Skills for the future: interactive workshops, study visits and international youth exchanges.
11 workshops · Study visits · Career orientation daysExperience-based · Interactive · In German or English
About us
We bring Europe into the classroom
EMOTiC is a Vienna organisation for training and consulting. We are partners in many Erasmus+ projects and work with young people every day, in labs, trainings and international youth exchanges.
In schools we bring what our European projects produce: tested methods, current topics and an attitude that takes young people seriously.
Workshops can be freely combined and adapted to grade, curriculum topics and time frame.
01Media literacy
Fake or Fact?
What's actually true here, and how do I know?
Disinformation, deepfakes and algorithms shape young people's everyday lives. In this workshop students learn to check content systematically, place sources in context and understand the mechanics behind filter bubbles, in their own fact-check challenge using real examples.
What you learn
Spot disinformation – see through typical patterns, bots and deepfakes
Check sources – reverse search, fact-check tools, finding the original
Understand algorithms – how feeds are built and filter bubbles work
Produce your own – a fact-check challenge in teams
How it runs
1Warm-upReal or fake? quiz
2InputPatterns and tools
3ChallengeTeams check cases
4ReflectionPitch and transfer
2–5 h10–20 studentsfrom age 13Certificate
02Financial literacy
My money, my future
From your first budget to online money traps.
How much does my life actually cost? In a simulation game, students manage their own budget, make spending decisions and experience how quickly debt builds up. Plus a critical look at digital payments, subscription traps and finfluencers.
What you learn
Plan a budget – income, spending and priorities at a glance
Saving and spending – wants vs needs, interest made simple
Paying digitally – accounts, cards, apps and how debt happens
AI has long since arrived in everyday school life. Students try out AI tools hands-on, understand their limits and biases, and agree on rules for using them responsibly, including data protection and digital identity.
What you learn
Understand AI – how language models work and where they get things wrong
Data protection – what I share and how I protect it
Digital identity – footprint, passwords, online safety
Get creative – use digital tools for your own projects
How it runs
1AI liveA shared experiment
2Behind the scenesData, bias, limits
3Safety labData-protection trail
4Class rulesOur own AI code
2–5 h10–20 studentsfrom age 13Certificate
04Critical thinking
Think twice, think differently
Test arguments, expose fallacies, take a position.
Good arguments aren't the loudest ones. Students take claims apart, discover typical thinking errors, practise debate and changing perspective, and finish by solving a real challenge with design thinking.
What you learn
Test arguments – tell claim, reasoning and evidence apart
Debate – take a position, listen, disagree respectfully
Solve problems – design thinking from question to prototype
How it runs
1ProvocationA bold claim
2ToolboxTake arguments apart
3DebateRoles and switching sides
4PrototypeDevelop a solution
2–5 h10–20 studentsfrom age 13Certificate
05Simulation games
Experience Europe
MEPs for a day: negotiate, vote, decide.
In a simulation of the European Parliament, students take on roles, form political groups, negotiate compromises and vote on a real legislative proposal. Democracy isn't explained, it's experienced.
What you learn
Understand the EU – who decides what in Europe, and how
Negotiate – represent interests and build majorities
Decide – experience compromise, majority and responsibility
Speak freely – give a speech, argue, persuade
How it runs
1RolesForm political groups
2CommitteeDevelop positions
3PlenaryDebate and vote
4DebriefingLink to reality
3–5 h10–20 studentsfrom age 13Certificate
06Sustainability
SDGs in action
From 17 goals to your own project idea.
The UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals become tangible: students analyse their own consumption, understand the circular economy through a real product and end with a project idea for their school or community.
What you learn
The 17 SDGs – what's behind them and where they touch everyday life
Sustainable consumption – supply chains, labels and real alternatives
Circular economy – repair, share and reuse instead of throwing away
Your own project idea – a doable plan for your school
How it runs
1SDG trailDiscover 17 goals
2Product checkFrom raw material to waste
3Idea workshopDesign projects
4PitchPresent ideas
2–5 h10–20 studentsfrom age 13Certificate
07Climate
Understand the climate, shape the climate
From causes to your own campaign.
Climate change without the doom: students work with real data, understand causes and effects, discuss climate justice and calculate their carbon footprint. To finish, they design their own climate campaign for their school.
What you learn
Causes and effects – understand the climate crisis with real data
Climate justice – who causes it and who bears the consequences
Carbon footprint – measure your everyday life and find levers
Climate campaign – plan an action that works at school
How it runs
1Data checkLearn to read curves
2PerspectivesJustice debate
3FootprintSelf-test and levers
4CampaignPoster, reel, action
2–5 h10–20 studentsfrom age 13Certificate
08Civic participation
Have your say, shape your world
How young people move democracy locally.
Participation doesn't start at 16 at the ballot box. Students find an issue that really affects them, learn the routes to being heard and develop a concrete action plan for their school, district or municipality.
What you learn
Know your options – school council, youth council, petitions and citizens' initiatives
Frame your issue – turn frustration into a clear, solvable goal
Find allies – plan campaigns and organise support
Talk to politicians – put your case convincingly to decision-makers
How it runs
1My issueWhat bothers us?
2MapWho decides what?
3Action planSteps and roles
4PitchTo real guests
2–5 h10–20 studentsfrom age 13Certificate
09Transversal skills
Skills for life
Teamwork, communication, creativity: what counts in every job.
Whether apprenticeship, university or first job: employers look for skills that no single subject teaches. In team challenges, students experience their strengths, get feedback and record their personal skills profile, perfect for the certificate and their next application.
What you learn
Communication – listen, speak clearly, give and receive feedback
Teamwork – share roles, solve conflicts, deliver together
Creativity – find new ways when the plan fails
Self-organisation – keep time, goals and motivation on track
How it runs
1Skills checkWhere do I stand?
2ChallengesTeam tasks
3FeedbackMake strengths visible
4Skills profileFor your portfolio
2–5 h10–20 studentsfrom age 13Certificate
10Human rights
Human rights for everyone
Dignity, equality, freedom, and what they mean every day.
Human rights aren't a distant topic from Geneva: they concern the classroom, social media and the way to school. Students work through case studies, recognise discrimination and practise what civil courage looks like in everyday life.
What you learn
Know your rights – the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and children's rights
Recognise discrimination – see through prejudice, exclusion and online hate
Digital rights – privacy, freedom of expression and their limits online
Civil courage – step in safely and support others
How it runs
1BarometerWhere do you stand?
2CasesReal examples
3Role-playSwap perspectives
4ActionOur class charter
2–5 h10–20 studentsfrom age 13Certificate
11AI workshop
Creative with AI
Songs, videos, podcasts: made yourself with artificial intelligence.
Here it's all about trying things out: students write prompts, compose their own song with Suno, turn study material into a podcast with NotebookLM and create images and videos. Along the way we clarify what's fair, allowed and must be labelled.
Suno and NotebookLM
Compose an original song and turn your own study notes into a podcast to listen to and share.
Canva and video tools
Design images, posters and short clips, and learn how to label AI-generated content correctly.
What you learn
Write prompts – phrase precisely and improve results step by step
Create with AI – songs, images and videos with Suno, Canva and more
Learn with AI – use NotebookLM for summaries and podcasts
Stay fair – copyright, labelling and deepfakes
How it runs
1Prompt battleWho nails it?
2Tool stationsMusic, image, video
3Creative projectYour own work in teams
4ShowcasePremiere and reflection
2–5 h10–20 studentsfrom age 13Certificate
12Study visits in Vienna
Out of the classroom
Experience the city of the future where it's being built.
Excursion plus workshop: we visit places where the sustainable city is already a reality, talk to the people there and process the experience straight away in a facilitated idea workshop.
GrünStattGrau
Innovation lab for building greening and the green city of the future: façades, roofs and cooling in a changing climate.
Seestadt Aspern
One of Europe's largest urban development projects: smart city, mobility, energy and neighbourhood life.
What you learn
Experience it on site – urban development with all your senses, not from a textbook
See connections – climate, building, mobility and community
Discover careers – green jobs in conversation with experts
Your own ideas – what would work in our neighbourhood?
How it runs
1PreparationShort input at school
2Guided tourOn site with experts
3WorkshopReflection and ideas
4TransferIdeas for the school
4–5 h10–20 studentsfrom age 13Certificate
Career orientation daysNew
Ready for training, university and Europe
On our career orientation days, students get to know the EU and Erasmus+, discover their opportunities abroad and work with digital tools they will really need at school, university and work, right up to a finished application folder.
Why we offer career orientation days
Many students find it hard to get a suitable, welcoming place for their career orientation days. Young people with a migration background and students from families with less formal education or facing financial difficulties are hit hardest.
As a socially innovative organisation, we know this challenge from our own experience. That is why we actively open up access to career orientation days and support young people all the way through.
up to
20
places per semester
We host up to 20 students every semester.
Practical insights, real experience, a better future.
EU and Erasmus+
How the EU works and its work for young people
Internships abroad, volunteering, youth exchanges
Find and use funding
Digital tools and AI
Organise and plan with Notion
Design with Canva
Videos, songs and study podcasts with AI
Applications
Lebenslauf workshop: write your own
Professional application photos
Practise job interviews
Insights and work areas
Digital tools for the workplace
Notion
Digital tools for self-organisation
Canva
Graphic and design tools
Canva
Insights into social media
Marketing
Insights into EU projects
Mindset
Basics of project administration
Tools and processes
What a day can look like
1Europe quizWhat do you know about the EU?
2OpportunitiesErasmus+ for you
3Tool labNotion, Canva, AI
4ApplicationLebenslauf and photo shoot
5ShowcaseShow your results
6ReflectionLook back and plan next steps
At the end, everyone takes home
a finished Lebenslauf, a professional application photo, their own digital projects and the EMOTiC certificate.
1 or more daysUp to 20 places per semester1–10 studentsAt our office in ViennaCertificate
Our goal: every young person should have the chance to gain valuable practical experience, discover their talents and step confidently into the future.
Are your students still looking for an inclusive place for their career orientation days? We would love to hear from you.
Every participant receives a certificate listing the competences they gained, ideal for portfolios, applications and their further education.
For your portfolioFor applications
European network
Content from real EU projects
EMOTiC is a partner in many Erasmus+ projects on youth competences, artificial intelligence, digitalisation and sustainability. Our workshop content is based on tested European materials, piloted with young people in several countries.
Highlight
Erasmus+ funded
Erasmus+ youth exchanges
We regularly organise and arrange international youth exchanges, especially in summer, in Austria and across Europe. Travel, accommodation and programme are funded by Erasmus+. Workshop participants get priority access.
Europe-wide7–10 daysFunded
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Workshops can be freely combined and adapted to grade, curriculum topics and time frame. Tell us what your class would like to do and we will make a proposal.
