SciCulture Erasmus Project

Project Title

SciCulture

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: Creativity and culture; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education

Project Summary

The socioeconomic growth of Europe depends on innovative approaches to meeting the EU’s challenges. Innovation is encouraged at the bridging of disciplines with proven benefits to both education and economic growth. Over the last 20 years Europe has seen a surge of artists and scientists being inspired from each other’s disciplines resulting in the SciArt, BioArt and related movements. The SciCulture consortium will bring together higher education institutions engaged in science, arts and entrepreneurship across Europe. Through the exchange of best practice an intensive 5-day science, art and entrepreneurship programme will be created that will train tertiary level students and professionals to collaborate and innovate together. The students will be prepared with the 21st century skill set needed to be the interdisciplinary professionals of tomorrow who are able to approach the big questions that society faces in more innovative and effective ways rather than relying on separate disciplines. The course will be developed after a first year piloting period to allow time to develop an ECTS accredited course. This course will bring together students from STEM subjects, the arts and business students, to collaborate on innovative projects, and will also give undergraduates, postgraduates, professionals and early career researchers the opportunity to work alongside and learn from one another. Experts in creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, pedagogy and research will contribute their expertise to help co-create an open-ended educative approach that combines both theory and practice. The course will develop a gold standard of collating the expertise of each country to create an open access online resource.

The project aims to create a sciences, arts and business network amongst the partner countries. After the programme, the students will collaborate through several multiplier events throughout the year, with the best projects selected for participation at a major event in a partner country. The project will help to develop the first multinational, interdisciplinary course in the sciences, arts and entrepreneurship. It will develop the employability and skill set of the students being trained helping to fill Europe’s skill gap. These students will consolidate the interdisciplinary approach developed through several multiplier events and activities around Europe.

Project Website

http://www.sciculture.eu

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 388766,07 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITA TA MALTA & Country: MT

Project Partners

• THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
• ELLINIKH ENOSH DHMOSIOGRAFON EPISTHMHS, SYGGRAFEON EPISTHMHS KAI EIKOINONIOLOGON EPISTHMHS ASTIKI ETAIREIA
• UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN