EMOJI School Workshops in Upper Austria and Styria

In the project 'EMOJI – Independent Mobility of Young People in Rural Regions,' the surveys on the mobility needs of children and adolescents were scheduled for the end of May 2025. These were conducted as part of school workshops in the EMOJI pilot regions of Schwanenstadt/Upper Austria, Trofaiach/Styria, and Sinabelkirchen/Styria.

In Schwanenstadt, we visited the middle school and the polytechnic school. In Trofaiach and Sinabelkirchen, we worked in the middle schools. The 2-hour workshops included discussions about the students' mobility behavior and mobility needs in their daily lives and leisure time. The survey itself was conducted using paper questionnaires (for 1st and 2nd grades) and an online survey (for the older students). Additionally, maps were used, on which the students could mark their most frequently or favorite visited places. Over the course of three days, we worked in 26 classes (in teams of two) and reached around 500 children and adolescents. Alongside gaining valuable insights for the project and the challenge of standing in a classroom, we also had a lot of fun with the kids.

The team from the Institute of Transportation consisted of Juliane Stark, Sandra Wegener, Tobias Dürhammer, Sophie Etzl, and Lucia Koller, while the team from the Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation, and Conservation Planning included Karolina Taczanowska, Fruzsina Stefan, and Hannah Streinesberger.

More information at: young-mobility.at/emoji/