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Activities in brief

The    project    GEONATURA    has    four    planned    blended learning   mobilities   (BLM)   and   each   of   them   will   consist into    a    cycle    of    three    rounds    of    learning    activities    by higher   education   students.   Each   candidate   student   of higher     education     from     partner     countries     of     the consortium   can   choose   to   participate   in   only   one   of   the planned   cycles   of   BLM.   The   consortium   plans   to   benefit 40   students   of   partner   countries   in   each   cycle   of   BLM. Partner    countries    of    consortium    are:    Portugal,    Italy, United Kingdom and the Netherlands . The   first   round   (preliminary)    is   a   selective   round   for candidate   students   without   a   background   in   geomatics in   which   it   will   be   offered   simultaneously   an   in-class intensive      introductory      course      on      Geographic Information   System    ( module   0 )   during   one   week   in the   premises   of   each   of   the   partner   universities   of   the consortium.   Only   lecturers   from   the   hosting   university will be teaching in this preliminary round. The    second    round    ( joint    in-class    intensive    course programme )   will   be   provided   to   40   selected   students of   all   partner   countries    with   best   performance   from first    round    and    those    selected    students    with    proven previous   background   in   geomatics.   It   will   be   delivered during   one   week   in   8   modules    by   lecturers   of   partner universities    in    different    periods    as    presented    in    the section   Deliverables .    In   this   round,   selected   students and    invited    lecturers    will    meet    at    one    of    partner universities (the hosting institution of that round). The   third   round   (online   courses)   will   be   undertaken during     sequential     2     months      through     the     Open Educational     Resources     (OER)     platform     that     will     be created   and   maintained   by   staff   of   GEONATURA   project. Students    will    be    provided    with    additional    educational content,     case     studies     and     exercises     related     to     4 expanded   modules   among   those   8   modules   addressed during   the   second   round.   These   expanded   modules   will provide     deeper     knowledge     and     additional     skills     to themes   according   to   the   professional   career   prospects sought    by    students.    The    staff    of    partner    universities designated   to   second   round   will   actively   participate   in the   engagement   of   students   through   the   OER   platform.     The      OER      platform      will      also      contain      additional educational   resources   to   serve   as   supporting   material and   inspiration   for   future   career   prospects   in   the   field   of geomatics.

Planned period and location of each cycle of

GEONATURA Blended Learning Mobility (BLM)

The   cycles   of   Blended   Learning   Mobility   (BLM)      to   be   undertaken during the years 2018 and 2019 are organized as follows: Round   1,   Module   0   (in-class,   selective,   30   hours   in   1   week)   -   to   be delivered   simultaneously   in   each   partner   university   solely   by   their own lecturers. Application   to   first   round:   at   least   3   months   before   the   realization   of round 2. Delivery   of   first   round:   at   least   2   months   before   the   realization   of round 2. Round    2,    Module    1    to    8    (joint    in-class    activity    of    partner universities,   32   hours   in   1   week)   -   to   be   delivered   during   1   week   to selected   40   students   in   different   periods   and   hosting   universities   as presented below: April 9-13, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK November 2018 (dates to be defined) in Delft, the Netherlands April 2019 (dates to be defined) in Florence, Italy November 2019 (dates to be defined) in Lisbon, Portugal Round   3,   four   expanded   modules   (massive   open   online   courses, MOOCs,   80   hours   in   2   months)   -   to   be   delivered   during   sequential   2 months   to   each   round   2   through   the   OER   platform   of   GEONATURA project. Note:   Selected   students   for   round   1   to   round   3   will   have   regular support   from   lecturers   of   partner   universities   either   during   in-class sessions   or   during   the   online   courses   in   the   OER   platform.   They   will be given exercises and will be evaluated by lecturers. Students   who   will   accomplish   successfully   all   rounds   of   the   BLM   cycle will     be     awarded     with     certificate     and     ECTS     credits     as     well     as recommendation    letters    upon    request    for    seeking    their    career prospects in the field of geomatics. Students   who   will   not   take   part   in   round   1   and   round   2   will   still   have access    to    a    wide    range    of    educational    resources    and    references through    the    OER    platform    that    will    motivate,    inspire    and    provide knowledge   on   various   topics   of   environmental   geomatics   but   without the    regular    support    of    the    designated    lecturers    of    GEONATURA project.

