Interuniversity Learning in Higher Education on Advanced Land Management: Egypt country ILHAM-EC
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 1 Interuniversity Learning in Higher Education on Advanced Land Management: Egypt Country
ILHAM-EC Project Dr. Bassem Ashour Zagazig University Contact Person
The 4th National Erasmus+ Day 2017. Grand Nile Tower Hotel– Cairo , Egypt Monday, 4th December 2017
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 2 Developing a New Inter-University
Postgraduate Master in The Field of
Sustainable Land Management (SLM)
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 3 Project Description
Duration : October 15, 2016 – October 14, 2018 . Total Budget : 1,012,406 .00 EURs
Project coordinador, Prof. Luciano Gutierrez, University of Sassari
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 4 Desertification Research Centre THE CONSORTIA InterUniversity Learning in Higher education on Advanced Land Management
Developing a New Inter-University Postgraduate Master in The Field of Sustainable Land Management (SLM)
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 6 12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 7 Desertification Research Centre 2016 Assessment Evaluation Curriculum Road Modules E - Learning Map for Teachers Training 2017 a new Master on SLM Game Educational Master Start 2018 Strand Mobility S E N O T S E L I M Achievements
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 9 A New Unified Joint Master Program In Sustainable Land Management
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 10 ▪ The new Master was designed to be
student-oriented, based on
new innovative learning methods and adjusted to
the Bologna process requirements.
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 11 ▪ In addition, a cooperation agreement signed by involved universities and other stakeholders will establish an international educational network on SLM that will create new cooperative opportunities and relationships.
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 12 One Unified Bylaw
One Teaching Board
Two locations (Cairo – Alexandria)
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 13 Foundation Courses Boards
Course Alexandria University Cairo University Zagazig University Damanhour University Prof. Maher Saleh Prof. Ibraheem Saleh Dr. Mohamed Momtaz Gad Dr. Ahmed El-Nagar Agro ecosystem [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Prof. Ahmed Korany Biodiversity/ecosystem Prof. Manal Fawzy Prof. Hosam El-Beltagy Dr. Mohamed Saad Eldin [email protected] Services [email protected] [email protected] om Prof. El-Esawy El-Zahaby Prof. Abdrbnaby Abdelhady Advanced Land Prof. Abdu Soaud Dr. Sameh Shaddad esaw_elzahaby@yahoo. hadyhady200@damanho Degradation [email protected] [email protected] com ur.edu.eg Dr. Emad Fawzi Prof. Mohamed Bahnassy Dr. Lamy Hamed Dr Mohamed Abu Hashem GIS and Spatial analysis [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] du.eg Advanced Dr. Mahmoud Kamh Prof. Abdu Soaud Dr. Hend Mamdh Elakkad Dr. Atef Nassar Spectroscopy [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Economics of Land Prof. Sherin Sherif Prof. Khaled Abdu Dr. Ahmed Fawzy Hamed Dr. Gaber Abdel-Atty Degradation [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Prof. Hosam Safaa Dr. Heba Salama Dr. Abdelhadi Ibrahim Ali Dr. Ibrahem Salah Bio-Statistical Analysis [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] u.eg Dr. Gaber Hassan Dr. Mohamed El-Mogy Prof. Ahmed Abdel- Project Proposal Prof. Mahmoud Sitohy [email protected] elmogymmm75@yahoo Mawgood Writing [email protected] m .com [email protected] Dr. Ehab Mostafa Prof. Ahmed Abdel- Dr. Ramzy Hedia Prof. Hassan Seliha Research Methods [email protected] Mawgood [email protected] [email protected] g [email protected]
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 14 WP1: Needs assessment Task 1.1 Curriculum Evaluation and Need
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 15 The evaluation assessment was carried out through:
• Study of existing learning programs and materials,
• Discussion within the partnership in specific meetings,
• Interviews and questionnaires involving several stakeholders (teachers, students, external expertise, enterprises, institutions.)
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 16 • At least 150 stakeholders (students, teachers,
enterprises, institutions, associations, general public, etc.)
interviewed by April 2016;
• Curriculum Evaluation Report on SLM of the 4 involved
Egyptian universities realized by May 2016
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 17 Achievements
http://ilham-ec.uniss.it/ InterUniversity Learning in Higher education on Advanced Land Management- Egypt Country Needs Assessment Report
July 2016 Achievements
▪ WP2 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Preparation of Draft Master Curriculum Proposal-Alex Univ., October 2016 • Master structure finalized
• Program and course specifications developed.
• Bylaw finalized
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 20 Master structure
• Total ECTS for the Master = 120 :
- 30 ECTS for thesis research ,
- 90 ECTS for courses :
72 ECTS mandatory courses ,
18 ECTS for Elective specialization courses.
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 21 • ILHAM-EC SLM Master Modules and Courses Approved by the scientific committee (SG) on 28/11/2016 .
• Bylaw approved by Agricultural Sector Committee (AESC-SCU) on 7th October , 2017
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 22 Master Management
• Faculty Coordinating Committee (FCC)
• Program Coordinating Committee (PCC):
The PCC will be formed at the four participating universities from 8 members, two members from each participating university
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 23 WP3: Implementation of learning environment
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 24 • e-learning platform with the implementation of 10 reviewed educational modules on SLM developed .
• Educational game on SLM .
• 8 workstations for each Egyptian involved universities .
• 20 computes for the studentsr .
• 200 new scientific books for each Egyptian involved university .
• Advanced instrument for water , soil analysis and 1 GPS for each Egyptian involved university .
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 25 WP4: Training of teachers
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 26 Desertification Research Centre TRAININGMETHODS UPDATINGLIBRARIES EQUIPSAND INSTALLATIONWORKSTATIONSOF EDUCATIONALAND INTERACTIVE E VIDEO SCRIBING - LEARNING METHODS GAMEs INSTRUMENTS PLATFORMs • 2-day workshop on modern teaching and learning methods involving 32 local teachers and 10 European teachers carried out in November 2016
• Guidelines on best practices published .
• e-learning training based on 10 modules on SLM attended by 32 Egyptian professors .
• Special Mobility Strand (SLM) .
• 2 webinars .
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 28 workshop on modern teaching and learning methods
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 29 Final 10e-learning modules charged on the platform
1. SUSTAINABLE AGRO-ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT . 2. ECONOMIC OF SLM . 3. ADVANCED SPECTROSCOPY ANALYSIS FOR SLM . 4. LAND MANAGEMENT USING GIS AND RS APPLICATIONS . 5. LAND USE PLANNING IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT . 6. SUSTAINABLE FEED-FOOD LINKS WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT . 7. SOIL SALINITY AND LAND MANAGEMENT . 8. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. 9. PROJECT PROPOSAL WRITING, FINANCING AND SOURCES OF FUNDING. 10. APPLIED BIO-ECONOMICS. 10. APPLIED BIO-ECONOMICS .
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 30 Special Mobility Strand (SLM)
• The 1st mobility involved 21 teachers in June 2017 to : Sassari University , Italy . Leeds University , UK . Thessaloniki University , Greece .
• Further training in Sassari for the 32 Egyptian teachers in January 2018 . Teachers from Leeds and Thessaloniki will participate .
• Students Mobility .
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 31 WP5: Pilot Master Implementation (Implementation of the Inter-University high quality Master on SLM
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 32 • Open-days to inform students on the new curricula were organized in October 2017;
• 20 motived students (5 from each University ) will be selected by December 2017;
• The new Joint Master Program on SLM will be started by February 2018.
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 33 ZU-ILHAM project team participated the annual graduation day of the Faculty of Agriculture to disseminate the new joint Master degree in SLM among graduates, students, parents, faculty staff and university administration.
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 34 The second information open day for SLM new Joint Master at Zagazig University , Monday the 30th of October . The day hosted the stakeholders from the labor market and the current undergraduate students from different disciplines as well as faculty member.
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 35 The Master on SLM has been advertised by Cairo University in the 3rd green day on November 4th
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 36 Zagazig University announces a new Master on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) by Marco Di Donato - Monday, 20 November 2017, 1:54 PM http://www.ilhamec.eu
The Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, announces the opening of the new Masters program (Sustainable Land Management) within the framework of the European Unionfunded project ( Erasmus+) entitled "Interuniversity Learning in Higher Education on Advanced land Management - Egyptian Country/ ILHAM-EC . With the partnership of 5 European partners (Sassari University, Italy- Leeds University, UK- Aristotle University of Thessalonik, Greece- Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) ,Rome - Advanced Computer System ( A.C.S. S.p.A) , Rome) .
The Master's Program is a joint and unified program between four Egyptian universities: Cairo, Alexandria, Zagazig, Damanhour, adopting the European ECTS system, and is applied within the framework of bylaws of the Faculty of Agriculture
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 37 WP7: Dissemination & Exploitation
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 38 • newsletters published;
• presentation at national and international events;
• websites created;
• Moodle platform created;
• Media
• Facebook and Twitter accounts created.
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 39 12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 40 12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 41 12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 42 12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 43 During the UNIMED general assembly held in Paris October 2017,
The SLM joint postgraduate master project has been presented in the plenary session as one of the best Capacity Building projects .
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 44 Web sites http://www.ilhamec.eu
http://www.unimed.net/en/projects/ilham-ec/)
http://www.ilham.zu.edu.eg
Each newsletter is published on the web platform and disseminated among database contacts
(http://www.ilhamec.eu/course/index.php?categoryid=7).
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 45 WP6: Quality plan
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 46 Internal Quality
- QA tests filled by 100% of the 32 teachers and 20 students involved in learning activities
- Quality satisfaction for the e-learning tools and frontal lessons achieved by 80% of the interviewees by October 2018
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 47 External Quality
External evaluator: Dr. Filippo Sartor
• First report produced July 2017 .
• Final report produced by October 2018
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 48 WP8: Project Management
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 49 • KOM held in March 6th, 2016;
• First Steering Committee Meeting organized on March 7th – 8th, 2016 in Cairo .
• Memorandum of understanding signed during the SCM on March 7th , 2016
• Coordination/SG meetings
• Second Steering Committee Meeting organized on June 19th – 20th, 2017 in Rome .
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 50 • Inter-institutional agreements between institutions from the porgramme and partner countries .
• Financial meetings organized;
• Interim Report for the EACEA
• 80% percentage of Milestones achieved in time
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 51 THANK YOU
12/4/2017 Prof. Bassem Ashour_Erasmus+National Day 2017 52