IoT Green Transformation for Academic Society and Business Oriented Ecosystem in Western Balkans – IoT-ECO
STRAND 2
Duration: 36 months
Budget: 780,951
Keywords: Innovation in learning, teaching and assessment practices, Sustainable Development Goals – Quality Education, Information Science and Engineering (ENG), IoT, IoE, Green technologies, Ecosystem, Green transformation, Academia oriented to society and business
Description: Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro are Partner Countries in the Western Balkans (WBs) region with a young population, dynamic economy and serious need for growth, development and green transition. Recent studies show that Internet of things (IoT) can help developing countries grow and achieve sustainable economics and green transformation. Six WB HEIs want through this proposal to build the necessary capacity and invest in knowledge and practical application in the field of IoT and green transformation. Trainings and knowledge exchange with the 3 EU HEIs from Bulgaria, Greece and Austria will be a founding step towards a green future in WB HEIs and region. Three associate partners – an innovation fund, a port and an ICT company are here to model the academic society and business oriented innovative ecosystem. IoT-ECO will support WB HEIs to: 1. Assist academic staff improving their knowledge and expertise in the field of green ecosystem – energy efficiency, air pollution, Industrial IoT. 2. Introduce IoT to society and raise awareness of its potential for green transformation. 3. Establish IoT-ECO hub in the WB HEIs network to facilitate creative projects, design, and technology transfer with a focus on resilient solutions. 4. Develop a virtual prototype of Green transformation ecosystem model of the Port of Durres and make it available at the IoT-ECO hub. 5. Integrate and harmonize study programs with the needs of the industry in relation to IoT and green transformation. Develop new and updated courses and integrate them in the syllabi for providing the skills and competences that future engineers need. Teachers and staff involved in the consortium are 39 and the main target beneficiary with mobilities courses and trainings are the students in the WB HEIs. Larger impact on society will be obtained through networking and dissemination activities with focus to younger students, people with disabilities, business representatives and governmental institutions.
| Project coordinator | · TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA BG |
| Project partners: | · UNIVERSITETI ALEKSANDER MOISIU DURRES AL
· UNIVERSITETI POLITEKNIK I TIRANES AL · UNIVERSITETI I PRISHTINES XK · UNIVERSITETI NDERKOMBETAR PER BIZNES DHE TEKNOLOGJI UBT SHPK XK · JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE PODGORICA ME · UNIVERZITET MEDITERAN PODGORICA PRIVATNA USTANOVA ME · PANEPISTIMIO PATRON EL · TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ AT · FOND ZA INOVACIJE CRNE GORE DOO Montenegro Associated partner · CREA-KO shpk XK Associated partner · Durres Port Authority Albania Associated partner |
