InnovEd4TS was launched in 2019 as a stepping-stone in the founding of an alliance and involves five members of Circle U (Humboldt, UCLouvain, Oslo, Aarhus and Paris) in partnership with the University of Lisbon. ​

It focuses on the analysis and the development of initiatives that promote the acquisition of transferable skills among students​.

Objectives​

  1. To conduct an analysis of innovative teaching initiatives in the light of the transferable skills they foster. ​

  2. To inform and inspire university educators and other teachers, as well as educational developers, on opportunities for scaling up these initiatives and creating inter-university educational paths​

  3. To provide a stepping stone for the creation of a European Campus​

Process

These objectives will be reached through 4 intellectual outputs.

  1. IO1: Transferable Skills Data Collection Grid​
    This has been created as a booklet to help educators analyse the level of transferable skills in initiatives ​

  2. IO2: Overview and analysis​
    Peers from the other universities visit and analyse nine flagship initiatives​

  3. ​IO3: Recommendations towards a joint European Campus​
    Recommendations based on the analysis​ are written down in a recommendations report.

  4. IO4: Open Online Education Repository​
    An interactive tool available with an analysis of the transferable skills and initiatives in an online open education repository.

IO1: Transferable Skills Data Collection Grid

This has been created as a booklet to help educators analyse the level of transferable skills in initiatives 

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The strategic partnership on transferable skills InnovEd4TS finalizes its first stage

The Strategic Partnership InnovEd4TS (Innovative Education For Transferable Skills) focuses on the analysis and development of initiatives that promote the acquisition of transferable skills among students. The first step of the project has just been completed. 

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A global framework to describe and analyse transferable skills

A global framework to describe and analyse transferable skills

The aim of this report is to focus in 12 "must needed skills" and to propose for each one a definition and descriptors to qualify the levels of achievement that may be gained through teaching and learning activities.

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Booklet

Booklet for the development and analysis of transferable skills

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IO2: Overview and analysis​

Peers from the other universities visit and analyse nine flagship initiatives​

The Strategic Partnership InnovEd4TS kicks off its first field mission

InnovEd4TS Field Mission #1: "Computing in Education" Initiative at the University of Oslo

Within the framework of the Strategic Partnership InnovEd4TS (Innovative Education for Transferable Skills), five member universities of Circle U. Alliance (Humboldt, UCLouvain, Oslo, Aarhus and Paris) together with the University of Lisbon launched their field missions as of October 2020.

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InnovEd4TS Field Mission #2: "IngénieuxSud" meets at UCLouvain

After having held its first virtual visit in Oslo, the peer experts of the InnovEd4TS - Innovative Education for Transferable Skills - Strategic partnership met the team of the "IngénieuxSud" Initiative at UCLouvain. A collaborative tool supported the participants in their deliberations.

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InnovEd4TS Field mission #3: "Artistes en Résidence" and Research Creation - When Art meets Science at UCLouvain

Earlier in December, the third flagship initiative of the Strategic Partnership InnovEd4TS was hosted virtually at UCLouvain. Peer experts of five Circle U. alliance universities and the University of Lisbon attended the field mission. They learned about the "Artistes en Résidence" and Research Creation initiatives, creative and enriching programs which develop transferable skills among students.

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Field mission #4

InnovEd4TS Field mission #4 - Case Competition "Stay Relevant": Using academic knowledge in practice

From the 22nd to the 26th of March, the fourth flagship initiative of the Strategic Partnership InnovEd4TS was hosted virtually at Aarhus University. Invited experts from four Circle U. universities and the University of Lisbon had the opportunity to witness the Case Competition "Stay relevant" (studerende.au.dk) that Aarhus University had set up for its students, enabling them to develop their transferable skills.

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Field mission #5

InnovEd4TS Field mission #5 - Corps et Esprit, Esprit de Corps: interdisciplinary approach at its best

On the 8th and 9th of April, the fifth flagship initiative of the Strategic Partnership InnovEd4TS was hosted virtually at Université Paris Cité.

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Field mission #6

InnovEd4TS Field mission #6 - General Studies: A Unique Liberal Arts Education in Portugal

On the 15th and 16th of April, the sixth flagship initiative of the Strategic Partnership InnovEd4TS was hosted virtually at the University of Lisbon.

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HU-Q Programme

InnovEd4ts Field mission #7 - Research-based learning at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Last June, the seventh flagship initiative of the Strategic Partnership InnovEd4TS was hosted virtually at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (HU-Berlin). Invited experts from four Circle U. universities and the University of Lisbon met around the flagship initiative HU-Q Programme, a university-wide initiative for research-based learning.

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InnovEd4ts Field mission #8 - Experimenting Problem-Based Learning in Health at Université de Paris

On the 1st and 2nd of July, the eighth flagship initiative of the InnovEd4TS strategic partnership was hosted as a virtual event at Université de Paris.

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Field mission #9

InnovEd4ts Field mission #9 - Final visit: the Aarhus Summer University, a window on the world

In July, the last flagship initiative of the Strategic Partnership InnovEd4TS was hosted virtually at Aarhus University.

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Photo: N. Richard at University of Oslo Professorboligen
Photo: N. Richard at University of Oslo Professorboligen

Bringing Innovative Pedagogies and Students' Transferable skills in Higher Education

Held at the University of Oslo on March 29th, the InnovEd4TS project gathered 35 professors, peer experts, project leaders and guest participants for a hybrid seminar.

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​IO3: Recommendations towards a joint European Campus​

Recommendations based on the analysis​ are written down in a recommendations report.

Final report from InnovEd4TS: Recommendations for Supporting and Developing Transferable Skills in Higher Education

InnovEd4TS focuses on the analysis and the development of initiatives that promote the acquisition of transferable skills that students need to face future challenges.

Nine innovative projects from the partners of the InnovEd4TS project have been presented and analysed with a focus on their ability to promote transferable skills in Higher Education. The Consortia have developed new tools to analyse those projects. This report is based on a Recommendation Seminar, which took place in Oslo in March 2022, and will showcase the results from the seminar.

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IO4: Open Online Education Repository​

An interactive tool available with an analysis of the transferable skills and initiatives in an online open education repository.

A repository to share our findings. The goal is to inspire innovative teachers to include the development of transferable skills in their teaching. InnovEd4TS brought together several higher education institutions focused on researching, describing, and explaining 12 transferable academic skills in innovative academic contexts, based on 9 flagship initiatives.

The alliance of 9 European Universities