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Sustainable Transportation
within the framework of Green Deal

SPHERE is Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education Project under reference number:
101128065-SPHERE-ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE

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About Project:

Project number: 101128065
Call: ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE
Topic: ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE-STRAND-2
Type of action: ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
Granting authority: European Education and Culture Executive Agency

Project starting date: 1 March 2024
Project end date: 28 February 2027
Project duration: 36 months

Keywords

Engineering, Country analysis, Curriculum design and development, Identification of skills needs, Sustainable Development Goals – Quality Education, Climate change, Green Transportation, Sustainable Urban Mobility Development, Training the trainers

Work Packages 

WP1: Project management
Leader: UNIVERSITY OF MITROVICA (UPKM)

WP2: Introduction with key issues for ST in partner and EU countries
Leader: UNIVERZA V MARIBORU (UM)

WP3: Development of ST Curricula and Laboratories
Leader: POLYTECHNEIO KRITIS

WP 4: Development of trainings for professionals in the field of transportation
Leader: POLITECNICO DI TORINO (PTT)

WP5: Implementation of ST Curricula and Trainings
Leader: TASHKENT KIMYO INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (KIUT)

WP6: Quality Assurance and Monitoring
Leader: UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID (UPM)

WP 7: Dissemination and Exploitation
Leader: UNIVERSITY OF MITROVICA (UPKM) 

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Partners

1. University of Pristina in Kosovska Mitrovica - Coordinator
      Short name: UPKM;  Country: Kosovo* UN 1244 
2. Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent
      Short name: TTPU;  Country: Uzbekistan
3. Akademija Strukovnih Studija Kosovsko Metohijska Leposavic
      Short name: AASKM;  Country: Kosovo* UN 1244
4. Tashkent State Transport University
      Short name: TSTrU;  Country: Uzbekistan
5. Tashkent Kimyo International University
      Short name: KIUT; Country: Uzbekistan
6. Jizzakh branch of National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek
     Short name: JNBNU;  Country: Uzbekistan
7. University of Maribor
     Short name: UM;  Country: Slovenia
8. Technical University of Crete
     Short name: TUC,  Country: Greece
9. Universidad Politecnica De Madrid
     Short name: UPM;  Country: Spain
10. Politecnico Di Torino 
     Short name: PTT;  Country: Italy

Non-academic Partners:

1. Ministry Of Higher Education, Science And Innovation Of The Republic Of Uzbekistan
2. Transport Ilmiy-Tadqiqot Markazi (UZTT)
3. W3 LAB Digital Solutions (W3LAB)

Associated Partner:

1. JV "SAMARKAND AUTOMOBILE FACTORY" LLC (SAF) 

Project Summary:

In the higher education institutions in Uzbekistan and Kosovo*, the field of Sustainable Transportation (ST) is inappropriately represented through one general elective course.

The objective of the SPHERE project is to improve the quality of higher education in the field of the ST in line with EU trends, contribution, promotion and popularization of ST, strengthen its relevance for the labour market and society.

The competence-based undergraduate/master curricula will be developed and implemented, after PC will analyze existing ST curricula in EU and Partner countries (PC).

After identification of needed laboratory resources in PC HEIs and alignment with recommended EU HEIs laboratory equipment list, laboratory equipment, software and literature units will be purchased and 6 new laboratories will be equipped.

Undergraduate/master curricula with set of at least 70 new courses will be developed and incorporated into 6 undergraduate/master curricula in PC HEIs.

Four trainings of 72 PC teaching staff will be organized for acquiring new teaching and learning methods. Trainings for professionals in the field of transport with at least 10 different stakeholders in the field of transport is planned. Implementation of 12 one-day trainings (2 per PC HEI) for 180 professionals in the field of transport will be conducted.

Project exploitation will be done through the accreditation 5 study programs (4 bachelor and 1 master) and modernization of 1 study program at bachelor level, according to national standards and Bologna Declaration.

Disclaimer: SPHERE is funded by the European Union under project reference number 101128065-SPHERE-ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.