VOLUNTEERING AND INTERGENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY Lääne-Viru College Estonia

Mobility team members Students Riina Kopti Renna Vist Jane Lohu Teachers Ave Nukka

Mobility team members Riina Kopti I study business management in the second course. I am also an active member in the school student council.

Mobility team members Renna Vist I am studying business management in the first course. I am very outgoing and I like to socialise.

Mobility team members Jane Lohu I am a freshman and I study business management. I like to communicate with people and gain new experiences.

Mobility team members Ave Nukka Faculty member at Lääne-Viru College. One of the hobbies is sewing.

Lääne-Viru College  We have the following applied higher educational curricula:  Business Administration  Accountancy  Social work  Commercial Economics etc

Lääne-Viru College

Facts about Estonia  By geographic location we belong to the Baltic region.  By language we belong to Scandinavia.  By allies we belong to Europe.  By the prevailing religion we belong to Germany.  By climate we belong to the North.

Location of Estonia

Facts about Estonia  Estonia is an e-country – most people use e-banking, pay parking with a mobile phone and pay taxes, or even vote, online.

Facts about Estonia The Republic of Estonia is situated in Northern Europe along the Baltic Sea. Estonian borders:  Russia in the east  Latvia in the south  Finland in the north, across the Gulf of Finland and Sweden is the western neighbour across the Baltic Sea.

Facts about Estonia  Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, lies on the coast of the Baltic Sea.

Facts about Estonia  The highest point, Suur Munamägi, is only 318m (1,043 feet) above sea level.

Facts about Estonian population  The total population of Estonia is around 1.3 million people.  Estonian ethnicity 69%.  Russian 26%.  Ukrainian 2%.  Belarusians, Finns each make up 1% of the population.

Facts about estonians  Estonians on the whole are quiet and reserved. They tend to speak softly and do not like to draw attention to themselves.  Estonians are not emotive speakers.  Estonians mean what they say and do what they say they will do. They expect foreign business people to keep their word.

Facts about Estonia  The Parliament is Estonia’s highest legislative authority and it is vested with the right to adopt laws.  The Estonian parliament has 101 members. The President of Estonia is Toomas Hendrik Ilves  The President of Estonia is Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Some thoughts on the topic Definiton of voluntary work different for everyone People want to give their own effort – to change something