01 Nov Kick-off Event on 14.11.2024

On November 14, 2024, the highly anticipated kick-off event for the Tres’OR project will take place in Landau – a transnational educational project that promotes cross-border cooperation in the Upper Rhine region and advances student education in the areas of democracy, sustainability, digitalization, multilingualism, and interculturality.

The event will open at 09:30 with a welcome coffee, where participants can get in the mood for the upcoming day. At 10:00, the official program begins with a welcome and a brief introduction to the project through a video clip that clearly explains the vision and goals of Tres’OR.

Greetings and Grant Notification

From 10:15, the ceremonial part follows with greetings from prominent guests:

• State Secretary Petra Dick-Walter from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture of Rhineland-Palatinate will officially welcome the project and present the grant notification.
• Dr. Birgit Pikowsky, Director of the Pedagogical State Institute of Rhineland-Palatinate, will speak about the significance of Tres’OR for the region and the role of educational institutions in shaping the future.

Insights into the Partners and Educational Dialogue

From 10:35, there will be further insights into the partner institutions of Tres’OR through another video clip introducing the various actors and their roles in the project. Following this, at 10:40, the Educational Dialogue will take place, where leading representatives from the region will discuss:

• State Secretary Bettina Brück (Ministry of Education Rhineland-Palatinate)
• Urs Bucher (Head of Adult Education Centers Basel-Stadt)
• Isabelle Wolf (Rectorat Strasbourg and Chairwoman of the Working Group “Formation Éducation”)
• Christiane Rabe-Vogt (Representative of the Regional Councils of Freiburg Karlsruhe)

The moderation will be carried out by Manuele Vanotti (Pedagogical Center Basel-Stadt) and Sabine Rohmann (Pedagogical State Institute Rhineland-Palatinate). They will lead through the exciting discussion that highlights the opportunities and challenges of cross-border education.

Conclusion and Refreshments

After the message from Tres’OR at 11:40 and the closing remarks by State Secretary Bettina Brück at 11:45, the event will conclude with a joint refreshment at 12:00, where participants can continue to exchange ideas and network.

The event will take place at the premises of RPTU Landau (Fortstraße 7, Conference Room C1) and will be supported by simultaneous German/French translation, allowing all participants to focus on their preferred language.

A First Step Towards a Sustainable and Cross-Border Educational Landscape

The kick-off event marks the official start of Tres’OR and thus sets an important milestone for the cooperation of the three countries in the Upper Rhine region. The project aims to promote strong educational cooperation that not only imparts the necessary future competencies to students in the region but also strengthens the understanding of living and working together in a cross-border context.

We look forward to advancing this visionary educational initiative together with the numerous partners, institutions, and actors, and are excited about the results that Tres’OR will achieve in the coming years.