Enhancement of Lifelong Learning in Belarus Erasmus Project

Project Title

Enhancement of Lifelong Learning in Belarus

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

The project seeks to further develop & enhance lifelong learning in Belarus with effective use of distance education & Bologna instruments for the development of regional labour market through development of an inter-University LLL network (ILN); design, development, & piloting 5 new on-line or blended LLL study courses to the general public; evaluation of the piloting & making further developments of the ILN. The following outcomes will be achieved to hit the specific objectives: enhanced management of Institutes for Continuous Education at the 6 Belarusian partner Universities; trained managerial & academic staff; developed study materials for the 5 new on-line or blended LLL courses (Moodle-based); developed ILN networking; enhanced collaboration between the 6 Belarusian Universities & cooperation with the EU partners; 5 piloted on-line or blended LLL courses at the 6 Belarusian partner Universities; dissemination & advertising leaflets (printed and electronic), project brochures on the project & its results. The planned outcomes/outputs will be achieved through the following main activities.In Year 1: Preparation for the developments will take place at the kick-off meeting in Rezekne. Later, the ILN creation, staff appointment & teachers selection will take place. The staff appointed and the teachers selected will undergo the 2-week internship to learn & practice the structuring, management, applications, the course design & teaching/learning modes in using the web-based educational platform. In Year 2: Up to 100 students will be enrolled at each Belarusian partner on the 5 LLL courses. The ownership of the programme and developed courses will belong to the consortium according to the future Consortium Agreement, students will be enrolled territorially – in their geographical regions for the reason of attending 2 initial & 2 finalising face-to-face classes at the respective University. The courses will be piloted & students will get certificates.

Project Website

https://bell-iln.by

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 732251 Eur

Project Coordinator

REZEKNES TEHNOLOGIJU AKADEMIJA & Country: LV

Project Partners

• THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
• BELARUSIAN STATE OF THE ORDERS OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION AND OF THE LABOR RED BANNER AGRICULTURAL ACADEMY
• BREST STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
• POLOTSK STATE UNIVERSITY
• VITEBSK STATE UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER P.M. MASHEROV
• EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SUKHOI STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF GOMEL
• UNIVERSIDAD DE CADIZ