Learning in Higher Education on Advanced Land Management...

Interuniversity Learning in

Higher Education on

Advanced Land Management:

EgyptcountryILHAM-EC

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Interuniversity Learning in Higher

Education on Advanced Land

Management: Egypt Country

ILHAM-EC Project

Dr. Bassem Ashour

Zagazig University Contact Person

The 4th National Erasmus+ Day 2017.

Grand Nile Tower Hotel– Cairo , Egypt

Monday, 4th December 2017

Developing a New Inter-University

Postgraduate Master in The Field of

Sustainable Land Management (SLM)



Project Description

Duration : October 15, 2016 – October 14, 2018

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Total Budget : 1,012,406 .00 EURs

Project coordinador,Prof. Luciano Gutierrez, University of Sassari

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InterUniversity Learning in Higher education

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Developing a New Inter-University Postgraduate Master in The Field of

Sustainable Land Management (SLM)


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Curriculum

Evaluation

Assessment

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Training

Teachers

Educational

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E-Learning

Modules

Mobility

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Achievements

A New Unified Joint Master ProgramIn

Sustainable Land Management



▪ The new Master was designed to be

student-oriented, based on

new innovative learning methods and adjusted to

the Bologna process requirements.


▪ In addition, a cooperation agreement

signed by involved universities and

other stakeholders will establish an

international educational network on

SLM that will create new cooperative

opportunities and relationships.

One Unified Bylaw

One Teaching Board

Two locations (Cairo – Alexandria)



Damanhour UniversityZagazig UniversityCairo UniversityAlexandria UniversityCourse

Dr. Ahmed El-NagarDr. Mohamed Momtaz Gad

[email protected]

Prof. Ibraheem Saleh

[email protected]

Prof. Maher Saleh

[email protected] ecosystem

Prof. Ahmed Korany

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Dr. Mohamed Saad Eldin

[email protected]

Prof. Hosam El-BeltagyProf. Manal Fawzy

[email protected]

Biodiversity/ecosystem

Services

Prof. Abdrbnaby Abdelhady

hadyhady200@damanho

ur.edu.eg

Dr. Sameh Shaddad

[email protected]

Prof. Abdu Soaud

[email protected]

Prof. El-Esawy El-Zahaby

esaw_elzahaby@yahoo.

com

Advanced Land

Degradation

Dr. Emad Fawzi

[email protected]

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Dr Mohamed Abu Hashem

[email protected]

Dr. Lamy HamedProf. Mohamed Bahnassy

[email protected] and Spatial analysis

Dr. Atef Nassar

[email protected]

Dr. Hend Mamdh Elakkad

[email protected]

Prof. Abdu Soaud

[email protected]

Dr. Mahmoud Kamh

[email protected]

Advanced

Spectroscopy

Dr. Gaber Abdel-AttyDr. Ahmed Fawzy Hamed

[email protected]

Prof. Khaled Abdu

[email protected]

Prof. Sherin Sherif

[email protected]

Economics of Land

Degradation

Dr. Ibrahem SalahDr. Abdelhadi Ibrahim Ali

[email protected]

Prof. Hosam Safaa

[email protected]

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Dr. Heba Salama

[email protected] Analysis

Prof. Ahmed Abdel-

Mawgood

[email protected]

Prof. Mahmoud Sitohy

[email protected]

Dr. Mohamed El-Mogy

elmogymmm75@yahoo

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Dr. Gaber Hassan

[email protected]

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Project Proposal

Writing

Prof. Ahmed Abdel-

Mawgood

[email protected]

Prof. Hassan Seliha

[email protected]

Dr. Ehab Mostafa

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Dr. Ramzy Hedia

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Foundation Courses Boards

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WP1: Needs assessmentTask 1.1 Curriculum Evaluation and Need


The evaluation assessment was carried out through:

• Study of existing learning programs and materials,

• Discussion within the partnership in specific meetings,

• Interviews and questionnaires involving several stakeholders (teachers, students, external expertise, enterprises, institutions.)


• At least 150 stakeholders (students, teachers,

enterprises, institutions, associations, general public, etc.)

interviewed by April 2016;

• Curriculum Evaluation Report on SLM of the 4 involved

Egyptian universities realized by May 2016

July 2016

Achievements

Needs Assessment Report

InterUniversity Learning in Higher education

on Advanced Land Management- Egypt Country

http://ilham-ec.uniss.it/

Achievements

▪ WP2 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Preparation of Draft Master Curriculum Proposal-Alex Univ.,

October 2016


• Master structure finalized

• Program and course specifications developed.

• Bylaw finalized


Master structure

• Total ECTS for the Master = 120 :

- 30 ECTS for thesis research ,

- 90 ECTS for courses :

72 ECTS mandatory courses ,

18 ECTS for Elective specialization courses.


• ILHAM-EC SLM Master Modules and Courses Approved by the scientific committee (SG) on 28/11/2016 .

• Bylaw approved by Agricultural Sector Committee (AESC-SCU) on 7th October , 2017


Master Management

• Faculty Coordinating Committee (FCC)

• Program Coordinating Committee (PCC):

The PCC will be formed at the four participating universities from 8 members, two members from each participating university


WP3: Implementation of learning environment


• e-learning platform with the implementation of 10 reviewed educational modules on SLM developed .

• Educational game on SLM .

• 8 workstations for each Egyptian involved universities .

• 20 computes for the studentsr .

• 200 new scientific books for each Egyptian involved university .

• Advanced instrument for water , soil analysis and 1 GPS for each Egyptian involved university .


WP4: Training of teachers

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TRAINING METHODS

VIDEO SCRIBING METHODS

INTERACTIVE E-LEARNING PLATFORMsAND EDUCATIONAL GAMEs

INSTALLATION OF WORKSTATIONS AND EQUIPS

UPDATING LIBRARIES

INSTRUMENTS


• 2-day workshop on modern teaching and learning methods involving 32 local teachers and 10 European teachers carried out in November 2016

• Guidelines on best practices published .

• e-learning training based on 10 modules on SLM attended by 32 Egyptian professors .

• Special Mobility Strand (SLM) .

• 2 webinars .


workshop on modern teaching and learning methods


Final 10e-learning modules charged on the platform

1. SUSTAINABLE AGRO-ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT .2. ECONOMIC OF SLM .3. ADVANCED SPECTROSCOPY ANALYSIS FOR SLM .4. LAND MANAGEMENT USING GIS AND RS APPLICATIONS .5. LAND USE PLANNING IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT .6. SUSTAINABLE FEED-FOOD LINKS WATER RESOURCES

MANAGEMENT .7. SOIL SALINITY AND LAND MANAGEMENT .8. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.9. PROJECT PROPOSAL WRITING, FINANCING AND SOURCES OF FUNDING.10. APPLIED BIO-ECONOMICS. 10. APPLIED BIO-ECONOMICS .


Special Mobility Strand (SLM)

• The 1st mobility involved 21 teachers in June 2017 to :Sassari University , Italy .Leeds University , UK .Thessaloniki University , Greece .

• Further training in Sassari for the 32 Egyptian teachers in January 2018 . Teachers from Leeds and Thessaloniki will participate .

• Students Mobility .


WP5: Pilot Master Implementation (Implementation of the Inter-University high quality Master on SLM


• Open-days to inform students on the new curricula were organized in October 2017;

• 20 motived students (5 from each University ) will be selected by December 2017;

• The new Joint Master Program on SLM will be started by February 2018.


ZU-ILHAM project team participated the annual graduation day of the Faculty of Agriculture to disseminate the new joint Master degree in SLM among graduates, students, parents, faculty staff and university administration.


The second information open day for SLM new Joint Master at

Zagazig University , Monday the 30th of October .

The day hosted the stakeholders from the labor market and the

current undergraduate students from different disciplines as

well as faculty member.

The Master on SLM has been advertised by Cairo University in the 3rd

green day on November 4th



Zagazig University announces a new Master on Sustainable Land Management (SLM)by Marco Di Donato - Monday, 20 November 2017, 1:54 PMhttp://www.ilhamec.eu

The Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, announces theopening of the new Masters program (Sustainable LandManagement) within the framework of the European Unionfundedproject ( Erasmus+) entitled "Interuniversity Learning in HigherEducation on Advanced land Management - Egyptian Country/ILHAM-EC . With the partnership of 5 European partners (SassariUniversity, Italy- Leeds University, UK- Aristotle University ofThessalonik, Greece- Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED),Rome - Advanced Computer System ( A.C.S. S.p.A) , Rome) .

The Master's Program is a joint and unified program between fourEgyptian universities: Cairo, Alexandria, Zagazig, Damanhour,adopting the European ECTS system, and is applied within theframework of bylaws of the Faculty of Agriculture

http://www.ilhamec.eu/


WP7: Dissemination & Exploitation


• newsletters published;

• presentation at national and international events;

• websites created;

• Moodle platform created;

• Media

• Facebook and Twitter accounts created.


During the UNIMED general assembly held in ParisOctober 2017,

The SLM joint postgraduate master project hasbeen presented in the plenary session as one ofthe best Capacity Building projects .


Web siteshttp://www.ilhamec.eu

http://www.unimed.net/en/projects/ilham-ec/)

http://www.ilham.zu.edu.eg

Each newsletter is published on the web platform and disseminated among database contacts

(http://www.ilhamec.eu/course/index.php?categoryid=7).

http://www.ilhamec.eu/

http://www.unimed.net/en/projects/ilham-ec/

http://www.ilham.zu.edu.eg/

http://www.ilhamec.eu/course/index.php?categoryid=7


WP6: Quality plan


Internal Quality

- QA tests filled by 100% of the 32 teachers and 20 students involved in learning activities

- Quality satisfaction for the e-learning tools and frontal lessons achieved by 80% of the interviewees by October 2018


External Quality

External evaluator: Dr. Filippo Sartor

• First report produced July 2017 .

• Final report produced by October 2018


WP8: Project Management


• KOM held in March 6th, 2016;

• First Steering Committee Meeting organized on March 7th – 8th, 2016 in Cairo .

• Memorandum of understanding signed during the SCM on March 7th , 2016

• Coordination/SG meetings

• Second Steering Committee Meeting organized on June 19th – 20th, 2017 in Rome .


• Inter-institutional agreements between institutions from the porgramme and partner countries .

• Financial meetings organized;

• Interim Report for the EACEA

• 80% percentage of Milestones achieved in time

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