Project partners
P1 – Western Finland Design Centre Muova
Aalto University School of Art and Design – University of Vaasa
Aalto University offers multidisciplinary education and research in the fields of art and design, economics and technology. It is a pioneer in research and in developing interdisciplinary study programmes. The Aalto University School of Art and Design is dedicated to media, art and design.
MUOVA is a joint research and development centre of the AALTO and the University of Vaasa. It promotes international competitiveness of companies, runs applied research and creates innovative methods using creativity and design, e.g. CreaCIT, a project for creating a narrative and creative e-learning environment for product development, or Creative Lab (implementing creativity strategically). Muova’s team forms of experts in marketing, branding, design and communication.
Contact person: Tanja Oraviita
e-mail: Tanja.oraviita@aalto.fi
Tel. +358 40 7450828
P2 – Vaasa University of Applied Sciences VAMK
Vaasa University of Applied Science (later VAMK) is a non-profit higher education institution, as stipulated by the Finnish Law of Polytechnic Universities (9.5.2003/351). VAMK has been formed to a limited company from 1.1.2010, to continue the work of a previous municipally-owned institution. The annual budget of around 20 million euro is mostly provided by the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland, based on agreements (over 4 years) on the education task volume, the quality accreditation status (VAMK has been accepted in 2008, next audit 2014) and on the results in the basic tasks. 5 % of the total budget comes from research and societal-service projects. The total amount of staff is around 270, and the students enrolled currently number around 3.700.
VAMK educates Bachelors of Business Administration, Engineering, Hospitality Management and Social Services as well as Registered Nurses and Public Health Nurses in Finnish, Swedish and English for the demanding needs of the working life. The three English degree programmes (International business, Information Technology and Tourism) as well as a 20 ECTS study module in Health Care and Social Services attract approximately 300 foreign degree students, 80 incoming exchange students every year. In addition, approximately 150 students of VAMK go abroad on student exchange or work placement.
Contact person: Satu Lautamäki
e-mail: satu.lautamaki@puv.fi
Tel. +358 207 663 300
P3
P4 - University of Primorska, The Faculty of Management Koper UP FM
The third university founded in Slovenia, the University of Primorska was established in. The University looks forward to international exchange.
Undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes at the University are conducted by six faculties - Education, Humanistic Studies, Management, Health Care, Tourism, and Mathematics, Sciences and Information. Research is also carried out by two institutes - the Primorska Institute for Natural Sciences and Technology (PINT) and the Science and Research Centre of Koper (SRC Koper). Currently it employs 650 people, enrolled are 5500 students at undergraduate programmes and 1200 at postgraduate programmes.
The Faculty of Management Koper (FM) is a member of the University of Primorska (UP). It is a higher education institution for education and research in the fields of social sciences and business management, with a stress on management, which has interdisciplinary links to economic, business, legal, organisational and behavioural sciences. In addition to education and research, the basic activities of the faculty are providing consultancy to companies and other organisations, publishing and library activities and organisation of international conferences.
The Faculty co-operates with higher education and other educational and research institutions on regional, national and international levels. They have established international co-operation with different higher education institutions and a very well developed international teacher and student mobility. Additionally, co-operation has been promoted through research projects, summer schools and international conferences.
The Faculty was established in 1995 as College of Management in Koper. In 2003 it was officially reformed as the Faculty of Management Koper and it became one of the members of the newly established University of Primorska. So far, more than 3500 students have graduated from the Faculty, 2000 undergraduate and 1500 graduate students. At the moment it has 1500 undergraduate and 700 postgraduate students. The faculty employs more than 90 higher education lecturers and researchers and 40 professional associates.
The Faculty of Management strives to consolidate an academic community of creative, independent professionals and confident people who - in their relation to the State and its politics - work in a climate of academic freedom and autonomy. Thus they can help shape the culture of the Faculty, the University, their professional areas and other realms at local, national and global levels.
In the field of research and education, the Faculty has been continually exchanging achievements with other universities, and has thus contributed its share into the world's treasury of knowledge. The Faculty of Management Koper will become one of Europe's top quality business schools, with a recognisable impact on economic success as well as on the wider socio-economic environment of the Central and South-Eastern Europe, and the Mediterranean.
Contact person: Armand Faganel
e-mail: faganelfm@gmail.com
Tel. +386 5 610 20 44 P
5 - Zealand Institute of Business and Technology
Campus Roskilde (Business & IT) ZIBAT
Zealand Institute of Business and Technology (ZIBAT) was founded by law as an academy of higher education in 2009. It is a self-governed public institution. It was founded as a merger of 9 independent Danish Colleges and is today one of the largest Academies of Professional Higher Education in Denmark.
ZIBAT offers a number of programmes ranging from 2-2½ year Academy Profession programmes (AP Degree Programmes), with bachelor top-up possibilities (Professional Bachelor programmes), to 3-4½ year undergraduate programmes. The number of full time staff is 280 (09/10) and full time students enrolled is 3000 (09/10). ZIBAT offers a wide range of educational programmes within the area of business and IT ranging from general business to marketing, branding, international sales, computer science for business, to more creative programmes like e-design, web development, communication, creative industries, leisure management etc.
Contact person: Per Jensen
e-mail pj@rhs.dk
Tel. +45 8852 3252
P6 - Institute for postgraduate studies
Division at UNWE, Management Skills Development Centre
The Institute for Postgraduate (IPS) studies was established 40 years ago. It is a Division at the University for National and World Economy (IPS at UNWE), where 20000 students study economics, management, public administration, law and international relations.
IPS at UNWE provides postgraduate training: vocational qualification, specialization and continuous training of foreign and Bulgarian citizens.The Institute is certified under ISO 9001:2008 with a Quality management system certificate covering postgraduate studies and project management. IPS at UNWE is a leader in postgraduate studies in the areas of business, management and law and offers high-quality training services according to European standards. Its qualification diploma is recognized and approved by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education, Youth and Science. IPS works with students, managers in private and public sectors, entrepreneurs, public administration officers, as well as individual trainees.
The main tasks set by the management of IPS at UNWE are focused primarily on the organisation of training meeting practical needs of its customers and development and implementation of international projects. The priorities of the Institute include transfer of skills and knowledge, adaptable to the changing environment, through the creation of flexible and effective environment of the training process. The individual approach to the Institute’s customers allows for the establishment of a direct relationship between research, teaching and training, managed as projects.
Contact person Ivan Stoychev
e-mail: I_stoytchev@yahoo.com
Tel. +359 2 862 1069
P7 - F2INNOVA, S.L, Project department
F2Innova has expertise in autonomous, national and international projects with a long experience in adult training and in the creation of courses and learning for all kind of targets groups. With pedagogical knowledge and experience in developing study focus on lifelong learning F2Innova workes closely with SMEs in all Spain. F2Innova works closely also with Fons Formació Zona Mediterrània, SLL which is specialized in vocational education.
Contact person: Mónica Moreno
e-mail: mmoreno@ffzm.com
Tel. +34934429400
Associative partners
Vaasa University, Open University
Vaasa Region Development Company VASEK .