Newsletter

Welcome to the 3rd and final newsletter of the UnInLeCo project, which covers May 2023 to February 2024.

4th Transnational project meeting and 2nd training session, September 2023

In September 2023, the project coordinator, Universidad de Alicante, hosted the 4th Transnational Meeting of the project in Alicante, Spain. During the meeting, the partners could work face-to-face on the most important aspects of UNINLECO's management and task coordination. The partners reviewed the status of each of the project's results and indicators and set the guidelines for the development of a project fieldbook, as well as the content of the audiovisual material that will be made available to future coaches and participants in the next actions of the project.

UnInLeCo, Building community and developing digital skills.       

On September 28 and 29, a new tlearinig and teaching activity took place also in Alicante. During the training sessions (Train the Trainers), a group of professionals from the third sector and members of the consortium organisations actively worked on the most relevant training aspects to be developed for future training interventions, mainly related to project results 3, 4 and 5.

Different workshops and presentations were held with the participation of a good number of participants from each of the target groups of the project: rural entrepreneurs (Macedonia), refugees (Germany), elderly people (Slovenia), children at risk of exclusion (Nazareth-UA-Spain), Ukrainian refugees (Association of Friends of Ukraine of Alicante & Ukrainian slavutich of Muchamiel-FUNDEUN-Spain), as well as the Chair of Social Dialogue at the University of Alicante. This way, UnInLeCo contributed to the creation of a permanent support alliance that increases the digital readiness of people at risk of exclusion, as well as the professionals who work with them, to further develop their digital skills and foster a favourable attitude towards learning in digital environments, by building and maintaining a social support system.

5th transnational project meeting, February 2024

TPM no. 5 was the last project meeting hosted by ISSBS in Celje, Slovenia. During the meeting, project results, project reporting, and the impact and sustainability of the project were discussed. The meeting was held alongside the final conference.

The Final Conference UnInLeCo, was held on 15 February 2024 in Celje and ZOOM environment.

At the conference were presented project results and E-platform with courses. In panel discussions, renewed speakers discussed the role of the third mission of universities and the importance of digital competencies for the well-being of different vulnerable groups. The evolution of the role of universities from the "Classical" to the "Engaged" stage reflects a transition from elitism to a more inclusive and practical orientation. The "Engaged University" aims to integrate with society, serving broader societal needs while still maintaining a critical perspective. Recommendations from this perspective emphasise active student engagement, community involvement, leveraging university resources for societal benefit, and ensuring inclusivity in all aspects of academia. Around 100 international participants attended the conference.

Monograph publication ‘Unleashing the Power of Community Animators’ issues and presented at the Final Conference UnInLeCo

The book published by ToKnowPress (https://toknowpress.net/monographs/978-83-65020-43-7/) disseminated the UnInLeCo project’s results(especiallyWP1 materials) to the general public and academic staff of higher education institutions, as well as to the partnership of another Erasmus+ project Local Environment Animation – New Chance for Youth Development.

In the first part of this comprehensive book, we delve into the multifaceted concept of ‘animation’ and its diverse interpretations, with a special emphasis on its pivotal role in social animation. The book's second part illuminates the challenges marginalised communities face in their quest for digital resources. Central to this narrative is the pivotal role played by digital literacy skills and support systems in bridging the digital divide and fostering social inclusiveness.

More about UnInLeCo

For more information about UnInLeCo and its results, please visit the official website https://www.uninleco.eu/home and its YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UnInLeCoEUProject

On https://elearningproject.eu please visit our open-access courses:

• University-led Coaching for the Development of Digital Competence and Well-being

• Mini lectures on learning opportunities

Welcome to the second newsletter of the UnInLeCo project (University and Business Inclusive Digital Learning Coaches). The representative of the project coordinator, University de Alicante thanked the partners for their contribution so far, and opened a discussion about the outstanding action points from meetings on February 15th/ March 7th . 

All the partners gave their feedback related to the main aspects for intervention about the first result - preparing the first handbook. The deadline for finishing the first intellectual output of the UnInLeCo project was decided to be at the end of the May. After that the partners will be able to translate the handbook in their local languages. 

Regarding the first multiplayer event, respectively about the materials, platform, participants, all the partners presented short presentations of the organized events and gave feedback from their participation, in terms of how useful the information about the Uninleco project, digital competences, and best practices was to them. 

Among other issues of the transnational meeting was the design and core content of template presentation on content platform, and the book. The partners opened discussion and gave suggestions on how to design the content. SEE University will be responsible for the design of the content and will present it at the next meeting in Alicante, at the end of September.

In the meeting was also discussed about the quality assurance and project evaluation, organizational and financial issues, dissemination plan, and the next steps of the project. The next transnational meeting was decided to be held at the end of September.

The SEEU coordinator welcomed the group and informed all attendees about the most important aspects of the city of Skopje, and Tetovo. After the transnational meeting, the attendees enjoyed a tour of the SEEU campus and lunch, all organized by the host.

Until the next newsletter! 

The ISSBS coordinator welcomed the group and informed all attendees about the most important aspects of the city of Piran, including some of its history and its belonging to the Kingdom of Venice. The attendees enjoyed a tour of the campus after the training sessions, and prior to the meeting topics that focused on the management and next steps in the implementation of the project.