Building Capacities to Prevent and Respond to any Form of Violence against the LGBTQI+ community in Higher Education Institutions in Europe Erasmus Project

Project Title

Building Capacities to Prevent and Respond to any Form of Violence against the LGBTQI+ community in Higher Education Institutions in Europe

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Gender equality / equal opportunities; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Inclusion – equity

Project Summary

Discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression continue to be a worrying reality at the European level (EU LGBT Survey, 2013; Eurobarometer on Discrimination, 2015). Despite the progress made to guarantee equal rights and protection of the LGBTQI+ community, European education systems continue to face the pending challenge of guaranteeing inclusiveness and equity at all levels. Higher education institutions have still much progress to make in this regard (Council of Europe, 2011). HEI4Diversity aims to map the existing actions and resources in higher education institutions in different European countries, to create a European network for the exchange of practices related to the inclusion of the LGBTQI+ community in higher education, and to design and develop a digital training course aimed at building capacities among different agents of the university community, regarding the prevention of any form of homophobic and transphobic violence, harassment or discrimination. The Strategic partnership will involve the participation of higher education institutions from different European countries, as well as NGO and other organisations advocating for LGBT Rights at the EU level. The project will contribute to build capacities among the higher education institutions involved, regarding the protection, support and prevention of any form of violence faced by the LGBTQI+ community, from the training and exchange of practices, and will foster the design and further implementation of protocols that allow more effective forms of action, thus contributing to the creation of more inclusive higher education institutions. Likewise, the planned activities will favour the effective collaboration between diverse educational and social stakeholders, fostering a closer connection between higher education institutions and their surrounding communities. Ultimately, the project aims to give a boost to higher education universities to become inclusive communities that guarantee LGBTQI+’s students learning and development.

Project Website

http://medis-dpedago.urv.cat/hei4diversity/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 90943 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI & Country: ES

Project Partners

• ACCEPT-LESBIES, OMOFYLOFILOI, AMFISEXOUALIKOI, TRANS (LOAT) KYPROS
• AKADEMIA PEDAGOGIKI SPECJALNEJ IM.MARII GRZEGORZEWSKIEJ
• CESIE
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO
• UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
• FEDERACION ESTATAL DE LESBIANAS GAYS TRANSEXUALES Y BISEXUALES