Author: pnowak

Assistance program: Alliances for Innovation

Project description

Health2Innovation aims to inspire, mentor, train, and empower students and graduates through the development and execution of a dedicated, standalone, and hybrid training course focused on the skills needed by a digitally transformed health sector. This initiative brings together higher education institutions, incubators, vocational education training organizations, SMEs, and tech experts from Sweden, Germany, Portugal, Spain, France, Ireland, Greece, Cyprus, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania to exchange knowledge and best practices.

The partnership will co-design and deliver a training course targeting students and graduates in Life Sciences, Medicine, Business, Engineering, or ICT-related studies. This course will leverage each partner’s expertise and experience to enhance learners’ understanding in key areas such as digital health, data literacy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, biotechnology, and circular economy, along with their entrepreneurial, digital, and green skills.

Health2Innovation will also develop a digital learning hub and a mobile app, and will bring to life a Health Innovation Bootcamp and an Apprenticeship program in innovative health clusters, specifically the Medicon Valley in Denmark and Sweden and the Lille Northern France Health Cluster. Through these initiatives, Health2Innovation seeks to build a robust foundation for the next generation of health sector professionals, ensuring they are well-equipped to lead and innovate in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Target group

• Undergraduate or postgraduate students in life sciences, medicine, engineering or ICT-related studies.
• Graduates in life sciences, medicine, engineering or ICT related studies
• VET institutions
• Small and medium-sized enterprises

Project results

• Health2Innovation Learning Resources – Comprehensive training materials for a multidisciplinary course aimed at students and graduates in Medicine, Life Sciences, Business, Engineering, and ICT. Emphasizing entrepreneurial, digital, and green skills, the materials include presentations, videos, case studies, startup success stories, interactive tools, and quizzes.
• Health Innovation Bootcamp – A mobility activity for trainers and trainees from all partner countries, featuring a 2-day training course. Participants will engage in short workshops, pitch their ideas, attend keynote speeches, and network with stakeholders.
• Health2Innovation Apprenticeship Programme – The Health2Innovation Apprenticeship Programme complements the Health2Innovation training course and Health Innovation Bootcamp. It provides learners with an opportunity to enhance their learning through practical, work-based training. Participants apply the knowledge and skills gained from project activities to real-world professional tasks. They gain firsthand experience and insight into the daily challenges of the healthcare sector, contributing to their professional development.
• Health2Innovation Digital Learning Hub and Mobile App – The digital learning hub will host the curriculum, resources, and a matchmaking tool for students and graduates to connect with mentors, career counselors, and investors, promoting new career pathways. The mobile app will help users create entrepreneurial profiles and business idea portfolios, linking them with mentors, investors, and health sector partners.

Partners

UBI – Covilha, Portugal (coordinator)

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, KAUNAS – Kaunas, Lithuania

UVEG – Valencia, Spain

UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS – Patras, Greece

UNIVERSAL CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONS SA – Athens, Greece

UNIVERSITY STEFAN CEL MARE SUCEAVA – Suceava, Romania

GRANTXPERT – Nicosia, Cypr

INSTITUTE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT – Larissa, Greece

CWEP – Rzeszow, Poland

ISOB GMBH – Regensburg, Germany

EURASANTE – Loos, France

SmiLe Incubator – Lund, Sweden

ECHALLIANCE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE – Dublin, Ireland

VASS – Windhof, Luxembourg

Project website: https://www.health2innovation.eu/

Assistance program: Erasmus+

Project description

The main outcome of the DIST-SEED project will be the development of a digital storytelling toolkit through adult social-emotional education (consisting of an adult guide and a practical guide) to be used by a group of adult education professionals – trained by the project – with their students to teach them digital skills and support them in finding a new learning/work/life path.

Target group

• Educators and teachers from adult education institutions, as well as future educators and teachers who are currently studying and at the same time doing internships in adult schools.
• University professors who are training future adult educators.

Project results

• R1: Cooperative design of the Digital Storytelling through Social-Emotional

Education for Adults Toolkit, and its testing through Classroom Workshops/ sets of lessons – aims to create digital materials, a guide and tools for teaching Digital Storytelling through social-emotional education for adults and to test these products with adult learners in education centres. The programme is intended to support teachers in adult education centres by offering innovative educational frameworks and tools to enhance learners’ self-efficacy and promote their social and emotional inclusion, while improving their digital and communication skills.

• R2: Face-to-face Learning, Training and Teaching workshops on Social-Emotional

Education and Digital Storytelling – Training teachers and adult educators and trainers in partner organisations in Digital Storytelling methodology through social-emotional education to support young adults and adult learners in challenging situations. The outcome aims to improve the digital skills and teaching competences of adult teachers and trainers through an innovative, creative and engaging educational approach.

