An Important Topic
In today’s fast-moving world, young people often face pressure, uncertainty, and challenges that can affect their mental, emotional, physical, and social well-being. The youth exchange Vibe Check was created as a space where participants could slow down, reflect, connect with others, and explore what well-being truly means in everyday life.
Bringing together young people from different countries and backgrounds, the exchange focused on self-growth, resilience, meaningful relationships, and community building. Through non-formal learning methods, reflective discussions, interactive workshops, and collaborative activities, participants explored how different aspects of well-being are deeply interconnected and how personal growth can be supported through healthy habits, supportive environments, and strong social connections.
Exploring Well-Being Beyond the Surface
Throughout the project, participants first explored the different aspects of well-being (mental, emotional, physical, and social) and reflected on how these areas influence their everyday lives, relationships, habits, and personal growth. They examined well-being not simply as the absence of stress or problems, but as an ongoing process shaped by experiences, emotions, environments, and daily choices. The exchange created a safe and supportive environment where young people could openly reflect on their own journeys, share perspectives, and learn from one another.
An important aspect of the exchange was recognizing the role that relationships and communities play in supporting well-being. Participants reflected on how friendships, trust, and supportive environments can positively influence mental health, confidence, and overall quality of life. Through shared experiences, they discovered that personal growth does not necessarily happen in isolation, but often through meaningful interaction with others.
Turning Dialogue into Action
One of the key strengths of Vibe Check was its hands-on approach, where participants were actively involved in shaping the learning process. Across the sessions, young people worked in international groups to explore topics related to wellbeing and everyday life, turning discussions into practical ideas and shared solutions.
Rather than focusing on theory, participants engaged in interactive activities that encouraged them to reflect on real-life situations such as managing stress, improving communication, and supporting peers. By sharing experiences and brainstorming together, they learned directly from one another in a practical and meaningful way.
The cooperative nature of the sessions played a central role in the exchange. Participants constantly exchanged ideas, built on each other’s input, and explored different perspectives, which strengthened teamwork, communication skills, and intercultural understanding while also highlighting how collective thinking can lead to better everyday solutions.
Cultural Evenings and Shared Experiences
An important part of the project were the cultural evenings, where participants introduced their countries through traditional food, music, games, dances, and customs. These evenings created a welcoming atmosphere that encouraged curiosity, openness, and intercultural dialogue. By sharing parts of their own cultures and learning about others, participants strengthened their communication skills, built meaningful friendships, and experienced the value of diversity and mutual understanding.
What We Can Take Home from This
By the end of the exchange, participants left with more than just memories of an international mobility experience. Many said they returned home with greater self-awareness, more confidence, improved communication skills, and new perspectives on personal wellbeing and growth.
Some participants noted that the most valuable part of Vibe Check was the way it helped them step out of their comfort zones and learn from others in a supportive environment. Others highlighted how useful it was to exchange ideas in international groups and see how different people approach similar everyday challenges.
This youth exchange showed that wellbeing is something that can be developed over time through connection, reflection, and shared experiences. In a context where many young people feel isolated or overwhelmed, creating spaces for open exchange and mutual support makes a real difference.
Results
Participants also explored creative ways of expressing their ideas, using flipcharts and visual materials as well as producing short videos. This helped them turn discussions into clear visual group work and find new ways to communicate their thoughts.
Silent60
Working in groups, participants were challenged to create a short video on wellbeing without any dialogue. The constraint pushed them to rely on visual storytelling, body language, and expressive movement, exploring how emotions and experiences can be conveyed through gesture and symbolic action. Each group developed a simple concept and translated it into a short, silent video, making shared decisions about how to represent something as personal as well-being without a single word.
Through filming and editing their videos, participants built skills in visual storytelling, teamwork, and digital literacy, and deepened their understanding of well-being by turning ideas into action.
Wellbeing Shark Tank
In the Wellbeing Shark Tank, participants worked in teams to invent their own wellbeing products and pitch them to the group, just like on the TV show. From the all-purpose iRock to the emotion-sensing FEEL ME wearable and the Oasis Ring that tracks hydration, stress and sleep, the activity turned what they had learned about well-being into playful, hands-on ideas.
Photo Gallery
A small taste of all the great experiences that participants had during this exchange.
Spreading Good Vibes
The very important final part of our youth exchanges is the dissemination done by the participants. After they go home, they talk about their experience and what they learned in their schools and local communities. Through presentations, social media posts, and everyday conversations, participants of Vibe Check shared the importance of taking care of mental, emotional, physical, and social well-being, as well as the value of supportive relationships and intercultural understanding. By sharing their personal experiences, new friendships, and memories from the exchange, they also inspired other young people to become more open to international opportunities such as Erasmus+ youth exchanges.
Dačice, Czechia, May 2026
Veronika Kosová shared her Vibe Check experience with the eight members of her drama club in Dačice, telling them about the project and how Erasmus+ youth exchanges work. She showed videos from the exchange, including the Vibe Check short film and footage her own group had filmed.
Toplița, Romania, May 2026
Mihai-Joszef Balla gave a presentation about the Vibe Check project at Liceul Teoretic Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu in Toplița, explaining the project’s goals and activities, who can apply, and how the application process works, before answering questions from the audience of about 15 students.
București, Romania, May 2026
Sebastian Fritz headed to a park in București during a Europe Day activity, talking with some 30 members of the public about E29 and the Vibe Check project and sharing information about Erasmus+ youth exchanges.
Pitești, Romania, May 2026
Stefania Cristiana Ghioc presented the Vibe Check Youth Exchange to a class of 21 students and their English teacher at Colegiul Național Ion C. Brătianu in Pitești. Using a digital presentation with photos from each day of the exchange, the Vibe Check short film and the Romanian team’s presentation, she walked through the activities and the cultural nights and the learning outcomes around well-being and cultural awareness.
București, Romania, May 2026
Andrei Valentin Radulescu gave a presentation about the Vibe Check project to his class of 20 or so students during an English lesson at Colegiul Economic Virgil Madgearu in București.
Košice, Slovakia, May 2026
Anna Kanuková, together with Dorotea Čonková, presented the Vibe Check exchange to a group of eight students at Gymnázium sv. Tomáša Akvinského in Košice. Splitting the session across two groups to reach more classmates, they introduced the project’s objectives, the activities they took part in, and what they learned through international teamwork, communication and cultural exchange, illustrated with photos from the project.
Pitești, Romania, May 2026
Ana-Maria-Ioana Nicolae presented her Vibe Check experience to her class of roughly 30 students at Liceul Ion Brătianu in Pitești, sharing what the exchange was about and what it meant to her.
Vranje, Serbia, May 2026
Ognjen Popović gave a presentation about the Vibe Check youth exchange to around 15 younger students at Gimnazija Bora Stanković in Vranje, covering the activities, the social side of the exchange and its cultural significance, and encouraging them to take part in future E29 activities.
Kaunas, Lithuania, May 2026
Adas Simonavičius presented the Vibe Check Youth Exchange to his English class of 15 at Kaunas Maironis University Gymnasium, talking about the workshops, the activities and his own experiences.
Velké Pavlovice, Czechia, May 2026
Barbora Šnajdrová gave a presentation on Erasmus+ to nearly 30 students at her school in Velké Pavlovice, explaining what an Erasmus+ project is, how students can apply, and that the programme is funded by the EU, before describing the Vibe Check exchange she attended and why such experiences are worthwhile.
Taurage, Lithuania, May 2026
Aivijus Tverijonas, together with Matas Noreika, presented their experience from the Vibe Check youth exchange at Tauragės Versmės gymnasium to some 20 students, sharing E29 and Erasmus+ opportunities more broadly. They walked through the journey from applying to the project to preparing for it, and answered questions afterwards.
Sjenica, Serbia, May 2026
Andrej Tandir gave a presentation in Sjenica to a small group of eight on Erasmus+ opportunities and the E29 organization, closing with the Vibe Check project itself.
Ostrava, Czechia, May 2026
Tereza Smiešková gave a short presentation in Ostrava to 15 students about Vibe Check and how to take part in Erasmus+ projects. She showed a video, described the activities and what she learned, and pointed students to the websites where they can apply for future projects.
Niš, Serbia, May 2026
Angelina Simonović shared her Erasmus+ experience in a presentation at the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, addressed to 20 young people interested in international projects. She spoke about the activities, skills and knowledge she gained during the Vibe Check exchange and encouraged others to take part in Erasmus+ programmes, with time for questions at the end.
Prešov, Slovakia, May 2026
Zuzana Vongrejová presented the Vibe Check youth exchange to around 40 first-year students across two classes at Gymnázium Jana Adama Raymana in Prešov. Together with two friends who had taken part in another E29 project, she shared their experiences from the exchanges: the skills they developed, the cultural diversity they encountered and the friendships they made, then gave an overview of other Erasmus+ opportunities and how to get involved, and used photos and videos to bring it to life before answering the students’ questions.
Pitești, Romania, May 2026
Mihaela Gabriela Ureche took her dissemination to the streets of Pitești’s city centre. She made a flipchart filled with memories from the Vibe Check exchange and walked through the centre talking with about 15 people she met along the way about E29 and Erasmus+, sharing what the youth exchange was like, the chances to travel, meet new people and discover new places, and why it is worth trying, illustrated with her own photos and experiences.
Sokolov, Czechia, May 2026
Anastasiya Tishkevich, Ariana Perdedaj and Anna Zlutická gave a joint presentation to a class of about 30 ninth-grade students at SMP Manesova in Sokolov. They explained what Erasmus+ is and how to apply, walked the class through the Vibe Check exchange in Rokytnice nad Jizerou: the team tasks, making videos and the daily activities, and covered the practical side too, from who can take part to how travel, accommodation and costs work.
Košice, Slovakia, June 2026
Adam Benco gave a presentation about his Erasmus+ experience to a class of 30 students at his school in Košice, sharing the activities he took part in, what he learned during the mobility and how it improved his language skills and cultural understanding. He showed photos to make the session more engaging and to encourage other students to take part in Erasmus+ opportunities.
Alexandria, United States, June 2026
Roman Khuda took his dissemination across the Atlantic. While working at swimming pools during a summer program in the United States, he shared E29 and Erasmus+ opportunities, along with his Vibe Check experience, with around 30 lifeguards from across Europe, encouraging them to explore youth exchanges of their own.
Lisbon, Portugal, June 2026
Soraia Martins shared her Vibe Check experience in a LinkedIn post, reflecting on the youth exchange in Rokytnice nad Jizerou and the topics it explored: mental well-being, emotional awareness, personal growth and intercultural learning. She wrote about the activities she took part in and what she learned from living and working with young people from different countries, reaching her professional network and encouraging others to explore Erasmus+ youth exchanges.
Košice, Slovakia, June 2026
Ivo Maruščák and Filip Florián gave a joint presentation about the Vibe Check youth exchange to around 30 classmates at Gymnázium Poštová 9 in Košice. They explained the purpose of the exchange and what they gained from it: new friendships, leadership and public speaking skills, improved language abilities and cultural insights. They also encouraged their classmates to take part in Erasmus+ opportunities of their own.
