UITM has been paying much attention to internationalization since the beginning of its activity, therefore participating in the Erasmus+ Programme is so important for the University. In the academic year 2014/2015 UITM has taken part in Erasmus+ Key Action 1: Mobility of individuals.The most important goals of the mobility are: increasing the University?s internalization, increasing its renown in the international arena, obtaining international accreditations; developing the competence of administrative and academic staff, developing the participants? language and international communication skills; the establishment of international contacts that contribute to the University?s development, implementing international strategic projects while working in partnership, enhancing the cooperation between universities and companies, exchange of knowledge, experience and good practices; organizing internships at foreign institutions to help students and graduates become more competitive in the job market. Thanks to participating in the Erasmus+ Programme in the academic year 2014/2015, twenty one UITM students went abroad to study at the partner universities. From the received applications, candidates were chosen that would be at least second-year students at the time of mobility, had high academic performance and a good knowledge of a foreign language. Twenty students from such departments as Economy, English Philology, Journalism and Social Communication, Aviation Management, Hospitality Management, International Management, Logistics and Information Technology went for one semester to the universities of France, Portugal, Denmark, Germany and Spain. One person spent a year on exchange in Portugal.The international character of the University contributed to the fact that not only Polish students became the beneficiaries of the project, but also students from Ukraine, Iran or Kazakhstan. In the same year, UITM hosted five students from the partner university in Turkey in the winter semester and ten students from Portugal, France, Turkey and Denmark in the summer semester.The opportunity of doing an internship at a foreign institution under the Erasmus+ Programme was taken by eight UITM students from such majors as Aviation Management, Information Technology, English Philology, Economy (Logistics in Transport), Physiotherapy, International Management and Tourism and Recreation. Three students chose to do an internship in Germany. The others went to Slovenia, Great Britain, Portugal, Spain and Malta.Eight persons went for staff mobility for teaching, four of them with the title of associate professors, two with doctor?s and two with master?s degree.It is worth noting that UITM students had the opportunity to participate in the lectures given by an expert from a foreign company - GlaxoSmithKline Spa - Pharmaceuticals. Eleven members of the staff took part in the mobility for training aimed at improving their professional skills and qualification. The employees of Department of Finance, Department of Tourism and Recreation, Department of Social Sciences, Department of Process Engineering and the Project Office went to the partner universities in Turkey, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Great Britain.Among the University?s implemented activities are: establishing cooperation with the universities in Erasmus+ Partner Countries, organizing and coordinating SMS, SMP, STA and STT mobilities (recruitment, information meetings and training sessions), organizing and coordinating arrivals from the partner universities, promoting the Erasmus+ Programme at the university (on a webpage).The results and accomplishments of the project are: enhancing international cooperation, increasing the knowledge and professional skills of the staff (including improving the participants? language skills), the development of the beneficiaries? international competence as well as personal (growth of independence, discipline, adjusting to a new environment), the improvement of the participants? practical skills (fulfilling forms, managing documents), the expanding and constant improving of the educational offer in English, thanks to which the University can apply for international accreditations. Long-term benefits: the internationalization of the University through adding it to the network of European institutions with mobility programs; intensifying the international cooperation - signing agreements with the selected partner universities for the following academic years; improving the process of implementing the international mobility programs; the professionalization of academic and administrative staff through gaining new competence, experience and knowledge; spreading the ECTS system; gaining the international professional experience.

Ever since the beginning of its activity, the UITM has been paying a lot of attention to the internationalization, therefore participating in the Erasmus+ programme has such significance. In the academic year 2017/2018 the UITM was taking part in the Erasmus+ Key Action 1: Mobility of individuals. The most important aspects of this mobility are: increasing the University’s internationalization, settling the UITM on the international arena, obtaining international accreditations, improving our academic and administrative staff competence, as well as improving of participants’’ language and multicultural communication skills, and establishing new relations, which later contribute to UITM’s development; implementing of strategic international projects between partners, strengthening the mutual cooperation between universities and other institutions, exchange of knowledge, experiences and good practices, organizing internships in international institutions, to improve students’ and graduates’ chances on the labour market. Due to the participation in the Erasmus+ programme in the academic year 2017/2018, 16 students have been enrolled in the partner universities. From the number of applicants, we have chosen students, who would have already started their second year at the time of their mobility and who had the highest average of grades and a very good knowledge of a foreign language. They were students of Aviation Management, International Management, Economics, English Philology, Journalism, Computer Graphics and IT, and they have left for the following countries: Germany, Spain, France, UK, Denmark, and Hungary. The international character of the UITM has enabled not only students from Poland, but also from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Netherlands to participate in the programme. This same year, the UITM has hosted 33 students from partner universities from Turkey and Portugal. 11 UITM students of International Management, Aviation Management, Tourism, and Psychology in Management have done internships under the scope of Erasmus+ programme, in countries like Greece, Spain, Cyprus, UK. When it comes to staff mobility for teaching, 13 of UITM employers, including professors, doctors and masters, were able to go abroad; and 18 UITM employers from many various departments did their staff mobility for training in Croatia, Germany, Portugal, Bulgaria, Italy, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania and Slovakia and on Cyprus. The following UITM activities were implemented: establishing cooperation with universities from programme countries, organizing and coordinating SMS, SMP, STT and STA mobility (recruitment, information meetings, workshops), organizing and coordinating incoming mobility of students and staff, promoting the Erasmus+ programme at the UITM (our website, Activity Clubs Open Day, meetings with students, mailing) and in Rzeszow (students visits to High Schools, articles on local portals). Results and accomplishments of the project are: development of the international cooperation, increasing our staff’s professional skills ( e.g. improving their knowledge and competence, while exchanging their experiences), improving their language skills, gaining multicultural competences, development of personal skills (independence, discipline, ability to get around a new environment), development of practical skills (filling forms, creating documents), development of UITM English language offer and its constant improvement. Long-term benefits: internationalization of the UITM through including it in the net of international institutions taking part in the programme; expansion of our international cooperation – signing new agreements with various institutions for following academic years, improvement of processes implementing the programme, professionalization of academic and administrative staff through gaining new competences, experiences and knowledge; spreading the ECTS system; gaining the international professional experience.

<< Objectives >>The aim of the project is to support the digital and ecological capacities of the higher education sector by increasing the digital competences of educators and developing a set of innovative didactic tools (promoting sustainable development) aimed at academic teachers, and thus, improving the quality of education at universities by 31st March 2024.<< Implementation >>Project implementation consists of carrying out the following activities:WP1. Project managementWP2. Development of an innovative simulation gameWP3. Development of an innovative online Design Thinking workshop and Face2FaceWP4. Dissemination and promotion activity In addition project includes conducting the DESIGN THINKING ACADEMY workshop and two trainings related to the development of digital competences in the onlie formula.<< Results >>The most important results of the project:1. Innovative online game2. Design Thinking Workshop (online version and Face2Face)3. Number of participants in the Design Thinking Academy: 10 people.4. Number of participants in trainings related to the development of digital competences: 10 people.

Digital transformation is revolutionising the way Europeans live, study and work. Yet, not all Europeans are ready to fully participate in – ad contribute to – the digital society and economy. According to the European Commission, only 57% of Europeans have the digital skills needed for the digital world we live in. One in six Europeans aged 16-74 has no digital skills at all and one in four only has a low level of digital skills. Furthermore, while 90% of jobs require basic digital competences, 35% of the labour force lacks them. Moreover, 38% of EU companies report that the lack of digital skills negatively affects their performance and competitiveness.Croatia lags behind: according to the EU Commission “EU Index of Digital Entrepreneurship Systems” Croatia ranks 23 out of the 28 Member States, with particularly low rating in human capital and attitude towards digital entrepreneurship.To tackle this challenge, the EU launched the “Digital Skills & Jobs Coalition” with the ambition of empowering Europeans to acquire the digital skills they need to thrive in society, remain productive and employable. The Coalition main target is to train 1 million young people for digital jobs through short-term training programmes.In this context IDEA (Inspiring Digital Entrepreneurship and Awareness in HE) project aims at fulfilling the gaps highlighted in the specific Higher Education priorities - HE: Tackling skills gaps and mismatches of the Erasmus Plus Programme, page 107 by combining training and tools targeted to 2 different set of skills equally needed to boost effectiveness of HE curricula and magnify HE students’ chances of success: Digital Skills and Entrepreneurial skills. Through its activities and outputs, IDEA proposes an innovative approach of one important factor influencing entrepreneurial success: the use of digital skills applied to entrepreneurship. One of the first crucial trait of highly successful entrepreneurs is the ability to keep up with the latest trends (social, technological, economical). ”Digital Transformation of European Industry and Enterprises” report shows that the transformative power of digital is enormous and unexploited. Europe could create up to 1.5 million new jobs in the Internet economy.The project will be implemented by 9 partners from Croatia, Poland, Belgium, Romania, Italy, Spain, Slovakia from different backgrounds (business/ICT field, HE Institutions and social partners/NGO) over a period of 24 months.IDEA has the objective of mapping and stock taking of Digital Entrepreneurship dynamics in the countries involved, by identifying common trends, issues, best practices and tools. IDEA will boost both digital skills and entrepreneurship by developing and testing a set of innovative materials and resources, which allow HEIs equipping at least 200 HE students of the participating organizations with two crucial entrepreneurial success skills: digital skills applied to entrepreneurship skills by the end of the project. IDEA will also deploy project results throughout Europe via its OER platform destined to become a knowledge hub and an open education focal point.IDEA will rise awareness among HE Institutions and education authorities concerning the potential of digital skills and entrepreneurship skills and their role as business success factors.IDEA main aim is to improve professional success chances of HE students with different backgrounds by developing not only their entrepreneurship skills (or knowledge), but also their digital skills. Target groups: HE students and recent graduates, HE teachers, trainers/mentors HE schools/institutions, social partners, companies, SMEs.In order to reach the project’s aim, development of 4 innovative and transferrable intellectual outputs is foreseen: O1: IDEA Open Education Resources OER Platform available in 7 languagesIO2: IDEA mapping and stock taking of Digital Entrepreneurship dynamics in the countries involved, identification of common trends, issues, best practices and tools;IO3: IDEA E-learning training material for Students on Digital Entrepreneurship Training for Entrepreneurial Success;IO4: Test and validation with 200 students, mainstream and uptake with consequent development of Digital Entrepreneurship Manual and Guidelines for HEIs.Measures for open access and sustainability are planned, to ensure the usability of the project beyond project’s lifetime. The project management and methodology will be tailor-made, involving development of personalized project management, quality assurance and dissemination plans, monitoring/evaluation tools. Thanks to the presence of partners with a high level of experience and multiplication potential, the project will benefit from increased visibility and impact at national and European level. To widen the impact and visibility of the project, a number of 7 multiplier events, totalizing a number of 150 national and international participants is foreseen.

"<< Objectives >>The purpose of this project is to develop and implement an innovative approach to teaching STEM subjects in which teacher develops skills related to STEM subjects in non-technical majors by changing the model of teaching model: 1--profiling STEM subjects for a given major and actual labor market requirements, in order to demonstrating the practical utility of the skills and knowledge taught in STEM subjects; 2. Transforming the forms of classes to a project model.<< Implementation >>The project intends to implement the following work packages:1. Project management2. Development and testing of the ""Teach-BEASTs"" approach 3. Development, implementation and testing of the ""DT meets STEM"" approach 4. Dissemination of project results in the community<< Results >>The project will develop the following results:Instructors Manual for Teach-BEASTs Approach - a methodological manualProfessional Awareness Pills - stimulating students' reflection on the discussed contents Program for ""Teach-BEASTs"" training and ""DT meets STEM"" training Instructors Manual for ""DT meets STEM"" Approach - methodological manualModel for reference -DT meets STEM""Transformed subject from STEM group"