Objective Technology is driving change in Africa and knowledge has become a key driver of growth and development. Moreover, education needs to meet the demands of the work place and provide the skills and competencies needed to foster local economies. However, a severe mismatch exists between the skills of young workers and the skills that employers need for the emerging economies. EPICA (Strategic Partnership for the Co-design of an Innovative and scalable ePortfolio ecosystem to improve the quality and visibility of skills) aims to contribute to address this skills-gap through a process of co-design, adaptation, implementation and validation of an innovative and scalable Competency-Based ePortfolio, with an international partnership that includes industries, leading educational organisations, four universities in three Sub-Saharan countries (Open University of Tanzania, Makerere University from Uganda, Maseno University from Kenya, and the African Virtual University) and one EU University (Open University of Catalonia). EPICA’s outcomes will support:• Universities to deploy and implement the new Competency-Based pedagogical methodologies to face the increasing market demands in term of better-skilled workers• Students (and workers) to make more visible and comparable their skills and competencies acquired in formal and non-formal education• Employers and companies to identify the most reliable and suitable candidatesWith a market-oriented approach, EPICA involves end-users’ communities in the whole process to ensure that the ePortfolio meets users’ and market’s requirements. The pilot in four universities (MAK, OUT, MU, UOC) and the Validation phase will provide the data for evaluating end-users’ behavioural responses, and the means to build a robust and sustainable model, the “ePortfolio implementation Pack” (technology-consultancy-support), to ensure take up and scalability, by involving local Sub-Saharan companies and HUBs in the commercialisation process. Fields of science social scienceseducational sciencespedagogysocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Main Programme Topic(s) ICT-39-2016-2017 - International partnership building in low and middle income countries Call for proposal H2020-ICT-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-ICT-2017-1 Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR OPEN AND DISTANCE EDUCATION Net EU contribution € 415 850,00 Address PLOENS GATE 2B 0181 OSLO Norway See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 415 850,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all DOCUMENTA CREACIONES MULTIMEDIA AVANZADAS SL Spain Net EU contribution € 399 678,13 Address CALLE BETLEM NUM 22 08012 Barcelona See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 570 968,75 FUNDACIO PER A LA UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA Spain Net EU contribution € 289 150,00 Address AVENIDA TIBIDABO 39 08035 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 289 150,00 ICWE GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 237 846,88 Address LEIBNITZSTRASSE 32 10625 BERLIN See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 339 781,25 THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA Tanzania Net EU contribution € 131 250,00 Address KAWANA ROAD 23 23409 DAR ES SALAAM See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 131 250,00 MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Uganda Net EU contribution € 152 250,00 Address Main Campus 256 Kampala See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 152 250,00 MASENO UNIVERSITY Kenya Net EU contribution € 140 000,00 Address POBOX 3275 40100 Kisumu See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 140 000,00 AFRICAN VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY Kenya Net EU contribution € 131 425,00 Address CAPE OFFICE PARK OPP YAYA CENTER RING ROAD KILIMANI 00603 NAIROBI See on map Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 131 425,00
