With nearly 70 sessions held for 800 participants across the country since 2022, EMN France has rolled out and promoted the learning tool Destination Europe across many regions and a variety of sectors. This article summarises the progress made four years on.
To date, a total of 120 physical boxes of the tool have been distributed to various actors in France, including NGOs, authorities and even museums dedicated to migration, demonstrating a clear interest in this innovative educational resource on migration and asylum.
Popular learning tool in higher education
EMN France first found its audience among university students from a variety of disciplines such as law, political science, economics and social sciences. Higher education accounts for the majority of workshops and ranks third in terms of physical box distribution (21%).
Increasing dissemination to secondary schools
EMN France has extended the roll-out of Destination Europe to its target audience : high school students. Secondary schools now account for 24% of distributed physical copies.
Destination Europe has been presented to most of the academic regions (i.e. local branches of the Ministry of Education) in mainland France and overseas territories. Several copies were sent to overseas territories, such as Mayotte. This expansion confirms the relevance of Destination Europe, for all French territories.
European information networks remain key partners
Beyond this focus on educational institutions, EUROPE DIRECT centres and the Maisons de l’Europe (Houses of Europe) all over the French territory remain the primary distribution channel, accounting for 29% of all boxes sent. These local European information networks play a pivotal role in maintaining engagement outside the education sector.
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