Spead your wings Erasmus Project

Project Title

Spead your wings

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Quality Assurance; Quality and Relevance of Higher Education in Partner Countries

Project Summary

The main objective of the „Spread your wings” project was to increase the quality and relevance of knowledge and skills of bachelor and master degree Aviation Managament (and related disciplines) students’ in response to the needs of the labour market and the socio-economic environment.
An innovative course titled „Development of Sustainable Aviation” has been developed in a partnership of three organisations (from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia). The course include topics related to a new conceptual model of responsible and conscious aviation that sees its development in line with the interests of the social and natural environment and takes into account existing ecological barriers and expectations of the society.
Project provide development of innovative educational tools, including:
• Program of the International Aviation Academy (IAC) along with teaching materials
• Course program „The development of sustainable aviation”
• „The development of sustainable aviation” Manual
• Two multimedia lectures „The development of sustainable aviation”.
• A series of 7 e-learning courses „The development of sustainable aviation
• A series of 6 podcasts for the course „The development of sustainable aviation”
• „The development of sustainable aviation” casebook
• Teacher guidebook „The development of sustainable aviation”
• Simulation on „Sustainable airport development”
• „The development of sustainable aviation” workshop based on Lego Serious Play methodology

Project also provided training for students [International Aviation School – 9 people in each edition] and professionals [International Aviation Academy (9 people), Digital Academy (6 people) – for teachers who wanted to better understand the concept of sustainable development].

Within the framework of the project the WSIZ was carring out a number of dissemination activities using social media as well as the organisation of on-line dissemination seminars. The project enable open access to the results of intellectual work (resources available on-line, free of charge, 24 hours a day).

„The development of sustainable aviation” course is offered in a continuing education format in all participating universities and provide base for futher development of educational offer. Project outcomes that include teaching programmes, methodology as well as tools will be available for use by other national and international universities interested in the area of sustainable aviation development. Thanks to the project the competences of the students (university graduates and future employees) are increased. Project provided knowledge-based international cooperation between Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 128194,69 Eur

Project Coordinator

WYZSZA SZKOLA INFORMATYKI I ZARZADZANIA Z SIEDZIBA W RZESZOWIE & Country: PL

Project Partners

• KAZIMIERO SIMONAVICIAUS UNIVERSITETAS, UAB
• Transport and Telecommunication Institute