As part of Europe Month, I had the pleasure of representing the Mayor of Metz, François Grosdidier, during a European evening held at City Hall to welcome our Hungarian and Turkish partners involved in the Erasmus+ projects led by the Leading Language and Technology Institute (LLTI Formations).

At the heart of the discussions was the RIDEbi project – Robotics for the Inclusive Development of Children in Bilingual Learning Environments – an innovative program that uses educational robotics to promote inclusion, language learning, and intercultural openness. Supported by Erasmus+, this project brings together dedicated partners from Hungary (Abacusan Stúdió) and Turkey (Uğur Okulları) around shared values: education, innovation, and European cooperation.

Through these projects, we are also building a European identity from an early age, founded on the values of tolerance, dialogue, and peace. Offering children and young people such opportunities for exchange and collaboration means giving them the keys to an open, supportive, and shared future.

This evening was also an opportunity to warmly thank the teams from the City of Metz, the Eurometropolis, and the National Education system for their support of these projects, which bring Europe to life in tangible ways in our territory, for the benefit of young people.

A big thank you to the LLTI team for their remarkable commitment and their ability to foster dialogue between cultures, pedagogies, and talents.

Metz is fully committed to the Erasmus+ dynamic: a city that is open, engaged, and looking to the future.

(from: Attila Sapci)