Coordinator
University of Thessaly – UTH
The University of Thessaly is the only higher education institution in central Greece. After merging with 2 other higher education institutions, the University of Thessaly currently has over 30 departments and enrols 40.000 students, making it the 3rd largest university in Greece. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering enrols 1.000 undergraduate and graduate students and addresses areas that include electronics, energy, hardware, software, networks, and educational technologies. The informal Creative Technologies Learning Lab integrates emerging design, pedagogies, and ICT for generating innovative, rewarding, and effective learning experiences that build the knowledge and skills needed by industry and society in today’s world. The lab has implemented over 35 R&D projects in the area of technology-enhanced learning focusing on diverse aspects such as game-based learning, learning communities, design thinking, simulations, online collaboration environments, and more. In the context of R&D, the lab has working relationships with educational authorities and educational institutions in the area of Thessaly and beyond.
Partner
Advanced Technology Systems – ATS
ATS provides software solutions and services for education, public administrations and businesses. Its eGovernment solutions have been implemented by more than 80 public organizations, including ministries and county councils. The products developed by ATS are supported through the activities of its Research and Innovation Department, whose mission is to create new economic and social values. ATS has coordinated and participated as a technical manager in various national and large-scale European research projects targeting technology-enhanced learning such as the BEACONING Project and the Games and Learning Alliance. Its efforts have focused on the development of large-scale learning ecosystems, authoring tools, accessibility solutions, digital games, open repositories, etc. These solutions have been implemented in more than 14 countries. ATS is an active participant in national and international networks, such as BEACONING (Breaking Educational Barriers with Contextualised, Pervasive and Gameful Learning), ARIES (The Romanian Association for Electronic Industry and Software) – the largest IT association in South-Eastern Europe; the Romania Advanced Distributed Learning Partnership Lab; the Rural NEET Youth Network.
Partner
Yakacık Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School – YAKACIK MTAL
Yakacık Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School (Yakacık MTAL), founded in 1984-1985 educational year, is a state school, which provides vocational education training. Currently there are 112 teachers working for Yakacık MTAL and 1260 students aged between 14 –and 18. There 8 different vocational training departments with 13 branches at Yakacık MTAL:
- Information Technologies Department with Web Programming branch,
- Electrical and Electronic Technologies Department with the two branches of Industrial Maintenance & Repair and Electrical Installations & Panel Assembling,
- Machine Technologies Department with the two branches of Maintenance & Repair and CNC Machine Manufacturing,
- Furniture and Interior Design Department with the two branches of Interior & Furniture Technologies and Furniture & Interior Design,
- Metal Technologies Department the two branches of Welding and Meta Work
- Installation Technologies Department with the two branches of Air-Conditioning Systems and Cooling Systems
- Chemistry Technology with the branch of Chemistry Laboratory,
- Biomedical Device Technology Department with the branch of Life Support Equipment
As for the infrastructure of the school, it has 37 Vocational Practice Ateliers; 8 IT Laboratories; 5 Chemistry Laboratories; 32 classrooms and a rich library with 3504 books. Students are also supported for their involvement in social and sportive activities though 2 sport centers and 1 multi-purpose hall.
As a VET provider, Yakacık MTAL aims to decrease the skills mismatch between the VET systems and the labor market by training students to be qualified employees with the support of continues commination with the different sector representatives and organizing common activities.
Every year, field excursions are carried out to important constitutions such as Science Center, Bosch, university, or expo such as EXPOMED, TUBITAK Science to support students in their planning for the future.
Partner
Etudes et Chantiers Corsica ILE – ECC
Études et Chantiers Corsica is an association under the law of 1901, dedicated to socio-professional integration through economic activity. Its scope of action covers the study, management and implementation of integration workshops and worksites in connection with collective projects for the protection, development and management of natural areas, and the restoration and enhancement of built and landscape heritage, as part of overall projects for local development and regional revitalization. Founded in 1995, the company is based in Sorio (Nebbiu), Haute-Corse. Études ET chantiers Corsica is an associate member of the “Union Nationale études ET chantiers”, which develops its action on a local and international scale, in partnership with 105 organizations in 62 countries, and participates in various European programs financed by the European Social Fund and other programs: Leonardo, Grundtvig, Youth in Action… Études et Chantiers Corsica aims to contribute to the integration of people excluded from the workforce, and to work alongside them in the protection, development and management, safeguarding and enhancement of a region’s heritage, with a view to professionalization (for example, through the acquisition of technical knowledge and transferable skills) and a return to employment. As we are at the crossroads of all local issues (agriculture, tourism, environment), our actions and projects are resolutely part of global local development projects.
Partner
Institute for the Promotion of Development and Training – INFODEF
INFODEF, Institute for the Promotion of Development and Training, is a private and independent centre for Research, Development and Innovation whose mission is to design and carry out projects that contribute to achieve a sustainable and inclusive development through education, culture and innovation. The centre designs and develops innovative tools, methodologies, products and services that respond to current social and economic challenges and enable to anticipate and drive the changes needed to achieve future goals and objectives in society. INFODEF supports the modernization of educational systems and the pedagogical innovativeness of public and private educational institutions at national and European levels. Has large expertise developing innovative teaching and learning methodologies, tools and resources and has extensibility work on the definition of EQF and ECVET based Training Curriculums and Learning Outcomes, the design of new tools for the identification, assessment and validation of basic, key, transversal and professional competencies, the development of innovative ICT-based tools, the design of methodologies to support Work-Based-Learning programmes and practices, new instruments for the recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning, innovative teaching methods, entrepreneurship education, especial education and the evaluation and quality assessment of educational programmes.