Vaučer složena digitalna rješenja – DIG ON
Sažetak projekta “DIG ON”
Projekt “DIG ON” ima za cilj unaprijediti poslovanje ustanove kroz primjenu složenih digitalnih rješenja u poslovne procese. Digitalizacija poslovnih procedura trebala bi poboljšati efikasnost, produktivnost i zadovoljstvo zaposlenika. Kroz ovaj projekt, ustanova će dobiti jasan smjer za daljnju digitalizaciju poslovanja, odabir dodatnih softverskih alata te podršku tijekom cijelog procesa implementacije. Krajnji cilj je stvoriti učinkovitije i produktivnije poslovno okruženje koje će zadovoljiti potrebe ustanove i njenih zaposlenika.
Opis projekta
Projekt “DIG ON” uključuje analizu stanja poslovnih procedura i potreba zaposlenika, implementaciju složenih digitalnih rješenja te završno testiranje i evaluaciju. Prva faza obuhvaća detaljnu SWOT analizu kako bi se identificirali izazovi i prilike za digitalizaciju poslovanja. Nakon analize slijedi implementacija digitalnih rješenja, koja uključuje promjenu poslovnih procesa, restrukturiranje timova, osposobljavanje zaposlenika i promjenu organizacijske kulture. Pružatelj usluge će podržavati zaposlenike tijekom implementacije putem edukacije o novim alatima i procesima. Završna faza uključuje testiranje funkcionalnosti, sigurnosti, performansi i zadovoljstva zaposlenika, uz eventualne korekcije ili dodavanje novih modula.
Aktivnosti
- A1: Analiza stanja poslovnih procedura i potreba zaposlenika (1-4 mjesec) – SWOT analiza postojećih poslovnih procesa i resursa za identifikaciju izazova i prilika.
- A2: Implementacija složenih digitalnih rješenja u poslovanje (2-12 mjesec) – Planiranje i provedba digitalnih promjena, uključujući edukaciju zaposlenika.
- A3: Provedba završnog testiranja i evaluacije (2-12 mjesec) – Testiranje i evaluacija implementiranih rješenja, te dokumentacija rezultata i eventualne prilagodbe.
Pokazatelji i rezultati
- Potpora ustanovi – Bespovratna potpora u obliku vaučera.
- Implementirano digitalno rješenje – Nabavljeno i implementirano složeno digitalno rješenje.
Projekt “DIG ON” doprinosi transformaciji ustanove kroz digitalizaciju poslovnih procesa, poboljšava učinkovitost, automatizira rutinske zadatke, poboljšava komunikaciju i olakšava pristup informacijama.
Establishment of the Regional Competence Center of the Bjelovar Medical School
Project coordinator: Bjelovar Medical School
Partners on the project:
- Polytechnic in Bjelovar
- Secondary school Koprivnica
- Secondary medical school Slavonski Brod
- Project equally development doo
- Osijek Medical School
- College for adult education IDEM
- Health and Veterinary School Dr. Andrija Štampar Vinkovci
- Bjelovarsko Bilogorska County
- CRIDENS doo
- Croatian Employment Service
- Croatian Chamber of Nurses
- Public Open College of Algebra
- Virovitica Technical School
Total value of the project: HRK 28,852,446.81. (100% is co-financed by the EU)
Duration: 18 February 2020 – 18 December 2023
Goal of a project:
The establishment of the regional competence center of the Bjelovar Medical School will bring basic organizational acts and educational programs that will establish the center as a place of modernized professional programs for students, education for teachers and mentors, and professional training and improvement as lifelong learning for business entities, the unemployed and others. The programs will be created through cooperation with employers and experts, and the result will be work-based learning, high-quality practical teaching and exercises, and thus a competent workforce. In addition to the promotion of professional occupations, programs tailored to students with disabilities will also be organized.
Project activities:
- Establishment of the organization of work and development of the regional center of competence.
- Development and/or improvement and implementation of regular vocational education programs, formal and informal programs for adult education in the Republic of Croatia.
