About Project

Wider Objective: development and enhancement of lifelong learning in Belarus with effective use of distance learning and Bologna instruments for the development of the regional labour market.

Specific Objectives:

to develop a Lifelong Learning inter-University cooperation in the regions in Belarus, based on integrating the 6 leading regional Universities in the field of distance learning into an Inter-University Network for Lifelong Learning (ILN);
to train the Institutes for Continuous Education's managerial & teaching staff for the Inter-University Network for LLL according to the principles of the Bologna process using the best practices at the European partner Universities;
to choose specific themes for the 5 new on-line or blended LLL study courses in English, IT, Entrepreneurship &Financial Literacy, & Law literacy through meetings with the public, enterprises & local authorities to best suit the needs & demands of the regional communities;
to design, develop, & pilot the 5 new on-line (or blended) Moodle-based LLL study courses to the general public;
to evaluate the piloted courses & make upgrades;
to control quality of the project;
to secure awareness of the regional communities of the project, increase its visibility, & disseminate the results of the project;
to successfully manage the project & its results in the life-time of the project & after the EU funding is over.

Expected results:

Short-term:

improved the ability of research and teaching personnel to develop curricula using innovative ways of teaching
improvement of the management system at the Institutes of Advanced Training of 6 partner Universities
wider use of the developed curriculum to change the content of training
higher level of teachers’ proficiency with web-platforms
increase in the number of participants of representatives of business, schools, government and the labor market
improved Continuing Education Courses at the Institutes of Advanced Training at 6 Universities of Belarus

Long-term:

expanding the base of available teaching methods that can be applied to other advanced training courses in 6 regional Universities of Belarus
increase in student enrollment in 5 advanced training courses at 6 Belarusian partner Universities
improved quality of education at participating Belarusian Universities

Participants

The project involves 10 partner organizations that have signed a partnership agreement on cooperation within the project.

European Union Educational Institutions:

Rezekne Academy of Technologies (Latvia)
University of Cadiz (Spain)
Linnaeus University (Sweden)
The Open University (United Kingdom)

The Republic of Belarus Educational Institutions:

Polotsk State University
Belarusian State Academy of Agriculture
Sukhoi State Technical University of Gomel
Brest State Technical University
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov

Associated partners:

Polotsk District Executive Committee
Gorki District Executive Committee
Gomel District Executive Committee
Brest District Executive Committee
Grodno District Executive Committee
Vitebsk District Executive Committee