Today, in the digital era society is evolving at a rapid pace and investing in education have vast social and economic advantages for it. It is the education that allows people to have access to SDGs 4. It is not argued that a better educated people break away from poverty more easily, help to reduce inequalities and achieve gender equality; they are more tolerant, they contribute to reduce crime, to increase political and civic participation and generally to have more peaceful societies with reduced inequalities and imbalances. Within this context the project brings together European, Asia and African academic and non-academic organizations in a staff exchange program, with the goal to explore, design and deploy innovative and context sensitive solutions for transforming higher education systems. This international and multi-sector consortium is created as a platform for collaboration and is united by the principles of innovation, partnership and solidarity with the purpose to research and identify successful contemporary models and modern instruments that can help higher education transformation and support the sustainable and effective adaptation of the higher education systems of the consortium members to the digital age. The aim of the project is study the process of digitalisation in different organisations and offer solutions concerning the improvement of the digitalisation practices. The project consortium comprises both academic and non-academic partners as well as experts in diverse fields such as, but not limited to, economics, law, management, linguistics. This allows a broad and an indepth approach to digitalisation. On the basis of the identified gaps in the digitalisation process, the project will propose approaches and methodologies which will be realised as different disciplines for the academic institutions’ partners in order to build sustainable competences for the transfer of knowledge and skills

A adaptação e integração dos estudantes no Ensino Superior tem sido largamente abordada  pela investigação, nomeadamente no que diz respeito ao impacto do processo de adaptação  no sucesso e abandono escolar. A integração dos novos estudantes num novo contexto social  e académico pode constituir-se como um momento crítico nos processos de adaptação, sendo  que o período de chegada e os primeiros tempos de permanência na instituição são o momento-chave para intervir preventivamente. O acolhimento de novos estudantes é uma  prioridade do Iscte. As relações entre a integração nas relações sociais do ambiente académico (dentro e fora da  sala de aula), saúde mental e desempenho académico tornou-se particularmente evidente no  contexto mais recente do período COVID-19. Os efeitos do isolamento social e da  aprendizagem exclusivamente on-line são duradouros, sendo fundamental investir na  recuperação através do reforço das iniciativas de acolhimento. A aposta em estratégias de prevenção, com carácter universal, são uma forma eficaz de obtenção de resultados positivos  com os estudantes quer ao nível da sua saúde mental, quer no ajustamento à universidade.  

O estudo de caracterização, análise e avaliação da qualidade das residências para estudantes do ensino superior pretende mapear e analisar as estruturas e as condições de alojamento em residência de estudantes do ensino superior. Propõe-se abranger o universo de residências sob gestão de Instituições de Ensino Superior de todo o território nacional (incluindo regiões autónomas), universitárias e politécnicas, públicas e privadas. Exclui-se da análise os equipamentos do setor empresarial e do terceiro setor. O desenho do estudo está fundamentado numa abordagem de triangulação metodológica quanti-qualitativa.

In recent years, flipped learning (FL) has become a popular instructional model across several disciplines by flipping the traditional in-class instruction time with out of class activities (Shand & Farrelly, 2017). The notion behind flipped classrooms is to devote the limited in-class time for hands-on inquiry activities, while the course delivery is done outside the classroom (Bergmann & Sams, 2008; Tomory ve Watson, 2015). This gives students opportunities to examine course content in a flexible time and space, while in class time is dedicated to discussions, lab, hands-on activities, and small group activities and practices.Due to pandemic, hybrid-schooling has become more prevalent (Azorin, 2020) and FL has been identified as an instructional model to support active learning. A recent study showed that students were more satisfied with FL models than any other online modes (such as MOOCs, live audio, and live video) and FL improved their conceptual understanding and attention to the course content (Tang et al. 2020). Empirical research is mostly conducted on STEM areas in post secondaryeducation (Wright & Park, 2021) and in K12 mostly with high school students (Lo & Hw, 2017). Research mostly provides evidence for a positive effect on achievement in STEM (Fung et al., 2021; Wright & Park, 2021), engagement in differentdisciplines (Bond, 2020). Considering the challenges, students face difficulties in accessing help and guidelines and limited student preparation.However, teachers felt overwhelmed with the available online resources and tools and stated the lack of knowledge about online/remote teaching strategies (Trust & Whalen, 2020). This might be because most teachers’ lack of online teachingexperiences prior to pandemic (Mashall et al. 2020). It is expected that even after the pandemic, hybrid learning will be an important instructional revenue for most schools (Babatunde Adedoyin & Soykan, 2020). FL is complementary to EU’s fit ...

Comparative Candidate Survey Portugal, national elections 2022, with Fieldwork and database preparation for FORS - Swiss Social Science Data Bank, 2022-2024.  This project is a member of the Comparative Candidate Survey https://www.comparativecandidates.org/  https://www.comparativecandidates.org/members?page=1 & Member of the National Research Infrastructure APIS (with ESS, PNES, etc.), and of the European Research Infrastructure (in preparation): MDem – Monitoring Electoral Democracy: https://medem.eu/   

This action is organized around the general objective (G.O.) to strengthen the mechanisms for the integration of immigrants into Cabo Verde society, while reinforcing the contribution to the priorities defined in the cooperation framework between Portugal and Cabo Verde. This objective is achieved by carrying out several activities oriented towards practical and accurate results, based on the exchange of experiences between both countries to improve the services provided, considering the following specific objectives/outcomes: • S.O.1. – To improve instruments and operating procedures regarding immigrant integration in Cabo Verde, by implementing four local units for immigrant support, a multichannel platform to support and strengthen public services available to immigrants and developing instruments for local approaches. • S.O.2. – To develop capacity-building actions for Cabo Verdean authorities (at national and local level), civil society organizations and ACM key staff, in legal migration management and integration. • S.O.3. – To provide certified professional training of immigrants to promote their professional qualification. • S.O.4. – To produce and disseminate knowledge about migration in Cabo Verde, by developing studies, awareness-raising campaigns, and setting up a Migration Observatory in the country.

The rationale of this project is to develop a collaborative European teaching and learning network on Ecosocial Work within the EASSW-SIG on Ecosocial Work. Ecosocial work is an evolving Social Work perspective that strives towards an overall sustainability transition in social work and beyond. Environmental crises have profound social and economic consequences, increasing social inequality and vulnerability; it is therefore important to address these crises in social work education and practice. Despite the climate emergency, there are few courses on Ecosocial Work on European social work curricula and many educators, students and practitioners lack knowledge of Ecosocial Work in theory or practice. The purpose of this teaching and learning network will be to develop, share and exchange insights and materials on Ecosocial Work praxis across the network and more widely a) via an collaborative online teaching and learning platform (such as Moodle Cloud, Canvas Studio, b) by producing an educator’s e-handbook on ecosocial work, and c) through conference presentation and publications.

This project will meet the EU citizenship education needs of all students at respective partner schools between the ages of 14-18; In the form of written materials with important elements as purpose, content, learning teaching processes and evaluation are defined as "EU CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM". In our project, the number of students who say I know their EU citizenship rights is 30%. With the studies of European Youth and Culture Club and mobile application; We aim to increase the number of students who say I have information about the European common culture by 40%. The subject, scope and goal of this project requires transnational cooperation of different schools and universities from Europe.

A sustainable social foundation for human life can only develop in an inherent interdependence with the overall ecological ceiling and regenerative economy. ASTRA paves the way for a radically new approach to tackle the major societal challenges faced with social work. This is done by combining transdisciplinary sustainability transition research, policies and practices in social work. The combination creates a novel scientific domain and establishes new transformative standards of social work doctoral training in Europe. Within this frame, the recruited Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) focus on the challenge of social inclusion of young people in precariousness situations as well as people with a migration background in vulnerable communities. In participatory research with the target groups, social work methods are co-created as steps of the transition towards sustainable and inclusive society. The potential of the following methodic models are investigated: naturebased well-being, environmental justice, circular and solidarity economy, sustainable food policies in vulnerable communities, ecosocial innovations and contributive justice. The practice-research methodology of social work is applied by the ASTRA consortium, which consists of leading European social work academics involved in sustainability transition research and two non-academic research organisations for environmental and economic sustainability. The diversity of the partner organisations working on sustainability transition in practice deepens the transdisciplinary approach. The innovative practice-related solutions and fundamentally new types of research-based knowledge will have a long-term impact not only on social work but on society and science at large. ASTRA offers the ESRs novel career perspectives in transdisciplinary research, cross-sectoral policy-making and new economic models at the local, national and European level.

One of the major concerns that the contemporary brings to training is the need of its relationship with the labour market. In social work this articulation is assumed not only as a mere adaptation of the training matrix to the demands of the labor market, but it means, above all, a directive in the formulation of its professional project.  Based on this assumption, we started this research project which intends to assess the perceptions of finalist’s students of Social Work (undergraduate) regarding the suitability of their training to the needs and challenges that professionals face in their professional practice. Also intends to assess their perceptions about the theoretical-methodological and technical-instrumental skills acquired during the years of training and students degree of satisfaction with it.

This project aims to examine the role of civil society in supporting vulnerable members of the community within the context of social welfare reform, neoliberal policy and new public management initiatives. Pressures of marketization, austerity and statutory intervention are challenging policies to reducing poverty, social inequality and social exclusion and promoting social cohesion and developing social capital. The project involves EU and associated countries that are undergoing significant social and economic change, namely England, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey, whilst non EU countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are newly advanced economic development countries. The project will enhance the understanding and knowledge based models of global sustainable social welfare service delivery.