All academics are invited to the final step of the piloting of the project outputs dissemination event on 22 February 2023. This event will be organized to spread the information about the results achieved of the project and to discuss the significance of the academic leadership, design thinking and motivation of the usage of the technologies in the academic processeess. Local and international stakeholders are invited to discuss the possibilities for spreading good practices.


 

The dissemination to stakeholders event was held on 18th January, 2023.
36 people from academic support services, administration and management, human resource management participated. They got to know about the project, its funding and all the intellectual outputs. The inputs from the experts were also introduced. The discussion about the possibilities to institutionalise the outputs in the higher education institutions, about the usage of the training courses in the ongoing capacity building and life-long learning programmes in the higher education institutions was run. 

An dissemination to the stakeholders event will take place on 18th January. This event will include a discussion on the possibilities of institutionalising results in higher education, the use of training courses in capacity building and lifelong learning programmes in higher education.

Aim is to present the contents of the courses. From the application: "The Academic Leadership" training programme is designed for academics, new and developing administrators who want to strengthen their competences in contemporary leadership topics and to implement contemporary leadership principles in an academic environment.The Design Thinking curriculum is designed to guide lecturers on how to redesign their courses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, taking into account the changed habits of teaching.The Motivation Framework is designed for teachers in higher education institutions who want to strengthen their competences " The project "Leading Universities - Catalysts for Change", No KA226-A82F5718, is funded by the ERASMUS+ KA2 programme, project partners are Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania), the University of Latvia (Latvia) and the Tallinn University (Estonia). 

As part of the CATCHANGE project "Leading Universities - Catalysts for Change", partners from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have developed training programmes on Academic Leadership and Design Thinking, and a framework for motivation to overcome technophobia in higher education. At the end of October, the curricula will be tested, and university staff from all three countries will be invited not only to test the curriculum, but also to provide their comments and observations and to share practical examples, experiences and good practices. Such a joint process of co-developing a training module will hopefully show a broader vision of academic leadership and will be attractive for further use later on. After testing, it is envisaged that the curricula will be prepared for inclusion in the register of refresher courses.

The project "Leading Universities - Catalysts for Change", No KA226-A82F5718, is funded by the ERASMUS+ KA2 programme, project partners are Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania), the University of Latvia (Latvia) and the Tallinn University (Estonia).