The partnership consists of 5 universities from 5 different EU countries: Poland, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta, and Greece.

The University College of Enterprise and Administration in Lublin (WSPA), Poland – wspa.pl

Project Leader

WSPA is a private university that educates and integrates students from all over the world and which mission is to teach young people creativity, develop their careers and help them find their own place in the modern world. This university focus on developing international and intercultural competences of students and using modern forms of education. Moreover, WSPA has a wide experience in preparation of courses, webinars, distance learning tools, as well as coordination of research done in many different ways. Experts from WSPA are didactics experienced in many fields and administrative staff is experienced in project management.

International School for Social and Business Studies (ISSBS), Slovenia – mfdps.si

ISSBS is a dynamic private higher education institution and is rated among best performing Slovenian business schools in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. Innovations, responsiveness, and adaptability to new trends are the specific advantages of the ISSBS. As a business school will assist us with their experience in development of training curricula, training materials as well as tested ways to reach the target audience. They also do have many contact with training organizations (as they have courses in management) as well as agencies offering job for people who would wish to work as caregivers. They can use their contacts and experiences so that to consult content of our project materials.

Frederick University, Cyprus – frederick.ac.cy
Frederick University (FredU) is an energetic and vibrant private university operating in the Republic of Cyprus. Since its establishment (2007), FredU managed to achieve significant growth, both in terms of the student population, faculty members, and academic infrastructure. FredU employs about 250 (FTE) faculty, with 4500 students enrolled annually on average, and operates from two campuses. FredU is recognized as the University that offers novel and innovative programs of study that address societal needs and, primarily, as a university that exhibits high social sensitivity and responsibility. It offers a broad range of academic programs of study (more than 80) in the areas of Science, Engineering, Business, Arts, Architecture, Media, Humanities, Health, and Education. FredU has also developed the necessary experience and e-learning infrastructure for offering accredited programs of study through Distance Learning and has been awarded the Excellence Associates in Quality label.

Pegaso International Higher Education Institution – Pegaso International

Pegaso International, headquartered in Malta, is a Lifelong Learning HEI established by registration n. C71423 of July 13, 2015, accredited by the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority with Licence n. 2016-001.

Pegaso International is the educational model of the future: open, suitable for all, inclusive, flexible and delivers an online multilingual educational offer aimed at ensuring more job opportunities worldwide and the possibility of achieving a better educational qualification in the most requested study fields. The institution’s digital technologies foster equality of opportunity and ensure social integration. It is by creating alternatives and feasible conditions of education, training, employment and social welfare that a fertile ground is ensured for dialogue and peace. Thanks to its strategic location between Sicily and North Africa, the unique island of Malta was chosen in order to best promote the development of Mediterranean South Area through Lifelong Learning.

Pegaso International embraces the philosophy of Sustainable Development and its priority values are

  • The development of the personal qualities of the students in order to achieve the maximum of their intellectual potential and an international character of higher education as a means of achievement and maintenance of high-quality standards;
  • The recruitment of international academic staff composed of lecturers from foreign universities and international academies;
  • The encouragement of students’ initiatives and skills for self-learning, acquiring ‘portable’ knowledge, key competencies and skills

Agricultural University of Athens – Greece – ΓΠΑ

The Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), is the third oldest Greek University and the only one exclusively dedicated to the agricultural, geotechnical and agrifood sectors, covering all aspects of agriculture and food sciences. AUA is the national and regional leader in its field and has contributed to the restructuring and growth of agricultural production in Greece, whilst spearheading innovation and research and closely linking these to the agrifood industry and the broader society. AUA has an excellent research infrastructure, with more than 400 academic employees in tenured positions and 1200 staff members on contracts with the AUA Special Research Funds Account, and operates on multidisciplinary principles, including departments dedicated to linking food and health sciences. AUA counts more than 7000 undergraduate students and over 1000 postgraduate students. Apart from that, AUA actively aims at creating international cooperation not only by collaborating with over 100 universities around Europe but also by fostering a variety of international exchange programs between students (hosting approx. 80 Erasmus students per year) and academic staff. Additionally, for over 4 years, AUA has been an active partner of the European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability (EU-CONEXUS), a nineuniversity alliance focusing on the construction of a transnational inter-university campus promoting education and research on Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability. Having participated in several “ERASMUS + Strategic Partnerships” such as the Students Civic Engagement European project (SCEE, 2020-2023) and the Sports Handicap Inclusive Experience (SHIE, 2021-2024), AUA has all the necessary experience to contribute to the present call. With students acting as its core, AUA values campus life and supports the student community by offering the knowledge and the appropriate tools for teaching them green skills and sustainability concepts.