University of Mostar (SUM) is a higher education institution, which organizes and offers university studies, scientific and professional work. It is one of eight public Universities in BiH. Currently, SUM consists of 10 faculties and the Academy of Fine Arts. Today, over 12.000 students study at SUM. The educational process is conducted through 70 study groups at the undergraduate and 77 groups at the graduate and postgraduate level. University of Mostar is internationally oriented and its intention is to become fully integrated into the European Higher Education Area. From the academic year 2005/2006, teaching process at the University of Mostar is conducted in accordance to Bologna process. SUM fulfils the criteria for accreditation prescribed by the Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance of BiH (2015) and SUM was successfully re-accredited by the Agency of Higher Education in the Republic of Croatia (2017). International Relations Office is responsible for interuniversity cooperation programmes and agreements, cooperation and contacts with relevant international organizations, exchange programmes and the management of international relations. IT center of the SUM was formed on 13 December 2017. The goal of the center is to provide support to the educational and academic community in using information and communication technologies and securing access to new technologies and information services. Primary goals of the center can be divided into the following categories: Development and maintenance of the University information system, Authorisation and authentication infrastructure of SUM (AAI@SUM), education, network infrastructure support and development of programming solutions. The strong SUM’s linkage between the scientific and educational process support the quality and efficient education based on learning outcomes and lifelong learning conception. SUM’s educational process is recognizable for its excellence at the local, national and international level. Scientific research at SUM is based on scientific excellence defined by international indicators and stronger integration with the educational process at all levels, especially in postgraduate studies. This project will create a space for new ideas and technological solutions, critical thinking and creativity will turn the University into one of the key drivers of the economy and sustainable development. At the same time, it will promote and work on preservation of the cultural and historical heritage of the social community, in which is originated.
UNMO was founded in 1977 as one of the pillars of the development of the Herzegovina region. With 26 undergraduate programmes, 20 graduate programmes, 3 third cycle programmes, UNMO research interests and capacities include civil, mechanical engineering, renewable energy, law, economics, tourism, agriculture, humanities, languages, biology, chemistry and IT. UNMO’s mission is to organize a wide spectre of different educational processes and conduct theoretical, applied and development scientific and research and become one of the leaders in the education of young experts necessary for the development of the economy and society and to improve cultural and social development of the region and the country as a whole. Our vision anticipates striving to become a flexible, functional and socially responsible higher education institution in the region recognized by its modern study programmes in all study cycles, opened to cooperation, internationalisation and oriented towards quality. As project oriented higher education institution aiming at wide scope of goals, from scientific to socially oriented, at this moment, UNMO is implementing 11 CBHE Erasmus+ projects and 31 ICMs. Among other, UNMO is also active in DAAD, USAID, IPA, FP, CEEPUS and Mevlana exchange programme, H2020, COST, EUREKA. These projects have increased the international dimension of the University and raised awareness in participation in different programme schemes. UNMO goal is to establish relations based on trust that will be basis for upgrading and improving the existing cooperation to reach the broad objective of increasing the number of our international ties and creating the network of academic excellence.
The University of Sarajevo remains determined to continue to be the leader in higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina in terms of quality of teaching and research, the number of students and faculty members. The University of Sarajevo was established in 1949, although first foundations of this higher education institution date back to the signing of Waqfname by Gazi Husrev Bey and founding the Gazi Husrve-bey's library in 16th century – today our member institution. The University of Sarajevo enjoys partnerships with numerous universities around the world, bilateral or though program collaboration. UNSA is an equal partner in mobility programs for students and staff members and it remains open for study and research activities: TEMPUS (103 TEMPUS projects in cooperation with 135 European universities - 83 as partner, 16 as academic coordinator and 4 as grant-holder), FP7 (with 38 FP7 projects), Erasmus+ (with signed and approved inter-institutional agreements with 153 universities), Erasmus Mundus (19 ERASMUS MUNDUS projects in cooperation with 55 EU universities), Horizon 2020 (with 8 projects), CEEPUS, Mevlana, Fulbright, DAAD, and others. UNSA offers study and research opportunities at 25 Faculties, 5 Institutes, 5 Centers, with National and University Library, Gazi Husrevbey Library, National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Student Parliament, with over 200 study programmes and over 200 departments. Today, having around 27,000 enrolled students, it ranks among the largest universities in the region. Trying to become an equal partner to universities of superb standing in Europe and beyond, as well as to scientific and research organizations, in compliance with European principles of creating a single higher education area, the University of Sarajevo affords considerable attention to different forms of international cooperation. Internationalization is the chosen avenue of the University in relation to all segments of teaching and research: education and knowledge transfer, scientific research, artistic production, acquisition and recognition of competences, building academic solidarity, etc.
The history of the University of Bihać began in 1997 when it was established. It has seven member units, 7 Faculties (Technical Faculty, Faculty of Pedagogy, Faculty of Law, Biotechnical Faculty, Islamic Faculty of Pedagogy, Faculty of Economy and Faculty of Health Studies. The University has ca. 3500 students, The UNBI has over 100 agreements on cooperation including Inter-institutional agreements of different mobility programs. University of Bihać became integrated in 2010. It has fully established Office for Academic and Student Affairs and established Research and International Relations Office. Teaching and administrative staff is making great efforts in ensuring proper conditions for high quality work in education and research. Through these basic activities, the University of Bihać contributes to the economic and cultural development of the region; it provides the necessary qualified human resources. The academic community of the University has recognized the importance of promoting and encouraging establishment of academic cooperation with foreign universities and similar institutions, participating in various national and international projects, as well as in exchange programs. The University of Bihać defined its commitment to the field of international cooperation in the “Strategic Development Plan for the University of Bihać for the period 2011 - 2015"under the sections as follows: "European dimension of the University of Bihać ","Internationalization of the University" and "Joint doctoral studies". Operational plan of the International Relations Office at the University of Bihać for 2015/2016 well included all the internationalization elements in line with the “Strategic Development Plan for the University of Bihać for the period 2011 - 2015" and "Strategic Development Trends in Higer Education in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2012-2022". In 2017, UNBI Senate adopted Development Strategy of University of Bihać 2017-2022 https://unbi.ba/index.php/2- uncategorised/5-dokumenti, where the whole section 3 deals with the modernization of the curricula at the University of Bihać aligned with the Job market needs in the country. In 2018, UNBI Senate adopted Internationalization Strategy of the University of Bihać 2018-2023 in which curricula modernization and innovation has been given priority along with other strategic goals. By the end of 2019, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has announced its results for a triennial survey of 15-year-old students that assesses the extent to which they have acquired the key knowledge and skills essential for full participation in society. The assessment focuses on proficiency in reading, mathematics, science and an innovative domain (in 2018, the innovative domain was global competence), and on students’ wellbeing. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s students scored lower than the OECD average in reading, mathematics and science, placing the country on the 62nd place out of the 79 countries around the world participating in the assessment. The complete report with statistical evidence for each of the areas is available at https://www.oecd.org/pisa/publications/PISA2018_CN_BIH.pdf The results are alarming and indicate the urgent need for a change in approaches in B&H’s educational systems. Since the lowest ranks were in areas which are covered by the STEAM, it is of crucial importance to educate future experts who would provide professional support in STEAM to both educational process, and the development of national regulations which refer to this area.
Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Una-Sana Canton became familiar with STEM-education concept in 2016 through ENABLE BiH project, when NGO Save the Children and USAID introduced it to educational authorities. Countrywide educational system became aware that building capacities and developing innovative ways of connecting science to society has to be a priority in order to improve labor-market competitiveness and prevent brain drain in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We recognize that cross-disciplinary approached MSc programme designed for teachers and other professionals, would be a missing link where through this kind of education all relevant professionals would gain knowledge they need to prepare next generations of students in elementary, secondary and higher education for future professional challenges. For that reason STEM-education concept found its place in the BiH National action plan for children report 2015- 2018, and it is becoming a part of educational strategy documents countrywide, as well as in the Una-Sana Canton for the period of 2020-2025. Ministry of education as well as the University in Bihać (as the HEI on the territory of the Una-Sana Canton) do not have necessary experience nor sufficient resources required for implementation of the STEM-education concept, and for that reason support of that European Union would be required.
Today, the UT is the largest public university in the country. UT was founded in 1957 and consisted of six faculties. At UT, currently about 27,231 students are studying the three study cycles. One of the goals of the University of Tirana was its international recognition. This dream is already a reality with its involvement as an institutional partner in several European Commission cooperation programs such as Tempus, Erasmus Mundus Action 2, IPA specifically: Join EU-SEE, Basileus, Pacinno, Eureka, Interface Tempus, Erasmus+, Europe for Citizens, Horizon 2020. A novelty of the UT has been the establishment of Career Centers in all faculties. These centers serve as a link between students and the labor market, creating the right contacts with the potential employers in order to promote the students of the UT and seek new employment opportunities. These centers will also work closely with the new MSc in STEAM in order to help the graduates to seek the right professional opportunities. UT has also signed many cooperation agreements with various European and international universities and institutions. These framework agreements aim at academic and student exchanges, joint research programs, academic exchanges in publications, journals, organizing various conferences, etc. UT is also a member of many foreign networks such as AUF, UNICA, UNIMED, CMU etc.
European University of Tirana is a leading university and research centre in Albania, established in full compliance with the criteria of the Bologna Charter, offering study programmes in three cycles: bachelor; master and PhD. UET engages in high quality teaching and research as well as exchange programmes and capacity building projects with local and international partners in the following disciplines: social sciences, humanities, environmental sciences, complex systems, information technology and engineering, agricultural sciences and health sciences. UET is already participating in projects funded by the European Commission, such as: Erasmus+ KA2: CBHE, Life Long Learning Programme – Jean Monnet Chair (for the first time in Albania), LLP – Tempus Project Erasmus Mundus; European Programme for Science and Technology (COST); Erasmus + KA1 Credit Mobility, etc. UET is particularly interested in the link between study programmes, research and labour market as well as the community. As such, UET has established the Labour Market Boards for each department which are composed of highly qualified professionals from the public sector, business and various relevant CSOs working to promote common interests. The purpose of the board is to provide feedback and insights regarding the needs/demands of the labour market so as UET can link education, research and study programmes with the labour market and needs of the society. In addition, they serve as a network for employment opportunities for its graduates. In addition, the UET Alumni Association and the Student Services provide valuable support for the link between education and the job market. UET strongly promotes the internationalization of its study programs and thus it continuously seeks to establish strategic partnerships with local, regional and international organizations. UET has established the Next Europe Network, bringing together top Western Balkans HEIs and research centres in Europe (LSEE, UCL SSEES, EUI, CEU, Sciences Po etc.) with extensive research expertise and interest in Albania and South East Europe. UET has a pool of highly qualified researchers, lecturers and project managers and it works closely with a wellestablished network of higher education institutions, businesses, research institutes and other stakeholders. UET pays particular importance to its strategic communication, visibility of actions, dissemination of information, knowledge-sharing and exchange of experiences and know-how.
as Universiteti Teknologjik 'Ismail Qemali' i Vlorës (Technological University of Vlora ‘Ismail Qemali’) with three faculties: The Faculty of Commerce, The Faculty of Naval Engineering and The Faculty of Nursing. With its expansion to other degree programmes other than technological, the university was renamed in 2007 as The University of Vlora ‘Ismail Qemali’ or simply The University of Vlora. The university now has four faculties, The Faculty of Technical Sciences, the Faculty of Economics, The Faculty of Humanities, The Faculty of Health and with the Faculty of Humanities being the largest. The guiding motto of the university is “Virtus, Scientia, Veritas,” and in this respect, the university seeks to play a leading role in research, in teaching by constantly improving quality and upgrading the existing programmes as well as offering new ones. The university has also been hosted to many activities of scientific character organized by it and/or in partnership with other institutions. These activities have promoted the role of the university in the life of the community. Being located in Vlora, one of the best tourist attractions in Albania, the university is a precious asset for this region. The university works in close partnership with other universities such as the University of León, the University of Ioannina, Università di Siena, Università di Salento, University of Warsaw, University of Cyprus, Clausthal University of Technology, University of Belgrade, University of Liege, ELTE, Beijing Foreign Studies University, The University of Debrecen, West University of Timisioara and others, especially for student and staff mobility, mainly in the framework of Erasmus interinstitutional agreements. The university has about 236 members of the academic staff on permanent job contract and engages about 80 staff members part-time or as visiting professors. The number of students studying at UV varies from above 6000 to 8000 students depending largely on the number of students enrolled in the first year in the degree programmes offered by UV. The Faculties that will be involved in this project are Humanities and Technical Sciences. Besides other degree programmes, both faculties offer MA degrees in teaching: Languages (English, Italian, Albanian), Primary Education, Education Sciences, Specialized Pedagogy that are offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Chemistry, Maths, Biology, Computer Studies, Physics, ICT offered by the Faculty of Technical Sciences. These programmes have been running since 2008 and attract mainly students from the south of Albania. In order for these programmes to be more attractive to local and also to international students who choose UV to study on degree or credit mobility, it is important to adopt a more needs-answering approaching and STEAM promises to be such.
“Luigj Gurakuqi” University of Shkodra was established on 02. Sept. 1957 as a High Pedagogical Institute. At the beginning this University had 2 Faculties (Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Natural Sciences). It changed its status to University of Shkodra, "Luigj Gurakuqi" by the Ministers' Council decree nr. 124, on 28.05.1991. University of Shkodra has now 6 Faculties (Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Foreign Languages).
University “Fan S. Noli”, Korçë was established by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania in 1971. Currently, the University has 4 faculties (Economy, Agriculture, Education and Philology, Human and Natural Sciences), 15 departments, 1 teaching and research group. Part of the University is the Center of Excellence. as a basic lifelong learning research and training unit, whose mission is to train pre-university teachers-in-duty, as well as to offer quality trainings for specialists in natural and human sciences. The staff of the Faculty of Education and that of The Centre of Excellence have been responsible in training pre-university teachers-in-duty of both Korça region and other regions of Albania with a focus on educational reform, curricula and teaching and learning methodology. The University has been recently institutionally accredited for a period of 5 years. Today, 5000 bachelors and masters are trained in 30 specialties. There are 170 teachers, from which 77% are doctors and professors, 23% are candidates of science. The studies in UNIKO are organized in three cycles fulfilling the criteria of the Bologna Declaration. It offers 7 two-year vocational training study programmes, 25 Bachelor programs (180 credits), 12 Professional Master programs (90 credits), 10 Master of Science programs (120 credits) and 1 program of the third cycle/PhD. The university counts 26 administrative staff in support of the teaching activity, 56 administrative staff offering administration, financial and maintenance services. They all commit themselves to the increase of the teaching, learning and infrastructural services this institution offers. International relations are well organized and “The department of international relations” is in act. Currently, lecturers from the university are working with more than 20 foreign countries’ (such as Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, USA, Kosovo, South Arabia, Sweden, Spain, Finland, Greece, Croatia, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Romania) higher educational institutions based on mutual scientific-applied co-operative agreements. Our students have fruitful mobility experiences under different EU programs. More than 40 of our teaching staff members have improved their qualifications in foreign universities.
University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina” is a public and biggest Higher Education Institution in the Republic of Kosova which has 14 different faculties with: - 65 Programmes for Bachelor studies - 64 Programmes for Master studies and - 17 Phd Programmes for Phd studies. This year UP has 42006 students, 900 academic personnel and 300 administrative staff. Up has two innovation centres the Venture UP and Center of Innovation and Entreprenurship. University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina" as the vanguard of scientific and artistic research in Kosovo has establishmed The Office for Research and Sponsored Projects – ORSP, whose service offerings consist on providing comprehensive assistance in research administration to researchers, professors, and teaching assistants of the University of Prishtina who pursue externally funded research. The ORSP is responsible for administering research and projects sponsored by government, industry, foundations, institutions and international initiatives, developed by the academic staff of the University of Prishtina. ORSP provides services in pre-award and post-award stages, which include reviewing proposals, ensuring availability of university resources in project support, negotiating with sponsors, project submission, project implementation support and monitoring the success of the project. Educated workforce that responds to labor market needs has been the key concept all over the world. Kosovo, the newest country of Europe is way beyond the fulfillment of the educated workforce gaps and as a result is undergoing a drastic educational reform. To date no specific study has addressed, designed and implemented STEAM nor examined and analyzed STEAM education in Kosovo. The Faculty of Education (FE) has taken a leading role in providing pre-service and in-service teacher education preparation with the purpose to improving the Education System in Kosovo. Previous EU partnership collaborations through a TEMPUS project have been instrumental in the supporting the academic professional development at the FE in modest level touching Master program development and research activities. Further collaboration throught STEAM practices to enable the development, implementation, and assessment of STEAM practices to be continuesly used by teachers at the FE has been lacking in all of the previous supports. With a support from the potential EU project collaborations, the FE staff needs to conduct a needs assessment to guide the future pre-service and in-service teachers through STEAM practices. A primary goal of the project collaboration is STEAM capacity buiding of the FE staff and resources. A secondary goal will be to use the collaboratinos with the EU partners to lay the foundation for further exchange, and for collaborative grants and contracts linking STEAM teachers and professional development in the EU and Kosovo, and specifically between the FE and its partners.
University “Kadri Zeka” in Gjilan (UKZ) was established by the decision of the Government of Republic Kosova on 06.03.2013, decision number 118/03, which was adopted by the Assembly of Kosova on 05.30.2013, with the idea of promotion and development of higher university education, research, artistic creativity for staff qualification up to doctoral degree. The establishment UKZ enabled the inclusion of the greatest number of students in the region of Gjilan, Presevo Valley and other areas in higher university education. By Founding Council held on 31.10.2013 it was proposed that the Public University of Gjilan be named: University &Kadri Zeka in Gjilan. MEST of Kosova has approved the proposal and decided on 11.13.2013. The acronym of the University is UKZ. As a part of the University, offered programs have existed up to 2013 as branches of the Faculty of Education, Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Law of the University of Prishtin. To these programs we added two new Faculties: Faculty of Computer Sciences with two specialties programs: Software Engineering and Informatics for Economy; and Faculty of Applied Sciences with study program: Mathematics Education. All study programs at the University “Kadri Zeka” were approved in the meeting of the University Senate II held on 12.26.2013 in Gjilan, and accredited by Kosovo Agency for Accreditation (KAA). Therefore, the University have the following structure of programs. Faculty of Education: Preschool Program (Ba), Primary School Program (Ba) Faculty of Law: Program - General Law (Ba), Master program – “Local Governance and Democratic Society” (MA). Faculty of Economics: Programs: Banks, Finance, and Accounting (Ba), Management and Informatics (Ba) and Marketing (Ba). Faculty of Computer Sciences: Specialty: Software Engineering (BA), Specialty: Informatics for Economy (BA) Faculty of Applied Sciences: Program: Mathematics Education (BA), e-governance (MSC).
University for Business and Technology (UBT) was founded by the Ministry of Education, Science and technology no. 808/02-1, date. 18.10.2004. The institution was built on the experience of the Institute of Enterprise Engineering and Management (IEME) with the goals to: • Knowledge transfer to the country through innovative professors (from Europe and USA) • Develop and utilize best practices to fulfil public and private needs through quality education. • Promote and support the development of high-quality teaching including innovative programs, sustainable development, modern management and innovation in industry sector The institution has undergone a number of external accreditation (both institutional and program) phases. UBT has also developed and implemented many professional projects, such as curriculum development and training teachers for vocational schools in Kosovo, public administration, public companies, licensing of private companies according to ISO 9001/2000. Application of EFQM model of Management and evaluated and certified with EFQM Certification. The study programs are operated within the following departments: - Management, Business and Economics, - Computer Science and Engineering, - Information Systems, - Media and Communication, - Political Science, - Law LLB, - Architecture and Spatial Planning, - Mechatronics Management, - Infrastructure and Civil Engineering, - Energy efficiency (Tempus Financed Project) – and it has involved around 450 teaching and administrative staff. UBT has been involved in various local & international / European projects since its establishment and has shown that is has the capacities to deliver at many projects related to transfer of technology between the academia and the industry.
Universum College (UC) is a centre for scholarship, research, and creative activity involving the creation, testing,
and dissemination of knowledge, understanding, expressions, and techniques. UC aims to provide education and
training to enable individuals to realize their full potential. As a higher education Institution, UC has a particular
responsibility to address societal issues and needs through scholarship, research, and creative activity. The faculty
aims to enhance the level of education offered and improve the teaching/learning environments. UC strives for
excellence in fulfilling its central and primary purposes of teaching, scholarship, and research and places particular
emphasis on the quality of teaching. With the ever-increasing emphasis in globalization, Universum College has
enshrined internationalization and regionalization into its development perspectives. Today, Universum College is
recognized as the most internationalized higher education institution in Kosovo, proudly establishing cooperation
with some of the most respected educational institutions in the world. Moreover, Universum College has
modernized its curriculum by digitizing the educational process in order to put student at the centre and enhance
their learning process. Recently, Eduniveral ranked Universum College in Top 1000 of the best Business Schools in
the world, an award seldom given to institutions younger than ten-years old. Moreover, Eduniversal ranked our MA
in Management program in top 17 programs best management programs in southeast Europe.
The Universum College mission is building upon the following strategic pillars:
- Student and Learning at the Center;
- Internationalization;
- Quality Improvement;
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship;
- Digital Transformation;
One of the most significant pillar in UC is the internationalization as it enables us to be in compliance with the
changes and bring all the benefits of unity and cooperation to our students and staff. Internationalization enables
us to exchange, learn and teach the best practices in education, culture, customs and places. Thus far, UC has 74
Credit Mobility agreements and 6 active Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education projects. Our institution
has more KA1 and KA2 projects than the majority of HEIs in Kosovo. UC has three campuses around Kosovo and the
organisation currently is consisted of more than 230 highly qualified staff members.
Hellenic Open University (HOU) is the only Greek State University that offers formal and non-formal lifelong education, in both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, to more than 40.000 students who are dispersed all over the country (www.eap.gr). Its training methodology combines distance learning with principles of adult education, relies heavily on digital material and virtual meetings and used online training platforms and tools. About 80% of its students are working professionals who seek further education in order to improve or change their career, thus HOU has established a permanent connection with the market, professional networks and professional development agencies. HOU is member of EADTU, EUA, Eurashe and the Greek Digital Skills and Jobs coalition. It applies the ISO 9001:2008, ISO 27001:2013 and ELOT 1429:2008 quality standards. HOU will participate in this proposal through the DAISSy (Dynamic Ambient Intelligent Sociotechnical Systems) research group of the School of Science and Technology. DAISSy (http://daissy.eap.gr, http://gr.linkedin.com/in/daissyresearchgroup) realizes society-centred educational and technological, research, supports communities of practice, develops online learning platforms, MOOCs and 3D environments, enables the development of digital and citizenship skills, promotes inclusion and multiculturalism, and adopts standards (e-CF, DigComp, ECTS, ECVET, EQAVET etc.). Since its establishment, DAISSy has participated in more than 35 national and European projects, in various frameworks (i.e. FP5, FP6, FP7, Lifelong Learning, Erasmus+, etc.), amassing a total funding of more than 2,5 MEuro. Today the group employs more than 20 persons, including University professors, PhD and MSc holders, researchers in computer science, artificial intelligence and social sciences, experienced ICT engineers, programmers and administrative personnel.
Metropolitan College, a member of the AKMI Educational Organisation, the largest private educational organisational group in Greece with over 7500 students nationwide. Since its foundation in 1982, it has established a number of collaborations with UK and other European Universities aiming at delivering of a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. AMC holds an operating license issued by the Greek Ministry of Education, has established campuses in Athens, Thessaloniki and Piraeus and its programmes have been accredited by prestigious bodies such as the British Accreditation Council, the British Psychological Society and the Royal Institute of British Architects. AMC is well equipped to excel in the provision of private higher education in Greece. The gradual liberalization of higher education and the alignment of the Greek legislation to the one introduced by the European Union in all member states in 2010, has created the framework within which AMC plans to become a leading provider of high quality undergraduate and postgraduate courses of well-established higher institutions. Since the beginning of academic year 2010-2011 colleges in Greece have received official governmental recognition, a process that has required their thorough organization and structure inspection according to specific quality standards. AMC has received its operating license by the Greek Ministry for Education and its institutional status in line with the newly introduced legislation. AMC is also accredited by the British Accreditation Council and a member of the Hellenic Colleges Association. The mission of the College is to provide transformational education to its students intended to instil in them strong academic skills and discipline, built professional character ethos and create life-long intellectual passion. Equipping them with the knowledge, habits and leadership attributes that would enable them to become happy individuals, successful professionals and productive citizens in a globalized world is the core mission of the College. In 2011, the extensive existing partnership with UEL for delivering several undergraduate and postgraduate programmes was extended to include psychology and now includes five postgraduate programmes and a BSc (Hons) Psychology in English (BPS accredited) and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology in Greek (non BPS accredited). In this activity, AMC has always been driven by the scientific model of psychological inquiry that has derived from the UK, the US and Northern Europe. AMC is experienced in dealing with external examining bodies and professional bodies. In order to fulfil the needs for clinical training and research of its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, AMC maintains close collaborations with various hospitals, clinics, non-profit organizations and social care many of which have oncology treatment and research within their scope.
Metropolitan College, a member of the AKMI Educational Organisation, the largest private educational organisational group in Greece with over 7500 students nationwide. Since its foundation in 1982, it has established a number of collaborations with UK and other European Universities aiming at delivering of a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. AMC holds an operating license issued by the Greek Ministry of Education, has established campuses in Athens, Thessaloniki and Piraeus and its programmes have been accredited by prestigious bodies such as the British Accreditation Council, the British Psychological Society and the Royal Institute of British Architects. AMC is well equipped to excel in the provision of private higher education in Greece. The gradual liberalization of higher education and the alignment of the Greek legislation to the one introduced by the European Union in all member states in 2010, has created the framework within which AMC plans to become a leading provider of high quality undergraduate and postgraduate courses of well-established higher institutions. Since the beginning of academic year 2010-2011 colleges in Greece have received official governmental recognition, a process that has required their thorough organization and structure inspection according to specific quality standards. AMC has received its operating license by the Greek Ministry for Education and its institutional status in line with the newly introduced legislation. AMC is also accredited by the British Accreditation Council and a member of the Hellenic Colleges Association. The mission of the College is to provide transformational education to its students intended to instil in them strong academic skills and discipline, built professional character ethos and create life-long intellectual passion. Equipping them with the knowledge, habits and leadership attributes that would enable them to become happy individuals, successful professionals and productive citizens in a globalized world is the core mission of the College. In 2011, the extensive existing partnership with UEL for delivering several undergraduate and postgraduate programmes was extended to include psychology and now includes five postgraduate programmes and a BSc (Hons) Psychology in English (BPS accredited) and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology in Greek (non BPS accredited). In this activity, AMC has always been driven by the scientific model of psychological inquiry that has derived from the UK, the US and Northern Europe. AMC is experienced in dealing with external examining bodies and professional bodies. In order to fulfil the needs for clinical training and research of its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, AMC maintains close collaborations with various hospitals, clinics, non-profit organizations and social care many of which have oncology treatment and research within their scope.
The University of Cyprus is a public University with approximately 4000 undergraduate and 1000 masters and PhD students. We have approximately 350 members of the faculty. The Department of Educational Sciences at the University of Cyprus is a large department with 22 members of the faculty, and 35 associate or assistant personnel. We have two undergraduate (primary and pre-primary school education) programs, a pre-service post-graduate secondary education program (across all subject domains taught in secondary education) and seven postgraduate programs at the Masters and PhD level (including science, math and technology education). The University of Cyprus is the largest teacher training university of the country and the only one responsible for training secondary education teachers right before entering schools. UCY personnel train about 100 pre-service teachers per year, as well as about 100 in-service teachers, and it currently leads the curriculum reform of the country. In Science Education we are active in research into inquiry learning, computer supported collaborative learning, physical and virtual laboratory experimentation, STEM, STEAM, RRI, modelling, science curriculum development and assessment, conceptual understanding, equity and multiculturism, teacher training and professional development, and educational evaluation in the cognitive and the affective domain. The Research in Science and Technology Education Group (ReSciTEG) at the University of Cyprus conducts a coordinated program of research, curriculum development and instruction (including pre- and in-service teacher training). The group includes faculty, research associates, post-doctoral students and graduate students (both at the Master’s and PhD level). The director of ReSciTEG is Dr. Zacharias C. Zacharia. ReSciTEG (Prof Zacharias Zacharia) is also leading the curriculum reform of the country for STEM education across K-12. Our work has received continuous financial support over the years from the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation and the European Commission (through various programs, e.g., IST, Science and Society, ERASMUS+, FP 7, H2020). Finally, the ReSciTEG members have published papers related to all these research projects in many major journals (e.g., SCIENCE, Cognition and Instruction, Learning and Instruction, Journal of Research in Science Teaching).
Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) is a Research and Development organization which focuses on fostering social innovation that can bring about a positive change to local, national, regional and global contexts. CSI belief, is that the four pillars of Social Interaction, Education, Development and Economic Rationalization coupled with fundamentally sound and sustainable solutions as well as disruption to streamlined solutions to systemic social problems can lead to creative solutions that impact significant change to the social fabric of every society. CSI is working closely to address market, social, economic and cultural challenges with governments, local administrative agencies, non for profit agencies, commercial entities, and educational institutions. We identify and address systemic challenges through evidence based research, state of the art investigation of global, national, regional and local solutions, developing solutions by taking into consideration the local ecosystem, cultural dynamics, meet the stakeholders needs and implementing those solutions as we keep constant vigilance to ensure continual feedback loop and adjustments. The feedback mechanisms and processes we employ allow us certainty in keeping in touch with our stakeholders and continually update our social solutions proposition. CSI team is composed of openminded, fully equipped researchers, educators, VET Trainers, social entrepreneurs, project managers, trainers and Information Technology Developers. CSI encompasses the capability and capacity to identify social needs, design and implement adjusted initiatives and project and provide for sustainable growth. The areas of expertise are in the fields of Vocational Education and Training, labor market, rural sustainable development, education and e-learning, social entrepreneurship, project management, project evaluation services, product validation, and training.