Accelerating Western Balkans University Modernization by Incorporating Virtual Technologies (VTech@WBUni) Erasmus Project

Project Title

Accelerating Western Balkans University Modernization by Incorporating Virtual Technologies (VTech@WBUni)

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

The key to unlock the economic potential of Western Balkans countries is enhancement of quality of higher education by modernizing teaching and learning and fostering the innovation. Virtual Technologies, with 52% growth rate in next five years, are at the frontier of development now, considered as tool that can revolutionize the higher education sector .The project general aim is to introduce for the first time at Western Balkan universities the concept of virtual technologies as a tool for accelerating university modernization while contributing on developing knowledge-driven society. The project has these objectives and target groups:- Support capacity building in WB countries for integrating Virtual technologies in higher education. Training of target groups such as: academic staff, administrative staff and students;- Produce innovative courses on this topic by developing technology based and pedagogically sound content, assessment tools etc. Target groups: students, attracting students to learn, making the whole HE system more competitive- Create strategic WB HEIs partnership targeting public and private HE sector in all WB countries- Organize events with industry targeting industry involvement and creating sustainable academy-industry partnership; Filling the gap between formal education and the workplace.- Establish Virtual Technology Hub that will target mostly students and researchers-Tackle the topic of AR VR user experience, targeting the worldwide ICT academic and industry society- Organizing public events on national, regional and EU levels will be the main activities-By incorporating Virtual Technologies in academic culture of universities we aim to increase the quality and level of efficiency in teaching and knowledge retention through interactive learning methods.

Project Website

http://vtech-project.eu

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 867124 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITETI ALEKSANDER MOISIU DURRES & Country: AL

Project Partners

• TURGUT OZAL EDUCATION SHA
• UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
• UNIVERSITETI NDERKOMBETAR PER BIZNES DHE TEKNOLOGJI UBT SHPK
• UNIVERZITET MAJKA TEREZA VO SKOPJE
• SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY TETOVO
• TARTU ULIKOOL
• POLITECHNIKA LODZKA