The Preliminary round of GEONATURA cycles

The   preliminary   round   (round   1)   of   each   cycle   of   GEONATURA   BLM scheme    will    have    a    similar    programme    to    be    accomplished    by candidate     higher     education     students     in     each     hosting     partner university.     This     introductory     course     on     geomatics     is     named Geographic Information Systems: from data to decision making . Duration :      30      hours      distributed      in      5      days      to      be      offered simultaneously in each partner university . Objectives The   purpose   of   this   course   is   to   provide   students   with   an   overview   of geographic   information   systems   (GIS)   and   their   applications   in   socio- environmental   issues.   The   sectors   of   society   benefiting   from   the   use of    GIS    and    potential    career    opportunities    will    be    addressed.    A practical   introduction   to   GIS   principles,   methods   and   techniques   will be    provided.    The    practical    component    of    the    course    is    based    on ArcGIS   ESRI   software.   At   the   end   of   the   course,   participants   should   be able   to   acquire   data,   model,   analyze   and   develop   a   GIS   application   in the context of socio-environmental problems. Teaching resources ESRI's ArcGIS software; ArcGIS online; Story maps; Materials provided by the teacher (in English). How   many   students   will   be   selected   for   next   round:   10   students among   those   who   will   participate   in   this   module   0   will   be   granted with   a   scholarship   (including   support   in   travel   costs)   to   participate   in round 2. ECTS credits to be awarded:  1 ECTS.

How to apply for a GEONATURA BLM cycle

Students   who   would   like   to   apply   for   one   cycle   of   GEONATURA   BLM scheme    are    welcomed    to    contact    the    coordinator    of    the    partner university   of   their   country   as   specified   in   the    contact    section   and submit   their   registration   form   filled   out   by   e-mail   as   available   in   the section Apply . Who   can   participate:   any   student   currently   enrolled   in   an   university programme   of   economics,   engineering,   information   technology   and management,   business   administration,   chemistry   or   physics   in   one   of the partner countries of GEONATURA consortium. In   case   a   student   will   miss   the   deadline   for   application   to   one   cycle   of BLM   scheme   it   will   be   possible   to   apply   for   the   next   cycle.   Therefore we   recommend   candidate   students   to   visit   our   website   regularly   or register    to    our    newsletters    to    receive    updates    on    the    calls    for applicant for new cycles.

Multiplier events

Every   second   round   of   a   BLM   cycle   of   GEONATURA   will   be   followed by     a     conference     opened     to     various     groups     of     stakeholders (entrepreneurs,     policy-makers,     representatives     of     civil     society, academics,   students,   among   others)   in   which   the   staff   of   partner universities   involved   in   GEONATURA   project   will   present   the   main components   and   features   of   the   OER   platform   and   the   main   features of the networking platform (extranet) for stakeholders. The   main   benefits   will   be   presented   for   each   group   of   stakeholder with   a   tutorial   on   how   to   take   advantage   of   the   OER   platform   and   its content for their own projects. Therefore,     there     are     four     planned     conferences     opened     for stakeholders   for   dissemination   of   results   and   intellectual   outputs   of GEONATURA    project    being    each    of    them    in    a    different    partner country.
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Activities in

brief

The      project      GEONATURA      has      four planned     blended     learning     mobilities (BLM)   and   each   of   them   will   consist   into a     cycle     of     three     rounds     of     learning activities   by   higher   education   students. Each      candidate      student      of      higher education   from   partner   countries   of   the consortium   can   choose   to   participate   in only   one   of   the   planned   cycles   of   BLM. The     consortium     plans     to     benefit     40 students    of    partner    countries    in    each cycle     of     BLM.     Partner     countries     of consortium   are:   Portugal,   Italy,   United Kingdom and the Netherlands . The     first     round     (preliminary)      is     a selective    round    for    candidate    students without    a    background    in    geomatics    in which   it   will   be   offered   simultaneously an      in-class      intensive      introductory course     on     Geographic     Information System    ( module   0 )   during   one   week   in the    premises    of    each    of    the    partner universities     of     the     consortium.     Only lecturers   from   the   hosting   university   will be teaching in this preliminary round. The      second      round      ( joint      in-class intensive    course    programme )    will    be provided   to   40   selected   students   of   all partner          countries           with          best performance   from   first   round   and   those selected   students   with   proven   previous background     in     geomatics.     It     will     be delivered      during      one      week      in      8 modules       by      lecturers      of      partner universities      in      different      periods      as presented    in    the    section    Deliverables .   In    this    round,    selected    students    and invited    lecturers    will    meet    at    one    of partner        universities        (the        hosting institution of that round). The    third    round    (online    courses)    will be     undertaken     during     sequential     2 months    through   the   Open   Educational Resources    (OER)    platform    that    will    be created     and     maintained     by     staff     of GEONATURA    project.    Students    will    be provided     with     additional     educational content,     case     studies     and     exercises related   to   4   expanded   modules   among those   8   modules   addressed   during   the second   round.   These   expanded   modules will     provide     deeper     knowledge     and additional   skills   to   themes   according   to the       professional       career       prospects sought   by   students.   The   staff   of   partner universities   designated   to   second   round will        actively        participate        in        the engagement    of    students    through    the OER    platform.        The    OER    platform    will also      contain      additional      educational resources      to      serve      as      supporting material      and      inspiration      for      future career      prospects      in      the      field      of geomatics.

Planned period and location

of each cycle of GEONATURA

Blended Learning Mobility

(BLM)

The   cycles   of   Blended   Learning   Mobility   (BLM)      to be   undertaken   during   the   years   2018   and   2019 are organized as follows: Round   1,   Module   0   (in-class,   selective,   30   hours in   1   week)   -   to   be   delivered   simultaneously   in each     partner     university     solely     by     their     own lecturers. Application    to    first    round:    at    least    3    months before the realization of round 2. Delivery   of   first   round:   at   least   2   months   before the realization of round 2. Round   2,   Module   1   to   8   (joint   in-class   activity of   partner   universities,   32   hours   in   1   week)   -   to be     delivered     during     1     week     to     selected     40 students      in      different      periods      and      hosting universities as presented below: April 9-13, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK November   2018   (dates   to   be   defined)   in   Delft, the Netherlands April    2019    (dates    to    be    defined)    in    Florence, Italy November     2019     (dates     to     be     defined)     in Lisbon, Portugal Round    3,    four    expanded    modules    (massive open    online    courses,    MOOCs,    80    hours    in    2 months)    -    to    be    delivered    during    sequential    2 months     to     each     round     2     through     the     OER platform of GEONATURA project. Note:   Selected   students   for   round   1   to   round   3 will     have     regular     support     from     lecturers     of partner   universities   either   during   in-class   sessions or   during   the   online   courses   in   the   OER   platform. They   will   be   given   exercises   and   will   be   evaluated by lecturers. Students    who    will    accomplish    successfully    all rounds    of    the    BLM    cycle    will    be    awarded    with certificate      and      ECTS      credits      as      well      as recommendation   letters   upon   request   for   seeking their career prospects in the field of geomatics. Students   who   will   not   take   part   in   round   1   and round   2   will   still   have   access   to   a   wide   range   of educational   resources   and   references   through   the OER    platform    that    will    motivate,    inspire    and provide      knowledge      on      various      topics      of environmental   geomatics   but   without   the   regular support       of       the       designated       lecturers       of GEONATURA project.

The Preliminary round of

GEONATURA cycles

The   preliminary   round   (round   1)   of   each   cycle   of GEONATURA    BLM    scheme    will    have    a    similar programme    to    be    accomplished    by    candidate higher   education   students   in   each   hosting   partner university.   This   introductory   course   on   geomatics is     named     Geographic     Information     Systems: from data to decision making . Duration :   30   hours   distributed   in   5   days   to   be offered simultaneously in each partner university . Objectives The   purpose   of   this   course   is   to   provide   students with     an     overview     of     geographic     information systems    (GIS)    and    their    applications    in    socio- environmental     issues.     The     sectors     of     society benefiting    from    the    use    of    GIS    and    potential career   opportunities   will   be   addressed.   A   practical introduction     to     GIS     principles,     methods     and techniques      will      be      provided.      The      practical component   of   the   course   is   based   on   ArcGIS   ESRI software.   At   the   end   of   the   course,   participants should   be   able   to   acquire   data,   model,   analyze and   develop   a   GIS   application   in   the   context   of socio-environmental problems. Teaching resources ESRI's ArcGIS software; ArcGIS online; Story maps; Materials provided by the teacher (in English). How   many   students   will   be   selected   for   next round:     10     students     among     those     who     will participate   in   this   module   0   will   be   granted   with   a scholarship   (including   support   in   travel   costs)   to participate in round 2. ECTS credits to be awarded:  1 ECTS.

How to apply for a

GEONATURA BLM cycle

Students   who   would   like   to   apply   for   one   cycle   of GEONATURA     BLM     scheme     are     welcomed     to contact   the   coordinator   of   the   partner   university of    their    country    as    specified    in    the     contact   section   and   submit   their   registration   form   filled out by e-mail as available in the section Apply . Who     can     participate:     any     student     currently enrolled      in      an      university      programme      of economics,    engineering,    information    technology and       management,       business       administration, chemistry     or     physics     in     one     of     the     partner countries of GEONATURA consortium. In    case    a    student    will    miss    the    deadline    for application   to   one   cycle   of   BLM   scheme   it   will   be possible   to   apply   for   the   next   cycle.   Therefore   we recommend     candidate     students     to     visit     our website   regularly   or   register   to   our   newsletters   to receive   updates   on   the   calls   for   applicant   for   new cycles.

Multiplier events

Every      second      round      of      a      BLM      cycle      of GEONATURA    will    be    followed    by    a    conference opened      to      various      groups      of      stakeholders (entrepreneurs,   policy-makers,   representatives   of civil   society,   academics,   students,   among   others) in   which   the   staff   of   partner   universities   involved in    GEONATURA    project    will    present    the    main components    and    features    of    the    OER    platform and   the   main   features   of   the   networking   platform (extranet) for stakeholders. The    main    benefits    will    be    presented    for    each group   of   stakeholder   with   a   tutorial   on   how   to take    advantage    of    the    OER    platform    and    its content for their own projects. Therefore,    there    are    four    planned    conferences opened    for    stakeholders    for    dissemination    of results    and    intellectual    outputs    of    GEONATURA project   being   each   of   them   in   a   different   partner country.
A Project funded by Erasmus Strategic Partnerships for higher education
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