In conditions of very low youth labor force participation and unappealing perspectives in employment upon graduation, universities lack capacity to equip their students with entrepreneurial skills. Lack of internships and other professional training opportunities during studies, among others, lead to discouragement, lack of motivation and inactivity among the youth. Large group of GE and KG youth is losing their potential to put their creative ideas into product and create self-employment. Therefore, there is a need for more formal and non-formal education activities aimed at strengthening entrepreneurial capacity of students and graduates. These activities are often unavailable or inaccessible in due to the lack of competencies and relevant experience within HEIs. Systemic approach in incorporating entrepreneurship modules within study programs at GE and KG HEIs will have positive impact on the above mentioned issues, however, qualified and trained professors ready to introduce innovative methods of teaching into their curricula are also necessary. Another aspect is lack of guidance and mentoring which can be seen as a problem as it contributes to decreased involvement of youth in economic activities. Guidance and trainings are essential for already graduated students as well in order to help them fully make use of their potential and knowledge received during their studies.Within this context, the aim of optimization of HEIs are reform of HE system, adaptation it to the new economic environment and increasing the efficient use of material and human resources of universities. HEIs should review their own training process of graduates so that they can provide well formed and competent graduates who will be contribute actively to the development of their national economies.This project thus is concrete response to these attempts of reform. It aims to develop a creative and supportive environment in partner HEIS through the establishment of CreaLABs.

The main objective of the „Spread your wings” project was to increase the quality and relevance of knowledge and skills of bachelor and master degree Aviation Managament (and related disciplines) students' in response to the needs of the labour market and the socio-economic environment. An innovative course titled „Development of Sustainable Aviation” has been developed in a partnership of three organisations (from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia). The course include topics related to a new conceptual model of responsible and conscious aviation that sees its development in line with the interests of the social and natural environment and takes into account existing ecological barriers and expectations of the society. Project provide development of innovative educational tools, including: • Program of the International Aviation Academy (IAC) along with teaching materials • Course program „The development of sustainable aviation” • „The development of sustainable aviation” Manual • Two multimedia lectures „The development of sustainable aviation”. • A series of 7 e-learning courses „The development of sustainable aviation • A series of 6 podcasts for the course „The development of sustainable aviation” • „The development of sustainable aviation” casebook • Teacher guidebook „The development of sustainable aviation” • Simulation on „Sustainable airport development” • „The development of sustainable aviation” workshop based on Lego Serious Play methodology Project also provided training for students [International Aviation School - 9 people in each edition] and professionals [International Aviation Academy (9 people), Digital Academy (6 people) - for teachers who wanted to better understand the concept of sustainable development]. Within the framework of the project the WSIZ was carring out a number of dissemination activities using social media as well as the organisation of on-line dissemination seminars. The project enable open access to the results of intellectual work (resources available on-line, free of charge, 24 hours a day). „The development of sustainable aviation” course is offered in a continuing education format in all participating universities and provide base for futher development of educational offer. Project outcomes that include teaching programmes, methodology as well as tools will be available for use by other national and international universities interested in the area of sustainable aviation development. Thanks to the project the competences of the students (university graduates and future employees) are increased. Project provided knowledge-based international cooperation between Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.

<< 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.

<< Background >>During the past years security issues has become an important aspect to many European countries. World is coping with wide range of challenges as migration, cyber-attacks and other new difficulties, including recent (current) virus led crisis.This leads to fact that there is a need not only for high quality training for young security specialists, but also for the trainings that will allow them to be better prepared for the crisis, as well as possibly to eliminate many dangers before they happen and turn into crisis. There is a great lack of digital teaching and learning materials in the security field, especially if we are talking about security risk management.Also there is need in common approaches how European Universities train and prepare those young specialists in digital era.<< Objectives >>This project aim to establish sustainable security socialists’ network, which can cooperate on long term bases. During the project we will develop recommendation for Universities which are preparing security specialists in Europe, making special focus on the digital learning possibilities and tools. Such recommendation will create common ground for unified methods and synergy in education approaches. Also partnership will develop and maintain comprehensive and up-to-date digital teaching materials and tools, gathered in one web platform which contains the most updated information on security risk management aspects available for all security experts, students and academics. This platform will serve also an on-line know- how forum and digital learning tool to exchange the views and practices also during the crisis situations and enable various country experts to react more timely to security threats.<< Implementation >>Seven partners will from 6 countries will join the forces in order to examine existing situation and practices of Security education in partner countries, will analyse the needs of the labour market, will develop common recommendation for teaching security specialists. Partners using our experience will develop modern and up-to-date teaching materials for security specialists – reading materials, practical tasks, vocabulary, video lessons. During the project we will also organise Intensive course for Security students with main aim to raise students’ knowledge, ensure them international training possibilities and to test teaching materials developed in the project. Additionally, project includes international dissemination Conference in Riga and many dissemination activities in partner countries.<< Results >>Main target groups of the project are teachers and students of Security field, faculties and Universities and training centres providing education and training on Security and security field professionals. Project will create sustainable network of European Universities teaching security specialists. Also we will create solid bases for the unified and high quality teaching materials for any EU University tackling security field. Project will create long term positive impact in security field in general and will also provide solid digital teaching material portal for security specialists. Also long term impact is foreseen on the students and later – young security specialists. With the developed common standards and materials we (and other EU Universities) will be able to prepare better specialists.

CONTEXT: In a data economy, businesses have large amounts of data available that enable them to make data-based decisions (Data-Driven Management, “DDM”). This applies not only to tech companies, but increasingly to data-intensive SMEs and Start-ups. In many cases, automated systems (e.g. Artificial Intelligence) are used to prepare or make business decisions on the basis of data. However, accessing and analyzing data requires a broad spectrum of competences and skills: Technical understanding and organisational knowledge is required. Furthermore, accessing and analyzing data requires a broad spectrum of legal knowledge, as companies and employees need to know how data can be used in accordance with legal provisions (IP rights, data protection etc), which unintended side-effects occur (e.g. discrimination) and which legal risks (e.g. liability) DDM entails and how they can be avoided. Therefore, a competent handling of automated systems and related technologies for DDM constitutes a key competence in a data economy.OBJECTIVES: DDM4SME develops and provides education on potentials, challenges and (legal and societal) risks of DDM. Knowledge will be provided on the legal, societal, technical and organizational dimension and on how DDM can be implemented in order to avoid risks and drawbacks (e.g. liability and discrimination). Thereby, the objective of DDM4SME is to provide education which fosters employability of learners and increases competitiveness of businesses. Furthermore, the education provided by DDM4SME shall fister constructive, but critical thinking towards autonomous systems.PROJECT PARTNERS: DDM4SME is conducted within a transdisciplinary research consortium involving researchers from various research areas (legal experts, IT experts, didactic experts and management experts). The project consortium consists of the Danube-University Krems (DUK, lead), the University Göttingen (UGOE), the Masaryk University Brno (MUNI) and the Kazimieras Simonavičius University (KSU). ACTIVITIES: The project activities comprise a large portfolio: In total 5 transnational partner meetings, 5 multiplier events on national level (including a final conference for an international audience), one HE Staff Training Event and one transnational intensive study program (Summer School on DDM4SME) will take place in course of the project. Furthermore several activities within the development of the Intellectual Outputs include activities addressing stakeholders or academia (e.g. focus groups, the Project Advisory Board, the External Peer Panel). All activities including an external audience are vital for the success of the project (e.g. in terms of feedback and suggestions to improve the project outcomes) and unfold multiplier effects.METHODOLOGY: The curriculum for the master’s program (IO1), the didactic concept (IO2), the course modules (IO3) and the handbook (IO4) will be developed in a co-creation process involving researchers from all project partners. This guarantees that DDM als a multifaceted issue is dealt with holistically. Furthermore, members of the target groups (students interested in higher education on DDM) and relevant stakeholders (SMEs, Start-ups) will be included in the process of developing education in focus groups and intensive study weeks. This reflects the learner-centered approach of DDM4SME, as the curriculum, the didactic concept and the course materials will be designed around learners’ needs.RESULTS and IMPACT: The main results of DDM4SME will be the 4 Intellectual Outputs: IO1: Curriculum for a Multidisciplinary Master Program on DDM in SMEs and Start-UpsIO2: Guideline on Didactics, Evaluation and Sustainable Improvement of the Master ProgramIO3: Full-Featured Course Modules and Teaching ResourcesIO4: Transdisciplinary Handbook on “DDM in SMEs and Start-ups”By providing comprehensive education on DDM, the main impact of DDM4SME will be to strengthen competences of learners to implement data-driven decision practices in business processes (specifically in SMEs and Start-ups), which also strengthens their employability. As risks of automated decisions (e.g. legal violations, algorithmic discrimination) are integrated into the education, DDM4SME also contributes to compliance with legal rules and principles related to the the use of automated systems and also to a cohesive society. By providing higher education, DDM4SME also provides SMEs and Start-ups well-educated employees, which fosters their competitiveness. LONG TERM BENEFITS: The results of the project have a strong impact beyond the project term as the project partners are committed to create a modulare master program that is eligible for ERASMUS MUNDUS JOINT MASTER. In case that a follow up funding as EMJMD cannot be achieved, the project partners will implement the curriculum (IO1), didactic concept (IO2), course modules (IO3) or parts thereof in their study programs. Joint Masters or Double degrees initiatives are envisaged.