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YOUth Digital Minds – Shaping Tomorrow: How Young People Turned Ideas into Digital Business Concepts

An Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in Markovci, Slovenia where young people from five countries explored digital skills, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurship, transforming creative ideas into startup concepts while building confidence, collaboration, and intercultural connections.

35 Participants
5 Participating countries
9 Days exploring the digital world
8 Competencies acquired
Location

Markovci, Slovenia, Slovenia

Duration

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What happens when young people from 5 countries spend 9 days together?  A lot more than you’d expect.

In Markovci, Slovenia, we took part in an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange focused on digital skills, AI, and entrepreneurship.

We learned how to turn ideas into actual business concepts, coming up with company names, designing logos, building pitch decks, creating landing pages, and thinking about how everything could actually work in real life. We also talked a lot about how AI is becoming part of everyday life and how important digital skills are for the future. But the best part wasn’t just the workshops.

It was stepping a bit out of our comfort zones, speaking in front of others, getting more confident, and realizing how easy it is to connect with people you’ve just met, even if they come from completely different backgrounds.

There were so many good moments:

  • Cultural nights with food, music, and traditions
  • Doing a flashmob in a high school
  • Hanging out and playing with kids in a primary school
  • Random football and volleyball games
  • A trip to another city

and just a lot of laughs, music, and late-night talks.

What we expected to be a nice trip turned into something way more meaningful. New skills, new friendships, and memories we’ll definitely keep for a long time 🤍

#Entrepreneurship #ErasmusPlus #Youth Exchange #ΑΙ

Have Your Say.

Key findings from our public engagement activity.

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How prepared do you feel to use AI and digital tools for your future career or business ideas?

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Participant Voice

"It was a unique experience. I had the opportunity to meet new people from different cultures. I believe this is the first time, at least for me, that I have met people from abroad and we have already planned to meet again/go on holidays together! "

Panagiotis G.

Participant Voice

"The program was a very important experience and a great opportunity to feel like a child again, to learn, to change habits, and to better understand myself and my limits. I would definitely do it again and would gladly be a leader again. Thank you for everything, Anna, Neja, and Sara! "

Aliki P.

Participant Voice

"My participation in this Erasmus program was a unique experience that I feel will stay unforgettable for me forever.The workshops were very interesting, and I am grateful for the people I met there.It was a very positive first Erasmus experience, and I’m already looking forward to the next ones! "

Despoina P.

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