International Cooperation Leading to Improvement of High Education

International Cooperation Leading to Improvement of High Education Quality Mirjana Ivanović, Živana Komlenov, Zoran Putnik Department of Mathematics and Informatics Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad

539461 -LLP-1 -2013 -1 -BG-ERASMUS-ENW FUTURE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COMPUTING: HOW TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT ANYTIME ANYWHERE PARTNERS: 67 universities and companies from 35 countries COORDINATOR: UNIVERSITY OF RUSE, BULGARIA PERIOD: 3 YEARS 01/10/2013 – 30/09/2016 EU GRANT: 600 000 Euro

539461 -LLP-1 -2013 -1 -BG-ERASMUS-ENW FUTURE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COMPUTING: HOW TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT ANYTIME ANYWHERE GENERAL GOALS: ü Achievement of intelligent growth ü Building a knowledge and innovation based computer society through: § Raising the quality of computing education § Introducing modern innovative technologies in education § Sharing knowledge § Discussing methodologies § Promoting the exchange of good practice between all parties ü More concrete goals: § Development of an European Strategic Framework for Computing Education and Training (EСFCET-2020) § Development of an European Evaluation Framework in Computing Education and Training (EEFCET-2020) § Preparation of recommendations for future digital curricula in Computing Education and Training 2020

539461 -LLP-1 -2013 -1 -BG-ERASMUS-ENW FUTURE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COMPUTING: HOW TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT ANYTIME ANYWHERE ACTIVITIES: ü Creation of Web sites ü Organization of a number of project members meetings (virtual, or face-to-face) ü Organization of several scientific conferences (proceedings) ü Submission of deliverables/results of individual phases of WPs ü Creation of ERASMUS bilateral agreements between project participants - exchange of students and university staff ü Publication of literature reviews, survey results, and interviews with experts in the field of lifelong learning ü Creation of recommendation reports for individual goals of a project ü Assessment of technological tools and resources for learning purposes ü. . .

539461 -LLP-1 -2013 -1 -BG-ERASMUS-ENW FUTURE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COMPUTING: HOW TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT ANYTIME ANYWHERE WORK PACKAGES: ü WP 1: Project Management & Coordination § Iimplementation of all financial and administrative academic tasks of the project § Monitoring project performance, results, and risk management ü WP 2: National and European frameworks for development of Higher Education until 2020 § Studies existing National and European frameworks for development of higher education until 2020 and their implications for Computing § Investigates the suitability of novel approaches to planning, launching and teaching computing § Surveys existing traditional & web-based methodologies to identify best practices for student evaluation, retention, and experience

539461 -LLP-1 -2013 -1 -BG-ERASMUS-ENW FUTURE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COMPUTING: HOW TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT ANYTIME ANYWHERE WORK PACKAGES: ü WP 3: European Strategic Framework for Computing Education and Training 2020 § Understanding how new generations of high-level ICT-skilled people can be trained through successful and lasting education strategies § Making lifelong learning and mobility a reality § Enhancing creativity & innovation § Increasing employability skills ü WP 4: European Evaluation Framework in Computing Education and Training 2020 § Concentrated on three stakeholders: 1) Professors, 2) Alumni, 3) Industry Experts § Covers the most suitable approaches, methods, and processes for evaluation of curricula and syllabi, and their implementation in European higher education institutions and enterprises

539461 -LLP-1 -2013 -1 -BG-ERASMUS-ENW FUTURE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COMPUTING: HOW TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT ANYTIME ANYWHERE WORK PACKAGES: ü WP 5: Digital curricula in Computing Education and Training § Addresses the changing nature of the “curriculum” - learning resources go digital § Deals with the concepts of Open Educational Resources, e-textbooks and integration of online tools in the learning processes ü WP 6: e-Learning and m-Learning in Computing supported by social media § Integrating students’ daily use of social media in learning § Developing new didactical theories and learning models for using social media in education ü WP 7: Quality Assurance § Analysis and evaluation of project activities, interim and final project outputs/products/results

539461 -LLP-1 -2013 -1 -BG-ERASMUS-ENW FUTURE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COMPUTING: HOW TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT ANYTIME ANYWHERE WORK PACKAGES: ü WP 8: Exploitation of Project Results (DMI is co-leader of this WP) § ERASMUS+ bilateral agreements for staff and student exchange § Raising Computing education quality and ensuring that graduates possess industry relevant competences § Commercialisation of research ü WP 9: Dissemination of Project Results § Continuous updating of the on-line information, specifying the outputs and products of the project § Organising and conducting international round table discussions and conferences § Publishing the achieved results periodically in newspapers, magazines, brochures and scientific conferences and journals

539461 -LLP-1 -2013 -1 -BG-ERASMUS-ENW FUTURE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COMPUTING: HOW TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT ANYTIME ANYWHERE RESULTS ACHIEVED UP TO NOW: ü Several virtual meetings ü Four conferences: § 15 th International Comp. Sys. Tech, in Ruse, Bulgaria, June, 2014 § 16 th International Comp. Sys. Tech, in Dublin, Ireland, June, 2015 § International Conference on e-Learning’ 14, in Tenerife, Spain, September, 2014 § e-Learning’ 15, Berlin, Germany, September, 2015 ü Signing agreements within Erasmus+ projects: § 117 agreements were signed among FETCH partners § 320 agreements were signed between FETCH partners and institutions not involved in the FETCH project § Total: 437 agreements (3 of those signed by DMI – 2 with Bulgarian partners and 1 with a Turish partners)

539461 -LLP-1 -2013 -1 -BG-ERASMUS-ENW FUTURE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COMPUTING: HOW TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT ANYTIME ANYWHERE RESULTS ACHIEVED UP TO NOW : ü Also following exchanges have been realised: § 87 students + 44 staff members among FETCH partners (2013 -2015) § 158 students + 93 staff members between FETCH partners and institutions not involved in the FETCH project (2013 -2015) § Total: 245 students + 137 staff members ü Students' practical placement: § 11 agreements signed among FETCH partners § 35 agreements signed between FETCH partners and institutions not involved in the FETCH project § 26 exchanges among FETCH partners (2013 -2015) § 41 exchanges between FETCH partners and institutions not involved in the FETCH project (2013 -2015)

539461 -LLP-1 -2013 -1 -BG-ERASMUS-ENW FUTURE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COMPUTING: HOW TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT ANYTIME ANYWHERE IMPACT: ü The project products will be of benefit for: § University and national policy-makers in Computing education § University academic staff who are lecturers/trainers in Computing § Bachelor, Master & Doctoral Students of Computing § Research institutes and centers in Computing § ICT companies and small and medium-size enterprises ü The project will: § Change the methodology of training computer specialists § Apply most modern technologies in education § Promote closer cooperation between universities, institutes and industry

International Cooperation Leading to Improvement of High Education Quality Mirjana Ivanović, Živana Komlenov, Zoran Putnik Department of Mathematics and Informatics Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad