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DAISSy Research Group at the International Seminar “Skills for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion – Requirements for a fairer, more diverse and inclusive labour market”

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edify-edu-logoThe International Seminar on “Skills for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion- Requirements for a fairer, more diverse and inclusive labour market”, which was organized in a hybrid mode on September, 13th, 2023 (13.00-15.30, EEST) in Espoo (Finland) by Aalto University, within the framework of the “Equality, Diversity, Inclusion For improving the qualitY of Management EDUcation, training and professions (EDIFY-EDU)” european project, triggered the interest of experts and practitioners, representatives of authorities, institutions, business and academia, active citizens, and more generally stakeholders interested in the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) principles and their application in the labor market.

The Seminar included guest experts’ speeches, panel discussions and video presentations, which addressed not only the skills gap in the Business Management education regarding competencies on workplace in EDI, but also collected valuable inputs from the experts to be integrated into the content of the EDIFY-EDU training program to follow. Through a vivid exchange on the observations from the project’s research in five partner-countries (DE, FIN, GR, IR, IT), it achieved its target on leading the way for next actions towards a fairer, more diverse and inclusive labour market.

The DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU), the Greek Academic partner of the EDIFY-EDU project, supported the organization of the Seminar, and it was represented in person in the event by its members, Ms. Eleni Georgakakou, Senior Project Manager & Researcher, and Mr. Kostas Mantzos, Researcher. Mr. Mantzos also participated in a Panel Discussion and emphasized on the main findings of the national report on the skills gap in the business management education regarding the EDI competencies at the workplace in Greece.

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Stay tuned and find out more about the EDIFY_EDU project and other activities of the DAISSy Research Group at:

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DAISSy-HOU announes an extended deadline for registering to the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on financial literacy in the digital age for young people and youth workers

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youth-l-logoThe DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) announces an exdended deadline for registering to the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) financed by the “Empowering the youth through Financial Literacy” European project, in order to increase financial literacy through innovative, easily accessible and understandable non-formal education methodologies as well as practical activities.

The respective MOOC has been developed under the responsibility of DAISSy-HOU, is open to all and includes educational material, presentations, relevant informative material, practical manuals, as well as self-assessment questions. Specifically:

It is free of charge and is provided in English, through the online educational platform of the project, developed by DAISSy-HOU.

Participants who successfully complete the MOOC, receive a Certificate of completion.

It has a total duration of 21 hours and includes six (6) thematic units, as follows:

  • Section 1. INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL LITERACY
  • Section 2. BUDGETING
  • Section 3. FUNDING
  • Section 4. INVESTMENTS
  • Section 5. TAXATION
  • Section 6. ENTREPRENEURSHIP

It requires the expression of interest by submitting the respective form until (new deadline) Monday 25th September 2023.

The “Empowering the youth through Financial Literacy” is a two-year project funded by the Erasmus+ European program and aiming to enhance the professional employment of young people, supporting them in acquiring financial knowledge and developing skills for a smoother integration into the labour market. It is implemented by a consortium of five (5) partners representing five (5) European countries (Greece, Belgium, Spain, Poland, and Georgia), with the DAISSy Research Group of the HOU, as the Greek partner.

For more information about the Empowering the youth through Financial Literacy project, as well as other actions of the DAISSy-HOU:

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Call for registration to the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on financial literacy in the digital age for young people and youth workers of the “Empowering the youth through Financial Literacy” EU project by DAISSy-HOU

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youth-l-logoThe DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) invites young people and youth workers to participate in the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) financed by the “Empowering the youth through Financial Literacy” European project, in order to increase financial literacy through innovative, easily accessible and understandable non-formal education methodologies as well as practical activities.

It is true, that financial literacy ensures access, development and empowerment on themes of economic aspects. However, it is not always, a topic provided successfully, by official educational institutions. This is the reason why, within the framework of the above European project and under the responsibility of DAISSy-HOU, the respective MOOC was developed, which is open to all and includes educational material, presentations, relevant informative material, practical manuals, as well as self-assessment questions.

Specifically, the MOOC of the “Empowering the youth through Financial Literacy” project:

It is free of charge and is provided in English, through the online educational platform of the project, developed by DAISSy-HOU.

It starts on Monday 25th September 2023, and has a total duration of 21 hours.

Participants who successfully complete the MOOC, receive a Certificate of completion.

It includes six (6) thematic units, as follows:

  • Section 1. INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL LITERACY
  • Section 2. BUDGETING
  • Section 3. FUNDING
  • Section 4. INVESTMENTS
  • Section 5. TAXATION
  • Section 6. ENTREPRENEURSHIP

It requires the expression of interest by submitting the respective form [here: https://forms.gle/3zGP23dGPAeBo2kv8] until (deadline) Wednesday 20th September 2023.

The “Empowering the youth through Financial Literacy” is a two-year project funded by the Erasmus+ European program. Its main objective is to enhance the professional employment of young people, supporting them in acquiring financial knowledge and developing skills for a smoother integration into the labour market.

In particular, strengthening young people’s entrepreneurial capacities will help them meet everyday life challenges as workers/employees or as self-employed.

The project is implemented by a consortium of five (5)  partners representing five (5) European countries (Greece, Belgium, Spain, Poland, and Georgia). The DAISSy Research Group of the HOU, the Greek partner, is involved in all project deliverables and is responsible for the development and operation of the project’s learning platform and the development of its educational program.

For more information about the “Empowering the youth through Financial Literacy” project, as well as other actions of the DAISSy Research Group:

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Invitation to the online info session of the “Empowering the youth through Financial Literacy” project organized by DAISSy Research Group of the HOU (13.9.2023, 18.00-19.30 EEST)

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youth-l-logoThe Hellenic Open University (HOU) and the DAISSy Research Group invite you to the info session of the “Empowering young people through financial literacy” Erasmus+ project, which takes place online on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, through the electronic Zoom platform  (18:00-19.30 EEST).

The event aims to present the content of the “Empowering the youth through Financial Literacy” European project, implemented by DAISSy Research Group of the HOU as the Greek partner, emphasizing on the analysis of the innovative tools developed so far, within its framework.

It is true, that financial literacy ensures access, development and empowerment on themes of economic aspects. However, it is not always, a topic provided successfully, by official educational institutions.

This is the reason why, a main action of the European project is the development of a respective Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), implemented under the responsibility of the DAISSy-HOU. Specifically, the course is structured in six modules and includes training material, presentations, practical manuals, and self-assessment questions.

Therefore, the first part of the info session includes presentations of the project’s tools (the MOOC included), while the second part is dedicated to group discussions with educators and youth counsellors regarding their needs and the way of using the tools of the project.

  • The event is open to the public and is mainly addressed to educators and youth counsellors on issues in the wider field of economics.
  • It is held in Greek.
  • Registration is free of charge and is done simply by filling in the respective online expression of interest form, using the following link.
  • Participation takes place through the electronic zoom platform, using the following link.
  • The agenda is attached here.

The “Empowering the youth through Financial Literacy” is a two-year project funded by the Erasmus+ European program.

Its main objective is to enhance the professional employment of young people, supporting them in acquiring financial knowledge and developing skills for a smoother integration into the labour market. In particular, strengthening young people’s entrepreneurial capacities will help them meet everyday life challenges as workers/employees or as self-employed.

The project is implemented by a consortium of five (5)  partners representing five (5) European countries (Greece, Belgium, Spain, Poland, and Georgia). The DAISSy Research Group of the HOU, the Greek partner, is involved in all project deliverables and is responsible for the development and operation of the project’s learning platform and the development of its educational program.

For more information about the Empowering the youth through Financial Literacy project, as well as other actions of the DAISSy-HOU:

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International Seminar Invitation (hybrid) “Skills for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion- Requirements for a fairer, more diverse and inclusive labour market”

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September, 13th, 2023 (13.00-15.30, EEST)

 The DAISSy Reseacrh Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) invites you to the International, hybrid Seminar on, “Skills for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion- Requirements for a fairer, more diverse and inclusive labour market”, which  is taking place on September, 13th, 2023 (13.00-15.30, EEST) in Espoo (Finland) and will also by streamed online. The Seminar is organized by Aalto University in the framework of the european project “Equality, Diversity, Inclusion For improving the qualitY of Management EDUcation, training and professions (EDIFY-EDU).

The Seminar aims at, presenting and validating the results of the EDIFY-EDU research about the skills gap in the Business Management education regarding competencies on workplace in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), as well as, collecting valuable inputs from external experts to be integrated into the content of the EDIFY-EDU training program and also increasing awareness on EDI principles and project results so far.

 

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The Seminar is:

  • Open for all interested in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in business management, education and training
  • Provided free of charge and in a hybrid mode in English.
  • The registration is open and can be done simply, by filling in the respective form, i.e. https://form.jotform.com/231762000544344.

The DAISSy Research Group, the Greek Academic partner of the EDIFY-EDU project, is actively involved in the International Seminar by supporting its organization. Furthermore, it will be represented in person in the Seminar by its members, Ms. Eleni Georgakakou, Senior Project Manager & Researcher, and Mr. Kostas Mantzos, Researcher, who participate in the Panel Discussion about the “Differences on EDI competences” in the project’s participating european countries.

The EDIFY_EDU is a three-year project (01.09.2022–31.08.2025) co-funded by the ERASMUS Lump Sum Grant of the European Union (EU). It is implemented by twelve (12) partners in five (5) EU member states, that is, in A/Z order: Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland and Italy, and three Associated Partners in Belgium, Germany and Italy.

Stay tuned and find out more about the EDIFY_EDU project and other activities of the DAISSy Research Group at:

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Countering hate speech online: DAISSy-HOU invites schools to incorporate the innovative digital tools of the LEAD-Online project, into their activities

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lead-online-logoDAISSy Research Group of the HOU is looking forward to collaborating with teachers and schools interested in integrating the Hate Speech Self-Assessment Tool and the Hate Out! Game, the innovative digital tools of the LEAD-Online: Learn, Engage, Act: Digital Tools to Prevent and Counter Hate Speech Online European project, in their activities targeting the improvement of relationships among students.

The LEAD-Online project emphasizes on the need to strengthen the critical thinking and digital skills of young people that seem to be causally related to the low level of reporting and the “normalization” of Hate Speech online. Specifically, the project aims to empower young people, educators, civil society representatives, media and social media activists to become active agents of change. This will be achieved by training them, so that to recognise hate speech as well as persistent forms of intolerance, prejudice and discrimination, using a human rights-based approach. By using innovative digital tools provided by the project, they will be able to classify, decode and consequently respond to Hate Speech online, and at the same time they will expand their opportunities by discussing the phenomenon, promoting attitudes and behaviours that respect human rights and values.

So far, innovative methodologies and innovative digital tools have been and are being developed by LEAD-Online, in order to be applied in Hate Speech Online training and raising awareness activities and events. The tools are available and free of charge for all interested parties on the counteraction against Hate Speech Online.

Detailed information on the LEAD-Online project’s activities, methodologies and tools can be found in the recent project newsletter.

In this context, the DAISSy-HOU invites all interested teachers or school representatives to join in, by filling in the respective form of interest, being grateful in advance for the response and guaranteeing a fruitful exchange. After the form submission, DAISSy’s LEAD-Online research team will contact those interested in order to support an effective integration of the digital tools in the schools activities.

For more information on the LEAD-Online project, and other activities of DAISSy:

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“Advanced Media Literacy Education to counter online hate-speech” project ranked as an ERASMUS+ good practice

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logo-amelieThe European co-funded project “Advanced Media Literacy Education to counter online hate-speech (AMeLiE)” was recently completed, summarizing two and a half years of demanding and high-quality implementation. AMeLIE received very positive evaluation from the Italian Erasmus+ Managing Authority and scored 96/100. As a result, the project was characterized as a good practice, and will be presented as such on the official Erasmus+ project results platform, since it succeeded in exceeding its objectives in relation to both the horizontal objectives of the European Program, and the specific objectives of the school community which it targeted.

The AMeLiE project addressed the issue of online hate speech, producing innovative tools for the education and training of both teachers and representatives of the school community. In particular, within the framework of the project, a Blended Training activity on combating online hate speech was developed, a Virtual Network of schools against online hate speech was established, and Policy Recommendations were drawn up and disseminated by the AMeLie partners at national and European level.

The DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU), the Greek project partner, was responsible for the implementation of all AMeLiE activities in Greece, participated in all the intellectual outputs and deliverables, and it was the Leading Partner in the overall Quality Assurance as well as the development and support of the operation of the AMeLie online educational platform. It is noteworthy, that the majority of the platform’s end-users evaluated it highly positively, considering it to be an easy-to-use tool with very interesting educational content to combat online hate speech, having an attractive structure that favors the exchange of ideas and communication, with well-integrated functions that made them feel confident without much knowledge needed as a pre-requisite in order to use it. They further stated that it is extremely likely to recommend the platform to others, which indicates their satisfaction out of its use and its further development potentials.

Through the educational program and the AMeLiE platform, in the four (4) piloting countries (Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania), 318 teachers benefited – a number more than double the target number of the project, and more than 3,500 students took an active part in project activities. In particular, more than 170 classes from the interconnected schools utilized the AMeLiE methodology and platform, and 66 school campaigns against online hate speech as well as 64 initiatives have been developed and shared.

The DAISSy Research Group of the HOU wishes to warmly congratulate and thank the schools that actively participated in the actions of the AMeLiE project in Greece, for making full use of the methodology and contributing to the sustainability of its results. In alphabetical order these are: Elementary School of Katohori – Hania; 6th Elementary School of Pallini; Experimental School of the University of Thessaloniki; “Kathariou Arhontia” Private Kindergarten; Music School of Larissa and 2nd Senior High School of Xanthi–Winner of the national award for their AMeLiE campaign.

The AMeLiE project has been co-financed by the European Union, under the Erasmus+ Programme, Action KA2 – Strategic Partnerships in the field of school education. It was a two and a half year project (01/09/2020 – 28/02/2023) that has been implemented by a consortium of six partners from five countries, namely: European Grants International Academy (Srl) – Coordinator (Italy), Parole Ostili (Italy), ALL DIGITAL (Belgium), Fundatia EOS-Educating for an Open Society (Romania), Stiftung Digitale Chancen (Germany), and the Hellenic Open University (Greece).

In Greece, the AMeLiE project was coordinated by Prof. Achilles Kameas, Director of the DAISSy Research Group of HOU, and managed by Ms. Eleni Georgakakou, Senior Project Manager. The project team was composed of the researchers/ trainers, Ms. Monica Lillis and Ms. Zeta Tsigka, the technician, Mr. Anastasis Papadopoulos, and the administrative officer, Ms. Panagiota Zafeiropoulou.

For more information regarding the AmeLiE project and other project & activities of the HOU/DAISSy:

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Digital skills on-line training course for Vocational Education & Training (VET) tutors and trainers, provided by the UPDATE prοject of DAISSy-HOU

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update-logoThe DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) invites Vocational Education & Training (VET) tutors and trainers to participate in the online course provided by the UPDATE- User-friendly Practical Distance Active Training Experience European project, aiming at developing and reinforcing the digital readiness of VET organizations.

The course enhances the digital and soft skills of trainers and tutors in vocational training, in order to update their knowledge and competences concerning the design of digital practical-manual lessons in addition to face-to-face lessons by exploiting tools such as software, apps, platforms. As a result, the learners will develop the awareness of “for and against” aspects, opportunities, and risks of digital and distant teaching in VET centers.

More precisely:

The course is provided online through the UPDATE e-learning platform developed by DAISSY-HOU.

It starts on 4th September 2023, having a 40-hour work effort, in total.

It includes the following 4 modules:

  • Module 1. TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
  • Module 2. INTEGRATING DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
  • Module 3. PRACTICAL TRAINING ON DIGITAL TOOLS
  • Module 4. IMMERSIVE TRAINING WITH VR, AR, MR

Participation is free and can be done by submitting the expression of interest form [here] until 02/09/2023.

An overview of the training course is available [here].

The UPDATE is a two-year project, funded by the ERASMUS+ European framework and its main objective is to improve the quality of vocational training delivered by Vocational Education and Training (VET) organisations – in view of increasing the learning opportunities, inclusion and training success of learners, as well as their employability – reinforcing the trainers and tutors’ abilities to implement forms of blended and distance didactic and apply the new technologies to the training activities of high practical and manual content (specific feature of vocational training).

The project is implemented by a consortium of four (4) partners representing four (4) European countries (Greece, Italy, Estonia, Denmark).The DAISSy Research Group of the HOU, is the Greek partner, participating in all work packages of the UPDATE project and being responsible for the technical realization of the project’s learning platform and the coordination of the development of the educational and training material.

For more information on the UPDATE project, and other activities of DAISSy:

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The 2nd and 3rd Newsletter of the UPDATE project by DAISSy-HOU, trigger the interest in outcomes and results achieved so far

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update-logoThe two most recent newsletters of the UPDATE- User-friendly Practical Distance Active Training Experience European project, were published and drew the interest of the vocational training community. The project is implemented by the DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU), as the Greek partner.

The general objective of the UPDATE project is to improve the quality of vocational training delivered by Vocational Education and Training (VET) organisations – in view of increasing the learning opportunities, inclusion and training success of learners, as well as their employability – reinforcing the trainers and tutors’ abilities to implement forms of blended and distance didactic and apply the new technologies to the training activities of high practical and manual content (specific feature of vocational training).

The newsletters include detailed information on the project’s latest outcomes and results, towards the achievement of its main objective.

Stay tuned and check the 2nd newsletter and the 3rd newsletter.

The UPDATE is a two-year project, funded by the European framework ERASMUS+ and implemented by a consortium of four (4) partners representing four (4) European countries (Greece, Italy, Estonia, Denmark). The DAISSy Research Group of the HOU, is the Greek partner, participating in all work packages of the UPDATE project and being responsible for the technical realization of the project’s learning platform and the coordination of the development of the educational and training material.

For more information on the UPDATE project, and other activities of DAISSy:

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The DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University joined the 2nd Transnational Partners’ Meeting of the TOUR-X project

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The 2nd Transnational Partners’ Meeting (TPM) of the TOUR-X European project took place on the 23rd and 24th of March 2023, in Dolo, Venice (Italy) and provided an excellent opportunity for discussion and exchange on the progress of the project deliverables and outputs.

The TOUR-X is a Center of Vocational Excellence (COVE) ERASMUS+ Project for the Tourism Industry that aims to enhance the ability of the education providers to adapt the provision of skills to everchanging economic and social needs by setting up Knowledge Triangles of VET providers, representatives of the business sector, and public authorities to collaborate better and contribute to regional development in the Tourism sector.

More specifically, during the 2nd TPM, the TOUR-X partners examined the synergies with other projects and pact of skills. Also, they checked all information related to the study visit in Germany, focusing on the German Knowledge Triangle. Furthermore, they enjoyed working in groups to discuss the content of TourX’s “Hospitality Labs” ToolBox for Excellence. They exchanged thoroughly at the World Café on the strategic objectives of the TourX CoVE network, its mechanism of governance and communication flows, as well as the transnational activities to be carried together for the benefit of the VET excellence at the European level. They also agreed on the dissemination actions and planed the next steps based on the objectives and project schedule.

The DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) is a Greek project partner, actively involved in all TOUR-X deliverables, that participated in the 2nd TPM and was represented by Panagiota Polymeropoulou, Senior Researcher of DAISSy, who delivered a presentation about the quality box for increasing the quality in VET through feedback loops and graduate tracking systems. She explained the main aim, which is to promote the communication between VET and the labour market for adding to knowledge triangles of the regional areas involved in TOUR-X by tracking the careers of fresh graduates. In this way, providers can further improve their training programmes and services specifically for the tourism sector. A quality feedback loop will be developed within this framework, focusing on designing a tourism Graduate Students’ Tracking System (GSTS). Indeed, the ability to track graduates is also considered a core component of effective Quality Assurance systems as it provides a mechanism for gathering intelligence on skills utilisation in the labour market and placement rates. The discussion among the TPM participants was vivid since DAISSy had to note their opinions and proposals to incorporate them into the current GSTS development process.

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The TOUR-X is a four-year project co-funded by the ERASMUS-EDU-2021-PEX-COVE program of the European Union. It is coordinated by the “AKMI ANONIMI EKPAIDEFTIKI ETAIRIA-AKMI SA” (Greece) with twenty-two (22) partners in six (6) EU member states (Greece, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Portugal) and China.

For more information about the TOUR-X project as well as other activities of the DAISSy-HOU: