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Examples and best practices

TEA CH Y OURSELF PLEDGE VIEWER
Theme: Online education and resources Theme: Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition
Funding: HCST, Jordanian Ministry of Education Funding: European Commission
Programme & partner countries: Jordan Programme & partner countries: Europe
Duration: Ongoing Duration:
More information: https://www.psut.edu.jo/content/teach-yourself More information: https://pledgeviewer.eu/
The programme utilises existing digital learning materials from public universities in Jordan in addition to using open source Offers various initiatives, such as code week, digital skills awards, digital opportunity traineeships. Any organisation can make a
material available on the internet: pledge of any type and scale from small local associations working with specific groups of beneficiaries to large multinationals
• Online education platform for university students providing online training modules and certification.
• Open Source Education Resources Platform
• Strengthening co-operation among HEIs and promoting links with business to foster entrepreneurship OPEN MED
• Higher Council for Science and Technology
Theme: Opening up Education in South-Mediterranean countries
Funding: Erasmus+ KA2
MED MSME: MICR O , SMALL AND MEDIUM- SIZED ENTERPRISE IN THE Programme & partner countries: Southern Mediterranean
MEDITERRANEAN Duration: 2015-2018 (closed)
More information: https://openmedproject.eu/
Theme: Political Initiative The OpenMed project worked towards widening participation and adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open
Funding: European Union Educational Practices (OEP) in a bottom-up approach to support the modernisation of the Higher Education sector in in the South-
Programme & partner countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Syria, Tunisia Mediterranean. The project involved an international consortium composed by five partners from Europe and nine from Southern
Timeframe: 2018-2022 Mediterranean Countries.
More information: https://lapresse.tn/40519/ue-programme-med-msmes-une-opportunite-pour-les-micros-petites-et-moyennes-
entreprises-tunisiennes/
JO VITAL: JORD AN OPPOR TUNITY FOR VIR TU AL INNO V ATIVE
MED MSME creates constructive synergies through exchanges of North-South and South-South political dialogue, regional TEA CHING AND LEARNING
initiatives and good practices for a collaborative approach with common implementation mechanisms. It builds on the efforts
of partner countries to improve economic growth through micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as leverage, aiming to: Theme: Pedagogy (incl. virtual teaching)
• Improve the adaptation of certain aspects of development policies and regulations to MSMEs Funding: Erasmus+ / KA2 – Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education
• Promote administrative simplification as an element of policymaking in favor of SMEs Lead: Technische Universität Dresden , Germany
• Adjust the adaptation of certain aspects of MSME financial policies and instruments, in particular with regard to alternative Programme & partner countries: Italy, Slovenia, UK, Jordan
financial mechanisms Timeframe: 2017-2021
More information: www.jovital.eu
• Increase awareness among MSME representatives and relevant stakeholders of the financial instruments and tools available
through a regional platform or coordination mechanism, in order to strengthen South-South dialogue JOVITAL offers HEIs in Jordan a chance to explore, implement, and disseminate state-of-the-art academic practices to enhance
• Increase awareness and effectiveness of the EU initiative for financial inclusion teaching quality and improve learning outcomes. A comprehensive capacity building programme is being implemented to facilitate
intensive knowledge transfer between the consortium members to address the problems of outdated instructor-centred teaching
FABLAB methods, limited physical academic mobility, and ineffective use of ICT in formal higher education in Jordan. The specific objectives
of JOVITAL are:
• Qualification of academic staff at Jordanian HEIs on modern pedagogical and didactical methodologies for innovative virtual
Theme: Innovation, makers
Funding: Berytech, Kingdom of Netherlands teaching and learning settings
Programme & partner countries: Lebanon • Support Jordanian HEIs in adopting and implementing effective ICT-based internationalisation at home activities and integrate
Start: 2002 Jordanian HEIs in a global network for ‘Virtual Mobility’
More information: https://fablab.berytech.org/ • Open up higher education in Jordan to integrate disadvantaged groups including women, rural populations and refugees in
inclusive virtual classroom settings
Berytech Fab Lab is an open-access digital fabrication lab for students, professionals, artists, techies, entrepreneurs, and makers
across Lebanon. The lab empowers them with the latest digital manufacturing technologies and a vast array of resources to EVE ERASMUS+ VIR TU AL EX CHANGE
create, fabricate, and transform their ideas into working prototypes and innovative products. Resources include industry-grade
technology, facilities with a wide range of machines and equipment, educational workshops, mentorship for prototyping, and
digital fabrication. Theme: Innovative exchange (virtual)
Funding: EC Erasmus+
Lead: UNIMED
MINDE: MAS TER’S OF I LEVEL IN DIGITAL INNO V ATION & Programme & partner countries: Europe, Southern Med
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Timeframe: 2018
More information: https://www.uni-med.net/progetti/erasmus-virtual-exchange/
Theme: Digital innovation, entrepreneurship Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange (EVE) is a pilot project, which provides an accessible, ground-breaking way for young people to
Funding: FacilityLive, University of Pisa engage in intercultural learning experiences online. Through a range of activities, EVE aims to expand the scope of the Erasmus+
Programme & partner countries: Italy programme through online collaborative learning activities known as Virtual Exchanges (VE). EVE offers a safe online community
Duration: Ongoing to participate in facilitated discussions, increasing intercultural awareness and building 21st Century skills through VE. The project
More information: https://www.masterminde.com/ encourages and promotes intercultural dialogue, employability, and citizenship, strengthening the youth dimension of the EU
neighbourhood policy. The project is open to any young person aged 18-30 residing in Europe and the Southern Mediterranean.
Master’s programme combining management, entrepreneurship, innovation and digital transformation.