{"id":725,"date":"2018-01-07T16:11:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T15:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unicollaboration.org\/?page_id=725"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:10:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:10:35","slug":"unicollaboration-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unicollaboration.org\/index.php\/unicollaboration-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"UNICollaboration projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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UNICollaboration and its members have been involved in various international and European projects in the area of telecollaboration and virtual exchange. You can find an overview of current and recent projects below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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CVEinAI in partnership with UNIMED and the University of Padua\n\n
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UNICollaboration is partnering with UNIMED and the University of Padova in a European Commission funded project entitled CVEinAI <\/a>– Critical Virtual Exchange in Artificial Intelligence.<\/strong><\/p>

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The \u201cCritical Virtual Exchange in Artificial Intelligence \u2013 CVEinAI\u201d project aims to address rapid advancement in AI by applying the Critical Virtual Exchange (CVE) methodology and fostering collaboration among European and Sub-Saharan Africa Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to bring diverse perspectives to the table, enriching the learning experience for all involved.<\/p>

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Through these exchanges, learners, teachers and facilitators will be equipped with the\u00a0tools and skills necessary to analyse AI-enhanced digital media, enabling them to responsibly navigate the ethical complexities inherent in AI applications, with an interdisciplinary approach.<\/p>

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Associated Partners<\/strong><\/h3>

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Murang\u2019a University of Technology<\/p>

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Bomet University College<\/p>

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University of Namibia<\/p>

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Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies<\/p>

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University of Media, Arts and Communication UNIMAC<\/p>

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Bahir Dar University<\/p>

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South East Technological University<\/p>

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University College Cork \u2013 National University of Ireland<\/p>

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Universit\u00e9 de Bordeaux<\/p>

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Universidade de Coimbra<\/p>

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National School of Political and Administrative Studies SNSPA<\/p>

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Culture Beyond Borders<\/p>

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VIS – Virtual Exchange project in partnership with the Netherlands\u00a0<\/h2>
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Project Start & End<\/h2>

Jan 2022-December 2025<\/h2>

UNICollaboration is one of the partners of the VIS consortium. VIS is the Dutch acronym\u00a0for Virtual International Collaboration, which is an initiative subsidised by the Dutch <\/span>Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. It aims to give students of universities and universities of applied sciences the opportunity to gain international experience from the Netherlands.<\/p>

In this form of cooperation, there are no physical, financial, cultural or other obstacles to participation.<\/p>

With the VIS subsidy, lecturers and educationalists can set up or improve VIS projects.<\/p>

In addition to financial support through the grant, support is also offered in the form of advice and training.<\/p>

UNICollaboration is involved in training teaching staff, both at introductory and advanced level.<\/p>

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GO-DIJIP Project<\/span><\/h2>

\"GO-DIJIP<\/a><\/p>

Project Start & End:
03\/2021 – 03\/2023<\/h3>

Project Summary:<\/h3>

UNICollaboration was a full partner in the GO-DIJIP project “Integrating Digital Collaborative Environments into Joint Programmes”. UNICollaboration contributed with our international network of qualified trainers in Virtual Exchange to designing and coordinating the project<\/strong> Training activities<\/b>. These are now available to the wider public after a first Pilot.<\/p>

UNICollaboration participated in the GO-DIJIP, Key Action 2 project on <\/span>\u201cIntegrating Digital Collaborative Environments into Joint Programmes\u201d<\/strong>. This two year project was coordinated by the <\/span>University of Padova<\/a> \u2013 Padova, Italy. <\/span>University of Bergen<\/a>, <\/span>AgroParisTech<\/a> and <\/span>EMA<\/a>, as well as UNICollaboration as full project partners.<\/span><\/p>

Representatives from the <\/span>European Association for International Education<\/a> (EAIE), <\/span>Coimbra Group<\/a>, <\/span>ARQUS European University Alliance<\/a> and the Association for the Promotion and the Development of Joint International Programmes in Higher Education (<\/span>ProDeJIP<\/a>) were among the Associate Partners.<\/span><\/p>

This Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership project focused on the introduction of digital elements in Joint Programmes.<\/span><\/p>

GO-DIJIP<\/strong>\u00a0had the aim of developing a digitalised, innovative, collaborative and quality-oriented Higher Education, providing instruments to sustainably mainstream new forms of virtual teaching and learning.<\/p>

FRAMES \u2013 Fostering Resilience through Accredited Mobility for European Sustainable HE innovation<\/a><\/h2>

\"Frames<\/h2>

Project Start & End:<\/h3>

03\/2021 – 02\/2023<\/p>

Project Summary:<\/h3>

UNICollaboration was a full partner in the FRAMES\u00a0<\/a>project “Fostering Resilience through Accredited Mobility for European Sustainable HE innovation”. We contributed with our international network of qualified trainers in Virtual Exchange to designing and coordinating the project Training activities. These are now available to the wider public after a first Pilot.<\/p><\/div>

About the FRAMES Project<\/h3>

The FRAMES project was an Erasmus+ KA2 – Strategic Partnership project, which aimed to foster an\u00a0harmonised implementation of blended mobility<\/strong>\u00a0among European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It also aimed to make the European Higher Education Area more innovative and resilient to help universities move from the COVID-19 emergency to sustainable innovation.<\/p>

The project came about due to the impact that the COVID-19 emergency was having on students mobility flows. It wanted to help European universities rethink student mobility in innovative ways. This included using digital technology to complement and enrich traditional mobility. It aimed to use mobility to build important soft skills such as intercultural communication, teamwork and critical thinking.<\/p>

The FRAMES project centred around Virtual Exchange (VE), and had three main objectives:<\/p>

  1. valorise<\/strong>\u00a0successful scenarios of accredited Virtual Exchanges, considered as an innovative, inclusive and intercultural complement to physical mobility;<\/li>
  2. build capacity<\/strong>\u00a0of European HEIs to integrate and accredit Virtual Exchange as a key component of their mobility activities, towards a more inclusive and sustainable internationalisation;<\/li>
  3. support<\/strong>\u00a0HEIs, European Universities and HEI Networks in creating the conditions for long term harmonised integration and accreditation of physical, blended and virtual mobility.<\/li>
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    This two year project was coordinated by UNIMED<\/a>, while\u00a0Sharing Perspective Foundation<\/a>\u00a0(The Netherlands),\u00a0University of Girona<\/a>\u00a0(Spain),\u00a0University of Limerick<\/a>\u00a0(Ireland), and\u00a0University of Siena<\/a> (Italy) as full project partners.<\/p>

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    Project Start & End:<\/h3>

    03\/2021 – 02\/2023<\/span><\/p>

    Project Summary:<\/h3>

    UNICollaboration was a full partner in the PENSA project<\/a> “Pour une Professionnalisation des Enseignants utilisant le Num\u00e9rique pour un Soutien \u00e0 l\u2019Autonomie et \u00e0 la citoyennet\u00e9 (PENSA)”. <\/span><\/p>

    We contributed with our international network of qualified trainers in Virtual Exchange to designing and coordinating the project Training module on Virtual Exchange. This is now open to the wider public after a first Pilot.<\/span><\/p>

    \u00a0<\/span>About the PENSA Project<\/b><\/p>

    This two year project was coordinated by Aix-Marseille Universit\u00e9<\/a> \u2013 France. This Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership project focused on two current issues in higher education and society. The first was the need for training and infrastructure to deliver blended, distant and\/or co-modal – for example – in-class teaching simultaneously streamed to online students teaching during the pandemic.<\/p>

    The second was the need to educate young people to the implications in the use of social networking websites<\/strong> (Facebook, Youtube, etc.) at psychological, sociological, economical, and ideological levels.<\/p>

    The PENSA project addressed these issues with an overall approach of openness, both in the direction of open education and open source platforms. The core of the project was made up of 30 teachers and teacher trainers in seven universities, mostly part of the CIVIS European University, one academic association and a firm.\u00a0<\/p>

    During the project, we provided training for these teachers and to reach 100 supplementary teachers with local training events. We trained the teachers to integrate blended and co-modal teaching in their classes, and we focused on the integration of telecollaboration and virtual exchange topics related to digital citizenship.<\/p>

    The core group implemented virtual exchange, adopting either the pedagogy of inquiry, or a collaborative creative writing approach. Through these actions, PENSA involved 400 students across Europe in developing their digital competence, plurilingual competence, collaborative skills, and learner autonomy.<\/strong><\/p>

    \u00a0The intellectual outputs of the PENSA project constituted<\/span><\/b>:<\/span><\/p>