SMARTCITY: Innovative Approach Towards a Master Program on Smart Cities Technologies Erasmus Project

Project Title

SMARTCITY: Innovative Approach Towards a Master Program on Smart Cities Technologies

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

The aim of the project is to increase the possibilities for KZ,MN,RU to improve the quality of living in the big cities, reduce costs and resource consumption, to improve contact between citizens and government by implementing of the Smart City technologies (SCT) using urban informatics and technology – by starting preparation of the new breed of multidisciplinary ICT-skills graduates. At the moment in all these countries in spite of governments’ ambitious plans no university prepares such specialists. Development of the Double Degree Master Program in the SCT (DDMP) allows to prepare highly qualified professionals and to implement ECTS, EU principles of assessment what will make the graduates internationally recognized. The students will get the possibility to obtain RU,KZ,MN MS degree in SC and MS Degree of one of EU universities. This objective will be achieved through major Outcomes/Outputs: D1.1.Business community needs and expectations analyzed, D2.1.New curricula developed, D2.2.New syllabi developed, D2.3.Partners’ network established legally, D3.1.Skills upgraded and methodological support of the teaching process is ensured, D3.2.Teaching materials and training guide developed, D4.1.PC universities staff upgraded in quality assurance, D4.2.QAS and user guide developed, D4.3.QAS in operation, D5.1.PC universities staff upgraded in e-learning and new technologies, D5.2.IHLS in operation, equipped (an innovative approach to teaching includes: web-portal, remote/virtual labs, e-learning, access to the EU databases), D6.1.Students’ training implemented; and other Outcomes/Outputs relevant to the project’s realization. DDMP development includes development of the curriculum, content, teaching materials for 18 subjects, assessment methodology and signing bilateral agreements with EU universities on DDMP realization. Guide for the new students’ admission to the DDMP will be developed. Links with business guarantee that the DDMP will follow PC business demands.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 976159 Eur

Project Coordinator

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA & Country: BG

Project Partners

• FACHHOCHSCHULE SALZBURG GMBH
• NON COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK COMPANY KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NAMES AFTER AL-FARABI
• ASOCIATIA PENTRU TEHNOLOGIA INFORMATIEI COMUNICATII DIN ROMANIA
• MONGOLIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• NOVOSIBIRSK STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
• KAZAKHSTAN ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION KAZSEE
• NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA