PROSPER comes in response to the documented need for infusing Social Economy and Social Entrepreneurship into Higher Education and will particularly focus on countries where the concept of social economy enjoys a moderate level of recognition (Poland, Greece and Bulgaria) and is little known (Austria and Croatia) (CIRIEC,2017). Indicatively, in Poland needs in the field of Social Economy urge for the establishment of permanent links with research community (Institute of Social Policy, 2014), Croatia, Bulgaria and Greece report some of the lowest rates of employment in the sector (1%, 2,8% and 3,3% respectively) and EC (2014) presses for measures that could spread Social Entrepreneurship education in Austria. Additionally, Social Entrepreneurship is currently embedded within Higher Education with a quite narrow approach that has mainly a subject-specific focus and application in business studies. Within this context, it is difficult to leverage its full potential and offer holistic solutions to urgent societal issues. We need to empower and equip people from all educational backgrounds to become social entrepreneurs and develop a sense of purpose that is based upon creating social value through entrepreneurship.Recognising these needs and studying the latest innovation trends in education, PROSPER aspires to offer a transdisciplinary educational Programme based on the gamified blended learning course “Tackling real-world challenges through Social Entrepreneurship” and the teachers’ PROSPER educational toolkit that would be facilitated and complemented by the PROSPER platform for Social Entrepreneurship Education. PROSPER educational programme will be supported by the following educational approaches:•Game-based learning: building upon the strong potential of gamification approaches to create value and impact on people’s behavior, PROSPER aspires to bring students from any discipline closer to their communities and empower them to create their own sustainable solutions•Service-learning: drawing upon the several studies that identify service-learning as a suitable approach to teach Social Entrepreneurship, our project aims to utilize service-learning to offer actual and real-world learning experiences facilitated by short-term placements in social enterprises.PROSPER will develop an innovative, transdisciplinary and effective educational programme for Higher Education that will be based on the above tangible results:-the gamified blended learning course on “Tackling real-world challenges through Social Entrepreneurship” including 6 interactive modules on social entrepreneurship adapted to be applied in various disciplines through blending gameplay and real-life experiences gained through of service-learning. More than 50 students and teachers will test the course and more than 25 service-learning projects will be developed with the collaboration of more than 100 social enterprises and community actors in the 5 pilot countries;-the teachers' training toolkit for supporting the implementation of the course facilitating the smooth and effective implementation of the course. The toolkit will support teachers coming from diverse fields of study, embed social entrepreneurship into their curriculum following our projects’ interactive and innovative methodology combining the virtual game-based learning environment with real-world opportunities through service learning. It will contain 6 handbooks that will be both printable in the form of handbooks and also transformed into eBooks. More than 25 university teachers will be trained through the transnational training workshop on how to use this toolkit and apply for the course within their curriculum; -the PROSPER social entrepreneurship online platform that will facilitate students’ learning through collaboration, knowledge and experience sharing as well as the open access to more than 100 educational resources that will be produced during the project lifetime. Through online channels of communication, it will also foster interaction between teachers, students and social entrepreneurs, as more than 120 stakeholders and target groups will be engaged to the project activities through the platform and more than 100 social enterprises and community organisations will be registered on the platform and offer short-term placements for students.

The project aims to facilitate the transformation of Journalism education in Ukraine by raising the quality of BA and MA programmes to EU standards, improving students’ employability and international mobility, and promoting ‘media literacy’ within the society. These aims reflect the urgent need to improve Journalism education, as articulated in many independent studies.There are 20 partners • 4 EU HEI with Journalism/Media programmes• 2 independent professional organisations• 1 Quality Assurance organisation• 10 Ukrainian universities representing the Journalism educators across the country• 1 national employer of Journalism graduates • 2 national bodies: the Ministry and Association of Students The 10 Ukrainian university teams will review and reform their current BA and MA programmes to ensure that their new/revised programmes align with EU standards for course design and quality assurance, and with the knowledge, skills, cultural awareness, work-based learning and professional training that would be expected within a EU university. This will entail study trips to learn about European models of Journalism education; training in the utilisation of EQF; self and international peer-review of new/revised curriculum; and staff, student and employer evaluation of programmes. Project findings will lead to the production of National Guideline Statements for BA and MA Journalism programmes. In alliance with the processes of curriculum reform, DESTIN will undertake activities to increase public understanding of the role of journalists and citizens within a multi-cultural society. These will include opportunities for stakeholders to contribute to the development and sustainability of the project (e.g. through Open Days at Ukrainian universities, responses to needs-surveys, and an online discussion forum); and opportunities to learn from a suite of online ‘media literacy’ courses, targeted to the needs of secondary schools, university students, and the wider public.

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INCLUSION (Development and Implementation of Social Dimension Strategies at HEIs in Armenia and BiH through Cross-regional Peer Learning) is a three-year cross-regional joint project under EAC/A04/2015 call and Key Action 2 - Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education. The wider objective is to mobilize the HE capacity in Armenia and BiH in contirbuting to the implementation of the social dimension (SD) strategies through capitalizing on knowledge transfer and cross-regional cooperation. The specific objectives are: - Capacity building of HE sector for designing and implementing SD strategies; - Development of a harmonized approach to the implementation of SD strategies in line with country specific objectives; - Fostering access to/participation in and completion of higher education for persons from vulnerable/ underrepresented groups.The project targets the major problems in Armenia and BiH related to the promotion of SD strategies through broader involvement of HEIs. The principle outputs and outcomes are:- National level guidelines on development and operationalization of SD strategies- Institutional level master plans and mechanisms to implement SD strategies related to fostering access to, participation in and completion of HE for students from vulnerable and underrepresented groups;- Reviewed roles, functions and ongoing initiatives at HEIs in promoting SD strategies;- Capacity building of HEIs and respective government authorities for operationalization of SD strategies; - Ensuring resources for inclusive teaching and learning;- Capacity building materials to raise awareness of high school pupils & teachers on equal access to higher education and trained highschool teachers.The cross-regional nature of the project ensures learning from existing practices, successful experience exchange, long-standing cooperation between the two regions and EU partners – with a major aim of promoting voluntary convergence with EU developments.

The aim of the All4R&D project is to accelerate research, innovation, knowledge and technology transfer in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia through enhancing strategic academia-industry alliances. The specific project objectives are: • To reinforce existing and to establish new university structures – Cooperative R&D Units together with industry; partners in the areas of knowledge creation and transfer, research and innovation, commercialisation of R&D results;• To develop a methodology for collaboration and open innovation and establish web based platform focusing on knowledge transfer, innovation and networking potential;• To test and review the model of collaboration between universities and companies through pilot projects; and• To enhance career development and employability of students and alumni by offering new and innovative opportunities in research and education.The following stakeholders are potential users of the project results:1.Academic and research institutions2.Industry partners (private companies, especially those who have strong research and innovation potential)3.Students and alumni4.Government agencies, ministries, public enterprises; business and professional associations5.Investing agencies and third-party fundsThe excellence of this project will be provided by developing and application of a unique approach of establishing specific, wide-ranged, interactive, comprehensive connection between academia and industry, one being an inspiration and a confirmation to the other. Through synergetic partnership of 13 organisations the academia-industry alliances will be built in holistic approach which will provide vital human capital, with skills and competences needed today. Our motivation was the understanding that when companies and universities work in tandem they can push the frontiers of knowledge, and become a powerful engine for innovation and economic growth.