About the project

Goals

Enhancing higher education e-learning structures and modules in conflict regions of East Africa

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The general objective of the project is to develop and update basic e-learning infrastructures, tools and online transversal educational modules that allow partner universities for a hybrid higher education at bachelor level.

The specific objectives of the project are as follows:

Objective #1

To define a strategy to facilitate internet access for lecturers and students.

Objective #2

To identify and develop infrastructures for establishing e-learning programs in local universities.

Objective #3

To tune a joint e-learning platform and to create or update virtual e-learning centers with Learning Management Systems (LMS).

Objective #4

To develop e-learning educational modules and materials in those topics of strategic interest for the countries.

Objective #5

To train trainers from partner countries in topics related to e-learning and new teaching methods aligned with Bologna standards.

Objective #6

To foster and strength the cooperation between partner universities in the region, defining agreements and practices that consolidate a basic but stable learning environment.

Objective #7

To improve quality assessment practices, aligning them to Bologna standards.

Objective #8

To create a legal framework draft for online programs in South Sudan, based on standard European practices in Higher Education and aligned with the current frameworks in neighbouring countries (Sudan and Kenya).