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When the Álka-network opens the doors to their new projects there is great demand for the seats among the students studying to become teachers in the Nordic countries. The latest project was about algae, its health benefits and the positive impact on the climate.

Icelanders between 55-64 years of age are far more hardworking than the corresponding age groups in the Baltic countries and Finland. This is the conclusion of a Nordplus project which has looked into incentives and attitudes towards work and further education.

The children love it. It is fun, it is cheap, and both teachers and headmasters view it as welcomed further education. A Nordplus project with small online textbooks about the Nordic Region is a big hit.

Teenagers from four different countries have made a computer game for literacy training – and it works. Nevertheless, the most important outcomes were the multicultural meeting and the new friends made.

Adult students, who have to learn a Nordic language, are facing almost the same challenges as their teachers. This common challenge resulted in a Nordplus project and the outcome was improved teaching material and higher competencies.

NORTEAS is a network of Nordic and Baltic theatre and dance institutions of higher education. The network has a long history in working together and includes partners from all the Nordic countries as well as from Estonia and Lithuania. The large size of the network enables taking turns in coordination and allows flexibility for participating in activities and enables the participating universities to explore new perspectives.

The project creates opportunities to popularise science education and interest in Sciences among the students and to strive towards achieving better results in these subjects. The highlight of the project is a large international Olympiad in mathematics, physics and chemistry, which is organised between the partner school students and involves more than 100 students and teachers all together.

Since August 2015, pedagogues and teachers from Latvia, Lithuania and Norway have been working together on a Nordplus Junior project to encourage parents to take an active part in their children’s learning.

Dream Academy Norden is a project that integrates music creation with Nordic languages’ aspect. The project aims to develop teaching methods across different subject areas and to build a cooperative culture in comprehensive teaching.

Modern education is the main precondition for successful career and welfare of people. By summarising the results of discussions and workshops and presentations about the non-formal education methods applied in partner countries, the major work directions and the best methods applicable in each individual case were identified through this project.