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European Co-citizens’ Competences

European co-citizens have via the learning and living together format of a European Community College and/or similar formats, obtained and applied the following skills, knowledge, responsibilities and autonomy in a real life experience:

The European co-citizen has obtained and applied knowledge in:

- European geography, history and political systems,
- European law and policies,
- Citizens’ rights and duties,
- EU political structure,
- Relevant academic and professional terminology in English,
- Different ways of communicating (mediating, facilitating, formulating arguments, body language),
- Group dynamics,
- Lobbying techniques,
- Non-formal learning methods and their value,
- The operating methods of different sectors

The European co-citizen has gained and applied skills in:

- Using appropriate language,
- Identifying and solving problems,
- Team work and compromise,
- Setting one’s personal agenda aside to focus on achieving a constructive outcome,
- Using curiosity, enthusiasm, patience, creativity, commitment, perseverance to achieve a common goal,
- Interpersonal communication (active listening, diplomatic skills, making oneself clear),
- Intercultural communication (foreign language skills, active listening, diplomatic skills, making oneself clear in intercultural context),
- Initiating and maintaining positive relations,
- Valuing diversity,
- Flexibility and adapting to different situations,
- Managing data,
- Negotiating, mediating, facilitating, discussing, debating,
- Delivering presentations,
- Thinking transnationally,
- Self-reflection,
- Awareness, open-mindedness, tolerance, cultural realism,
- Taking actions to support visions,
- Leadership,
- Networking,
- Pragmatism,
- Political astuteness.

The European co-citizen has developed autonomy and taken responsibility to:

- Be an active European citizen,
- Transfer skills to other contexts and situations,
- Represent but also constructively reflect on one’s own culture and / or association,
- Work and think independently,
- Adapt to different situations,
- Find a common solution,
- Motivate and support others,
- Plan and supervise non-formal and informal learning events,
- Independent data analysis,
- Take the lead,
- Reflect and evaluate,
- Resolve conflicts of opinion,
- Make collective decisions and reflect on their consequences,
- Work as a negotiator and a co-ordinator in a inter-cultural group,
- Find common ground to negotiate/ agree,
- Value differences of others,
- Assert own identity and priorities,
- Communicate, spread and multiply one's experiences,
- Involve and contribute in a debate and/ or discussion focused on a constructive outcome