The project is an intensive international six-sided cooperation of ICT teachers, their students (partners from the Czech Republic - MSŠ - applicant organization; Norway - AVGS and Austria - BHAK-HBLW - partner organizations) and also ICT experts (ATS, Dynatec, and Oberaigner Powertrain GmbH - partner organizations) in the field of Industry 4.0.

The cooperation is divided into these areas:

1. Data Collection and Reporting, Manufacturing Execution Systems, Manufacturing Operations Management

2. Smart Products, Mechanical and Product Design

3. Marketing 4.0

All these fields are supervised by successful international ICT companies, which practically solve these areas in their commercial activities. The project's main objective is to improve the ICT skills of pupils of secondary schools concerning the requirements of ICT companies – their potential future employers. Also, the teachers of ICT subjects (and even their students) can enhance their skills and VET competencies and compare the differences in the Czech, Austrian, and Norwegian school practices.

The results and outputs of the project are:

1. Innovation, modernization, improvement of the teaching of vocational subjects related to Industry 4.0 (mainly ICT subjects - database systems, programming, robotics, 3D printing, etc., as well as economics, vocational English). We got to know using PLC = production line control mechanism, data collection and production line simulator samples, and work with the database – reporting. Moreover, we got knowledge and skills in SolidWorks software as an advanced tool for the Mechanical Design and production of a modeled unit on a CNC machine.

2. The comparative study that maps the strengths and weaknesses in the relation between the professional training of secondary school pupils and the effectiveness of professional involvement in the Industry 4.0.

3. We processed and tested the two-phase graduation questionnaire. We asked the young employees of ICT companies operating in Industry 4.0 how the VET schools prepared them to exercise their profession, what precisely in their work can be used, and what they missed during the studies.

4. Amendment of curricula among all the participating schools is one of the most crucial project results.

5. Broad dissemination in 3 partner countries (CZ, NO, AT), f.e. during ErasmusDays campaign.

The project is based on 3 training activities - joint student workshops in the project topics and 3 transnational project meetings visited by ICT teachers. We use quite a sophisticated methodology that mixes "students teach students" technique with the lessons lead by ICT professionals.

Unfortunately, the project's aim was strongly affected by the COVID-19 epidemic and subsequent government measures (closing the borders, social isolation). We had to cancel the third students' workshop, organized in Austria in April 2020. Therefore, we worked on the topic of Marketing 4.0 just on-line within the distant virtual collaboration.