- Strengthening the competencies of educational workers and mentors related to the implementation of the regular SO program.
- Promotion of professional occupations and work of the Center.
- Promotion and visibility.
- Project management and administration.
Callidus plays a significant role in the project as a subcontracted specialist for the creation and execution of the following services:
- Development of qualification standards Dental CAD-CAM operator, level 5
- Creation of a professional curriculum for a comprehensive qualification at level 5 of the Croatian Qualification Framework, from the dental medicine sector Dental CAD/CAM operator
Establishment of the infrastructure of the Ruđer Bošković Regional Center of Competence
Project coordinator: Ruđer Bošković Technical School
Partners on the project:
- City of Zagreb
Collaborating organizations:
- School of Electrical Engineering
- Croatian Chamber of Commerce
- Croatian Employment Service
- Elkakon doo for the production of industrial conductors
Total value of the project: HRK 29,895,440.12. (100% is co-financed by the EU)
Duration: 14.6.2019 – 14.10.2022.
Goal of a project:
The goal of the project is to increase the relevance of vocational education through improved conditions in the sectors of electrical engineering and computing with the aim of greater employability of students. As a result of the implementation of the project, the existing premises of the Ruđer Bošković Technical School will be remodeled, adapted, upgraded and equipped in order to increase the relevance of vocational education in accordance with the needs of the labor market, with the aim of greater employability of students and the development of cooperation with other stakeholders.
Target group of the project:
- Regular high school students
- Teachers of vocational subjects
- Unemployed persons
- Economic subjects from the area of the City of Zagreb and the Republic of Croatia
Callidus plays a significant role in the project as a subcontracted specialist for the creation and execution of the following services:
- Preparation, development and implementation of quality assurance mechanisms for the development and operation of the center
- Development and implementation of other tools for quality assurance, including monitoring of students upon completion of the regular vocational education program and monitoring of other participants of the Center's program
Regional competence center of the Sisak Technical School
Project coordinator: Sisak Technical School
Partners on the project:
- Sisak Moslavina County
- Kutina Technical School
- Sisak Industrial and Crafts School
- Srenja school Glina
- Faculty of Metallurgy
- Technical Polytechnic Zagreb
- Croatian Chamber of Commerce
- HZZ – Kutina Regional Office
- HZZ – Sisak Regional Office
- SI-MO-RA doo
- INA Industrija nafte dd
- HIPP Croatia doo
- ABS Sisak doo
- Scrumedia doo
- Exordium Games doo
- Sunceco doo
Total value of the project: HRK 76,767,572.40, of which HRK 29,999,999.60 was secured by grants from the European Union from the European Fund for Regional Development.
Duration: 16.3.2020. – 16.7.2023.
Goal of a project:
The project aims to establish the infrastructure of the Regional Competence Center of the Sisak Technical School in the field of electrical engineering and computing by renovating the currently neglected complex of the former Domobranska Barracks in Lađarska Street in Sisak and equipping it with modern technologies and providing new and innovative knowledge for the purpose of improving vocational education in Sisak-Moslavina County .
Main project activities and results:
- reconstruction of the complex of the former Home Guard barracks in Sisak
- professional and design supervision
- contracting the construction project manager, equipping the space with specialized equipment
- horizontal activities in accordance with EU policies
- project management, which also includes financial auditing and project promotion and visibility activities.
Target group of the project:
- regular high school students
- teachers of vocational subjects
- unemployed persons
- economic entities from the area of Sisak-Moslavina County and the Republic of Croatia
Callidus plays a significant role in the project as a subcontracted specialist for the creation and execution of the following services:
- Development of occupational standards Robotics technician
- Creation of occupational standards / set of competencies for the Industrial Robotics training program
- Creation of the qualification standard Robotics Technician
- Development of qualification standards / set of learning outcomes for the Industrial Robotics training program
- Creation of professional curriculum Robotics technician
- Creation of professional curriculum for the industrial robotics training program
- Creating a curriculum for an informal education program (seminar) Basics of robotics
- Creating a curriculum for an informal education program (seminar) Mobile robotics
Read what its owners have to say about this project at https://rck-projekt.hr
and more information about projects co-financed from EU funds at https://strukturnifondovi.hr/
Establishment of the Dubrovnik regional center of competence in tourism and hospitality
Project coordinator: Dubrovnik School of Tourism and Hospitality
Partners on the project:
- Callidus – institution for adult education
- Dubrovnik Neretva County
- Metković High School
- Andrija Kačić Miošić Secondary School
- Petar Šegedin High School
- University of Dubrovnik
- Basque Culinary Center
- Valamar Riviera dd
- Jadranski Luxusni Hoteli dd
- Grand Hotel Imperial dd
- MINT Media doo
- Hotels Dubrovačka Riviera dd
- Center for Entrepreneurship Ltd
- Secondary agricultural and technical school
Total value of the project: HRK 72,399,069.29
Duration: 01.01.2020. – 31.12.2023.
Goal of a project:
The main goal of the project is to strengthen the capacity and expertise of human resources in the tourism and hospitality sector by establishing program and personnel conditions in the Dubrovnik Regional Center of Competence. The establishment of such a center will improve opportunities for learning based on work with students and adult participants of professional training, as well as encourage cooperation between the educational, public, private and civil sectors.
Main project activities and results:
- Establishment of the organization of work and development at three locations in Dubrovnik (the building of the Dubrovnik Tourism and Hospitality School, Akademis Čingrija, Akademis Garište)
- Development, improvement and implementation of a program for high school vocational education in cooking
- Development of two formal programs for adult education
- Development of 25 informal programs for adult education in cooking, serving and economics
- Strengthening the competencies of educational workers and mentors
- Promotion of professional occupations and work of RCK DU
- Adaptation of curricula and the introduction and development of a work-based learning system
- Modernizing the offer of vocational education and raising its quality
Target group of the project:
- Vocational education and training students
- Participants with pre-tertiary education
- Participants with tertiary education
- Teachers
Callidus plays a significant role in the project as a methodological partner for:
- Development of the occupational standards and qualification standards document
- Development of vocational curriculum
- Development of formal and informal programs
- Strengthening the competencies of teaching and professional staff.
Read what its owners have to say about this project at http://ss-turisticka-ugostiteljska-du.skole.hr/rck, and more information about projects co-financed from EU funds at https://strukturnifondovi.hr/
Ruđer Bošković Regional Center of Competence
Project coordinator: Ruđer Bošković Technical School
Partners on the project:
- Electrical engineering school
- I. Technical school
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding
- College of Algebra
- Klimaoprema dd
- Kraš dd
- Franck dd
- Purić doo
- City of Zagreb
- Project equally development doo
Total value of the project: HRK 49,508,697.83 (100% is co-financed by the EU)
Duration: 29.3.2020. – 29.12.2023.
Goal of a project:
The goal of the project is to establish a regional competence center in the field of electrical engineering and computing. The establishment of the framework of the center is planned, as well as the strengthening of cooperation with the economic, scientific and higher education sectors and other stakeholders in the vocational education system. Through the implementation of the activities, vocational education and adult education programs will be developed and strengthened, and at the same time, specialized equipment necessary for the introduction of new programs and work with students will be acquired. An additional value of the project is the planned establishment and strengthening of extremely important cooperation with the economic sector through a system of mentoring students during professional practice, which will be realized through four companies that are project partners. Equal importance is attached to professional development of educational workers, organizing and conducting seminars and study trips.
Main project activities and results:
- Establishment of the organization of work and development of the regional center of competence
- Development of new vocational programs and adult education programs
- Procurement of specialized equipment
- Implementation of professional practice
- Professional training of teachers
- Promotion of the center
Target group of the project:
- Vocational education and training students
- Educational workers
Callidus plays a significant role in the project as a subcontracted specialist for the creation and execution of the following services:
- Development and creation of occupational standards in accordance with the current Methodology for creating occupational standards;
- Development and creation of Qualification Standards in accordance with the current available Guidelines for the development of qualification standards (creation of complete and partial qualifications);
- Development and creation of vocational curricula.
