CoopCities - Learning from urban cities sustainable solutions to deal with the global challenges faced due to COVID pandemic

Overview

The ERASMUS+ project CoopCities is concerned with promoting the skills and competencies of urban actors with a view to sustainable urban development. To this end, the development, testing and evaluation of a status report, a blueprint for serious game development, the serious game itself and a learning platform will be implemented. CoopCities has a duration of 24 months and the project language is English.

Objective

The ERASMUS+ project CoopCities deals with the promotion of the skills and competences of urban actors with regard to sustainable urban development. For this purpose, the development, testing and evaluation of a status report, a blueprint for serious game development, the serious game itself and a learning platform are implemented. CoopCities has a duration of 24 months, whereby the project language is English.


The ERASMUS+ project CoopCities: Learning from urban cities sustainable solutions to deal with the global challenges faced due to COVID pandemic focuses on developing skills and competences of different urban actors to respond to unexpected challenges. In this framework, the project aims to develop an innovative training model for VET trainers/educators to help them acquire the skills and competencies to deal with the unexpected global challenges faced in their cities, e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic.


The training model will be combined with training materials digital means, i. e. serious game and e-learning portal, video narratives, digital case study report cards, all available as OER in the project's e-learning portal. The results of the project will contribute to one of the most important global needs of overcoming climate change and environmental protection. Results are R1 CoopCities state-to-the-art report, R2 CoopCities 'Blueprint', R3 CoopCities Serious Game and R4 CoopCities e-Learning portal.

Key Facts

Research profile area:
Transformation and Education
Project duration:
11/2021 - 10/2023
Contribution to sustainability:
Quality Education
Funded by:
EU
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Principal Investigators

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Prof. Dr. Marc Beutner

Wirtschaftsp?dagogik und Evaluationsforschung

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Results

  • Develop an innovative training model for VET trainers to provide them with the tools, guidance and adequate support to train urban actors (urban decision makers, mayors, city officials, city council members, local decision makers, urban advisors, consultants, counselors, relevant authorities, NGOs, international institutions).
  • Train VET trainers to develop the knowledge, skills and competences needed to train urban actors and increase their future impact in education on sustainable cities.
  • Contribute to developing the capacity of urban actors to build sustainable and resilient cities and enable them to respond flexibly to challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic.