Road traffic accidents are a growing health, social and economic problem in the partner countries Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. Whereas EU countries, steadily and systematically reduced the numbers and severity of road accidents last decades, by implementing modern solutions and applications, the problems continue to grow in EG-JO-LB. Much of this existing knowledge, practices and know-how in EU can be transferred and implemented in partner countries. The overall aim of the project is to design, develop, adapt and implement a new MS.c curriculum in the field of Road Traffic Safety within joint efforts between EU-EG-JO-LB partner Universities according to Bologna requirements and EU traffic safety standards and best practices. The developed curriculum will be based on a market analysis and job demands for graduate engineers in EG-JO-LB. The curriculum will be tailored to the problems, needs and traffic characteristics in EG-JO-LB. This curriculum will be supported with several innovative elements e.g.:- The EU-MENA Network in Traffic Safety for sharing best practices and know-how between universities and stakeholders.- The EU-EG-JO-LB traffic accidents database for benchmarking and analysis.- The EU-EG-JO-LB handbook of best practices in traffic accidents.- The EU-EG-JO-LB handbook of traffic accidents standards.This curriculum will be also supported with ICT supported platforms e.g. OpenCourseWare for sharing teaching and learning material, Webinar online meetings, etc.The project will be structured into 4 phases:1. Current curriculum analysis (from Month 1 to Month 6).2. Development of the new curriculum and innovative elements (from M7 to M24).3. Realisation of the new curriculum (from M19 to M24).4. Implementation and evaluation (from M25 to M36).This curriculum, supported material and gained skills will contribute positively on economy and society development in partner country by making road traffic in MENA region safer and sustainable.

Collaboration between universities and industries is critical for skills development, the generation, acquisition and adoption of knowledge and the promotion of entrepreneurship. Through collaborative interchange, the university becomes “a more vigorous partner in the search for answers” . The social and economic community provides a context for civic discourse and the reciprocal, interactional creation of knowledge. Community engaged education establishes the context for the exploration of pressing and complex problems, of which e-health and medical informatics is an example. Out of this reciprocal need comes the development of a model for interdisciplinary education that centers community as the context for learning. This model represents the theoretical and physical space where the university joins with others to address complex issues. Thus, the main objectives of this project are: 1) To establish and sustain effective Industry cooperating with University (ICU) Centres of e-health Innovations at some partner universities in LB and EG (LEG) 2) To develop a web platform based on Knowledge Triangle, innovation approach to develop and commercialize of e-Health innovative technologies and tools. 3) To develop a new integrated professional short term (6 months) and long term (one year) diploma program in e.Health and Medical informatics 4) To develop in-service lifelong learning training (LLT) program in the area of e-health innovative Medical/health/IT/engineering. The consortium consists of experienced partners, which have different levels of knowledge and skills in the fields of e-Health and Medical Informatics. The partnership has the necessary capacity to implement the project and achieve the expected outcomes. It will have an important impact on students, on the higher education institutions involved & on society at large such as increasing the number of MOU signed with health enterprises & ncrease the number of placements and job opportunities.

MORALE is a Joint Project in Syria & Lebanon.Specific Obj.: 1) To provide the NGO labour market sector with high skilled professionals trained to effectively manage & operate in NGO environments by means of modernising Social & Behavioural Sciences related curricula and by offering LLL courses targeting NGOs professionals at partner universities; and 2) To raise the awareness on the key role of HE in the provision of high level competences of the future NGOs professionals and strengthen inter-institutional cooperation among HEIs, NGOs and governments through targeted networking actions.The project is in line with the National & Regional Priorities and the undeniable need to integrate and make the HE sector, specifically PC HEIs, the key players in the generation of the future NGOs (working with refugees) high skilled professionals and for the provision of LLL for NGOs staff for their skills update. MORALE brings together a complementary consortium composed by both HEIs and NGOs, with geographical balance that will produce the following main results:-In-depth Needs Analysis in the field of HE provision in Social & Behav. Sciences + NGOs management and operation at PCs-Intensive & Focused Capacity Building that will be also replicated in topics related with modern/innovative education provision in line with EU standards & to NGOs management & operation. - Modernisation & Delivery of Social & Behavioural Sciences Bachelors + LLL Courses at PC HEIs. The first targeted to bachelor students & LLL courses to current NGOs professionals, with innovative teaching methodology, use of ICT, multidisciplinary focus. -A Formative Space at PC HEIs will be equipped for a full learning experience for students & to allow NGOs professionals blended learning-“National Policy Paper on NGOs IinPCs” with crucial info to keep improving educational offer-Solid Network of PC HEIs/NGOs/authorities/students Activities have been defined to be endorsed, exploited and sustainable.

A survey distributed to health academics from Lebanese & Syrian partner universities indicate:1- Lack of digital skills among health educators combined with limited use of ICT in HE especially in Syrian universities with no digital plateform in all partner universities,2-Limited use of innovative T&L methods with widespread use of old T&L approaches with no or limited use of modern pedagogic methods especially in theoritical classes,3- limited online & blended learning in health disciplines.The logical consequances of those facts are:1- future doctors & pharmacist & health professionals are digital illterate,2. low level of engagement & understanding of taught materials & declining in attendence rates among health as lectures become boring & not interactive.3. Disadvantages groups such as refugees & Internally Displaced People (IDPs) are not following programs in health disciplines which results in important & most vulnerable segment of the society prevented from health education(HE) especially that other initiatives (such as Kiron) do no offer oppurtunities to follow programs in health disciplines. DIGIFIT aims at promoting excellence, creative & innovative digital T&L approaches through advanced ICT solutions to improve quality of HE to prepare a well-qualified graduates who are able to adapt to changing healthcare environment, meet societal expectations & sustain healthy environment in LB & SY.The main output of DIGIFIT is the establishment of 2 centers for innovative T&L in HE(one in LB & one in SY) that will serve as hubs for training health educators on novel digital skills & interactive T&L methods in addition to developing e-modules that exploit digital revolution. Those centers will enhance regional collaboration through sharing e-materials, teaching experience & best T&L practices. They will develop e-materials that stimulate critical thinking & imagination & make concepts easier to teach & understand achieving greater student focus & higher retention.

This project aims to enhance university enterprise cooperation in JO and LB in order to improve teaching and learning experience of students and enhance the employability of graduate. The project responds to the widely recognised problem that university graduates often lack the employability skills needed by employers and, in addition, their knowledge in the field of ICT is behind the state of the art and below that of companies they want to work in. The project aims to alleviate this problem by bringing Universities and enterprises closer together by establishing University-Enterprise Cooperation Networks. Through a range of activities (such as arranging internships for students at partner companies and involving qualified staff of companies in giving lectures at the universities and mentoring students who want to complete their projects and theses in companies) arranged by their newly established Liaison Offices, universities aim at building a programme of cooperation and developing student’s knowledge of the world of work.The project involves upgrading and updating of the capacities of University staff and improve the curricula of at least ten subjects in each university. Study periods to EU universities will be arranged to provide the updating and upgrading opportunities for Jordanian and Lebanese academic and technical staff during which they can improve their own knowledge of the latest development in their subjects and also upgrade the curricula of their subjects. The upgrading of the curricula consists of enhancing both scientific and technical skills of students as well as their employability skills. EU universities have been engaged in serious discussion about graduate employability and partner country staff can learn a great deal from this experience and take steps to produce ‘work ready’ graduates. EU staff will support the upgrading of curricula and engage in teaching in JO and LB institutions and help the internationalisation agenda.