University of Aveiro (UAVR)

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The University of Aveiro (UAVR) is a young university, founded in 1973, with over 15000 full-time students, graduate and postgraduate. The UAVR has a strong research profile, a unique model of governance (16 Departments, 4 Polytechnic Schools and various training centres), acting as a regional network for education and training promoting strong links with the surrounding community and was a pioneer in launching degrees in new subject areas. The Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism (DEGEIT) at the UAVR detain many facilities to develop and integrate in their academic plan studies several courses and graduations (1st, 2nd and 3rd cycles) under the background of the topics of the present project -design thinking, sustainable development, circular economy, innovation thinking and entrepreneurial skills - and supports an industrial and very dynamic business environment that characterizes the surrounding region of Aveiro. For other side, the DEGEIT-UAVR have a Research Unit in Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP) to support and to host the research projects, have been developing several academic and research actions and research projects by the DEGEIT-UAVR professors and researchers, as well as produced materials and research works published in reports, papers, working papers, articles in international scientific journals and in the proceedings of national and international conferences; and the organization of workshops, seminars and conferences.

State University (ULSIT)

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ULSIT team teaches as it preaches. Learning by doing is its main goal. The team provokes students and develops their knowledge and skills combining the competence-based learning with flipped and nugget education and different innovative learning approaches. Gamification is part of them some of the courses. The students' tasks are real projects.
The ULSIT team members are part of different International projects. Some of our educational projects mostly under the Erasmus+ programme are:

• IoT security nuggets (nugget education) 2018-1-BG01-KA202-047919;
• Information Literacy a Game-based Learning Approach for Avoiding Fake Content 2017-1-BG01-KA203-036383;
• Design thinking for digital innovation, 2016-1-BG01-KA203-023719;
• Empowering Literacy in Adolescents through Creative Engagement with Comics (Comics and storytelling)2016-1-BG01-KA201-023657;
• Action Project for Innovation (fostering the collaboration between business and universities ) 2014-1-BG01-KA203-001561;
• EQF-based professional ICT training for Russia and Kazakhstan (combination of competence-based learning and elearning) 543808-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-BE-TEMPUS-JPHES.

University of Thessaly (UTH), CTLL team

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University of Thessaly has a unique lab - Creative Technologies Learning Lab (https://ctll.e-ce.uth.gr/). The Creative Technologies Learning Lab focuses on integrating emerging digital technologies and pedagogies towards enriching learning experiences for diverse groups. The lab deploys technologies that include serious games, simulations, learning platforms, communities, and more towards more effectively addressing learning objectives in formal or informal learning settings. These technologies support innovative learning design based on active, experiential, explorative, collaborative, peer, and other models. The proposed solutions address the differing needs of user groups ranging from pre school and primary to secondary, higher, vocational, and professional education.

Tallinn University (TLU)

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Tallinn University is the largest university of humanities in Tallinn and the third largest public university in Estonia. Tallinn University’s predecessor was founded in 1919 and the present form was established in 2005 when a number of academic institutes were consolidated into a single institution. The university has around 7000 students (with 13% of them international), around 500 academics, 6 schools, 2 colleges and 9 academic unit centres.
Institute of Ecology (IoE), established in 1992, is a research institute under the School of Natural Science and Health. In addition to being the leading R&D institution in studying water-related ecosystems IoE actively contributes to higher education, environmental education and sustainability.
Centre for Educational Technology (CET), established in 1998, is a department within TU’s School of Digital Technologies, being the leading R&D institution in the field of digital innovation and education in the Baltic countries.
For interdisciplinary cooperation between different schools and institutes Research Group for Sustainability, Environmental Education and Communication Skills (SEEMIK), is formed.
CET and IoE have been actively participating and also leading numerous international projects in FP6, FP7, H2020, Erasmus+, Interreg, BONUS, EU LIFE and others. This has provided TU with extensive experience on sustainability education and on the design of educational applications (specifically of serious games) and implementing it in all levels of education.

Euroacademy (EA)

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