Modernization of tEaching meThodologies in higher educatiOn: EU experience for jorDan and paleStinian territory Erasmus Project

Project Title

Modernization of tEaching meThodologies in higher educatiOn: EU experience for jorDan and paleStinian territory

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 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

METHODS is a 3.5-year project that entitled “Modernization of Teaching Methodologies in Higher Education: EU Experience for Jordan and Palestinian Territory”, started on the 15th October 2015 and is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. It is coordinated by The University of Jordan (UJ) with 14 partners from Jordan, Palestine and European countries. The project aims at improving the quality of teaching and learning at the partner universities with cooperation of EU-experience through incorporating technological tools in consistence with pedagogical best practices and by building the capacity of the universities to evaluate, develop and design e-curricula. The main aim of the project will be achieved through Establishing a national centers in both Jordan and Palestine interested in modernizing higher education to be as a hub for utilizing best practices in ICT in education, and for hosting a portal for sharing these experiences; Implementing smart class rooms in partners’ universities; Developing the capacity of the staff at the partners’ universities from diverse discipline, to be responsible for developing learning objects built in best practices in utilising ICT in education; and also through Cooperation with EU partners through mutual visits to develop strategies for moving from teaching to learning and develop scalable sustainable solutions. Internally, partner universities will hold the capacity to develop, design and evaluate e-enabled curricula for their courses. The project achieved a wide impact in the partner countries’ universities.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 990590 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN & Country: JO

Project Partners

• AN-NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
• PALESTINE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON
• AL-ZAYTOONAH UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN
• UNIVERSIDAD DE LA IGLESIA DE DEUSTO ENTIDAD RELIGIOSA
• PLOVDIVSKI UNIVERSITET PAISIY HILENDARSKI
• UNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA