About

Four top European

universities jointly engaged in

higher education on

environmental geomatics

GEONATURA   is   a   project   funded   by   the   key   action Strategic   Partnerships   for   higher   education   under Erasmus+    programme.    The    project    is    aimed    to provide            an      eclectic      and      multidisciplinary formation   to   higher   education   students   by   means of    an    innovative    online    educational    resources platform    (OER)    and    blended    learning    mobility activities   on   applied   Geomatics   in   socioeconomic and   environmental   issues   within   the   context   of sustainable development and climate change. The    project    has    four    blended    learning    mobility (BLM)    activities    planned    during    a    period    of    28 months.   Each   blended   learning   mobility   consists of   4   days   of   intensive   courses   in   the   premises   of   a partner     university     followed     by     2     months     of remote     learning     activities     through     an     open educational     resources     platform     that     will     be developed   by   partner   universities   and   their   staff involved. Each   intensive   course   will   consists   of   8   modules to   be   delivered   by   two   lecturers   of   each   partner university    totaling    8    teachers    involved    and    will benefit      40      selected      students      of      European universities.     Each     partner     university     will     be responsible    for    selecting    10    students    for    the intensive   courses   and   the   selection   will   be   based on      the      performance      of      students      in      the introductory      course      to      be      offered      in      the corresponding   partner   university   and   also   in   their academic records. The     consortium     also     plans     multiplier     events sequentially    to    intensive    courses    in    order    to promote    the    educational    packages    available    in the   OER   platform   among   other   higher   education students    of    the    hosting    university    and    other stakeholders    such    as    representatives    of    local public   organizations,   NGOs,   enterprises   and   other universities or technical schools.

Recognition  

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validation  

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learning

outcomes

Each   intensive   course   within   the   BLM   scheme   will be     preceded     by     an     introductory     course     on Geographical     Information     Systems     applied     on Socioenvironmental      Issues.      This      introductory course   will   be   offered   by   each   partner   university to      candidate      students      of      their      respective countries   and   will   award   1   ECTS   to   each   student after     a     successful     completion     of     the     course. Moreover,   ten   students   with   best   records   in   the introductory    courses    will    be    selected    for    the follow-up intensive course within the BLM. Each   intensive   course   within   the   BLM   scheme   will award   participant   students   with   1   to   2   ECTS   and   a certificate issued by the host university.  The   students   who   will   follow   the   remote   learning programme    through    the    OER    platform    and    will accomplish   additional   4   modules   will   be   awarded with    additional    3    ECTS    and    a    certificate    jointly issued by partner universities of the consortium.