The DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU), participates in the international conference on “Knowledge for Community Action”, marking the completion of the European project “Learning Incubator for Project-based Teaching and Training through Research (LEARN.INC)”, which is implemented by DAISSy-HOU as the Greek partner. The conference takes place online on 24-25 September 2024 (9:00-17:00 CEST) and is organized by the Research & Training Point Foundation (Bulgaria), and co-organized by the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (Romania), the St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia (Bulgaria), and the Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Turkey).

Specifically, the final LEARN.INC conference is addressed to higher education institutions, local research and training institutes, postgraduate and PhD students, researchers, academic staff, civil society organisations and local stakeholders. The aim of the conference is to explore the role of challenge-based education in academia, putting emphasis on the dissemination of the results of the LEARN.INC project. In this context, the two-day conference will address important issues in academic education, such as the impact of challenge-based methodologies on students, innovative pedagogical methods and paradigm shifts in research and teaching, and the role of communities and partnerships in building socially responsible Universities.

In particular, the international conference will include a thorough presentation of the LEARN.INC project results and deliverables. More precisely, the “VOCIS” online platform for collaboration between students and university faculty, offering a preparatory course for challenge-based learning, will be presented. Next, “PROTINC”, an online incubator that highlights sustainable projects from VOCIS, developing courses in line with the priorities of the European Union (G.I.F.T. / Green, Inclusive, Fit for Digital, Transparent) will be analysed. Finally, the “OPENARC” methodology will be presented regarding the creation and implementation of an open access digital archive, including the LEARN.INC platform as well as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in video format, ensuring high quality teaching.

It is noteworthy that:

• Representatives of the partner Universities will be speakers at the international conference, as well as participants of the Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition, who will share exciting experiences from the research field.
• The official language of the conference is English.
• Participation in the conference is free of charge.
• Registration is compulsory and can be done by submitting the corresponding form

LEARN.INC is a three-year project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union and implemented by a consortium of five (5) partners from four (4) countries (Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey), with the DAISSy Research Group of the HOU as the Greek partner.

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