With the "Short Forms Beyond Borders (SFBB)" project, we intend to work collaboratively on short forms as a tool for cultural, educational and social mediation in Europe. The relevance of short forms is becoming more and more visible in today's society. Brevity is becoming a way of doing things, a question of time and style, indeed of thinking (as in Twitter). Examples of short forms include short videos, text messages, short stories, Instagram stories, sound fragments, television series, short speeches, sales pitches, news briefs, slogans etc.

“Short forms” is an innovative concept that can reach many targeted audiences. The present project aims to develop teaching approaches and pedagogical tools and programmes for adolescents and young adults, with a particular focus on the definition and use of short forms for cultural, educational and social mediation in Europe (literary, artistic, cultural, communicational, journalistic, social for example). Our project aims to both instruct these young people and eventually help respond to the needs of young migrants to find their place in European culture. Short forms become a means to develop and affirm social connections and cohesion, and also encourage the expression of individual and cultural identity. Based on our expertise in the area of short forms, we are interested in creating tools that develop and promote this potential for intercultural communication and societal cohesion.
These tools will be contribute to activities that foster a sense of belonging (students belonging to Europe, the integration of migrants, the exploration of foreign spaces in the context of tourism), while taking into consideration individual and national identities.