Projects
We develop, accompany and evaluate innovative projects. Since 1990, in addition to programme support, accompanying scientific research, quality-assuring process support within the project team and external evaluation studies , we have formulated more than 60 project ideas that are eligible for funding and supported them with action research. Our areas of focus are in the fields of:
The Health2Innovation project is aimed at higher education institutions, business incubators, vocational training institutions, SMEs and technology experts from Europe to share best practices and jointly develop an educational resource for students.
The SurgicalCOMM project aimed to improve the communication and decision-making skills of medical students and health professionals in the surgical field. A virtual simulation tool based on artificial intelligence was developed to enable remote training.
The design studio was a physical place where students could simulate real-world practice without the associated risks. The EINSTUDIO project aimed to create a virtual design studio that would offer students and teachers a collaborative working environment in which they could implement joint projects and work together on an interdisciplinary basis, regardless of their location..
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Indonesian Higher Education Leadership (iHiLead)
03/2021 – 01/2024
The iHiLEAD project developed a program to further develop the management skills of executives in Indonesian higher education, with the aim of improving the quality of higher education in Indonesia.
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Digitally safe in the internet - digital driving licence (DiFü)
02/2021 – 01/2024
The DsiN Digital Driving License (DiFü) was a nationwide standardized training and certification program focusing on relevant topics related to everyday digital life. The DiFü was developed to create a format that demonstrated the level of individual digital competence and made it comprehensible to third parties (such as employers).
The agricultural sector was a male-dominated industry, and the gender gap was particularly pronounced in agriculture. The DEMETRA project aimed to create the conditions for women in rural areas to become involved in agriculture.
The degree of digitization depended heavily on the industry, the size of the company, and the value proposition of the companies. The smaller the company, the more difficult the digital transformation was. The DigiENTAiD project aimed to support small businesses and the self-employed in the professional use of IT and digital marketing, which were at risk of failure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
he COVID-19 pandemic revealed that schools and civil society organizations had insufficient access to digital learning materials. The UnInLeCo project was aimed at universities, companies, and civil society organizations that wanted to support disadvantaged groups in society in learning basic digital skills.
Expert Team of Peers for Female Entrepreneurship (XTEAM-FEM)
03/2022 – 08/2023
The XTEAM-FEM project aimed to support innovative women from the Portuguese women's network “Mulheres a Obra” in developing their consulting skills in order to strengthen social support resources and collegial knowledge transfer within the network.
Medicine thrived on successful communication between patients and healthcare professionals. The game (“serious game”) developed in the project helped healthcare professionals develop their communication skills in a playful way in a safe and error-friendly environment.
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Das Projekt PRUDMED entwickelte die digitalen Kompetenzen in der Hochschullehre.
Learners with disabilities needed adapted and clear instructions to improve their work skills. Virtual and augmented reality offered completely new possibilities for this. The project developed a model system for instruction at the workplace and learning environment with the help of augmented reality.
Crisis Competence Counseling Network for Women at Work (CCNET)
09/2020 – 01/2023
The changes in the world of work and the consequences of the Corona crisis present women with great challenges. Competence-oriented counselling and mutual support in networks can help to recognise and communicate personal strengths. The project develops and uses the principles of the largest network of working and entrepreneurial women in Europe.
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The TalentMagnet project explores brain drain in the Danube Region and supports small and medium-sized municipalities in addressing the labour and demographic challenge through improved multi-level governance.
Moldova Higher Education Leadership and Management (MHELM)
11/2019 – 11/2022
Universities in the Republic of Moldova are undergoing a comprehensive reform process. Our action-oriented formative evaluation supports the needs-based development of an advanced training concept for transformative management of universities and is intended to accompany academic management staff in their professionalisation as leaders.
In recent years, a variety of tools and methods for using digital media in vocational education and training have been developed. Employees with little affinity to written texts can especially benefit from audiovisual media. The project brings together good practices from the partner countries and develops a competence profile of digital learning coaches.