Partners

HF & VUC FYN – Odense, Denmark (coordinator)

Archivio della Memoria – Rome, Italy

EIA – ENSINO E INVESTIGACAO E ADMINISTRACAO SA – Barcarena, Portugal

European Learning Centre – Ubrique, Spain

STOWARZYSZENIE CENTRUM WSPIERANIA EDUKACJI I PRZEDSIEBIORCZOSCI – Rzeszow, Poland

Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg – Freiburg, Germany

VUC Storstrøm – Nykøbing, Denmark

Project website: https://dist-seed.erasmus.site/

Assistance program: Erasmus+

Project description

Thus we intend to:

• Ensure the specific mental health needs of refugees are understood to 50 support service workers in civil society organisations and local authorities
• Strengthen and support the mental wellbeing of 210 refugees through the work of the local CCS
• Increase civic engagements and active participation in society amongst refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants
• Upskill 70 CCS professionals to create creative wellbeing supportive learning material
• Promote social inclusion and diversity through art and creativity to 12 local authorities’ settlement and integration support services

Mindfulness for Integration project results

• Best Practice Handbook in the use of creative activities to support migrant mental health and social integration
• Professional Development Sessions for CCS Professionals
• M4I Blended Learning Course, aimed at refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants, to teach them to use the M4I initiative to support their mental health through creative learning and innovative exercises
• M4I Facilitator e-Course, an innovative, interactive digital training course aimed at upskilling integration support and support service workers, key workers and civic society organisations
• Mindfulness for Integration Awareness & Understanding Campaign

Mindfulness for Integration partners

ARTEMISSZIÓ ALAPÍTVÁNY – Hungary (Project coordinator)

KAINOTOMIA & SIA EE – Greece

INSTITUT FÜR ROMA UND MINDERHEITEN EV – Germany

CUIABLUE OÜ – Estonia

NORDIC DIASPORA FORUM – Sweden

CWEP – Poland (it is us)

VISIT THE PROJECT WEBSITE:

https://mindfulness.erasmus.site/

FOLLOW THE PROJECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA:

https://www.facebook.com/MindfulnessForIntegration/

Assistance program: Erasmus+

Project description

Target group

• Students
• Teachers
• School leaders
• Educational policymakers

Project results

• Training lessons on environmental critical thinking – a set of 200 micro lessons on critical thinking about the environment for secondary school students in 6 languages.
• Environmental critical thinking training platform – an e-learning platform where the project results will be available.
• Environmental critical approach microcertificate – a system that will help schools assess the level of skills acquisition and thus the environmental performance of staff and students.
• Toolkit for teachers on environmental critical thinking training – an online guide for teachers will provide users with practical guidance on how to implement the newly developed micro lessons in schools and apply the micro-certification system.

Partners

ProEduca z.s. – Dobrá Voda u Českých Budějovic, Czech Republic (coordinator)

Archivio della Memoria – Rome, Italy

LernBar Europa e.V. – Lingen, Germany

European Learning Centre – Ubrique, Spain

Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg – Freiburg, Germany

STOWARZYSZENIE CENTRUM WSPIERANIA EDUKACJI I PRZEDSIĘBIORCZOŚCI – Rzeszow, Poland

Project website: https://www.eco-bits.eu/access2/

Assistance program: Erasmus+

Project description

Since February 2022, the war in Ukraine has caused over 5.8 million Ukrainian refugees in the EU. UTOPIA promotes their social integration through intercultural activities and educational strategies. The project exemplifies youth work by promoting social inclusion and intercultural dialogue, emphasizing human rights and democracy. It uses gamification to enhance understanding and break cultural barriers.

By facilitating intercultural dialogue, UTOPIA aims to reduce discrimination and xenophobia, fostering social inclusion and aiding refugees’ transition into new environments. Overall, UTOPIA creates an inclusive environment for young locals and Ukrainian refugees, promoting mutual understanding and cooperation.

UTOPIA project results

• Intercultural Dialogue Guide addressed to youth workers with theory on Intercultural Dialogue and non-formal activities
• “Become Agent for Social Change” Game addressed to local and refugee youth with 6 branching scenarios that narrate situations where Ukrainian refugees face discrimination
• Sharing & promotion events and activities

UTOPIA partners

Asociatia Consultantilor in Dezvoltare Comunitara – ACDC – Romania (Project coordinator)

KAINOTOMIA & SIA EE – Greece

Union for the Development of Education and Science – Ukraine

CWEP – Poland (it is us)

VISIT THE PROJECT WEBSITE: https://utopia.erasmus.site/

FOLLOW THE PROJECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA:

#UTOPIA

Assistance program: Erasmus+

Project description

Target groups:

• Educators and facilitators working with low-skilled adults with migrant backgrounds,
• Low-skilled adults with migrant backgrounds,
• NGOs and Adult Education Centers,
• Women,
• Immigrants,
• Youth,
• Seniors.

PROJECT RESULTS

EntreAdu will develop three project results:

R1: A framework on entrepreneurship grounded on Entrecomp (EC,2016) to figure out how to establish a new model of social entrepreneurship education framework that can be used by migrants on a European level.

R2: A Self Assessment and Recommendation tool to help adult educators to have an overview of their competencies.

R3: An Open Online Course to enhance adult educators’ competencies to develop their own teaching competencies.

PARTNERS:

1. Bulgaria – Personnal Training EOOD, (Coordinator)
2. Türkiye – Lnnomate Ldt,
3. Italy – Formazione e Comunione Società Cooperativa Sociale Onlus,
4. Poland – Stowarzyszenie Centrum Wspierania Edukacji i Przedsiębiorczości (CWEP),
5. Belgium – UC LIMBURG
6. Austria – bit Schulungscenter GmbH.

Project website: https://www.entreadu.eu/