Virtual Hackathon Erasmus Project

Project Title

Virtual Hackathon

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 : Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; Environment and climate change; Open and distance learning

Project Summary

COVID pandemia has seriously affected the way High Education Institutions are delivering training to their students. UPV, that is participating in this project; has been the first University in Spain to close a whole campus due a COVID outbreak. Their 25.000 students have been receiving distance learning classes since early october. But many other Universities in Spain and in Europe are facing similar problems . Supporting teachers and students is crucial in this situation. 95% of HEI in Europe were forced to pivot to distance learning due the first COVID wave, and the number of HEI affected by the second wave increases every day.

The project will:
Design and develop the training plan and materials to create a virtual hackathon on any topic based on design and system thinking. The theoretical framework will be set by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Just Transition.
Design and develop an innovative learning platform to facilitate the practical training process of students in virtual technologies and the organization of teams to participate in virtual hackathons.

Needs of the target group:
Adaptation to distance learning and virtual activities because COVID situation.
Collaboration opportunities among students from different countries (in a virtual environment).
Promote the SDGs to achieve the goals and a fair society for all.
Development of soft skills to improve the employability of students and the acquisition of skills required by the New green deal and towards a more sustainable economy in Europe.

Project results:
O1. Online training materials on Sustainable Development Goals and Just Transition. 1000 teachers, students and researchers will download or access the curricula from the project webpage.
O2. Online platform for the online course and the Virtual Hackathons. 300 participants registered in the platform that are participating in the online course and Virtual Hackathons by the end of the project.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 284918 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA & Country: ES

Project Partners

• AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
• University of Nicosia
• DRAXIS ENVIRONMENTAL S.A.
• INFALIA PRIVATE COMPANY
• city2science
• METODO ESTUDIOS CONSULTORES SL
• RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN