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2024-1-TR01-KA220-ADU-000245111
Bridging Opportunities for Rural NEETs through Counseling

New Dimension in Tourism Sector Training

On 2–3 December 2025, our partners gathered in Riga, Latvia, for the second transnational meeting of our Erasmus+ project RURAL-CONNECT: Bridging Opportunities for Rural NEETs through Counseling (Project No. 2024-1-TR01-KA220-ADU-000245111). This meeting marked the end of the project’s most intensive first-year phase and officially launched our transition toward developing the digital counseling platform.

During the meeting, we successfully completed WP2, finalising the content for the Comprehensive Career Guide and the Career Counselor Toolkit, designed to support NEETs living in rural areas. We also kick-started WP3, reviewing the draft version of our Online Counseling Platform and beginning the process of turning all materials into interactive learning modules.

What’s next?
In the upcoming months, we will work on making the platform multilingual and finalising our 2026 activity plan. Key milestones include the M15 online meeting in February 2026, the T3 Training Activity in Greece in June 2026, and the T5 Pilot Testing of the Platform throughout the summer of 2026.

New Dimension in Tourism Sector Training

The second transnational meeting of the “New Dimension in Tourism Sector Training” project (Project No. 2024-1-TR01-KA220-VET-000243721) took place in Valencia, Spain, on 18–19 November 2025. During the meeting, the partners presented the MOOC platform as well as the web-based version of the digital tours, showcasing the project’s latest developments and upcoming training tools.

Within the Scope of the Youth Exchange Project in Ayvalık, Türkiye;

Under the Erasmus+ Youth Exchange Programme, funded by the Turkish National Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the project titled "Soil Breath Through Conscious Cultivation", focusing on "The Impact of the Climate Crisis on Agriculture", brought together 36 young participants from six different countries in Ayvalık between 2–9 October.

The project aimed to enable young people to observe firsthand the effects of climate change on agriculture, raise awareness about sustainable agricultural practices, and encourage collaboration among youth from different cultural backgrounds to develop common solutions.

In this context, an event was organized in cooperation with the Municipality of Ayvalık and the Ayvalık Directorate of Culture. Participants visited the Ayvalık Olive and Olive Oil Gallery, where they learned in detail about the history of olive cultivation in the region, production processes, and the cultural significance of olive oil in Ayvalık.

Following the visit, a traditional "olive crushing" activity was held in a specially prepared area for the participants. During this event, the young participants had the opportunity to experience the process olives undergo before reaching the table, while also gaining awareness about the importance of preserving traditional production methods.

Prof. Dr. Murat Türkeş from Boğaziçi University attended the project and delivered a presentation on the project's main topic — the effects of the climate crisis on agriculture. Afterwards, a question-and-answer session took place between the professor and the participants.

Throughout the project, participants engaged in workshops, field visits, and expert talks, exploring the impacts of the climate crisis on agriculture from multiple perspectives and increasing their awareness. As a final activity, participants were divided into four groups and assigned different topics related to the main theme to hold a debate session. The winning teams advanced to the final round with new topics. The jury for the debate included representatives from the Ayvalık TEMA Foundation.

The participants who successfully completed all project activities were awarded the Erasmus+ Youthpass Certificate in recognition of their active involvement and learning achievements throughout the project.

An online meeting of the New Dimension in Tourism Sector Training project, with project number 2024-1-TR01-KA220-VET-000243721, was held on 26 September 2025.
In the meeting, the presentation of the MOOC platform and the next steps were discussed.

The online meeting of the Bridging Opportunities for Rural NEETs through Counseling project, with the project number 2024-1-TR01-KA220-ADU-000245111, was held on 19/9/2025.
In the meeting, the partners discussed the next steps of the project.

The first meeting of the Bridging Opportunities for Rural NEETs through Counseling project (Project Number: 2024-1-TR01-KA220-ADU-000245111) took place in Rize, Turkey, on March 27-28, 2025. The project is coordinated by Recep Tayyip Erdogan University.

During the meeting, a detailed presentation of the project and its work packages was presented by the coordinator.

The first meeting of the New Dimension in Tourism Sector Training project (Project Number: 2024-1-TR01-KA220-VET-000243721) took place in Muğla, Turkey, on March 11-12, 2025. The project is coordinated by Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University.

During the meeting, a detailed presentation of the project and its work packages was conducted, providing an overview of key objectives and planned activities. Additionally, the next steps for the project's implementation were defined, ensuring a structured and efficient progression.

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