Read what its holders say about this project at https://www.tsrb.hr/regionalni-centar-kompetennosti/,
and more information about projects co-financed from EU funds at https://struktrunifondovi.hr/
Regional Center of Competence in Vocational Education in Mechanical Engineering - Industry 4.0
Project coordinator: Secondary Vocational School Velika Gorica
Partners on the project:
- Zagreb County
- Secondary vocational school from Samobor
- Dugo Selo High School
- Rudolf Perešin Aviation Technical School
- Dragutin Stražimir High School
- Secondary school Ivan Švear Ivanić Grad
- Secondary school Ban Josip Jelačić
- Vrbovec High School
- Secondary school Jastrebarsko
- HZZ – Regional Office Zagreb
- HOK - Chamber of Crafts Zagreb
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding
- Alas-Info doo
- Teh-Cut doo
- Vocational college
Total value of the project: HRK 46,634,586.53
Duration: 29.12.2019. – 29.12.2023.
Goal of a project:
The establishment of RCK, which will implement work-based learning through professional development of educational staff, modernization of existing educational programs, development of new programs and promotion of professional occupations, encourage and support innovation, development and application of digital production technologies among students and adult participants for the purpose of the overall development of professional education and training in Zagreb County and the Republic of Croatia.
Main project activities and results:
- Establishment of the organization of work and development of the regional center of competence
- Development and improvement and implementation of regular vocational education and adult education programs in the Republic of Croatia
- Strengthening the competencies of educational workers and mentors employed by employers related to the implementation of regular vocational education programs and adult education programs
- Promotion of professional occupations and work of RCK
Target group of the project:
- Vocational education and training students
- Participants with pre-tertiary education
- Participants with tertiary education
- Teachers
Callidus plays a significant role in the project as a subcontracted expert for activities for the creation of the Specialist 3D Technology program at level 5 of HKO, i.e. the execution of the following services:
- Creation of part B of the Occupational Standards form in accordance with the current Methodology for the creation of occupational standards
- Creation of a complete form of the Qualification Standard in accordance with the currently available Guidelines for the development of the qualification standard
Read what its owners have to say about this project at https://www.rck-vg.hr/o-projektu, and more information about projects co-financed from EU funds at https://strukturnifondovi.hr/
European project to educated personnel in the field of cleaning services
Project coordinator: Callidus – Institution for adult education
Partners on the project:
- Adria group doo
- Croatian Chamber of Commerce
- Croatian Employment Service, Regional Office Zagreb
Total value of the project: HRK 898,172.59
Duration: 26.03.2019. – 26.03.2021.
Goal of a project:
The development of this project is directed towards the implementation of an educational program for cleaners, for which, due to the lack of such in the Republic of Croatia, there is a great demand on the labor market. Callidus - Institution for adult education, as the project manager and partners, will try to offer the target group the opportunity to acquire education with the aim of increasing their competences and knowledge, and thus greater opportunities for employment. The program will be verified as part of the project, and people with completed education will have their occupation entered in the e-workbook.
Main project activities and results:
- Conducted a radio campaign with the aim of raising public awareness of this profession
- Developed and verified training program for a cleaner
- Conducted informational and motivational workshops
- An employment club was founded for the purpose of further promoting and motivating the educational process (motivational workshops, workshops for professional guidance, creating CVs, group individual counseling of unemployed people)
- Created teaching materials for the implementation of the program
- Educated 41 unemployed persons of vulnerable population group in 2 iterations
- Conducted a minimum of 120 hours of theoretical and practical classes under the mentorship of experts
- Vulnerable group adapted to the labor market and their competence increased
- Satisfied labor market needs and reduced unemployment rate
- Strengthened socio-psychological values of the target group and achieved the goal of networking with employers
- Establishment of a long-term professional model of cleaners and its promotion and implementation in adult education institutions
Target group of the project:
- Members of national minorities
- People over 50 years old
- Other unemployed persons
The project was co-financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund.
The content of the website is the sole responsibility of Callidus - an institution for adult education.
Start Point
Project coordinator: Association PET PLUS
Partners on the project:
- Callidus – Institution for adult education
- Pula Institute Association
Total value of the project: HRK 1,171,015.66
Duration: 01.09.2019. – 28.02.2021.
Goal of a project:
The goal of the project is to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations to support the effective resocialization and reintegration of criminals into the community by implementing a targeted program developed for them, mentoring and the possibility of accommodation in the "Halfway House".
Main project activities and results:
- Education to strengthen CSOs to work with marginalized groups
- Mentoring program for working with ex-convicts
- Educational workshop for acquiring basic life skills
- Educational workshop on personal finance management
- Educational workshops for computer literacy
- Education for individual professional occupations according to the user's affinities during the implementation of the project
- Help and self-help groups conducted by a psychiatrist
- Help and self-help groups conducted by a social pedagogue
Target group of the project:
- Perpetrators of criminal acts
- Members of the OECD
With its multidisciplinary approach and a wide network of services and activities, the START POINT project eliminates the recognized difficulties of target groups that are directly threatened by social exclusion due to the fact that they have nowhere to return and often relapse. The backbone of the project is to provide them with a safe, open place from which they can more easily join the social community. The PET PLUS Association and the Pula Institute will strengthen their capacities through education in three newly developed programs. The programs will be developed by external experts under the mentorship of partners of the Callidus institution. The programs will include the necessary skills needed for communication and work with perpetrators of criminal offenses and a mentoring program for working with ex-convicts. After the education, the PET PLUS Association and the Pula Institute will conduct psychosocial empowerment through groups. During this process, with support and solutions for basic needs, they will motivate users who continuously arrive in search of help. The project is based on the organization of a "Halfway House" in which accommodation will be provided for a minimum of 7 ex-convicts and a complete program of stabilization, psychosocial empowerment through work with experts, the possibility of additional education and training at various workshops, and information on their rights and opportunities will be offered. and in the form of mentoring as help for the purpose of looking for employment.
Internationalization of the graduate study of mechanical engineering at the University of the North
Project coordinator: North University, Varaždin
Partners on the project:
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Slavonski Brod
- Croatian Society for Materials and Tribology
Total value of the project: HRK 1,244,153.28
Duration: 12.10.2018. – 12.01.2020.
Goal of a project:
The purpose of the project is the internationalization of the engineering degree program of the University of the North (UniN) through the preparation of twenty courses in English and increasing the mobility of students and teaching staff. Through the project, intensive work is being done to increase the incoming and outgoing mobility of experts who participate in the transfer of knowledge in higher education.
Main project activities and results:
- improving the student's knowledge of the English language at the pre-tertiary and tertiary level
- translation of 14 courses at the graduate study of mechanical engineering at the University of the North in Varaždin and 6 courses at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod, which will enable the horizontal mobility of foreign students between the two higher education institutions
- Increasing the mobility of students and teachers through the preparation of twenty courses of the graduate university study of mechanical engineering in a foreign language
- Arrangement of infrastructure for mobility
- Encouraging the outgoing mobility of students and teachers
- Increasing the quality of teaching at the graduate study of mechanical engineering
- Creation of a portal for monitoring classes and information for students and teachers on incoming mobility
- Presentation of project goals to future students at higher education fairs in the Republic of Croatia, the EU and the countries of the region
- Promotion of UniN international mobility abroad (at specialized conferences on higher education)
- Establishing contacts with foreign universities with a long-standing successful tradition of conducting international studies and the quality of student and teaching mobility
Target group:
- Students with pre-tertiary education (ISCED 1 to 4)
- Students with tertiary education (ISCED from 5 to 8)
- Teachers
- Non-teaching staff
This project represents a tool and opportunity for creating better and necessary conditions for increasing mobility at all levels. These conditions will contribute to the increase in the quality of studies through its internationalization, and thus indirectly to the entire economy of the region.
Strengthening competencies for employment in drugstores
Project coordinator: Callidus – Institution for adult education
Partners:
- Croatian Employment Service, Regional Office Zagreb
- dm – drogerie markt doo
Total value of the project: HRK 1,051,650.20
Duration: 30.11.2015. – 29.11.2016.
Goal of a project:
The project "Strengthening competencies for employment in drugstores" was aimed at creating a completely new occupational standard, qualification standard and educational program according to the Croatian Qualification Framework. The purpose of the project was to create and offer an adequate educational program for potential employees of drugstores, health food stores and natural cosmetics. This educational program was created according to the system of dual education in the lifelong sector and as such is unique in the entire Republic of Croatia.
Main project activities and results:
- 1 occupational standard developed
- 1 qualification standard developed
- A new educational program developed and verified according to the Croatian Qualification Framework
- Created internal procedures to ensure the quality of educational program implementation
- Introduced guided learning system
- Training was conducted for all users of the platform
- An equipped hall with the aids necessary for conducting modern and advanced practical classes
- An educational program was conducted in two groups of 25 participants each (50 participants in total), at least 8 of whom are disabled
- Created teaching materials for the implementation of the program
- Conducted andragogic education of employees and lecturers of the Institution
- Trained at least 12 employees and lecturers to strengthen their teaching and communication skills
- An analysis of the potential of mentors in the partner organization (dm-drogerie markt) was carried out.
- Mentors are trained for practical work with participants
Target group:
- Potential new employees in drugstores, health food and natural cosmetics stores
- Unemployed and employed persons with completed high school
Relevant institutions: http://www.asoo.hr/ and http://public.mzos.hr/
For more information on EU funds: http://www.strukturnifondovi.hr/
ESF Project 1: Operational Program II – Cohesion Policy 2007-2013
Empowering People for More Jobs and a Better Quality of Life
Project coordinator: MCAST, Malta Colleague for Art, Science and Technology, Malta
Partners:
- Callidus - Adult Education Institution, Croatia
- BFI, Austria
- WIFI, Austria, Austria
- BBRZ, Austria
Total value of the project: EUR 5,000,000.00
Co-financing by the European Union: 85% EU Funds + 15% National Funds
Duration: 01.09.2009. – 01.06.2013.
Summary of the project:
The very name of the project "Inclusion for Employment" tells about its purpose - and it is, above all, to include young people in the labor market. WIFI Croatia, as a project management team, coordinated on this very comprehensive project all the activities that were necessary to adapt the educational system of the Malta College of Arts, Sciences and Technology (MCAST) to achieve this goal.
The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) is a leading provider of vocational education and training services. MCAST was founded in 2001 and has 5,000 regular and 4,000 part-time students. Since the beginning of its activities in 2001, MCAST has been attracting an increasing number of students with its professional programs. MCAST's mission statement states as its goals the provision of universally accessible vocational and professional education and training with an international dimension, sensitive to the needs of individuals and the economy.
The educational system in MCAST is organized as follows: it allows attending studies from the 1st to the 6th level, as well as the program called "Pathway to Independent leaving program". The first and second level of studies make up the Foundation program, which is aimed at students who have not yet acquired the necessary level of education to be able to start vocational studies that begin with the 3rd level. The "Path to Independence" program helps students with a mild to moderate degree of disability / learning difficulties. This program aims to support students in acquiring the skills necessary for independent living, especially those skills needed to obtain and maintain employment. The levels are established in accordance with the Maltese Qualification Framework (MQF) and the adoption of the State Reference Report, and also correspond to the European Qualification Framework (EQF).
The Inclusion for employment project is aimed at the target group of students enrolled in the "Path to Independence" Program and the "Foundation Program" (levels 1 and 2) and level 3 programs. As part of the project, training and education of educators on new techniques related to teaching was organized. and learning. In order to cover all target groups, it was necessary to redesign 49 existing studies, develop new methodologies and tools for student assessment, and prepare new teaching material and learning resources.
