Strengthening university-enterprise cooperation in South Africa to support regional development by enhancing lifelong learning skills, social innovations and inclusivity Erasmus Project

Project Title

Strengthening university-enterprise cooperation in South Africa to support regional development by enhancing lifelong learning skills, social innovations and inclusivity

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

SUCSESS project’s focus is on strengthening the relations between universities and the wider economic and social environment in South Africa. The topics in the project are knowledge triangle (student – teacher – enterprise) that deepens university business cooperation, and inclusive regional and community development.SUCSESS project supports South African universities with models of cooperation between universities and businesses and pedagogical practices and tools to introduce the cooperation at course level. When the cooperation is taken at the course level, it is easier to include, engage and empower also students to the development work with businesses. The enhancement of knowledge triangle (student-teacher-enterprise) is important in SUCSESS project.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 987133 Eur

Project Coordinator

HAAGA-HELIA AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY & Country: FI

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
• UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
• UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND
• OULUN YLIOPISTO
• SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY