Virtual Exchange and Blended Mobility for Sustainability: Learning How to Design Online Cross-Disciplinary International Projects for Your Classes
This blended workshop aims to equip academic staff with the knowledge, skills and practical strategies needed to design and implement international collaborative learning projects focused on sustainability through Virtual Exchange (VE), Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs).
The course combines two online sessions on 1 and 8 April 2027 with a two-day on-campus workshop at the Universidad de León, Spain, on 14 and 15 April 2027. Participants will explore the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for international and cross-disciplinary collaboration, examine successful Virtual Exchange initiatives, and learn how to design meaningful collaborative activities that integrate sustainability education, intercultural learning and digital tools.
Through interactive activities, interdisciplinary teamwork and peer feedback, participants will develop a project outline tailored to their teaching contexts. The training will address project planning, partnership building, learning activity design, assessment strategies, intercultural challenges and potential funding opportunities. Particular emphasis will be placed on applying Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) principles to foster critical thinking, systems thinking and transformative learning.
The course is open to lecturers and researchers from all disciplines at EURECA-PRO partner universities, as well as professionals supporting internationalisation and teaching innovation. No previous experience in Virtual Exchange or Blended Mobility is required. Participants should have a good working knowledge of English (B2 level recommended) and an interest in developing international partnerships around sustainability.
The total workload is 24 hours, comprising 17 contact hours and 7 hours of independent work. Participants who attend all sessions, complete the required tasks, present a sustainability-focused VE or BIP project outline and contribute constructively to peer feedback will receive a certificate of participation for 24 hours. No ECTS credits are awarded.
The workshop seeks not only to support the development of practical, transferable teaching projects but also to establish a community of practice that encourages continued collaboration and knowledge sharing among educators committed to international cooperation and sustainability education.
1. Full name and surname.
2. Email address.
3. Institution.
4. Subject area or academic discipline.
5. Confirmation of availability: Confirmation that applicants can attend both phases of the course (online and on campus), as attendance at both is compulsory.
6. Open-ended question: Previous experience with online collaborative projects (Virtual Exchange (VE), Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), or Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs)).
7. Open-ended question: Reasons for wanting to participate in the course.
8. Open-ended question: Why would their course benefit from incorporating a sustainability-focused online collaborative project?
The form should also clearly state the following information:
- Working language: The working language is English. Participants are expected to feel comfortable communicating and working with colleagues in English. A B2 level of English is recommended.
- Funding: No specific funding is available for this course. Participants are expected to use their own Erasmus+ staff mobility funding to attend the on-campus workshop in León. For further information, they should contact the Erasmus+ office at their home institution.
- EURECA-PRO Teacher Forum: The on-campus workshop will take place at the same time as the EURECA-PRO Teacher Forum. Therefore, participants cannot attend both events.
AI & Digital Transformation — Teachers & Professors Track is an 11-hour practical workshop designed for professors, teachers, and academic staff who want to integrate artificial intelligence into teaching in a practical, responsible, and critical way.
The course combines short theoretical presentations with worked examples, hands-on activities, and peer-review exercises. No prior AI-specific knowledge is required.
Across 11 sessions, participants will learn to:
- Understand the fundamentals of AI and its impact on the digital transformation of education.
- Use AI tools for lesson planning, content creation, assessment, and feedback.
- Critically evaluate adaptive/personalized learning technologies and learning analytics.
- Apply principles of ethics, bias awareness, academic integrity, and responsible AI use.
- Use digital tools for classroom management and collaboration.
- Understand relevant GDPR, institutional policy, and AI governance requirements.
- Design and evaluate a complete AI-integrated teaching unit.
The course concludes with a capstone project, in which each participant designs an AI-integrated course unit and receives structured peer feedback. Assessment is based on participation, the practical lesson-module lab, and the final project, with no formal written examination.
Format: Blended (online/on-site, depending on the host institution)
Duration: 11 sessions × 60 minutes
Target audience: Professors, teachers, and academic staff at any educational level
Prerequisites: No previous AI-specific knowledge required
Planned start: 1 October 2026, subject to host institution scheduling
Director/Trainer: PhD.Eng. Arun-Fabian Panaite, University of Petroșani.
The self-paced course: "Innovative Teaching Practices to Ignite Your Classroom" is a course designed by professors for professors. It brings together experienced educators from the nine EURECA-PRO universities, providing a direct pathway to inspiration and practical exchange.
Based on an easy-to-follow, self-paced format the participant experiences innovative teaching practices and their real impact to the overall learning experience of students. What's more, the course is always open for new contributions!
If you are eager to enrich the course with your best teaching practice contact the Course Director: Afroditi Fotiou - afotiou@tuc.gr.
Targeted audience: General public, particularly teachers – recommended background in chemistry on high school level
Recognition of credits: 1 ECTS
Modality: Blended (lectures online and workshops offline)
Language: course will be led in Polish
Place of delivery: Online & Classroom: 206/Sz
Objectives:
- familiarization with modern content in chemistry in the context of responsible and sustainable production and management of natural resources
- familiarization with and practice of modern teaching methods tailored to the changing society, the young generation and new challenges of responsible and sustainable production and management of natural resources
- opening a dialogue between academic teachers and secondary school teachers in the context of needs, changes and adaptation to new challenges of responsible and sustainable production and management of natural resources
Starting date:
24/02/2025
· Module 1: From 24th February to 2nd March
· Module 2: From 3rd March to 9th March
· Module 3: From 10th March to 16th March
· Module 4: From 17th March to 30th March
· Module 5: From 31st March to 13th April
Ending date:
13/04/2025
Synchronous meetings: Wednesdays: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Spanish time)
Duration:
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Course duration |
70 hs |
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Workshops |
10 hs |
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Lectures |
10 hs |
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Student preparation |
20 hs |
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Student homework |
30 hs |
Course Type: Workshop
Starting date:
17/02/2025
· Module 1: From 17th February to 21th February
· Module 2: From 24rd February to 28th February
· Module 3: From 29th February to 07th March
· Module 4: From 08th March to 14th March
Ending date:
17/03/2025
Schedule: Synchronic meetings:
● 21/02/2025, 10:00-12:00 am
● 28/02/2025, 10:00-12:00 am
● 07/03/2025, 10:00-12:00 am
● 14/03/2025, 10:00-12:00 am
Targeted audience: All those interested in the topics covered in the course syllabus
Recognition of credits: ECTS:
Place of delivery: Online - Moodle platform