Immune Modulation Certificate for Post Graduate Students Enabled by Blended Learning. Erasmus Project

Project Title

Immune Modulation Certificate for Post Graduate Students Enabled by Blended Learning.

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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Egypt is facing special immune disorders due to environment hazards, climate, poor hygiene, chemical pollution, infectious diseases, parasitic infestation, contamination of food & water supply, exhaust and sewage, involved in diseases of high concern in Egypt eg; TB, Bilharziasis, HCV, H. Pylori, Cancer, autoimmune disease, etc., and connected to socio-economic difficulties. There is no educational program in Egypt addressing high technologies needed to investigate immune response to such diseases while needs are very high. So there is need for setting up education program in these technologies. Hence was crucial need for a project for Immune Modulation Certificate for Postgraduate Students Enabled by Blended Learning [IMCert.] AL-Azhar, Ain Shams, Damanhur, Cairo and Aswan Universities are partner Universities. Under guidance of Leipzig university, Lorraine and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.The project is divided into 8 WP, answering path of logical project creation; preparation, development of staff capacity, development of IMCert., development of 5 teaching and learning centers, implementation of curriculum, evaluation, dissemination and management. Results: Mapping of stakeholder needs; Situational analysis; Frame work of competences and standers of IMCert. Development of ability of staff to design and assess course curriculum under European guidance. Development of community members by Arabic informative course. Development of blended, modernized, innovative IMCert. & e-toolkit. TLC-blended learning labs established for E-learning and practical competence in 5 partner universities. 50 Postgraduates from IMCert. Contentious evaluation of project. Project objective and outputs are will disseminated from day 1.Impacts; 1- Increased research addressing immune modulation subjects of concern in Egypt. 2- Increased publications addressing immune modulation issues. 3- Increased job opportunities for post graduates certified with IMCert.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 999985 Eur

Project Coordinator

AL-AZHAR UNIVERSITY & Country: EG

Project Partners

• ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON
• DAMANHOUR UNIVERSITY
• CAIRO UNIVERSITY
• ASWAN UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE
• UNIVERSITAET LEIPZIG
• AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY