Erasmus+

Qual-AI-ty Engagement is forward-looking project aimed at disrupting the higher education through artificial intelligence (AI) and genuine commitment to quality as derived from student engagement with society. It aims to do so by empowering key actors in higher education: namely quality assurance (QA) staff through comprehensive training and cooperation in the project and students, who are a major contributing factor to the entire project through their co-creation and participation in piloting activities.Student engagement in general, and with society in particular has been only recently the topic of academic/policy circles in Europe, despite its multi-faceted benefits. 
Going into fine-grained particularities, student engagement with societal challenges holds a rich potential in:
i) fostering active citizenship and preparing students for more active engagement in democratic societies;
ii) cultivating their personal development through early civic engagement; iii) making significant contribution to coming up with innovative solutions for societal problems and affecting their communities, and immediate and larger social surroundings,
iv) taking control over their educational trajectories as ‘producers of knowledge’ rather than just ‘consumers’.
Qual-AI-ty Engagement project aims at breaking the old tradition and enforcing a new approach to assessing the quality of education offering by predominantly focusing on qualitative approach and maximising on the efficiency of data provision by leveraging AI/machine learning possibilities.
This project aims to empower quality assurance staff to take a more proactive role in leveraging student engagement as a means of maximising the quality of the educational provisionon the institutional level. By empowering quality assurance staff more to engage more actively with students and their endeavors within society, the aim is to create a nurturing space where society engagement on the part of students is actively promoted, visible and rewarded in the higher education landscapes.
 

Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS); Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS); Laurea University of Applied Sciences (Laurea UAS); Swedish Defense University (SEDU); The Main School of Fire Service; Liepajas Municipal Police; UiT - The Arctic University of Norway; Valsts ugunsdzēsības un glābšanas dienests; University of Latvia

The Needs-based education and research in social security (NEEDS) project addresses the lack of relevance to public security education and knowledge needs in this area, as well as the lack of structured transnational cooperation and dialogue between higher education institutions, practitioners and experts on public security issues.
By overcoming these gaps, the next generation's experience in public security will be enhanced and enriched with the most relevant, relevant and up-to-date knowledge and skills. The next generation will be better prepared to face the security challenges of the future society. Public security is inherently interdisciplinary, multilevel and international. This can be partly understood by looking at the concept of resilience and society's ability to prepare, respond, need and learn from deliberate and unintentional events that disrupt society.

• Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania, Project Coordinator)
• University of Palermo (Italy)
• Laurea University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
• Häme University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
• Riga Technical Univcersity (Latvia)

Project aims at delivering innovative student-centered transdisciplinary education in circular economy-based wooden construction for postgraduate students across the European countries. Objectives:

• To integrate innovative student-centered phenomenon based, research based and blended learning approaches into Master level study programmes
• To develop a new course, educate and involve postgraduate students and teachers in scientific research on whole life cycle of wooden construction
• To ensure strategic transdisciplinary cooperation among higher education institutions and business enterprises in development of new learning methodology and the course
• To increase public awareness and promote sustainability and circular economy in construction sector

The project will develop five intellectual results:

• Methodological framework. Methodology for education by integrated phenomenon based, research based and blended learning approaches
• E-learning course “Circular Economy in Wooden Construction”.
• E-learning platform
• Case studies
• Joint academic publications
• Mobility activities: intensive learning courses for teachers and students

• VIA University College, Denmark (Lead partner)
• Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
• Vienna University of Technology, Austria
• Gremi Fusta I Moble, Spain
• Riga Technical University, Latvia
• Study and Consulting Center, Lithuania

Project HybridTim aims to fulfill the future demands in higher education of students in design and construction of high environmental performance hybrid engineered timber buildings by trans-disciplinary innovative student-centered learning approaches. Objectives:

• To develop and deliver new trans-disciplinary module on design and construction of engineered hybrid timber buildings, which meets the needs of the HEIs and labour market representatives.
• To improve competencies of students and teachers in problem solving and team work, innovative thinking, motivation, awareness of cross-professional project input and project management by using project-based learning, learning by doing and blended learning approaches.
• To educate students, teachers and entrepreneurs in the field of the engineered hybrid timber construction.
• To ensure open awareness of the project results to local, national, EU level and international target groups.

The following intellectual results and activities will be developed within the project:

• Competency framework.
• BSc/BA module “Design and Construction of Hybrid Engineered Timber Buildings”.
• E-learning platform.
• Joint academic publications.
• Mobility: intensive training courses for teachers and students.

This project fosters the most effective transdisciplinary entrepreneurial training methodology (hereinafter – TETM) in higher education institutions based on research primarily in the partner countries of the Consortium and secondarily in Europe. The research sets long-term strategic tactics of developing responsive TETM of the Consortium based on dynamic changes in the international business environment.
The proposed TETM methodology for one academic year will be international and at the same time adjusted to the business culture of each partner country. The TETM will be implemented in the Consortium universities twice during the project period, involving 400 students of bachelor or master level, as the TETM will be applicable on both higher education levels. The application of the TETM methodology in the universities will be monitored and improved by assessing the impact on student knowledge and capacity. The TETM development will conclude with a week-long intensive Venture Camp course (an intensive entrepreneurship training for developing business ideas) joining best students and educators from the Consortium, thus expanding the student knowledge of the international business environment.
Last but not least, a project  e-platform will be created to fulfil three main functions:

• information exchange on events, trends, problem-solving, sharing experience and connecting project stakeholders;
• secure correspondence among Consortium members  and associated partners;
• dissemination of project activities, outputs, results, media coverage.

Target groups:

• Direct target group – universities, educators, students and associates partners (business chambers and associations, business incubators, innovation centres, start-up accelerators, university networks) participating in the project.
• Indirect target group (stakeholders) – educators, higher education institutions, business incubators, innovation centres, start-up accelerators, university networks, chambers of commerce, businesses, trade unions, research institutions, student entrepreneurship societies, alumni, associations, public institutions, policy makers.

• A fully operational network and an e-platform created and maintained  to increase collaboration and communication opportunities for stakeholders to share experience, combine joint collaborative efforts and bring added value to the interested parties during the project activities and beyond.
• A research produced focusing on (1) the current most effective transnational entrepreneurship training methodology (TETM) activities primarily in partner countries of Consortium members, secondarily in EU; (2) business environment trends –  competences and skills demanded and emerging in the labour market and international business environment in close cooperation with the associated partners of the project.
• Development of a responsive TETM and distribution of results via scientific publications and handbook in all four languages of the Consortium for maximum dissemination on national level. Increased capacity of Consortium educators, resulting from successful implementation of TETM in their academic activities.