Dos and Don’ts

Do’s and don’ts for traveling between Europe and Canada are important to ensure you safety and health. Europe and Canada have different public health regulations, travel requirements, and cultural practices that must be followed to protect you and the people you come into contact with.

Do’s

1
Make sure to bring your valid passport and any other necessary travel documents.
2
Check the visa requirements and customs regulations for the country you are going to visit.
3
Make a packing list and ensure you have all necessary documents including passport, visa or other travel paperwork.
4
Make photocopies of all important documents, such as your passport, airline tickets, and insurance cards and save these ‘in the cloude’.
5
Make arrangements for an international phone plan or buy a SIM card for your cell phone.

Don’ts

1
Don’t bring any illegal substances or items into Canada or Europe.
2
Don’t leave your luggage unattended or accept packages from strangers.
3
Don’t forget to contact your bank and credit card company about your travel plans and make sure your bank and/or credit card works also in Europe or Canada
4
Don’t forget to purchase travel insurance to protect yourself in case of an emergency.
5
Don’t leave your valuables in your hotel room or car.

Bridge the Ocean project

Bridge the Ocean is a partnership project of the Erasmus+ program, which creates a model of global mobility and cooperation between European and Canadian Colleges.

The partners are four vocational education and training (VET) colleges from Finland, two from Canada and one from the Netherlands and Denmark. In the project, two European and one Canadian study units are planned, which will be piloted with a multinational group during the project.

The project is the first European Erasmus+ VET project that involves partners from outside Europe. The main goals of the Bridge the Ocean partnership project are to increase the number of global mobility of students and experts, teachers, and at the same time promote the development of both professional and international competence and key skills.

The project seeks visibility and interest in the internationalization of VET.

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BIDS

Bridging Inclusion Digitalization & Sustainability
The BIDS project has three main objectives.

Building and strengthening partnerships to support the implementation and development of internationalization strategies.
Supporting the quality of staff and student mobility between two continents
Combining the previous two goals in such a way that we create a model of how the priorities of the Erasmus+ program, inclusion, digitalization, and sustainability, can be realized in the strategies of the VET providers.

The partners are four vocational education and training colleges from Finland, two from Canada, and one from Portugal, the Netherlands and Denmark.

The project will consist of three different modules: a Sustainability module in Nova Scotia Canada, a Digitalization module in the Netherlands, and an Inclusion module in Finland. These modules will be attended by students and staff from participating partner schools, representing a mix of different educational sectors. We believe that this diverse group will not only enhance students’ soft skills but also foster their international competences.

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