Tencompetence: Building the European network for lifelong competence development

Objective

TENCompetence will support individuals, groups and organisations in Europe in lifelong competence development by establishing the most appropriate technical and organizational infrastructure, using open-source, standards-based, sustainable and innovative technology.

To this end TENCompetence will conduct RTD activities to further develop and integrate models and tools in four specific areas: the creation, storage and exchange of:
- knowledge resources,
- learning activities and units of learning,
- competence development programmes and
- network data for lifelong competence development.

This will result in:
- New innovative pedagogical approaches, assessment models and organisational models for lifelong competence development, supported by the TENCompetence technical and organizational infrastructure.
- Software for the effective support of users who create, store, use and exchange knowledge resources, learning activities, units of learning, competence development programmes and networks for lifelong competence development.
- Integration of the isolated models and tools for competence development into a common framework.

The consortium will conduct pilots in digital cinema, for health workers, competence development in water management and city-wide contexts. It will disseminate its products widely and for free, using open source and creative commons licences; develop new business models for companies active in publishing, training provision, education, HRM and technology support; train associated partners, and especially SMEs, to deliver these services; and develop at least three new specifications for standardisation.

The TENCompetence infrastructure can provide a tremendous push towards further integration and collaboration in support of the European knowledge society. It can be used at all levels of learning: primary, secondary and tertiary education; continuing education, adult and company training and other informal learning.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › natural resource management › water management

Programme(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Topic(s)

• IST-2004-2.4.10 - Technology-enhanced Learning

Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

OPEN UNIVERSITEIT NEDERLAND

Address

Valkenburgerweg 177
2960DL Heerlen
Netherlands

Participants (14)

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS

Greece

Address

6Th Km Charilaou-thermi Road
Thermi-thessaloniki

FUNDACIO BARCELONA MEDIA UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA

Spain

Address

Plaza De La Merce 10-12
08002 Barcelona

GIUNTI LABS S.R.L.

Italy

Address

Via Bolognese 165
50139 Firenze

GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER

Germany

Address

Welfengarten 1
30167 Hannover

INSTITUT EUROPEEN D'ADMINISTRATION DES AFFAIRES

France

Address

Boulevard De Constance 903 F
77305 Fontainebleau Cedex

LOGICACMG NEDERLAND B.V.

Netherlands

Address

Prof. W. H. Keesomlaan 14
1183DJ Amstelveen

SOFIISKI UNIVERSITET "SVETI KLIMENT OHRIDSKI"

Bulgaria

Address

Tzar Osvobodi Tel Blv 15
1000 Sofia

SOFTWARE DE BASE SA

Spain

Address

Calle Ramirez De Arellano 15 - 6
28043 Madrid

STAD ANTWERPEN

Belgium

Address

Grote Markt 1
2000 Antwerpen

STICHTING SURF

Netherlands

Address

Graadt Van Roggenweg 340
3531 AH Utrecht

SYNERGETICS N.V.

Belgium

Address

Terlinckstraat 75
2600 Antwerpen

THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON

United Kingdom

Address

Deane Road
BL3 5AB Bolton

UNESCO-IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION

Netherlands

Address

Westvest 7
3015 Delft

UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM

Netherlands

Address

Spui 21
Postbus 19268 Amsterdam