Facilitating blue growth with open courses by utilizing R&D products and virtual mobility
Interreg South Baltic Project
PROJECT DURATION:
Start: 2017-01-01
End: 2019-12-31
Total BUDGET: 1.023.000,00 euro.
LEAD PARTNER: Klaipeda University (Lithuania)
PARTNERS:
ASSOCIATED PARTNERS:
- Lithuanian Biotechnology Association
- Lithuanian Association of Distance and E. Learning
- Visit Roskilde
- Hotel “Smiltyne Yacht Club”
- Klaipėda vocational school of tourism
- Curonian Spit National Park Administration
- Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in Gdynia
- Kalmar Science Park
- AD-futuro Anna Dziadkiewicz
- “PROBUS” Attorney’s Office Michał Drobysz
- Baltic Health Tourism Foundation – coordinator of Baltic Health Tourism Cluster
- The Regional Council in Kalmar County
PROJECT SCOPE
Stage A:
The project will develop a virtual mobility platform (VMP) to enable virtual learning on marine biotechnology and marine/coastal tourism, and working in cross-border teams to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and transfer of good practices related to BG in the marine sector.
Stage B:
The project will carry out a pilot VMP with teachers, trainers (digital learning experts) and students from countries in the SBR using a digital education system.
During Stage A, the following actions are to be taken:
- A.1 performing a feasibility study combining required knowledge needs for the marine biotechnology and tourism sector in the SBR, and define human resources skills specific to BG;
- A.2 identification of at least 5 crucial subjects for the knowledge transfer in the sector;
- A.3 developing course syllabus related to BG sectors by at least 2 cross-border teams of trainers and teachers, at the same time developing the content for e-Mentoring course by 1 cross-border team;
- A.4 adaptation of the developed content by the cross-border team of digital learning experts to the virtual training; launching the VMP.
The Stage B will cover:
- B.1 Pilot delivery of e-Mentoring course for the teachers participating in action A.3;
- B.2 Pilot online delivery of at least 5 subjects addressing BG topics;
- B.3 Feedback survey and improvement of content and virtual platform.
The virtual/digital courses developed in FOCUS target both undergraduate/graduate students and employed professionals in need of lifelong learning. VMP will act towards the wider continuous learning/training environment and well prepared professionals in BG sector companies in the SBR.
OUR PROJECT TEAM:
- assoc. prof. Ilona Rupšienė, project manager, [email protected]
- assoc. prof. Rasa Grigolienė, e-learning expert, [email protected]
- assoc. prof. dr. Kristina Puleikienė, project coordinator, [email protected]
- prof. dr. Angelė Lileikienė, promoter of methodical material, [email protected]
- assoc. prof. dr. Jurgita Martinkienė, project administrator, [email protected]
- Karolis Venclovas, Specialist in publicity of project activities, [email protected]
- Asta Sedleckienė, project accountant, [email protected]
PROJECT FLYER (download)
Erasmus+ KA220 Project
“Sustainable Alliance Manager: Learning Experience towards Collaborative Skills with Green Consciousness”
No. 2023-1-ES01-KA220-HED-000157968
The beginning of the project: 01/10/2023
End of the project: 30/09/2026
Total project budget: 400 000,00 €
- The main partner: MU ENPRESAGINTZA COOP. (Spain)
Partners:
- LITHUANIA BUSINESS COLLEGE (LBC, Lithuania)
- UNIVERSITATEA DE VEST DIN TIMISOARA (Romania)
- UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FOGGIA (Italy)
- UNIWERSYTET EKONOMICZNY W KATOWICACH (Poland)
- Valuedo srl (Italy)
Objectives of project:
The short term objective of the project is to develop the SAM Experience which is an international, digital, flexible and personalized learning experience for Sustainable Alliance Managers (SAM). The long term objective is to provide professionals with the necessary collaborative and green skills to create and manage sustainable alliances within SMEs in the manufacturing sector. The overall SAM profile development aims at fulfilling the SMEs need for sustainable intercompany growth.
Implementation of project:
The project applies quantitative/qualitative investigation to define Sustainable Alliance Manager profile (SAM profile) further supported by close labor market validation with SMEs. Aligned with the SAM profile, the consortium will design a learning experience of collaborative-green skills providing personalized Learning Paths to the self – assessed level of skills of each of the participants of the pilot in Spain, Italy, Romania, Lithuania, Poland (50 students/country).
Results of project:
The project provides a methodology to train collaborative-green skills of Business Management/Engineering students to specialize them in the SAM role. It will i) decrease the high ratio of alliances failures in SMEs ii) help SMEs grow through intercompany collaboration and formalize the SAM role in their organizational structure iii) adjust the intercompany collaboration to the overall sustainability goals and sustainable development of SMEs.
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