1. 1 Project HEUREKA Project Holder: Ivanec High School Project Partner: Mate Blažina Labin High School

2. 2 Where are we from? 56,594 km 2 AREA 4,284,899 POPULATION Zagreb CAPITAL

3. 3 IvanecLabin Ivanec & Labin

4. 4 Ivanec population 13,758 located on the northern slopes of Ivanščica mountain enterpreneurial and industrial town known for its long history, mining, wood and metal industry and recreational hiking

5. 5 Labin population 11,642 formerly an industrial town, today tourism oriented located on the eastern coast of Istria, 5 km from the seaside famous for mining, tourism and many factories that are located in the area

6. 6 Ivanec High School – once... history of high school education in Ivanec can be traced back to the 1930s 63 students enrolled in 1930 in 1991 Ivanec High School becomes independent and offers a wide variety of courses

7. 7 Ivanec High School – today... three and four year programmes: Grammar school, Economy and Trade, Mechanical engineering courses, Carpentry 532 students aged 15 to 18 24 classes 78 employees

8. 8 EU projects SMUN (Contemporary teaching methods) – modernization of existing curricula – applicable and practical skills –ICT web portal – e-learning –accounting software – a simulation model –educating teachers in order for them to apply contemporary teaching methods in their classes

9. 9 EU projects IN-IN (Innovative education for innovative business) – raising the quality of adult education –developing new curricula which meet the needs of contemporary employers –gaining a competitive advantage on the labour market

10. 10 Mate Blažina Labin High School two, three and four year programmes: Grammar school, Business school, Electrical Engineering and Computing, Engineering and Tourism and Hospitality 473 students 23 classes 76 employees

11. 11 Mate Blažina Labin High School Grammar schoolEconomy & trade

12. 12 Mate Blažina Labin High School Electrical/Mechanical engineering School for catering trades

13. 13 International projects Norway (Sandnes) Italia (Schio, Buccino, Salerno) Bulgaria (Haskovo) Germany (Leverkusen) Macedonia (Prilep) Hungary (Baja) Slovenia (Ljubljana)

14. 14 Project Heureka HEUREKA – „Using knowledge to succeed” –motivating students for STEM and ICT domain –European Social Fund project, program "Human Resources Development" 2007-2013 –project budget: 1,338,388.39 kn (~175,000 €) –started in October 2015 –duration 1 year

15. 15 Project Heureka introducing new optional subjects - Digital cartography - Experimental physics - Statistics - Mobile application development a study tour for teachers to Belgium - examples of good practice

16. 16 Project Heureka Thank you for your hospitality!