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ENHANCING AND VALIDATING SERVICE RELATED COMPETENCES IN VERSATILE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN WESTERN BALKAN UNIVERSITIES (E-VIVA)

PROJECT DURATION: 15 / 11/ 2018 - 14 / 11 / 2021

OVERALL BUDGET: 993,581 EUR EVIVA PARTNERS:

EUROPEAN (LEAD PARTNER)

DIE BERATER

BLENDED LEARNING INSTITUTIONS’ COOPERATIVE / BLINC EG

UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN

UNIVESIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA

SS. CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY

MOTHER TERESA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF ELBASAN

UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO

UNIVERSITY SARAJEVO SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF DONJA GORICA

THE

UNIVERSUM COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY KADRI ZEKA

UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD

UNIVERSITY OF NIS

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MANAGEMENT & Meeting and training session for the e-VIVA staff. Meeting agenda TRAINING PROJECT was organized based on several MEETINGS (ESSEN) key topics related to the e-VIVA Project implementation such 3rd STAFF TRAINING AND as: planning the pilot projects, compiling planning patterns, MANAGEMENT MEETING (2-4 learning agreements, exact timings March 2020, Germany) content list F2F, e-learning design Host Institution: University of of students’ learning projects, Duisburg-Essen IT presentation and discussion From 2nd to 4th of March 2020, on Moodle and Mahara, theory the fourth e-VIVA project meeting session on COL, taxonomies and was organized at the premises of learning pathways, validation intro the host institution, University of – assessments and certification MEETING IN ESSEN Duisburg-Essen in Germany. This procedure, Planning the Students event included both Management visits, etc.

From 2nd to 4th of March 2020, the fourth e-VIVA project meeting was organized at the premises of the host institution, University of Duisburg- Essen in Germany. MEETING IN ESSEN MEETING IN ESSEN

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MONITORING VISITS Sead Muhibić and Mr. Dejan Rosić at the Sarajevo School of Science Monitoring Visit at the and Technology (SSST) premises. Dr. Ramić- Brkić delivered a short Sarajevo School of Science presentation reporting on the and Technology (12th project progress, envisaged benefits, of March 2020) expected impact, and the efforts to Participating Partner Institution: ensure its sustainability and wide Sarajevo School of Science and outreach. Along the other project Technology team members, delegation also met with administrative and technical On March 12, 2020, a delegation staff actively involved in the project from the National Erasmus Office implementation. SSST Rector, Prof. (NEO) Bosnia and Herzegovina Dr. Vjekoslav Domljan, expressed conducted a local monitoring his gratitude to the donor and the MONITORING VISIT IN SARAJEVO visit for the Erasmus+ KA2 CBHE project team for the successful Project, “Enhancing and Validating implementation of the project at service-related competences in both institutional and regional levels, Versatile learning environments” demonstrating his willingness and (e-VIVA). Dr. Belma Ramić- Brkić and commitment to support similar the project team welcomed Mr. initiatives in the future.

On March 12, 2020, a delegation from the National Erasmus Office (NEO) Bosnia and Herzegovina conducted a local monitoring visit for the Erasmus+ KA2 CBHE Project, “Enhancing and Validating service-related competences in Versatile learning environments” (e-VIVA). MONITORING VISIT IN SARAJEVO MEETING IN PRISTINA

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IMPLEMENTATION Kosovo Partners meeting MEETINGS & with the e-VIVA Stakeholders (December 2019) ACTIVITIES Participating Partner Institutions: Universum College & “Kadri Zeka” Project management and University Gjilan implementation meeting Universum College in collaboration of Kosovo Partners (1st of with “Kadri Zeka” University November 2019) Gjilan organized an info session Participating Partner Institutions: to introduce the relevant Universum College & “Kadri Zeka” stakeholders in Kosovo with the University Gjilan e-VIVA project. Bringing innovation to Kosovo’s education sector, e-VIVA management and the EU-funded e-VIVA Project implementation team at the MEETING IN PRISTINA addresses issues aimed at working Universum College and “Kadri Zeka” in the service development and University Gjilan in Kosovo met to service industry as well as further discuss the upcoming project tasks advancing new ways of teaching and coordinate actions related to at local universities. Among other the successful implementation participants, the Minister for of WP2 and WP3 activities. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Additionally, partners discussed in Kosovo, Vice-Rector of the about the upcoming dissemination University of Pristina, professors, activities and they agreed for more students, and media attended the coordinated efforts to ensure a wider event. outreach of the of the project results.

Universum College in collaboration with “Kadri Zeka” University Gjilan organized an info session to introduce the relevant stakeholders in Kosovo with the e-VIVA project. MEETING IN PRISTINA MEETING IN PRISTINA

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North Macedonia Meeting with students at the partner institutions University of Montenegro on meeting with the the upcoming e-VIVA Project representatives of the activities (February 2020) National Agency for Partner Institution: European Educational University of Montenegro Programmes and Mobility Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (5th of February 2020) at the University of Montenegro Partner Institution: started a course for students in the field of Service Related Ss. Cyril and Methodius Competences. Within the course, University in Skopje students will be introduced with & Mother Teresa the concept of entrepreneurship, University of Skopje all stages in development of the MEETING IN SKOPJE The e-VIVA research team at the successful business idea with a Ss. Cyril and Methodius University special focus on creativity, flexibility, and Mother Teresa University in communication skills and teamwork. Skopje had a fruitful meeting with In addition, students will improve the representatives of the National their social, organizational and Agency for European Educational personal competencies skills and Programmes and Mobility, where competences. The top-10 best they exchanged useful information performing students will participate about the e-VIVA project activities in study visits at the Ss. Cyril and and results. Methodius University in Skopje.

MEETING WITH STUDENTS IN PODGORICA

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Montenegro started a course for students in the field of Service Related Competences. MEETING IN SKOPJE MEETING WITH STUDENTS IN PODGORICA

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DISSEMINATION Ketrina Çabiri Mijo, Project Manager, attended the event and introduced EVENTS the e-VIVA initiative to the interested participants. e-VIVA Project introduced during the official opening The “Open Doors Day” at the ceremony of the new academic University of Montenegro year 2019/2020 at the Ss. Cyril (2nd of March 2020) and Methodius University in Partner Institution: Skopje (1st of November 2019) University of Montenegro Partner Institution: Ss. Cyril and The “Open Doors Day” is an event Methodius University in Skopje organized annually at the University Prof. Dr. Mirjana and her team of Montenegro premises, with the introduced the e-VIVA Project with aim of promoting all university units to prospective students. This year, the academic staff and students THE “OPEN DOORS DAY” IN MONTENEGRO during the official opening the “Open Doors Day” was organized ceremony for the new academic on March 2nd, 2020. The Faculty of year 2019/2020. Meeting agenda Mechanical Engineering had its own institutions. In collaboration with was focused on the project’s aim marketing desk where academic staff other stakeholders, the Faculty of and key objectives, partners and and current students introduced Mechanical Engineering was so far expected results, upcoming activities, the faculty’s academic offer. During able to produce and deliver more dissemination events, specific the event, Vidosava Vilotijević than 200 pieces of visors to the benefits the Ss. Cyril and Methodius (Teaching Assistant) presented the Montenegrin health institutions by University in Skopje, etc. e-Viva project and distributed to the using two 3D printers. One of these interested participants the project 3D printers was acquired with the e-VIVA Project presented leaflets. support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission, at the National Info Day budgeted under the e-VIVA Project. Erasmus + Programme e-VIVA Project staff and (December 2019) students at the University of Montenegro supporting Partner Institution: European Contact Us: University of Tirana the Montenegrin healthcare Dr. Ketrina Cabiri Mijo National Erasmus+ Office in institutions to fight the Project Manager with the support of the COVID-19 outbreak [email protected] Project Website: https://evivaproject.eu/ European Delegation and Europe (March 2020) National Email: [email protected] Erasmus+ House, organized the “2019 Partner Institution: Facebook page: EVIVA Office in National Information Day”, on University of Montenegro Youtube: e-VIVA Project Albania with 17th December 2019. The activity A group of engineers and students twitter: https://twitter.com/eVIVAProject1 the support of was devoted to the presentation at the Faculty of Mechanical of the New Call 2019 for project the European Engineering, University of Delegation proposals within the European Union Montenegro, together with and Europe This publication was produced Erasmus+ programme including volunteers, producers, designers, House, with the financial support of the information and guidelines on the photographers, artists and doctors organized the European Union. Its contents application procedures for several have gathered around the same “2019 National are the sole responsibility of the EU programmes. In addition, two idea to help health workers in Information e-VIVA consortium and do not Day”, on 17th students network programmes under Montenegro by using 3D printers to necessarily reflect the views of the Erasmus+, ESN and WBAA, were December make protection visors and deliver 2019. European Union. introduced during this event. Dr. them to the Montenegrin healthcare

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