Goal of a project:
The goal of the "Inclusion for Employment" project was to redesign the educational system of the Malta College of Arts, Sciences and Technology - MCAST in a way that enables the participants to be included in the labor market. This goal was achieved through cooperation with industry representatives who defined the needs of the labor market, the inclusion of international experts for all related fields, and intensive communication with local Maltese vocational education experts.
Results of the project:
- Revised curricula for 49 studies offered by MCAST for target groups covered by the project
Description of all teaching units according to the European qualification framework with precisely defined learning outcomes, competencies, skills and knowledge that the student achieves.
- Teaching materials for all studies
Creation of presentations for all studies, detailed plan of all lessons, understandable instructions for educators on teaching material, advanced system of evaluation criteria, video material and animation, and lists of teaching equipment for each individual teaching unit.
- Student packages for all studies
Instruction on key topics within each unit, review reminders, quizzes and interactive games.
- Teacher packages for all majors
Instructions on access to each teaching unit and transfer of knowledge to students, instructions on adapting content to student needs, training and documentation on knowledge transfer, monitoring, assessment and communication with administrative management and students, examples of detailed lesson plans (45 minutes long), worksheets and other materials needed in the education process.
ESF Project 2: ESF 1.36: Professional Development Programs for MCAST Staff and Students' Top-up Degrees
Partners:
- Callidus - Adult Education Institution, Croatia
- Fraunhofer IAO Institute, Germany – "Lead" Partner
Associates: More than 150 experts from Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Germany and England.
Total value of the project: EUR 3,500,000.00
Co-financing by the European Union: 85% EU Funds + 15% National Funds
Duration: 01.09.2009. – 01.06.2013.
Summary of the project:
Cooperation regarding the realization of knowledge transfer, development of scientific research and education agreed between the Malta Business School - MCAST, the Fraunhofer Institute from Germany and the company for lifelong learning and professional development - WIFI Croatia.
In order to get closer to Europe and become competitive on the knowledge market, the Maltese Higher Business School - MCAST launched a project that is largely co-financed by the European Social Fund, the main financial instrument of the European Union for achieving the strategic goals of the employment policy. Cooperation between the largest educational institute in Malta, one of the largest European institutes – Fraunhofer, and the respected Croatian company WIFI Croatia, co-owned by the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, was agreed in Zagreb on June 17, 2009 by signing a contract.
Applied, market-oriented innovation is a factor that ensures entrepreneurial success in an increasingly globally competitive economy. Being innovative means combining current professional knowledge and experience and thus boldly taking new and unconventional paths to the goal. Adequate structures for forms of unconventional and modern learning in the near future will achieve exactly this type of cooperation and system building.
Goal of cooperation:
The aim of the collaboration was to strengthen the connection between scientific research and education with an emphasis on the applicability of knowledge in practice, knowledge exchange and the joint realization of incentives for innovative solutions in the economy. The expertise, experience and knowledge of renowned Croatian experts, as well as colleagues from Germany and Austria, greatly contributed to this goal.
The goal is to provide future students who will be educated in Malta with scientific and practice-oriented study programs. Master's programs and methodological competences in the field of research are of great importance, as well as the additional education of MCAST docents. MCAST was founded in 2001 and has 5,000 regular and 4,000 part-time students.
The role of the institution:
As a very important factor, WIFI Croatia participates in the realization of the concept through the following activities:
- Organization of the entire preparation of lectures
- Preparation of a teaching curriculum aligned with the MQF that accompanies the EQF
- Preparation of teaching materials for students and teachers at levels 6 and 7
- Advice from a professional team in Malta
- Implementation of classes as well as preparation for practice of MCAST docents in European companies.
Areas of education:
As a company with rich international experience and as the largest partner of the Fraunhofer Institute, it took over the organization and coordination of the following areas:
- Mechanical engineering and shipbuilding
- Electrical and electronic engineering
- Public health
- economy
- Building
- Renewable energy sources
- Agriculture
- Biomedicine