NEWS

On May 17, 2023, the final consortium meeting of the Erasmus Plus institutional development project "Optimization of teaching and academic inclusion using distance teaching and learning" (Love Distance) was held, which was hosted by Shota Rustaveli State University of Batumi.

The meeting was attended by both Georgian and foreign partners from Israel, Portugal, Romania and Spain. The main topics of the meeting was the preparation of the final report of the project, distribution of responsibilities and agreement on the time frame. The parties discussed future activities and new project ideas that could be built on the results of the already implemented project.

Project in Brief

Project aims to promote inclusive education in Israel and Georgia by widening access to higher education for potential and existing students.

Specific objectives are: build capacities in Israel and Georgia that will enable their HE systems to accommodate effective distance learning programs; develop curricula offer in Israel and Georgia based on distance learning, that responds to the requirements for equity and accessibility of the partner countries HE systems to improve the educational integration of disadvantaged learners in their educational system; to coach and train faculty members, professional and administrative staff on the design, development, implementation and quality assessment of e/blended-learning and distance education courses; raise the public awareness of access to, equity, and democratization of HE, to promote social inclusion; facilitate transfer of best practices to expand access to, participation in, and successful completion of distance learning programs.

Project coordinator: Polytechnic University of Porto

2023