European Licence (Bachelor’s Degree) in Mediation for Social Inclusion Erasmus Project

Project Title

European Licence (Bachelor’s Degree) in Mediation for Social Inclusion

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 : Strategic Partnerships for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Recognition, transparency, certification; Open and distance learning; Inclusion – equity

Project Summary

The contemporary society’s needs and challenges – the complexity of social networks, globalization, migration, conflicts at different levels (interpersonal, community, regional and international), as well as experiences already developed at national and international levels show the importance of mediation as a specific social intervention methodology for the development of peaceful and sustainable societies. International organizations such as the Council of Europe and the United Nations strongly urge the prevention and peaceful resolution of conflicts. The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are also clear as to the formulation and the fact that “to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all”, “the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, the provision of access to justice for all, and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels”(SDG 16), is also important.
Many mediation practices have been developed since the 1980s. University training in mediation has been developing for several decades. There are Master degree programs in conflict resolution and mediation in the universities of several countries. Mediation and training experiences, as well as research and public debates show us that the matter of mediators training is a key issue for the professionalization of mediators and the acquisition of key skills (Silva, 2015; Bonaffé-Schmitt , 2017).
A European License in Mediation for social inclusion would contribute to: deploying the promotion of democratic values and the prevention of violence through the development of mediation; consolidating the professional profile; harmonizing the criteria for professional intervention; enabling balanced and solid training integrating the necessary knowledge and skills (Gomez, 2019). This is the main purpose of LIMEdiat for the qualification of professionals in Mediation for social inclusion. The aim is to build a common training benchmark in order to consolidate professionalization and innovate in terms of training by taking advantage of resources and knowledge of the consortium set up for this purpose.
Priorities of LIMEdiat’s actions to achieve this main objective are as follows:
i) Build the Licence level training plan, in accordance with Bologna principles;
ii) Produce and mutualise common training materials in digital support for on-line education;
iii) Design a relevant European system for immersion courses through mentoring in new contexts;
iv) Validate the License in Mediation for social inclusion with the European and national agencies of LIMEdiat consortium’s countries.
Through these actions, LIMEdiat aims to achieve the following objectives: build an innovative and inclusive undergraduate training plan at European level, offering access opportunities through the recognition of skills acquired through experience and priority access to migrants and refugees; harmonize both the content and the teaching and learning methodology in mediation for social inclusion in the four European partner countries; develop general bases for international cooperation and scientific and technical exchange as well as knowledge transfer between teachers, students and researchers in conflict resolution and mediation; promote the exchange of practices and knowledge at European level through digital media, the mobility of students and teachers.
In summary, LIMEdiat aims to consolidate mediation training at national and European level by creating an undergraduate degree through the realization of joint teaching, research and social impact projects that meet international quality standards and contemporary society’s needs.
To do this, LIMEdiat intends to involve around 1000 participants: Higher Education Establishments (HEIs) and their students, teachers, technicians, mediation experts, public and private organizations with mediation practices, professional associations and mediators, agencies of accreditation for Higher Education courses, actors and local communities. This involvement will be done through participation in the definition of skills profile of mediators, the design of an online platform, as well as training tools, the organization and participation in specialized face-to-face seminars and the dissemination of results through the project’s website targeting several HEIs and all interested organizations and people , in particular potential candidates for this License.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 304066 Eur

Project Coordinator

CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL DES ARTS ET METIERS & Country: FR

Project Partners

• COMMUNE DE LIMOGES
• UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA
• UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI