As part of the Erasmus+ project, “Sustainable usage of IT-devices“, a virtual project meeting of students from all partner colleges from Estonia, Germany and Slovenia was held. The meeting took place from 1 March to 3 March 2021. There were approximately 70 students, teachers and project managers from three nations. This project meeting had originally been planned as a face-to-face meeting that was to take place in Estonia. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, this was not possible. Therefore, all participants met online to continue their project work.  

On the first day of the meeting, students dealt with module two “Digitalisation and Sustainability“. There were ten multinational student teams, each of them working in a different break-out room on a different topic. All teams were supervised by one teacher each. They dealt with topics such as “The carbon footprint you leave when playing video games, when surfing the net, when sending e-mails or streaming“. Students were not only introduced to the issue of “internet research and using credible sources” but also dealt with the topic from a technical perspective. Moreover, students gained a deeper insight into working in virtual multinational teams and therefore, they learnt more about differences between studies in participating countries. All students and teachers had to speak English at all times, which contributed massively to an improvement of their language skills. Digital competences were enhanced since students had to use different IT-tools and entirely cooperated online.

On the second day of the meeting, there was a workshop on “How to create infographics using Canva”. Students were introduced to how to use this software and then had the opportunity to create their first infographics in their teams. This was a particular challenge to them since they did not only have to use a new software but also discuss designs and contents in the group, in a foreign language and reach agreements together.  Students especially enjoyed the feedback session which was given in hashtags.

On the last day of the meeting, infographics on their particular topics were finalised. This type of cooperation not only contributed to an intensive exchange but also to an improvement of their digital skills and they got to know each other better. All infographics were exceptional and demonstrated creative group work.
In conclusion, it can be stated that these were three well-organised, successful and diverse days of cooperation.