During this WP, the capacity building of the academic staff will initially take place. Academic staff and researchers will have the opportunity to visit the EU-HEIs in order to get trained on the new programmes, have discussions with peers and gain necessary experience, to be used back in their HEIs. This WP will also allow professors and researchers from PCs to work together with

leading experts in their field from Europe, update their skills and knowledge and get ready for the delivery of the undergraduate and MSc programmes in their universities.

Moreover, during this WP, the necessary Networking Actions (in relation with the Networking Events of A6.3) will take place. The academic staff will have the opportunity to meet other peers in their field, from various countries.

Foreseen activities:

A3.1 Training of Academic Staff

A3.2 Networking Actions with Related Stakeholders

A3.3 Development of Internship Programme

Deliverables:

D3.1 Training material

D3.2 Report on Networking Actions

D3.3 Visits and Online Trainings

D3.4 Report on internship programme

During this WP the start of the accreditation process of the developed programmes will take place in the PCs, before the delivery of the actual programmes. This is done, in order to certify the quality of the programmes.

Following that, the programmes will be delivered and tested to all PC-HEIs according to the specifications set in WP2 and WP3. The delivery of the programmes will be closely monitored by all partners.

Foreseen activities:

A4.1 Actions for the Accreditation of Developed Curricula

A4.2 Delivery of the Undergraduate Programme

A4.3 Delivery of the MSc and VET programmes

A4.4 Evaluation and Best Practices

Deliverables:

D4.1 Accreditation Report of Developed Curricula in Partner Countries

D4.2 Delivery of the Undergraduate Programme

D4.3 Delivery of the MSc and VET Programme

D4.4 Programme Delivery Interim Evaluation Report

D4.5 Programme Delivery Final Evaluation Report

This WP aims at maintaining a high-quality of the outputs (of all forms), in order to certify that the project is executed with the standards that EU require.

Using a set of Monitoring Tools and Monitoring Bodies, a methodology will be developed to certify that through this WP, the expected quality results will be achieved. Naturally, this WP interacts directly with the rest of the WPs.

Foreseen activities:

A5.1 Quality Assurance Plan and Continuous Control

A5.2 Evaluation Actions and Reporting

Deliverables:

D5.1 Quality Assurance Plan (QAP)

D5.2 Quality Board (QB) Appointment

D5.3 Periodic Quality and Evaluation Reports

D5.4 Final Impact and Evaluation Report

Dissemination actions will include targeted and systematic processes, which aim to:

• Increase the interest of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professionals, to follow courses on the electronics, automation and robotics fields.
• Identify, target and involve relevant stakeholders.
• Disseminate information on the project to the widest audience possible through targeted actions.

Exploitation and Sustainability actions will ensure the sustainability of the project’ s results through the appropriate exploitation planning, the continuation and further development of the undergraduate and the MSc curriculum, the establishment of strong partnerships between the EU- and PC-HEIs as well as with private and public and private stakeholders that will be involved during the project and the expansion of cooperation between HEIs and relevant businesses.

Foreseen activities:

A6.1 Dissemination Plan

A6.2 Project Website

A6.3 Networking Events

A6.4 Exploitation and Sustainability Plan

Deliverables:

D6.1 Dissemination Plan

D6.2 Project website

D6.3 Networking Events

D6.4 Exploitation and Sustainability Plan

D6.5 Portfolio of dissemination material

The objectives of this WP can be summarized as follows:

• Effective and concerted project implementation that will ensure that the project objectives are reached, managed and disseminated in a coordinated and coherent manner, along with all technical activities and legal aspects and efficient management of time & resource allocation at consortium level and coordination of the Work Packages.
• Management of the project’s external relations, with EACEA and stakeholders.
• Ensure external input from actors in the field.
• Risk management and contingency planning.

Foreseen activities:

A7.1 Consortium Management & Coordination

A7.2 Project Meetings

A7.3 Funding Management

A7.4 Risk Management

Deliverables:

D7.1 Consortium Management and Coordination

D7.2 Project Meetings

D7.3 Funding Management

D7.4 Risk Management

D7.5 Consortium Agreement

D7.6 Coordination and Communication Platform