ERASMUS+ BeGlobal Project
ERASMUS+ BeGlobal Project
Duration:
- 36 months (December 2023 - November 2026).
HEIs participating:
Universidad Católica del Maule (Chile)
The UCM is a Catholic higher education institution which promotes education using a comprehensive, critical and constructive vision; it aims to deliver solutions for the development of the communities and organizations in which they are inserted, and with respect to the environment. It is composed by 8 faculties from different sectors (medicine, educational sciences, engineering, social and economic),providing undergraduate, master and PhD programs.
The university is located in a region (Maule) in Chile, where 50% of the population lives in rural areas. On the other hand, 75% of students enrolled in undergraduate have the national benefit of free higher education, which covers 60% of the most vulnerable population in the country. In total, there are more than 11000 students enrolled (6,802 Women; 5,153 Men), and 1,361 academic staff (637 Women; 724 Men).
The university is located in a region (Maule) in Chile, where 50% of the population lives in rural areas. On the other hand, 75% of students enrolled in undergraduate have the national benefit of free higher education, which covers 60% of the most vulnerable population in the country. In total, there are more than 11000 students enrolled (6,802 Women; 5,153 Men), and 1,361 academic staff (637 Women; 724 Men).
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (Chile)
UCSC is located in the Biobío and Ñuble Regions of Chile. Currently, UCSC has eight faculties and one technical institute, which offer technical undergraduate and master programs, as well as five doctoral programs in education, health sciences, engineering, environmental sciences, business and administration, communication, social sciences, humanities and law. The university serves more than 13,000 undergraduate students and over 300 postgraduate students. More than 70% of our undergraduate students qualify for free tuition, meaning they come from families whose monthly income is among the lower 60 percent of the country’s income distribution.
Université Côte D'Azur (Francia)
Includes 18 major academic establishments, and has won the prestigious Initiative of Excellence (IDEX), a distinction that positions it among the France’s top 10 research- intensive universities and valorizes its visibility and attractivity. Université Côte d’Azur has therefore developed an interesting research approach in various global fields identified in different Structuring programs such as: Space, Environment, Risks and Resilience; Man, Ideas and Environments; Complexity and diversity of life; Networks, Information, Digital Society.
Likewise, Université Côte d’Azur has positively engaged in a global and environmental approach to the future challenges by integrating the lasts at the heart of its training and formation offers. In fact, a new campus dedicated to Risks, Environmental and Sustainable development has opened its doors in the city’s eco-valley. The Mediterranean Institute for Risks, Environment and Sustainable Development offers a variety of programs that not only raise awareness.
Likewise, Université Côte d’Azur has positively engaged in a global and environmental approach to the future challenges by integrating the lasts at the heart of its training and formation offers. In fact, a new campus dedicated to Risks, Environmental and Sustainable development has opened its doors in the city’s eco-valley. The Mediterranean Institute for Risks, Environment and Sustainable Development offers a variety of programs that not only raise awareness.
Haaga-Helia UAS (Finlandia)
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (HH) is the second largest university of applied sciences in Finland with 10,500 students and 650 employees. HH’s core research areas are: Entrepreneurship and business development, Sales development and digitalization, Service business development and design, and Engaging vocational pedagogy, offering a versatile choice of Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree programs and R&D opportunities in these fields.
HH has extensive international partner networks, including active cooperation with 161 HEIs in Europe. HH’s operations have strong ties with industry and businesses, including an established network of strategic partnerships with over 100 companies and other organizations. In industry collaboration, HH focuses on entrepreneurial approach, co-creation, innovation, as well as international growth.
HH has extensive international partner networks, including active cooperation with 161 HEIs in Europe. HH’s operations have strong ties with industry and businesses, including an established network of strategic partnerships with over 100 companies and other organizations. In industry collaboration, HH focuses on entrepreneurial approach, co-creation, innovation, as well as international growth.
Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios (Colombia)
Is a large university deployed at national level, presented in 62 municipalities, especially in remote areas. UNIMINUTO is a matrix-based organization with 12 branches. Currently, it offers more than 190 academic programs from a technical professional level to Master’s Degrees. With more than 100.000 students across the country, 97% of them coming from lower-income backgrounds and 60% are women. The Institution has managed to achieve its mission of offering access to higher education to people with fewer opportunities through different strategies (affordable tuition fees, relevant academic plans to each regional socio-economic context).
Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas (Colombia)
Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas was created in 1971 with the objective of forming the General Doctors of the country that would be able to assist the population with scarce resources in the big cities. Thereby the School of Medicine was created. Later, the institution has grown to include three other schools: Music, Nursing and Education. All four schools offer a total of 4 undergraduate and 9 graduate programs.
The campus is located in the Suba locality, adjacent to the Thomas van der Hammen Forest Reserve, one of the most important green areas of Bogota and the largest in the locality. It is the only university in this locality, with a total of 1,452 undergraduate and 151 graduate students are being trained, coming from diverse socioeconomic stratum (about 70% of students are from lower-middle class), ethnic origins (more than 6% of students belong to an ethnic minority), family nuclei (about 4% of students are heads of households), and contexts of the Colombian reality (about 3% of students have been victims of the armed conflict).
Project development
The work is divided into 6 work packages:
Project partners
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