soon returned and rebuilt their town.

In the 14th century, during the reign of Louis the Great, Szeged became the most important town of Southern Hungary and as the Turkish armies got closer to Hungary, the strategic importance of Szeged grew. Szeged was raised to free royal town status in 1498.

Szeged was occupied by the Turkish in 1543 and it was freed from Turkish rule in 1686. In 1719 Szeged got its coat of arms (still used today) from Charles III. During the next years Szeged grew and prospered. Piarist monks arrived in Szeged in 1719 and opened a new grammar school.

However, these years brought not only prosperity and enlightenment; between 1728 and 1744 witch trials were frequent in the town. In 1720, the population of the city totalled 193 households, of which 99 were Serbian. Mark Pick's shop – the predecessor of today's world famous Pick Salami Factory – was opened in 1869.

Today the inner city of Szeged has

beautiful buildings and wide avenues. This is mainly due to the great flood of 1879, which literally wiped away the whole town (only 265 of the 5723 houses remained). Emperor Franz Joseph visited the town and promised that "Szeged will be more beautiful than it used to be". He kept his promise. During the next years a new, modern city emerged from the ruins, with palaces and wide streets.

After the First World War, when Hungary lost its southern territories to Romania and Serbia, Szeged became a city close to the border. Its importance lessened, but slowly recovered. The University of Kolozsvár (now ClujNapoca, Romania) moved to Szeged in 1921. In 1923 Szeged took over the role of episcopal seat from Temesvár (now Timişoara, Romania). During the 1920s the Jewish population of Szeged grew and reached its zenith.

Szeged suffered heavily during the World War II. 6,000 inhabitants of the city were killed, the Jewish citizens were confined to ghettos, then taken to death camps and the Soviet Army occupied the city in late-1944.

During the Communist-era, Szeged became a centre of light industry and food industry. In 1965 oil was found near the city; the area now satisfies 67% of the country's oil demand.

In 1962, Szeged became the county seat of Csongrád. Whole new districts were built, and lots of nearby villages (e.g. Tápé, Szőreg, Kiskundorozsma, Szentmihálytelek, Gyálarét) were annexed to the city in 1973.

Szeged is known as the home of paprika, a spice made from dried, powdered capsicum fruits. Paprika arrived in Hungary in the second half of the 16th century as an ornamental plant.

About 100 years later the plant was cultivated as a herb and paprika as we know it was born. Szeged is also famous for Székelygulyás, a goulash made with pork, sauerkraut and sour cream. And also famous for Halászlé, fish soup made of carp and catfish.

Szeged is an important university town and a popular tourist attraction. With its 170,000 inhabitants, the town plays a leading role in the economic, admin-

School history

istrational and educational life of the country .The famous Open Air Plays of Szeged (first held in 1931) are one of the main attractions; they are held every summer. Szeged is the higher education centre of southern Hungary and has built quite a reputation for itself. Thousands of students study here, many of whom are foreign students from all around the world. The Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, which was built with the help of UNESCO funds, has also been a considerable source of advanced research.The University of Szeged was ranked as the best university of the country on Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2005, and one of the best 100 in Europe.

Szeged has 20 sister towns, for example it is twinned with Cambridge, United Kingdom;Darmstadt, Germany; Parma, Italy; Kotor,Montenegro etc

The school, Miksa Deri Member Institute of Elementary and Vocational Secondary School of Industry and Service of Szeged, is 115 years old and is proud that it has been serving industrial education for more than a hundred years.

Our school, in cooperation with the local university, plays an active role in providing vocational education The school was opened on 1 September,1894 . The former name was Wood and Metal State Vocational School in Szeged. It was located in Mars square but became too small in a few years. The new building was designed by Emil Orth Ambrose and Somlo in Art Nouveau style and completed in 1914 at 5/B Calvary Square

but couldn’t be used as World War I broke out and the building was used as hospital.

After the war, the building was given to the medical and surgical clinic and pharmacy and five academic institutions of the city. In 1928, Albert Szent-Györgyi, famous scientist, moved to the building. Here he continued his research and found vitamin C, extracting it from paprika for which he received Nobel Prize.

