BE Aware STudent Erasmus Project

Project Title

BE Aware STudent

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 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; Quality Assurance; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

The aim of the project was to improve the quality and suitability of knowledge and skills of Computer Science (and related) major students’ in 3 universities. This will be done by development, testing and implementation of innovative training on personal business model and abilities to use innovative ideas in career planning process. What is more the universities curricula will be adjusted to meet the current labor market requirements until November 2021.

The project was addressed to Computer Science major students (and related) in the area of personal business model development (career path development) based on IT Carrier Canvas that describe personal business models for selected IT job positions.

The achievement of the aim introduced the real changes on the university level (new innovative curriculum, new tools) by adjusting educational content to job market current and future requirements. The project’s activities undertaken significantly improve the quality of education at the level of the single student (new skills and competences, innovative tools for career development, increased students’ consciousness concerning the choice of specialty in such a way, that the educational path will be connected with a real passion and interests, but at the same time will be highly valuable on the labor market, skills of selecting subject matter areas, on which student should focus during the studies, as obtained knowledge have a significant impact on work at particular job position).

The project involved students of IT faculties who took part in three editions of the International Summer School run by partner universities (3 editions x 15 students) and 15 universities teaching staff who participated in the International Academy of Innovative Education Methods and Techniques. The seminars that disseminated project results were organized to disseminate project results, which were attended by representatives of the education sector and higher education (students and graduates of universities and academic teachers), representatives of local administration and IT industry experts.

The most important project’s results are the following:
• The innovative training course „Business Model – You, Passionate IT Professional”
• IT Career Canvas Catalogue
• Methodology of conducting classes within the course “Business Model – I’m Passionate IT Professional” using the method of Design Thinking, Visual Thinking and Storytelling
• Workshop with the use of building blocks
• Podcasts and e-learning courses

The project’s results are in English version (part of the deliverables will be translated to native languages of partners) and are available as an Open Educational Resources, what will enable the project to have a wider and more significant effect on target audience. As a result of the project implementation, a new course “Business Model – I’m Passionate IT Professional” was introduced to the universities’ educational offer, which will be the basis for further development of their educational offer. The developed results may also be used by other domestic and foreign universities outside the consortium. Introduction of new educational program will allow for an increase of competences in the field of planning professional career in accordance with the model description of skills for a specific position (Career Framework) and thus increasing employability of university graduates and future IT sector employees.

The project will also create the stable base for international cooperation and exchange of experience in the implementation of socially responsible projects among partners from Poland, Italy and Portugal.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 182057 Eur

Project Coordinator

WYZSZA SZKOLA INFORMATYKI I ZARZADZANIA Z SIEDZIBA W RZESZOWIE & Country: PL

Project Partners

• INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE PORTALEGRE
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MODENA E REGGIO EMILIA