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WSB Merito University in Poznań runs international projects that enhance digital skills, distance teaching and inclusive education.

IIDEMIC

The aim of “IIDEMIC” project is to empower Somali refugees in Kenya and Somalia through enhancing their soft skills competencies and improve their entrepreneurial innovation and ability to embrace technology, which are critical skills for the future, to enhance their employability and integration.

TEDIS

The aim of the project is to develop the competencies of staff working in the field of formal and non-formal education in the area of distance teaching using online tools, in particular academic teaching staff and secondary school teachers.

IIDEMIC

The IIDEMIC project (“Inclusive and Innovative Digital Education for Migrant Community in Kenya and Somalia”) aims to transform education for Somali refugees, migrants, and host communities by combining inclusive pedagogy with modern digital tools and lifelong learning opportunities. Over three years from January 2024, an international consortium of universities in Kenya, Somalia, Turkey and Poland is developing accessible online platforms, inclusive teacher training programmes, and soft-skills oriented modules to boost employability, entrepreneurial capacity and technology adoption among refugees and internally displaced persons.

About the project

The aim of “IIDEMIC” project is to empower Somali refugees in Kenya and Somalia through enhancing their soft skills competencies and improve their entrepreneurial innovation and ability to embrace technology, which are critical skills for the future, to enhance their employability and integration.

International Projects | WSB Merito Poznań University: IIDEMIC
International Projects | WSB Merito Poznań University: IIDEMIC

Project beneficiaries

Project is addressed to in-service teachers and ongoing professional trainees in areas that cover the project issues and Somali (and other) refugees and migrants in Kenya and IDPs in Somalia, particularly on those with special needs or living with disability.

The beneficiaries of the project are also the Kenyan and Somali HEIs` teaching staff.

The project results will be: e-learning Moodle platform and 10 online courses in three language versions: in English, Swahili and Somali

Course: Contemporary Instructional Methods for Teaching Adult Learners

Author: Agnieszka Kozłowska – WSB MERITO University in Poznań

 

Course: Adaptive Instructional Resources

Authors: Mustafa Kemal ŞEN, Muhammet Yunus ŞİŞMAN, Oktay KARAÇAY, Murat ÖZTÜR - Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi

 

Course: English for Teaching in a Multilingual Context

Authors: Hassan Sheikh Ahmed and Abdiwale Sheikh Mohamed Abdullahi – Mogadishu University

 

Course: Entrepreneurship

Author: Nasrudin M. Ahmed., Co-author: Mukhtar A. Salad - Red Sea University

 

Course: Digital and Assistive Technology Learning Tools

Author: Marcin Czyżuk – WSB MERITO University in Poznań

Course: Inclusive Education for Migrants & Refugees; - INCLUSIVE PEDAGOGY

Authors: Dr. Marguerite Miheso, Dr. Priscilla Ndegwa, Dr. Beatrice Bunyasi Awori - Kenyatta University

 

Course: Maternal and Child Health & Promotion

Authors: Prof Lydiah Wamocha , Dr Rose Shikuri – Masine Muliro University of Science and Technology

 

Course: Basic Health Education

Authors: Prof. Joseph Nasongo, Prof Lydidiah Wamocha – Masine Muliro University of Science and Technology

 

Course: Guidance & Counselling – Reintegration

Authors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bünyamin HAN- Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet ÖZDOĞRU- Dr. Sümeyye ÖCAL DÖRTERLER- Lec. Latif ÖZBAY – Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi

 

Course: Cultural Diversity, Democracy & Translanguaging - STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE CULTURAL DIVERSITY, TRANSLANGUAGING AND DEMOCRACY IN TEACHING

Authors: Dr. Adelheid Bwire, Dr. Francis Mwangi, Dr. Mildred Nawiri – Kenyatta University

International Projects | WSB Merito Poznań University: Erasmus Plus Programme
Funding

The project is co-founded by the Erasmus Programme of the European Union

TEDIS

The TEDIS project (“Tools and Techniques Supporting Lecturers and Teachers in Distance Learning”) aims to develop the competences of academic staff, secondary school teachers and non-formal educators in online teaching, through 12 innovative online courses offered in Polish, English and Icelandic. Running from March 2023 to April 2024, it focuses on topics such as mediation in online conflict resolution, Oxford debate in virtual classes, gamification with AI tools, interactive whiteboards, quiz tools, remote assessment and building online learning communities.

International Projects | WSB Merito Poznań University: TEDIS

Project title

Tools and techniques supporting teachers and lecturers in distance learning (EOG/21/K4/W/0067).

The aim of the project

The aim of the project is to develop competences in distance teaching with the use of online tools among staff working in the field of formal and non-formal education, in particular university and secondary school teachers.

 

Project duration:
1 March 2023 – 30 April 2024 – 14 months

Programme

The project is implemented under the “EDUCATION” PROGRAMME, Component IV
The institution managing the program is FRSE – Foundation for the Development of the Education System

International Projects | WSB Merito Poznań University: EEA Grants
Funding

The project is co-funded by the EEA Grants (EUR 171 060). The EEA Grants represent the contribution of Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway towards a green, competitive, and inclusive Europe (more information here).

 

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