| Project funding | EU |
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| Project website | https://kursori.org |
| Programme website | Albania – Kosovo |
| Contribution to the Programme’s specific objective | The socio-economic integration of youth is fostered |
| Project start date | 15.01.2018 |
| Project end date | 15.07.2020 |
| Project total budget | EUR 291.424,00 |
| Project EU funding | EUR 247.710,40 |
| Description | Specific Objectives: 1.Provide open access to critical IT knowledge to students of high schools and vocational schools via the creation of a regional Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform; 2.Empower the youth to find employment, launch an entrepreneurial initiative and/or pursue further studies in a high potential field by supporting them in actively utilizing the newly acquired knowledge; 3. Support the regional knowledge centers (universities, high schools, vocational schools) in increasing the practical applicability of their IT teaching to the needs of the labour market, and create a network of IT skills enthusiasts, learners and pioneers in the region. Main Activities: Activity 1: Development of MOOC platform Activity 2: Development of IT courses Activity 3: Piloting and testing of the MOOC platform and courses Activity 4: Dissemination campaign and platform promotion Activity 5: Course delivery and teaching support Activity 6: Product development boot camp Activity 7: Inter-institutional cross-border experience sharing Activity 8: Guidelines for production of MOOCs Activity 9: Student of the Month |
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| Expected results | 1. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platform available to all interested learners in the target region; 2. Minimum 500 youth is empowered to participate in the labor market, launch an entrepreneurial initiative and/or pursue higher education opportunities in a high-value field; 3. Sustainable network of regional knowledge centers focused on supporting acquisition of high-value ICT knowledge by youth is established. |
| Expected outputs | 1: MOOC platform and 3 online IT courses; 2: Functional MOOC platform and courses encouraging engagement and effective learning ; 3: Awareness of the existence and benefits of the platform and courses in the target regions; 4: Teaching support offered to high school and vocational school students for assisted learning with the platform and courses; 5: 28 personal computers purchased and handed over to learning centers; 6: 10 digital products for personal or business use; 7: Established network of IT experts and enthusiasts; 8: Guidelines for production of MOOCs |
| Lead partner | Institution name: Open Data Kosovo Country: Kosovo* Address: Ganimete Tërbeshi 26A, Aktash, Prishtinë/Priština Website: www.opendatakosovo.org Legal status: Private |
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| Partner | Institution name: Albanian Institute of Science Country: Albania Address: “Asim Vokshi” Nr. 13 /25, Kati 3, Tirana Website: www.ais.al Legal status: Private |