Increasing the Conformance of Academia towards Rehabilitation Engineering Erasmus Project

Project Title

Increasing the Conformance of Academia towards Rehabilitation Engineering

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 main idea of the project is to increase the conformance of Palestinian academia outcomes and the Palestinian rehabilitation service providers’ capabilities towards localising rehab technology. There is a gap between academia and the professional rehab sector needs. Despite that, there is an increasing number of researchers and students interested in rehab technology applications opposed by an increasing numbers of physically disabled Palestinian people due to wars. Given the lack of expertise, and proper course materials and curricula; researchers’ and students’ attempts to join the rehab technology field remain individual and unorganised. Lack of equipment to deliver rehab technology courses is a main obstacle to localise it. Project addressed problems; – Little professional rehab technology knowledge available amongst academics, therefore little guidance to students – Absence of advanced courses related to rehab technology from academic curricula – Absence of modern lab facilities to deliver related rehab technology skills – Little interest in investment in the rehab technology solutions and projects.The project’s impacts; – Development of rehab technology courses and improve academic programs at partner universities according to EU standards – Training of academics, rehab professionals and students in the field of rehab technology – Curricula development of three academic programs at the Palestinian partner universities – Establishment of one rehab engineering lab at one of the partner universities and make it accessible to students from other partner universities – Establishment of one rehab treatment and training lab at partner rehab service provider and make it accessible to partner universities – Enhanced practical performance of academics, professionals and students in the rehab technology and sciences field and applications – Enhanced networking between higher education sector and the rehab technology sector on the nationally and internationally

Project Website

http://icare.alazhar.edu.ps/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 914469 Eur

Project Coordinator

AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY GAZA & Country: PS

Project Partners

• THE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY GAZA
• UNIVERZITETNI REHABILITACIJSKI INSTITUT REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE-SOCA
• EL-WAFA CHARITABLE SOCIETY
• SDRUZHENIE BATTI
• UNIVERSITY OF RUSE ANGEL KANCHEV
• DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES