Vocation-Oriented Innovative Transformation to Unlock Resources' for Employability
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PROJECT BRIEF PROJECT 3 VOCATION-ORIENTED INNOVATIVE TRANSFORMATION TO UNLOCK RESOURCES’ FOR EMPLOYABILITY (VOITURE) 1 PROJECT BRIEF PROJECT Change Management. The aim is to improve and op- methods and techniques in Lean Six Sigma, Innovation timize given resources by building up state-of-the-art Management and Industrial Change Management for capabilities and sustainable cooperation structures that the manufacturing industry. During the project, first EN- allow implementation of countermeasures to the cur- ET’Com students will be trained in Lean Six Sigma meth- rent skill mismatch development. To realize the planned odology. Two rounds of trainings will be implemented, impact according to the program objectives, the VO- in which 80 students will be trained during the project. GENERAL INFORMATION the current job qualifications provided by the education ITURE project partners aim to promote the following Additionally, DRÄXLMAIER Group will nominate Junior German University system. activities: Engineers for all training activities who will join the VO- Prof. Dr. Utz Dornberger, Akeel Sandouk, Philip Friebel • Development of market-oriented curricula for degree ITURE project. After the project, 100 ENET’Com engi- International SEPT Program, Leipzig University THE APPROACH AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION and non-degree courses neering students will benefit from improved curricula Willing to address the problems surrounding employ- • Training of Trainers in Innovation Management, In- annually, of which at least 30% will be women. Partner University ability among Tunisian graduates with the aim to sup- dustrial Change Management, and Lean Six Sigma Dr. Rabeb Blaiech, Habiba Zaafrane port University-Business-Partnerships between higher • Academic Research in the Field of Service Leaning Ecole Nationale d’Electronique et des Télécommunications education institutions and business partners in Germa- • Organising Summer School in Germany and a Study Contact de Sfax, Tunisia ny and developing countries. The project partners of Tour. Akeel Sandouk VOITURE aim to bundle forces and know-how in the Universität Leipzig Business Partner field of Lean Six Sigma, Innovation Management and THE INNOVATION AND INTENDED IMPACT International SEPT Program Prof. Dr. Dr. Elsenbach, Sandra Wikenhauser Dräxlmaier By providing high-end market-oriented educational ser- [email protected] Group 2 vices, Tunisian lecturers will be trained in cutting-edge THE CHALLENGE One on-going socio-economic challenge faced by Tuni- sia is the increasing massification of the higher educa- tion sector and the lack of creation of jobs correspond- ing to actual market needs. About one third (30%) of young graduates who complete a university degree end up unemployed or end up seeking opportunities suit- able to their qualifications outside their home country (‘brain drain’ impact). Among others, the main cause of PHOTOS AND GRAPHICS the high unemployment rate of graduates is due to the 1 Universität Leipzig, Campus Augustusplatz, Neues Augusteum / Paulinum ©Randy Kühn / Universität Leipzig, SUK | 2 Universität Leipzig, mismatch of increasing demand for skilled labour and Campus Augustusplatz, Leibniz-Denkmal im Leibnizforum ©Christian Hüller / Universität Leipzig, SUK | 3 @ENET’Com 18 19.