Finally, the school could get its building in 1937. After the Second World War, due to the 1948-49 's regulations ( nationalization ) on September 1,1949 it was renamed as Industrial High School.Since this form of training did not work well , Szeged number 17 Electrical Machinery and Industrial Technikum was established in 1950.The school became highly prestigious, equally ranked with elite high schools of the town . In 1955, the school took the name of Miksa Deri, it became known as Machinery and Electric Industry Polytechnic School of Deri Miksa.

Miksa Déri was a Hungarian electrical engineer. Miksa Déri, together with Ottó Bláthy and Károly Zipernowszky became world famous with the invention of the alternating electric transformer system. This system made it possible to send electric energy to great distances and divide it over large areas.

Today, there is hardly any large energy producer, which isn't based on this system. Déri is also noted for inventing a type of repulsion motor, with it elevators could be safely used.

Not only the names, but the forms of education have changed. In 1979, an interesting educational experiment started inspired by the director, Dr. John Perenyi . The innovation was the 2 +2 +1 years of vocational sec-

ondary education. The pilot training proved to be successful and became officially accepted as optional alternative training model.

Starting from the academic year 1994-95, Szeged Municipality approved a two-year full-time technician course based on the high school graduation exam ,in industrial electronics and manufacturing engineering - computer science majors . The Elementary and Vocational Secondary School of Industry and Service of Szeged was established in 2009 by uniting three institutions, Szeged Mora Municipal Secondary Vocational and Technical School, Miksa Déri Industrial Technical School and József Attila Elementary and Secondary School. Since 1 January, 2013 the institution is controlled by Kuno Klebelsberg Institution Maintenance Center.

We provide vocational education in several areas, namely mechanical and mechatronical engineering, CAD-CAM informatics, automation and cutting machine operation.

Our teachers are well-trained, the school has well-equipped CNC and welding workshops, modern CAD-CAM laboratory, CNC machining workshop, advanced PLC, pneumatics, robotics and electronics workshops.

I taly Main cities Italy is a peninsula in the south of Europe; it is bounded by the sea on the west, south, and east, while on the north it borders on France, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia.

The capital city is Rome with more than 2 million inhabitants, the two other major cities are Milan with six million inhabitants and Naples with more than four.

Many are Italy’s art cities: Turin, Milan, Venice, Bologna, Ferrara, Florence, Perugia, Rome, Naples, and Palermo, just to name a few. Almost all of them preserve an important historic, artistic and architectonic heritage that narrates the succession of century after century. Rich in signs of the events of the men who moved about in them – Italy’s art cities were often the seats of governments and principalities, and the stages for the events that changed the course of history. More specifically these cities, due to their particular relationship with various axes of power, were made over several times – i.e. as residences of princes, dukes, popes, kings and emperors.

Frequently characterized as an urban textile that preserves the original framework, such as a Roman stronghold or a Medieval borgo, Italy's art cities represent vestiges that each seem to be frozen in different times – some even seem to straddle the divide between more than one historical period, perhaps not having completed the transformation initiated by one conqueror or another. Marked by the initiatives of great artists and patrons, these cities are not only the repositories of poignant artistic expressions, but are themselves true masterpieces of art.

Main economic activities Italy has a diversified industrial economy, more developed in the north of the country. The Italian economy is driven in large part by the manufacture of high-quality consumer goods produced by small and medium-sized enterprises, many of them family-owned.

Italy’s main economic activities are: tourism, automotive industry (Fiat, Ferrari, Lancia, Lamborghini, Ducati and Pagani), food industries (Barilla for example is very known for its pasta) and many other types of small and medium enterprises; agriculture is widespread in the great Pianura Padana and it the center and south of the country.

Gastronomy Italy has always been a synonym for "good food," offering an unmistakable explosion of flavors, scents, and aromas. Aside from having one of the most famous cuisines in the world, it also proposes an immense variety of different regional dishes and recipes.

Visitors cannot miss the culinary and wine itineraries - journeys through Italy's enogastronomic culture, in search of ancient recipes, genuine products, and simple food inspired by classic Italian cooking and innovative creations. World-renowned products such as Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan) cheese, Parma and San Daniele ham, Modena balsamic vinegar, Genova's pesto, buffalo mozzarella from Campania, Alba truffles, and cured meats are just some of the symbols that make Italy the land of good food. And how could anyone forget pasta and pizza, universal synonyms for Italy?

Italian Wines The Ancient Greeks used to call Italy “Enotria,” in reference to its production of extraordinary wines. It would be impossible to list all the features of Italian wines, sought after the world over for their variety and their quality.

Italy’s wines, those noble ambassadors of Italian excellence throughout the world, must not be neglected. The pleasure of tasting a fine wine in its native environment is unparalled - a glass of Chianti or Brunello di Montalcino in Tuscany, of Barbera or Barolo from Piemonte, of Prosecco di Valdobbiadene in Veneto, of Lambrusco from Emilia Romagna, or the Sicilian wines or the white wines in Friuli and Trentino-Alto Adige, or the great reds of the Valtellina, just to provide a fine few exemplars. Italy is a world of tastes that tempt the palate, eyes, and heart!

I taly Marche

Ancona

The Marches, a region situated in the Central Italy, is truly a beautiful territory because it’s located in a magnificent stretch of land. The coast runs the entire lenght of the region when we can find sandy beaches or rocks sheer to the sea.

Although the mountains aren’t so high, the region also boasts a series of caves of geological importance.

The region’s concentration of natural resources represents another of its riches, along with its architectural, historical and extraordinary cultural assets.

This is the geographical setting, which has been shaped with magnificence throughout history by the various civilizations that have inhabited it.

The Marches is also a touristic place to visit, thanks to its coasts and its wonderful sea.

Ancona is the main city of Marche region, it is located in the middle of Italy, and its distance from Rome is about 300 kilometers.

Its population is about 100,000 inhabitants, but in its metropolitan area there are about 300,000 inhabitants.

Ancona stands on an elbow shaped promontory, protecting the widest natural port of the middle Adriatic sea.

The name itself of the town reminds its geographical position: ankon in Greek means “elbow” and this is the way the Greek people called it and founded the town in 387 b.C. The epithet with which Ancona is known is the Doric town.

Ancona is on the top of a cliff, it has a centre rich of history and monuments and well preserved semi-urban parks. The historical districts, climbed

on various hills, overlook on the port arch as if they were around a stage.

From its port every year about one million travellers leave mainly towards Greece and Croatia; it is in fact the first Adriatic port thanks to the number of embarkations and one of the first for goods and fishing.

The climate of Ancona is both Mediterranean and continental. Winters are quite cold with frequent rain and fog.

Snow is not unusual when the air masses come from the north or from the east, and can be heavy at times. Summers are warm and humid, especially by the sea. Thunderstorms are quite common, particularly in August and September.

Spring and autumn are really changeable seasons, but generally mild.

I.I.S. “VOLTERRA – ELIA The Industrial Technical Institute “Vito Volterra” of Ancona was founded in 1960.

In 2008 I.T.I. “Volterra “ included another very important technical school, Nautical Technical Institute “Elia” , and the two schools have now formed I.I.S. “VolterraElia”, the largest technical school in the Province as well as the institute with the highest number of students.

I.I.S. “Volterra-Elia” is located in a highly industrialized area.

Over the past decades, the institute has always been a landmark for technical education in our province which is characterized by a great number of small and mediumsize enterprises as well as small and

large shipyards in Ancona harbor.

It is strongly committed to provide a curriculum which leads naturally to employment by being adequately designed to meet and satisfy the needs of its students “future employers”.

The school covers a wide range of technical educations as its organized in the following departments: - Mechanics Mechatronics and Energy - Computer Science and Telecommunications - Electronics and Electrotecnics - Air Transportation - Sea Transportations - Scientific/ Technological Grammar School

At the end of the five year courses, our qualified students are able to be employed in the above mentioned fields (but basically in many other fields , thanks to their both general and specific knowledge) or are able to attend University.

During the 4th year students are offered the opportunity to spend a 3 week training in local factories, firms, companies and workshops to test their technical skills and to know about the world of work.

Furthermore the school offers the students the chance of getting further certifications: • ECDL • CISCO • T-TEP TOYOTA • UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE CERTIFICATIONS IN ENGLISH In recent years the Institute has been able to accept and increasing number of foreign students thanks to developement of welcome policies and specific educational and formative routes while students with special needs are offered the opportunity of following individual educational programmes under the guidance of specially trained teachers.

M ontenegro

N orway

P ortugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a unitary semi-presidential republic. It is located in South-Western Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, and it is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and

by Spain to the north and east. Aside from continental Portugal, the Portuguese Republic holds sovereignty over the Atlantic archipelagos of Azores and Madeira, which are autonomous regions of Portugal. The country is named after its second largest city, Porto, whose Latin name was Portus Cale

Oliveira de Azeméis is a Portuguese city situated in the district of Aveiro. It is part of the Large Metropolitan area of Oporto, North Region and NUT III subregion of the "Entre Douro e Vouga" region. It is the Head of a Council which is subdivided into 19 boroughs.

With an area of 163,41 km2 the municipality has a population of 71,000 inhabitants. It borders in the northeast the Council of Arouca, in the east the Council of Vale de Cambra and Sever do Vouga, in the south the Council of Albergaria-a-Velha, in the Southwest the Council of Estarreja and in the West the council of Ovar. Oliveira de Azeméis is an important city, dat-

ing references to the presence of human settlers, from at least 2,000 a.c. at the" Castros" (hillforts) of Ul and Ossela. Later, it became a staging stopover of the Roman Roads network of Conínbriga-Porto and Lisboa-Braga, of which a still existing Milestone representing mile XII is the proof. As a result of this privileged geographical position, it developed, being granted to the category of town and Head of the Council on January 5th 1799 by D. Maria I and it was on May 16th 1984 that it was raised to the category of city.

S lovakia Slovakia is situated in the middle of Europe. It is a small country but it has a large variety of landscape – ranging from the mountains of High Tatras in the north with its highest peak of 2,654 metres, beautiful forests all over the country, to lowlands in the south. There are 5,4 million people living here.

Most of the business and industry develops near the capital city Bratislava which lies in the south-west corner. Slovakia has become a very attractive country for foreign companies to open their operations here.

Our school is located in Galanta – a district town in the Trnava County. It lies in the middle part of south-western Slovakia. The town is one of the cultural, administrative and industrial centres of the Danubian Lowland region.

Our region is great for summer tourism and waterside holidays thanks to its location among rivers – Váh, Malý Dunaj, Dunaj. An important part of the environment are the geothermal waters.

The nature is enriched also by many dead streams, canals, natural water areas, a dam, fields and forests, which

create suitable conditions for relaxing and sport activities such as swimming, cycling, yachting, windsurfing, water skiing, and great conditions for fishing and hunting. A number of thermal and non-thermal pools serve for the recreation of locals as well as tourists.

Towns and villages offer cultural sights such as castles (for example Neo-Gothic Castle and Renaissance Manor House of Esterházy family in Galanta), churches and a variety of historical buildings; on the other hand they are full of vibrant life and exciting opportunities for modern people.

Our school is a technical secondary vocational school – we offer technical specializations, so our students are only boys. It was founded in 1948 and its role is to educate specialists in automotive industry, engineering and agriculture.

We have around 270 students. Most of them study to be a car mechanic, a car electrician, an agro mechanist and a mechanic of machinery and equipment.

The area of the school consists of the school building for the theoretical education and workshops with professional equipment in which the students learn how to perform practical procedures needed in their future job. We also have a canteen, a gym for team and individual sports which is also equipped with modern fitness machines and sports facilities with football field and athletics track.

Gastronomy in Slovakia In Slovakia the biggest meal of the day is eaten at lunch time, traditionally at 12pm. It is a hot, cooked meal. A typical dinner (which we eat at lunchtime) consists of a soup, a main course and a dessert.

Most typical soups are chicken soup, soup from pork or beef bones; thicker soups (made with milk or cream) are potato soup, bean soup, lentil soup.

We also have goulash and fish soup.

Main course consists of meat (pork, chicken, less often beef, lamb, etc.) and side dish (usually potatoes or rice). Many times we also eat vegetables with the meat and side dish.

Sometimes we eat fish instead of meat.

We have all different kinds of desserts. Some have the base made from dough on top of which we lay fruit, or they are rolled and filled with nuts, poppy, cheese etc. A different category are desserts where the most important part are different kinds of creamy fillings on top of thinner base.

S ection II Recipes from each country

C zech Republic

E stonia

G ermany

I taly

M ontenegro

P ortugal

S lovakia

S ection III Memories of the project Meetings

H ungary 27th - 29th of Setember 2013

C hech Repuplic 5th - 8th of Dezember 2013

S lovakia 6th - 9th of February 2014

P ortugal 8th - 11th of May 2014

I taly

N orway

G ermany

E stonia

F inal Considerations ????????????