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Cross-sectoral competencies for healthy and safe work in the 21st century (WORK4CE)

619034-EPP-1-2020-1-UA-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP “Cross-domain competences for healthy and safe work in the 21st century” [WORK4CE]

Project duration: November 15, 2020 – October 14, 2023

Title: Cross-domain competences for healthy and safe work in the 21st century

Grant amount: 962,975.00 EUR

Priority: Development of an educational program

EU funding programme: European Neighbourhood Instrument (Erasmus+: KA2 CBHE)

Target group: Universities, teachers and researchers (academic community), students, executive organizations, professionals, alumni, government institutions, professional organizations

Grant holder: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University

Project Partnership

European partners:

Fachhochschule Dortmund (University of Applied Sciences and Arts), Germany
KU Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven), Belgium
University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain

Partners from Ukraine and Azerbaijan:

Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture
West Ukrainian National University
Academy of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University
Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction

Goals and objectives of the project

Development of a new form of cooperation between universities and enterprises in the digital age to improve the employability of graduates; provision of cutting-edge competences related to employability skills required to shape the workspaces of the future (Competence Model for Work 4.0 and Digital Transformation Maturity Model); promotion of international and interdisciplinary co-production of educational content based on the Work 4.0 competence model.

development of a portfolio of 9 eLearning modules and Open Educational Resources (OER) in accordance with the Competence Model for Work 4.0;
implementation of a co-production approach for academic and professional experts in 9 virtual open communities of practice;
development of a certification system with professional standards to enhance compliance and acceptance by enterprises;
training of university teachers and company trainers and integrating them into open communities of practice;
development of the Competence Model for Work 4.0 for students, professionals, and managers;
updating 8 educational-professional/educational-scientific programs at the second (Master’s) level of higher education with mandatory and elective components;
cooperation of Master’s programs within a virtual, international Master’s school featuring student exchange and double degrees.

Project activities and directions

Setup of a platform for cooperation, eLearning, and document management;
Development of a didactic concept for professional and specialized higher education;
Development of the concept for open communities of practice;
Development of 9 components for Master’s programs + a module for training trainers and teachers;
Pilot teaching and training for trainers;
Development of the WORK4CE Quality Management Guide;
Data analysis based on evaluation survey results;
Development and maintenance of a portal for publishing modules as OER;
Certification of IPMA, IEEE, ECQA modules;
Digital marketing and communication;
Project management;
eLearning components of Master’s programs and educational resources;
Digital WORK4CE portal;
Modules and training sessions for trainers and teachers;
Open communities of practice with continuous co-production, content publishing, and QM;
Certification system;
Virtual Master’s school with specialization packages;
Updating educational programs and double degrees;
Packages for professional and specialized higher education;
Co-creation laboratories for digital services;

Partners from Ukraine and responsible persons

Institution

Contacts and responsible person

Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University
64 Zhukovskoho St., Zaporizhzhia

Halyna Tabunshchyk (Coordinator)
Professor of the Software Tools Department
Email: galina.tabunshchik@gmail.com | Phone: +38 097 3798276

Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture
31 Povitroflotskyi Ave., office 141, Kyiv

Serhiy Bushuyev
D.Sc., Prof., Head of the Project Management Department
Email: sbushuyev@ukr.net | Phone: +38(044)245-48-57

West Ukrainian National University
3 Peremohy Square, Ternopil

Anatoliy Sachenko
D.Sc., Prof., Acting Head of the Information Computing Systems and Management Dept.
Email: as@wunu.edu.ua | Phone: +380352-475050

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