The project is primarily focused on innovative education practices in the digital age. It responds to the coronavirus pandemic. The proposed outputs directly support the transition towards online and distance education. The project deals with the introduction of digital technologies and innovative and open pedagogical procedures, especially in the field of professional training. The project seeks to overcome the limitations introduced by the conventional forms of online digital education having been used so far.Before applying for the project, we conducted extensive research concerning the real needs of VET institutions and the industry. The results of this survey form a base for all outputs and activities of the proposed project.In order to support the smooth introduction of digital online learning tools in regular lessons, the corresponding methodologies for modern online digital education will be developed, outlining the necessary procedures step by step.For teachers we will develop a set of new software tools that will allow them to create highly advanced online learning digital content easily; these tools will be freely available to all interested parties.As for students, we will provide them with a set of study materials with an emphasis on such advanced technologies that have not been widely used in education yet (e.g. spherical video, stereo video, telepresence, etc.).We will also develop MOOC courses as an interesting alternative to regular lessons in specific situations or for specific groups.Virtual internships (or “exchanges” of students) will be organized within the project to demonstrate and test the strengths and weaknesses of such an approach.The project will have a strong international dimension, thus giving students a chance to get experience from several EU countries.The project consortium is composed of 7 partner institutions from 4 EU countries – the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Spain. The project partners are represented by VET institutions and technical universities. Three associated partners will also be involved in the project.Students and teachers of secondary technical schools (both within and outside the consortium) are the main (but not the only) recipients of the project results. They will participate in the development of learning materials and perform their testing in real education. The project activities will directly impact at least 1200 people.Universities will develop the learning materials and perform teaching activities at the VET institutions. They will also develop advanced software/technology tools (also for telepresence).Within the project we will realize the following:• Electronic learning materials (in English and 4 national languages) using the latest educational technologies to be tested in teaching practice. A total of 8 sets of materials and 8 MOOCs on topics selected by the involved VET institutions and agreed by all project partners will be developed;• Methodologies for implementation of regular digital online education at secondary schools, which will accentuate the use of modern approaches and technologies;• A free web-based application (including the necessary documentation) that will allow teachers to simply and independently create on-line study materials;• Motivational international “digital” competition for students organized in a distance (online) form;• Large-scale pilot run and Experimental Virtual international Internships (EVII) for students;• Further education of VET teachers in selected thematic areas;• Verification of the modern digital teaching approaches by semi-professionals;• Methodology for the long-term sustainability of the project results after its conclusion and continuous dissemination of the results among teachers of technical vocational secondary schools that will not participate in the pilot testing.The proposed topics for digital e-learning materials that are essential for the future development of technology in EU countries (to be finalized and confirmed/selected during the initial phase of the project with respect to actual needs):• Digital technology• Digital online education at secondary schools• Cybersecurity• Cloud Computing and its security• Modern technologies and concepts for education I – 3D video, virtual and augmented reality etc.• Modern technologies and concepts for education II – open digital resources, MOOC etc.• Big Data• Green energy sources• Smart Energy, Smart Grids• Intellectual property law• PLC automation• Building security technologies• BIM (Building Information Modelling)• Building Environmental Systems – heating, ventilation, air conditioning• Telemedicine

Project consortium4 European countries, 4 technical universities, 1 industrial companies (SME), 4 vocational secondary schools and IT training organizations.MotivationThe project reacts to the decreased interest in studying at secondary schools providing education in electrical and information engineering, as well as in the related fields. Our motivation is to contribute to higher attractiveness of the study, to foster the students’ interest in the given field and to involve them in the international competition.Objectives and formsThe main objective is to increase the quality of education at vocational secondary schools using a form that will be highly attractive for students.This objective has been achieved through preparing a wide portfolio of modern learning aids and offering them in an attractive way as:• Explanations arranged in the form of an explanatory dictionary (similarly as in Wikipedia, but with guaranteed content);• Worksheets;• Short chapters of text;• Tests;• Multimedia multilingual translation dictionary.All these types of content are now available in English, German, Spanish, Czech and Slovak. Thus, the developed materials will be useful also for language education.The formats of the learning aids include LMS packages (e.g. for Moodle), PDF, as well as formats suitable for e-book readers and mobile devices (smartphones, tablets). All files are now freely downloadable from the learning portal where teachers and their students may choose those materials (or their parts) that are interesting for them (in terms of content or form) and capable of enriching their teaching/learning. In order to increase the attractiveness for the students, a special Facebook account has been maintained during the project.Pilot testing was a substantial part of the project implementation; it included also students’ international competition – Technical Olympiad; its winners have been awarded attractive prizes and issued certificates.Learning topicsThe project consortium has identified a large number of modern topics, for which, however, there are often not available any learning materials in the considered languages in satisfactory quality. The topics have been selected by secondary school teachers – not only from the consortium, but also from other training institutions:Wireless networksCryptography, cybercriminalityModern security systemsCloud computingAutomationSystems for intelligent buildings and homesHome automationInternet of thingsUser identificationMMI (multimodal interfaces) for interactive communication and navigationFuture Networks - SDN & NFVNew generation of multimedia services/applicationsOptical systems and networksOptoelectronics, photonics and sensorsModern data interfacesModern modulation methodsUse of power lines for transmission of messages (PLC, BPL)High-speed Internet AccessModern TV standardsLTE (Long Term Evolution)

IntroductionThere were two significant changes during the project implementation:1. The project was originally not selected for support and put on the “waitlist”. Later it was accepted, but with a significantly reduced budget. For this reason, there was also a significant reduction of the outputs. Detailed description of the changes can be found in the appendix “MoVET_Změny_2017.pdf”. Changes made to the number of outputs are clearly summarized in a table contained in the appendix “Appendix 4 - Changes in partial outputs and activities.pdf”. With respect to the reduced budget and in accord with these amending documents, a contract was concluded with the grant provider.2. During the coronavirus crisis, activities related to students' trips abroad could not be performed, nor was it possible to hold the Final Meeting in person. Both types of activities were carried out in an alternative way. The cancellation of the original activities and setting of new (alternative) ones also induced a significant increase in workload.Context/background of the projectThe pre-project analysis revealed that professional education in technical areas:a) Did not satisfactorily reflect real needs of the industry,b) Did not have satisfactory contacts with the industry,c) Did not satisfactorily react to the recent development in science and technology by inclusion of modern topics in the education,d) Did not satisfactorily motivate the students,e) Did not have satisfactory international collaboration. The project goal was to reduce the above-listed constraints of professional education by developing a large number of results and their large-scale pitot testing.ObjectivesThe fundamental aim of the project was to increase the quality of professional education at secondary schools, to establish its closer links with the industry and to increase the interest and motivation of students at secondary professional schools to study well.Number and type/profile of participantsThe participants (target groups) were students and teachers from secondary professional schools focusing on technical subjects. Over 1700 students and 55 teachers took part in the conducted educational activities. 61 students participated in the national internships; 39 students participated in the international ones (out of which, 8 in the only physical mobility and 31 in the virtual ones). Finally, 24 students (8 from each partner country) students took part in the international student teams competition. The total number of students involved in project activities significantly exceeded our commitment stipulated in the project application.Description of activities and resultsA detailed description of the activities can be found in the relevant sections of this Final Report. Just a summarizing information is provided here:1. Sets of different types of electronic learning objects (in four languages)2. ECVET learning units3. Pedagogical materials for teachers4. Large-scale pilot run for students5. Pilot run for teachers6. Series of internships in industrial companies7. Motivating competition of international student teams8. Further education of teachers from secondary schools (specialized lectures) 9. Extensive dissemination events (special workshops, publishing activities)10. Specialized learning environment and supporting software11. Methodologies and strategiesLonger-term benefits and impactThe developed educational materials are part of the learning portal (http://techpedia.eu), which is publicly accessible and administered by the project coordinator. Thanks to the fact that the portal also contains the results of other projects, it is a relatively wide library of educational resources (offering over 140 packages of materials), which is often used not only by the primary target groups, but also by other academic or professional public.After the project conclusion, ECVET units and a number of methodologies and strategies will also remain available to the public. The long-term benefit for members of the project consortium is the newly acquired know-how.