Anne Fox :: Blog :: European Project Progress

Just back from Germany and a project meeting of the group managing the Leonardo project LIPS; Linguistic and Intercultural Preparation for the Workplace. Apart from meeting up again with old friends, we also met some new and interesting people. I can't help comparing the progress made in the LIPS project with the one I am running since it is in the same programme and running to the same timetable. But then I must not become too dispirited. The LIPS project had a headstart while my own project has only been mine to manage for about 4 weeks as the previous project coordinator had too much on his plate so it is not surprising that we are behind schedule. I am confident that we can catch up as long as we all start working hard now.

In the LIPS project we have been having monthly online meetings and this was evaluated in the face to face. Even though most of the partners do not feel too comfortable with the online medium, the vote was to carry on with the online meetings since the feeling is that motivation and activity levels are maintained at a higher level because of these monthly mini events.

On the social agenda was a wine-tasting evening at a small vineyard just up in the hills behind Remagen where we were staying. The wine was delicious and the building, in Gaudi-esque style, was amazing.