Techno-Economic-Societal Sustainable Development Training in Sri Lanka Erasmus Project

Project Title

Techno-Economic-Societal Sustainable Development Training in Sri Lanka

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

This project seeks to make an important contribution to the waste management education in Sri Lanka. This is an area that requires urgent attention and where new courses at bachelor and master level are needed. By developing new interdisciplinary programmes and redesigning existing programmes, the Sri Lankan HEIs will offer up-to-date, student-centred programmes with increased focus on employability. In total,2 new programmes will be developed a the master’s level. In addition 3 programmes will be redesigned, at bachelor’s level.In order to achieve the biggest impact possible action will be taken on several fronts: by establishing and revamping courses, training workshops for teachers, digital learning, close attention to increased recruitment of female students, cooperation with industry, inclusion of local municipalities as associated partners and intensive dissemination and exploitation activities. These combined activities will build the capacity at the HEIs in waste management, providing advisory services to municipalities and companies, raise the international profile of the institutions and develop the capacity of staff involved in the project for conducting high-quality teaching and research.Future graduates will be equipped to tackle the waste management challenges Sri Lanka faces and to improve living conditions for the average citizen and create new jobs.This is in line with institutional and national needs, European priorities and UN Development Goals.The project team has been assembled based on their expertise and interest for these topics. Experts from the field of Business Management and Engineering have been brought together in order to achieve a more comprehensive approach to the issue of waste management.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 969089 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITETET I SOROST-NORGE & Country: NO

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA
• JANATHAKSHAN (GUARANTEE) LIMITED
• DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
• UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
• UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA
• UNIVERSITY OF VOCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
• UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA