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CLOC Digital Education And Research for MENA

Research Project
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01.06.2019
 - 31.12.2020

Access to digital education and research is crucial for the implementation of several Sustainable Development Goals, such as SDG4 (Quality Education) and SDG9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure). It narrows the gap in education and research quality between the Global North and the Global South. New information and communication technologies allow delivering modern digital methods with new emerging forms of learning, teaching and technology transfer. The questions of access to information and knowledge are particularly relevant in fragile and conflict-affected contexts and need to be dealt with in a contextsensitive way. The Cluster of Cooperation "Digital Education And Research for MENA - DEAR MENA" therefore aims at contributing to a research and education network between Institutions of Higher Education in Switzerland and the MENA region. The network hub will be based in Lebanon (at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut) and functions as a regional hub on: A) Focus on digital education & partnerships; B) Focus on engineering education; and C) Focus on peacebuilding, gender & diversity.

Collaborations & Cooperations

2022 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations within own University
Elsadda, Hoda, Prof. Dr., The Women and Memory Forum, Cairo, Other
2022 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations within own University
Ennaji, Moha, Prof. Dr., Center of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Fez, Other
2022 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on a national level
Dennerlein, Bettina, Prof. Dr., University of Zurich, Exchange of methods
2022 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on a national level
Gille, Denis, Prof. Dr., EPFL, Exchange of methods
2022 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on a national level
Moghaddam, Fariba, Prof. Dr., University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Exchange of methods
2022 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on an international level
Amirkabir, Harak Margossian, Prof. Dr., Lebanese American University, Other
2022 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on an international level
Mezher, Dany, Prof. Dr., Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Other
2022 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on an international level
Shafiee, Qobad, Prof. Dr., University of Kurdistan, Other
2022 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on an international level
Suratgar, Amir Abolfazl, Prof. Dr., University of Technology, Other

Members (3)

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Laurent Goetschel

Principal Investigator
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Fariba Moghaddam

Principal Investigator
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Ursina Bentele

Project Member