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Launching a unit faculty Applied Informatics in response to labour market demand

Name of institution: Cracow University of Economics (CUE)
Type of the organization:
  • University, research institution
Country:
  • Poland
Thematic scope of the project:
  • Businesses undergoing change
  • Education and training
Problems to be solved (justification of the need of the transnational cooperation):
  • CUE does not belong to the international network of universities that conduct the Applied Informatics courses in English;
  • Lack of access to foreign universities experience in Applied Informatics teaching;
  • Inability to compare CUE Applied Informatics curriculum with European universities education standards;
  • Insufficient contact with foreign Applied Informatics lecturers and limited opportunity to increase their participation in conducting the courses in English at CUE - it causes the dificculties in comparing and upgrading teaching methods and tools and limits the possibilities of preparing the graduates for European labour market demands;
  • Lack of experience in transferring the knowledge into practice due to the limited possibilities of involving international companies practitioners in learning process;
  • Limited opportunities of promoting CUE’s Applied Informatics on European educational market ;
  • Limited opportunities of CUE’s Applied Informatics teaching internationalization.
Objectives to be achieved: CUE accession to the international network of universities that conduct the Applied Informatics courses in English; Adjustment of the Applied Informatics curriculum to European educational standards; The exchange of best practices in the field of Applied Informatics teaching; Elaboration and development of a system of joint/double degrees for Applied Informatics graduates; The establishment of long-term educational and research collaboration with foreign partners, including the establishment of permanent contacts with the representatives and lecturers of foreign universities; Promotion of CUE’s Applied Informatics curriculum at European educational market.
Main transnational activities (as provisionally planned, to be confirmed with partners): Comparison of CUE’s and partner foreign universities Applied Informatics curriculum; 3 partners x 15.000,00 PLN = 45.000,00 PLN Elaboration and implementation of internships for students and graduates in foreign companies; gathering feedback on their competences with regard to European labour market demands;3 classes x 10 best students per class = 30 persons30 persons (remuneration, accomodation and travel costs) x 8.000,00 PLN = 240.000,00 PLNRemuneration of 6 foreign internship supervisors x 6.000,00 PLN = 36.000,00 PLN6 organisational visits in selected foreign companies (accomodation and travel costs) x 7200,00 PLN = 43.200,00 PLN Transfer of innovative teaching methods and tools between partners; 3 persons remuneration and travel costs x 8.000,00 PLN = 24.000,00 PLN Inclusion of practitioners from selected international companies to the teaching process at CUE; 2 persons (remuneration and travel costs) x 3 years x 12.000,00 PLN = 72.000,00 PLN Organisation of study visits for lecturers of CUE and partner universities - exchange of experiences; 7 persons (accomodation and travel costs) x 3 years = 21 persons; 21 x 7.200,00 PLN = 151.200,00 PLN Organisation of workshops/ discussion panels devoted to the adjustment of Applied Informatics graduates competences and qualifications to the European labour market demands;8 persons (per workshop/discussion panel - remuneration, accomodation and travel costs) x 3 years = 24 persons 24 persons x 4.000,00 PLN = 96.000,00 PLN Organisation of international conference on elaborating new standards for Applied Informatics teaching due to the European labour market demands;9 experts x 4.000,00 PLN (remuneration, accomodation and travel costs) = 36.000,00 zł Launching an Europeanwide programme related to IT labour market monitoring – elaboration and development of mechanisms for rapid response to its’ changes.cost of the internet platform: 200.000,00 PLN
Planned deliverables & outcomes of TNC: Acquainting CUE’s lecturers with the best foreign practices in the field of Applied Informatics teaching; ‘Best practices guide’ elaboration200 copies + 200 CDs: 15.600,00 PLN Regular exchange of lecturers in response to Applied Informatics faculty demands; Increase of Applied Informatics graduates competencies and qualifications, achievement of new valuable experiences; Adjustment of CUE’s Applied Informatics curriculum to Polish and European labour market demands (current curriculum updates); Implementation of foreign Applied Informatics teaching methods and tools at CUE.
Target group:
  • Persons not active on job market
  • Young people (under 25 years old)
Stage of the implementation: Project under implementation
Budget of the project in EUR: 2861575
Budget of transnational activities in EUR: 239750
Duration of the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 01/09/2009 - 31/10/2015
Duration of transnational activities within the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 01/09/2012 - 30/09/2015
Contact person: Lesław Piecuch
e-mail: dopu@uek.krakow.pl; lesp@edp.org.pl
Phone: +48 12 2937576; +48 12 4300310
WWW: http://uek.krakow.pl/en; informatyka.uek.krakow.pl/en/
Project fiche: application/mswordfp_cracow university of economics_1.doc
Located in: Fishing Pool