RADIO IMMAGINARIA

The ambitious aim of the OltrApe project is to supply a unique and high-quality experience to the largest possible number of youths, with special attention to the disadvantaged. Based on the material collected by Radioimmaginaria during its experience, it is indeed strategically important to provide opportunities to lower and upper secondary school students who would otherwise lack the independent means to participate. In addition to the conclusions drawn by Radioimmaginaria, recent academic studies confirm that the young
people who most frequently benefit from the opportunities offered by Europe in terms of mobility are those with higher levels of economic resources. These studies (including those carried out by the Psychology Department of the University of Bologna, which is an active partner in the OltrApe project) show that mobility in Europe promotes a sense of belonging and identification with the European Union by the young people involved. The OltrApe project is therefore a tangible means of promoting equality and providing access to the wider European scene to those who might otherwise develop negative attitudes, due also to an experience of exclusion from the opportunities on offer. The interactive benefits for these adolescents would be available by means of an all-round immersive experience that makes them absolute protagonists of the project, in classic Radioimmaginaria style, transforming them into real field reporters. Conversely, young people who remain at home can receive useful tools to understand the current situation in Europe in relation to topics of current interest including the environment, digital transformation in the work sector, innovation and research technological hubs, clearly illustrated in the easily understood language of their peers. The OltrApe project has two fundamental stages.