Consortium

The consortium is formed on the basis of professionalism, mutual complement and quality sufficient experience of project implementation. It consists of 10 higher education institutions from Lithuania, Greece, Hungary, Morocco, Tunisia and  Ukraine and 3 NVO as associated partners.

Project coordinator:

Vytautas Magnus University

Kaunas, Lithuania
Website: www.vdu.lt

Vytautas Magnus University is a public enterprise engaged in providing education at the university level, conducting research, and developing applied research and arts activities. Established in 1922, Vytautas Magnus University, with about 8000 Bachelor and 2000 Master degree students, is one of the most liberal and modern academic institutions in Lithuania. The university comprises 10 faculties, the Innovative Studies Institute, the Institute of Foreign Languages, the VMU Kaunas Botanical Garden, 6 University Centres, 12 offices and 6 other units, 2 self-governing organisations, the VMU Student Representative Council, the Trade Union, and 8 public enterprises founded by VMU. Read more…

Project partners:

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece
Website: www.auth.gr

The present-day situation in AUTH is the following: there are 10 faculties, consisting of 44 departments, 5 independent departments, and branches located in surrounding cities. AUTH is today the largest university in the country, with about 42.000 “active” students. The teaching – research staff consists of 2.300 people, the special educational staff of 195, and the remaining teaching staff of 296. AUTH in the last three-year-period has collaborated with 1.700 partners for the implementation of 3.500 Research and Technological Development RTD Projects. Read more…

Central European University

Budapest, Hungary
Website: www.ceu.edu

Central European University is a graduate-level “crossroads” university. Founded in 1991 at a time when revolutionary changes were throwing off the rigid orthodoxies imposed on Central and Eastern Europe, CEU is based on the premise that human fallibility can be counterbalanced by the critical discussion of ideas and that this critical spirit can be sustained best in societies where citizens have the freedom to scrutinize competing theories and openly evaluate and change government policies. Read more…

Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University

Fez, Morocco
Website: www.usmba.ac.ma

Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, USMBA. The USMBA in Fes was created in 1395 (17 October 1975) and in accordance with Royal directives aimed partly to bring the higher education institutions for researchers and students and, on the other, to integrate university in their own environment and to promote research for the development and well-being regional and country. Before the creation of the university, already existed in Fes establishment of Annex Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences and Legal Sciences, Economic and Social Rabat and a university campus. Read more…

The Sultan Moulay Slimane University

Beni-Mellal, Morocco
Website: www.usms.ac.ma

The Sultan Moulay Slimane University, USMS. The Sultan Moulay Slimane University was created in 2007, but its major faculties were part of the Cadi Ayyad University for more than twenty years. The university offers a wide range of courses in the Faculty of Science and Technology which has departments ranging from biology, chemistry to mathematics, electricity and mechanics. The Polydisciplinary faculty offers courses such as Business, Management and Economics. The faculty of Arts and Humainties is made up of departments such as Languages, Geography and History. Read more…

The University of Manouba

Manouba, Tunisia
Website: www.uma.rnu.tn

The University of Manouba is a multidisciplinary university, it counts 14 academic components: Faculty of letters, Arts and Humanities, Institute of Account and Enterprise, Press Institute, Institute of business, High Institute of Documentation, computer sciences, High School of Multi-media, High School of design sciences and technology, the High Institute of Journalism, the High School of Commerce, the High School of Design, the High School of Veterinary, High Institute of Bio Technology. It gathered 26 000 students, and 1379 teachers. Read more…

The University of Sousse

Sousse, Tunisia
Website: www.uc.rnu.tn

The University of Sousse was created in 2004 from a division of the University of the Center, which had been created in 1991 from the University of Monastir. The University of the Center had grown rapidly from 45,000 students in 2001-2002 to nearly 60,000 in 2003-2004 in 30 institutions. In 2004 new universities were created in Monastir, Kairouan and Gafsa. The new LMD Reform (License – Master- Doctorate -) has been introduced in the institutions of the University of Sousse: Faculty of Law and Economic and Political sciences of Sousse… Read more…

Kirovohrad State Pedagogical University

Kirovograd, Ukraine
Website: www.kspu.kr.ua

Kirovohrad State Pedagogical University, KSPU. The teaching staffs of KSPU consist of 425 high-skilled scientific and pedagogical academicians of 33 departments who fulfill the students training. There are over 6000 students in 8 faculties: History & Law, Pedagogy and Psychology, Physics & Mathematics, Philology & Journalism, Foreign Languages, Art, Natural Sciences & Geography, Physical Training, and Centre for Preparatory & Postgraduate Education. Studies carried out in 28 directions and 32 specialties (total 53 specialties with specializations and combinations). Read more…

Nizhyn Mukola Gogol State University

Nizhyn, Ukraine
Website: www.ndu.edu.ua

Nizhyn Mukola Gogol State University, NMGSU founded in 1805, is the one of the oldest Ukrainian higher educational institutions; it is famous for its educational, scientific and cultural traditions. About 4 000 students are educated at 7 faculties and 30 subject departments. Until 2014 the university belonged to the category of pedagogical universities, so most university educational programs aimed at training future teachers. At the same time, the appearance of non-teacher specialties after 2004 led to significantly increasing of the university stuff qualification. Read more…

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University

Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Website: www.pu.if.ua

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, PNU. The history of formation and development of the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (PNU) started in January 1940 when, at the request of local authorities, preparation for the opening of Teachers Institute in Stanislav started. PNU is a classical university of Ukraine with the highest level of accreditation. The main aim of PNU is to carry out educational activities by training for 79 specialties, providing cultural and spiritual development of youth, conducting fundamental and applied research that promotes socio-economic development of the region and the country as a whole. Read more…

Associated partners:

• ISIS Center for Women and Development, NVO, Morocco
• Nissa Foundation for Culture and Democracy, NVO, Tunisia
• Kharkiv Regional Nongovernmental Organization “Kharkiv Regional Gender Resourse Center”, NVO, Ukraine