Project
Overview
The InclusiveHE project focuses on developing practices that support the inclusion of people with different abilities, diverse ethnic, cultural and migration background in higher education institutions.
Aim &
Objectives
AIM
Raising awareness on HE inclusive policies and providing specific guidelines on developing inclusive practices.
OBJECTIVES
- Support higher education providers to design, implement, and monitor effective inclusive policies and practices.
- Improve the supply of high quality inclusive higher education opportunities for all.
- Develop and offer a systems approach toolkit for administrators and policymakers.
- Develop and offer a training course for HEI staff.
- Offer an online platform and MOOC with gamification characteristics.
- Raise general awareness concerning inclusive practices that foster inclusion.
Resources
- Toolkit for administrators and policy-makers at higher education institutions to support them in developing inclusive policies.
- Development of blended training on inclusive practices in HE for learning designers and academics.
- E-learning platform and MOOC.
Methodology
The theoretical part provides participants with the state of-the art of inclusive approaches in HE, introduces them with the most common existing policies, practices, and strategies, and discusses about the existing inclusive methods and pedagogies (such as design thinking methodology). Participants are introduced to the stages of the design-thinking approach in order to apply this method in the design of their education programs. This methodology serves as a framework that helps individuals to define problems, collaborate with others, develop possible solutions, and refine them through various reiterations until a viable solution is generated.
Partners
Åbo Akademi University | www.abo.fi
Åbo Akademi University, is a leading University in Finland, spear-heading education and research in the field of Minority research and health and well-being. With the choice of minority studies as a strategic research profile Åbo Akademi University endeavours to be an active research agent within Europe as the emergence of multicultural and multilingual societies puts pressure on individual European nations to find new mechanisms to addressing societal, ethical, legal and educational issues that embrace and include a multitude of different communities.
Anette Bengs has a background in developmental psychology and current research interests pertain to inclusion across the lifespan, with a particular focus on digital tools as facilitators of inclusion.
Emmanuel Acquah is an Associate Professor (Tenure-Track) in Minority Research at the Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University. His primary research interests are in advancing equity in the training and practice of educators of multicultural and multilingual learners.
Kalypso Filippou is a post-doctoral researcher with experience in university teaching. Her research activities mainly focus in the field of higher education, international students, and post-graduate supervision.
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES CONTINUING EDUCATION NETWORK | www.eucen.eu
EUCEN, the European university continuing education network, is an international non-governmental non-for-profit association founded in 1991 and registered under Belgian law in 1994. It currently has 169 members in 36 different countries, mainly universities actively committed and involved in the development of University Lifelong Learning (ULLL). It includes 17 European National/Regional Networks for ULLL and 8 associations concerned with the education of adults. EUCEN is the founding associations of the LLL Platform. The main aims and objectives of EUCEN are: - To contribute to the economic and cultural life of Europe through the promotion and improvement of the quality of LLL within HEIs - To foster university’s influence on LLL knowledge and policies throughout Europe – EUCEN represents a very rich source of expertise in the field of ULLL, university management and innovation.
CARDET is one of the leading research and training centers in the eastern Mediterranean region with global expertise in project design and implementation, project management, training and e-learning. CARDET has completed numerous projects relating to the development of adult and vocational training initiatives in the areas of social work, innovation and entrepreneurship. Members of its team and board represent European and International Higher education institutions, training centers and international organizations, and have in-depth knowledge of the adult training sector and financial literacy area while CARDET focuses in the promotion of social justice and social progress. CARDET brings together an international team of experts with decades of global expertise in adult training, capacity building, curriculum development, social entrepreneurship, vocational training, design thinking, innovation, education research, evaluation, and human resource development.
Christiana Karousiou is Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership and Management at the University of Nicosia. She holds a PhD in Education and two master's degrees, in Educational Research (MSc) and in Educational Leadership and School Improvement (MEd) from the University of Manchester
UNIVERSITATEA DIN PITESTI | www.upit.ro
University of Piteşti (UPIT) is a state university, located in Pitesti (in the Southern part of Romania, at 120 kilometres from the capital Bucharest). It aims being a dynamic and efficient HE provider in the region. Currently it is a recipient for approx. 10.000 students from Muntenia region. It has approximately 700 paid teaching and administrative staff. It consists of 6 different faculties offering Bachelor, Master and Doctor Diplomas (www.upit.ro). Its objectives are to provide high quality educational, training and research services in order to train specialists in different fields and to create an intellectual community accredited by national and international quality agencies.
Georgeta CHIRLEŞAN: Associate Professor at the University of Piteşti (Romania), with a teaching and research experience of over 34 years. She holds a Doctor Degree in Physics of the Solid State and a PhD in Political Sciences.
Alexandru Dan TOMA: Scientific Research Assistant at the University of Pitesti (Romania), ex-University Assistant at the same university and previously Physicist at the Institute for Nuclear Research of Pitesti
INNOVADE LI LTD | www.innovade.eu
INNOVADE LI LTD is an SME based in Cyprus, with a team of professionals with several years of experience in entrepreneurship, innovation, startup development, entrepreneurship eco system development and culture infusion, adult and vocational training, financial management, forensic consulting, strategic visioning, business evaluation, business development, and performance improvement, use of technology to affect positive change, academic development and training. Its core objective is to continually adapt to new ideas, technologies, and operational methodologies as they relate to the needs of its clients and the current operational and business eco-system with particular focus on the social progress of the youth.
Andreas Georgiou works as Manager, Researcher and Trainer for INNOVADE LI. He has practical and strategic experience in different fields of education.
LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATE, Latvia | www.lu.lv
University of Latvia (LU) with 13,000 students, 13 faculties and more than 20 research institutes is one of the largest comprehensive research universities in the Baltic States with educational and research potential in humanities, social and natural sciences. The only higher education institution from Latvia ranked in the QS Top Universities ranking. UL is especially proud that its degree of internationalization has been recognized as high in several rankings, such as QS Top Universities, Multirank, Interfax ranking. UL pays great attention to the development of international collaboration, and supports different schemes of mobility.
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