TRAINING TEACHERS FOR INCLUSION IN MONGOLIA. Development of a modular course with online tutorials on the rights of learners with disabilities and establishment of 3 SEN counseling centers. Erasmus Project

Project Title

TRAINING TEACHERS FOR INCLUSION IN MONGOLIA. Development of a modular course with online tutorials on the rights of learners with disabilities and establishment of 3 SEN counseling centers.

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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

MELINC provides Mongolia with capacity for its transition towards building an inclusive educational system providing equal opportunities for learners with special needs (SEN) under its CRPD obligations .MELINC addresses these issues through:- modernisation of curricula with a SEN modular course;- publishing a textbook in MN on the rights of SEN learners and inclusive education including learning outcomes and test questions; – producing 15 online video tutorials in MN for the courses in pedagogical sciences and teacher training at 3 MN HEIs which together cater for the training of almost all teachers in Mongolia; – teaching of the SEN modules in accredited BA, MA, postgraduate and in-service training programs;- operating 3 (SEN) counseling centers to support parents and SEN learners and to train teachers in recognising special needs, to adapt or develop education resources, and to develop and implement an individualized education plan with a support team;- creating an educational resources platform in MN where teachers with SEN learners share teaching materials;- capacity building through internships and engaging in international networking and contribute in conference publications;- holding dissemination workshops for staff from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social affairs, ngo’s active in the sphere of inclusion and/or persons with disabilities, and the broader society;- building capacity in project MNG, QC, D&S, and visibility.MELINC impacts on modernisation of curricula and builds capacity of teacher trainers, teachers and stakeholders in education in the field of rights of SEN learners in MN and redress their exclusion from mainstream educational institutions which is inextricably linked to problems of attitude and a lack of information and capacity about how to deal with SEN learners. MELINC consortium unites 3 units from 2 Member States and 3 units from 1 non-EU country (Mongolia) located in 3 regions (east, center, west) of the country.

Project Website

http://edulaweu.eu/about-edulaw-asia-melinc/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 657868 Eur

Project Coordinator

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL & Country: BE

Project Partners

• MONGOLIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
• DORNOD UNIVERSITY
• KHOVD STATE UNIVERSITY
• UNIWERSYTET W BIALYMSTOKU
• ELA VZW