by Dalia Sabah

trainee as a bank clerk at HypoVereinsbank – Member of UniCredit,

2nd year

The Project and my motivationThe project „azubi europa“ is organised and coordinated by the company isw

(Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Beratung und Dienstleistung mbH) and funded by the European Union (ESF) and the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt.

One day Denis Diderot wrote „There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation

collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.”

In my opinion and also that’s my main motivation is that I think the project connect all the important elements to gain more knowledge about different countries but also

about myself and it’s gives the chance for new experiences in another place on earth. And of course the indentation in the English language.

Contents - Internship calendary 1. Poland – Kraków (01.06. – 06.06.2015) 1.1. Day 1: trip from Germany to Poland 1.2. Day 2: 1. workshop and visit „Techglass“ 1.3. Day 3: Vocational school Zespól Szkól Ekonomicznych nr. 1 in Kraków 1.4. Day 4: 2. workshop and visit Kopalnia Soli „Wieliczka“ 1.5. Day 5: Auschwitz concentration camp 1.6. Day 6: onward journey to Gdańsk 2. Poland – Gdańsk (07.06. – 12.06.2015) 2.1. Day 7: 3. workshop 2.2. Day 8: 4. workshop and visit „Invest in Pomerania“ 2.3. Day 9: Vocational school Szkoly Ekonomiczno-Handlowe and visit the consulate general of Germany in

Danzig 2.4. Day 10: Gdañsk University of Technology and the city rally in Gdansk 2.5. Day 11: Westerplatte Education Path and final test 2.6. Day 12: trip from Poland back to Germany 3. acknowledgment 4. Sources

Poland our internship led us to Poland – first to Kraków and

then to Gdańsk

Poland‘s capital is Warsaw (1,7 Mio. inhabitants)

Poland has the 9th largest area in Europe with 312.679 km² and 38.485.779 inhabitants

the language is – of course – polish (it‘s a North Slavic language)

as currency they have the Złoty -> 1 EUR ≈ 3,9 Złoty (1 Złoty = 100 Groszy)

member of EU since 2004, independence in 1918

neighboring countries: Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Slavakia, Czech Republic, Germany

leading industires: chemical industry, food industry, metal industry

Kraków01.06. – 06.06.2015

some facts: the second largest and one of the

oldest cities in Poland Kraków has traditionally been one of

the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life

Poland's most important economic hub an area of 326,85 km²and a population

of 759.800

Day 1: trip from Germany to Poland we met at 11:30 am at Halle (Saale)

central station then we went by train to Berlin-Tegel from the airport Berlin-Tegel we have

flown to the airport of Kraków after we arrived in Kraków we remained a long time in a shoping

mall to check the shopping possibilies at least we took the tram till we arrived in our Hotel Domus Mater

my hotel room

On the plane

Day 2: 1.workshop and visit „Techglass“1. workshop

the most important facts about the country, history, economy, geography and people of Poland - we could learn about the regional and international role of Poland in the EU

talk about the Vocational training in the CEE countries

prepare the presentation for Polish students in the vocational schools

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get to know the vendor and constructors of industrial plants for glass production and its offers and markets

we had the possibility to visit the CEO – Andrzej Skowiniak - at the main headquarters

since 1990 they have been involved in glass industry, supplying products and providing services

130 employees and over 800 completed projects

some impressions…

some machines of Techglass

the Project Manager of Techglass

our wonderful group at Techglass

I really appreciate this

company – like it!

Day 3: Vocational school Zespól Szkól Ekonomicznych nr. 1 in Kraków

at first everyone translated his own text for the presentation at the vocational school (from German to English)

the presentation includes our school system in Germany, our own vocational school and general information about Saxony-Anhalt and the peculiarities there

then the students in the attended school tell us some facts about their school system

we had the opportunity to speak with the students and exchange ideas - it was interesting to compare the two system with each other

The concourse was informative!

Day 4: 2. workshop and visit Kopalnia Soli „Wieliczka“

2. workshop

Business English

How to make a Powerpoint presentation – which is to be published

Preparation city rally in Kraków– get all the question to start with my group of 5 people

Kopalnia Soli „Wieliczka“ – Salzbergwerk Wieliczka

located in the town of Wieliczka (southern Poland)

built in the 13th century

Produced table salt continuously until 2007

one of the world's oldest salt mines still in operation

mine's attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels that have been carved out of the rock salt by the miners

about 1.2 million people visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine annually

The mine is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments

some impressions… Renaissance Cloth Hall

my lovely group

Wawel – castle Main Market Square

Saint Mary's Basilica

Sweets in

Kraków

Barbakane

Leonardo's "The Last Supper"carved in a wall of rock salt

our whole group… so many stairs …

Bottom of St. Kinga's Shaft

the garden outside the salt mine

Chapel of St. Kinga, deep within the Wieliczka salt mine.

Day 5: Auschwitz concentration camp was a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps

built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II

1.1 million prisoners died at Auschwitz, around 90 percent of them Jewish - "Final Solution to the Jewish question“

transport trains delivered Jews to the camp's gas chambers from all over German-occupied Europe, where they were killed with the pesticide Zyklon B

Auschwitz stands as a tragic

reminder of the terrible

potential man has for violence

and inhumanity.

- Billy Graham -

very emotional interview with a survivor of Auschwitz

Day 6: onward journey to Gdańsk we went by train from Kraków to Gdansk

our travel lasted about 6 hours

upon arrival we checked into our amazing Hotel „Wolne Miasto“

then we chill and in the evening we attend to a very funny pub crawl tour in Gdanskhave some fun in the train

Jenny and my hotel room

Gdańsk 07.06. – 12.06.2015

Some facts: Poland's principal seaport and the centre of the country's

fourth-largest metropolitan area

largest city in the Pomerania region of Northern Poland

city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay (of the Baltic Sea), in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity

Gdańsk was the birthplace of the Solidarity movement which under the leadership of Lech Wałęsa, played a major role in bringing an end to Communist rule across Central Europe

an area of 262,20 km²and a population of 461.935

Day 7: 3. workshop Talk about Intercultural Communication and Business English Prepare the presentation of the German school system for the

Czech students Free-time for sight-seeing in the old town of Gdansk

bohemian district in Gdansk and traditional polish food

Day 8: 4. workshop and visit „Invest in Pomerania“

4. workshop .

we had the possibility to visit the marketing department of „Pomeranian Development Agency“ and listened to a lecture by the Director Marcin Piatkowski

Pomerania is one of the most dynamically developing regions in Central-Eastern Europe

the Invest in Pomerania team was appointed to support investors at each stage of the investment process

the Motto is: “We care more”

Director

Edit the travel diaries and market research, we get time to work on our own presentation for the company

Pomeranian Development Agency

Day 9: Vocational school Szkoly Ekonomiczno-Handlowe and…

Vocational school Szkoly Ekonomiczno-Handlowe

We get a great presentation from a economic class of the vocational school about Danzig (general facts, sightseeing, pubs and more) but also the school system in Poland – and how important education is

Then we hold a presentation for the class about our school system in Germany and general fact about Saxony-Anhalt and quite explicitly about Halle (Saale)

The students were handsome

… visit the consulate general of Germany in Danzig

Met Mrs. Pieper and Mr. Ess and talked with them about their job, their career and how they get this position in the consulate

our group became familiar with the subject of the consulate general

Consul

General

Cornelia

Pieper

Day 10: Gdañsk University of Technology and the city rally in Gdansk

is a technical university in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz

one of the oldest universities in Poland

nine faculties and with 41 fields of study and more than 26 thousand undergraduate

we meet the Faculty of Economics of the University

visit to the Faculty of Chemistry

Understand the Importance of intercultural exchanges for Poland

some impressions…

St. Mary's Church - the largest brick church in the

worldRoyal Chapel of the Polish King

Neptune's Fountain in the center of the Long Market

Green Gate The medieval port crane, called Żuraw over Motława river

Gdańsk eye

Day 11: Westerplatte Education Path and final test

Get by pirate boat to the “Westerplatte”

It´s a peninsula where the 2nd World War began

There was the bombardment of the polish ammunition-stock

Walked around the memorial-path

Had a final test about the two weeks in Krakow and Danzig

Day 12: trip from Poland back to Germany

The days are passing so far… but we are looking forward to see our family in Germany

First we drove to the Central Station of Gdansk and then we took the tram directly to Berlin – from Berlin back to Halle (Saale)

Now it‘s time to say goodbye Poland it was a amazing time! Do widzenia!

3. acknowledgmentI am very grateful for the possibility to take part on the project „Azubi – Europa“.

The project was absolutely instructive and I would do it always again.

I‘d love to thank my great company „HypoVereinsbank – Member of UniCredit“ for the permission to let me get through this venture.

But also I want to thank my vocational school which is always up to date about projects like this.

And of course I want to thank especially Mrs. Kaufhold which has campaigned for my participation and our trainer Mr. Dargatz which has always motivational phrases.

I learned so much about the MOE countries – but also so much about myself and I had the opportunity to know such amazing people through the 2 weeks.

4. sources4. sources http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_knowledge.html

http://www.isw-bildung.de/azubi-europa/

https://translate.google.de/?hl=de&tab=TT

https://www.leo.org/ende/index_de.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gdańsk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraków

DVD von Herrn Dargatz

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