Consortium

10 partners, 7 countries

Universities, vocational training providers, associations and a start-up. Coordinated by the University of Twente.

EnschedeBernSaarbrückenGrazViennaLjubljanaTallinnThessalonikiNetherlandsCoordinatorGermanySwitzerlandAustriaSloveniaEstoniaGreece

Who leads what

Every partner contributes to all parts; these partners lead them.

  1. Project coordination

    University of Twente

    Overall management and AI-enriched online activities.

  2. Gaia and the platform

    enchatted

    Work package 4: the AI tutor, machine translation and AI evaluation.

  3. Stakeholder engagement

    TU Graz

    Work package 5: planning, tracking and analysing engagement.

  4. Learning materials and ethics

    BFH

    Case library (D3.1) and ethics framework (D1.2.1).

  5. Instructional design and evaluation

    Saarland University

    How the course teaches (D2.1) and how learning is measured (D2.2).

NL · NetherlandsCoordinatorUniversity

University of Twente

The University of Twente describes itself as an entrepreneurial technical university that has combined an entrepreneurial mindset with technological innovation since 1961. Its Section Instructional Technology studies how people develop knowledge and skills and how instructional support can be designed for this.

Role in L2BGreenCoordinates L2BGreen and offers AI-enriched online activities based on the project outputs to students, graduates and university staff.

Main contactPantelis PapadopoulosAssociate Professor

CH · SwitzerlandUniversity

Berner Fachhochschule BFH

Bern University of Applied Sciences is a Swiss university of applied sciences whose core competencies, in addition to teaching, include continuing education, research and development and consulting. It is organised in eight schools, including the Business School.

Role in L2BGreenLed the editing of the project's learning materials on green entrepreneurship (D3.1) and engages business students and continuing education professionals in the L2BGreen training.

Main contactNikolaus ObwegeserProfessor

EE · EstoniaUniversity

Estonian Business School

Estonian Business School is the oldest privately owned business university in the Baltics and describes itself as the only business university in Estonia. It offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral studies as well as high school and continuing education.

Role in L2BGreenHelped refine the L2BGreen competence framework for green entrepreneurship and engages business students and its entrepreneurial and executive education networks in the training.

Main contactDr. Aleksandra KekkonenAssociate Professor, Head of the Green, Circular Economy and Resources Knowledge Team

EE · EstoniaAssociation

Estonian Cleantech Association

The Estonian Cleantech Association is an Estonian non-profit business association that unites, supports and represents clean technology companies. Its work covers representing the sector, policy input, public awareness and building partnerships, and it takes part in EU-funded projects.

Role in L2BGreenContributes the perspective of entrepreneurs and domain experts on green entrepreneurship and engages entrepreneurs and people interested in green entrepreneurship in the L2BGreen training.

Main contactKarlis GoldsteinManaging Director

AT · AustriaUniversity

TU Graz

Graz University of Technology is a public engineering university in Graz, Austria, with seven faculties and more than 13,500 regular students. In L2BGreen it is represented by the Institute of Human-Centred Computing, which researches the design of human-computer interaction, computational approaches to human behaviour and the role of digital technologies in society.

Role in L2BGreenLeads work package 5 on stakeholder engagement, supporting partners in planning and tracking their engagement activities and analysing the data collected.

Main contactViktoria Pammer-SchindlerAssociate Professor

AT · AustriaAssociation

Verein zur Entwicklung der digitalen Zukunftsbildung

The Verein zur Entwicklung der digitalen Zukunftsbildung is a non-profit association based in Vienna, Austria. It runs Skills-UP!, a curriculum-aligned financial education programme with interactive modules and simulations for Austrian schools and apprenticeship programmes, aimed at learners aged 15 to 20.

Role in L2BGreenEngages higher education students and professionals interested in green business innovation in the L2BGreen training; its practitioners contributed to the green entrepreneurship competence framework, notably on greenwashing and sustainable marketing.

Main contactDr. Stefan BauerDeputy chair

SI · SloveniaAssociation

ZDOPS

Association of Employers in Craft and Small Businesses of Slovenia

ZDOPS (Združenje delodajalcev obrti in podjetnikov Slovenije) is a non-profit organisation that represents the interests of employers, with an emphasis on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. As a social partner it takes part in social dialogue with the state and trade unions and is a party to the Collective Agreement for Crafts and Entrepreneurship.

Role in L2BGreenFacilitates stakeholder engagement, with responsibility for engaging professionals in SMEs and entrepreneurs in the L2BGreen training.

Main contactNataša CvetekSecretary General

DE · GermanyUniversity

Universität des Saarlandes

Saarland University is a university in Saarbrücken, Germany, founded in 1948, with further sites in Homburg and Dudweiler. It describes itself as research-intensive with a strong European focus and is a member of the European University alliance Transform4Europe.

Role in L2BGreenIts Educational Technology team co-edits the project's instructional design (D2.1) and evaluation toolkit (D2.2) and engages educational technology students in stakeholder activities.

Main contactProf. Dr. Helmut NiegemannHonorary Professor of Educational Technology
TeamProf. Dr. Armin WeinbergerDepartment head, Educational TechnologyAllison L.G. KollingResearch Assistant

GR · GreeceStart-up

enchatted

enchatted is a research-based software studio headquartered in Thessaloniki, Greece, with a further studio in the Netherlands. It develops conversational AI, computer vision solutions and web applications, and its team includes five PhDs in computer science.

Role in L2BGreenLeads work package 4: develops the AI-powered conversational agent Gaia and the machine-based translation, tracks the agent's interaction data and leads the evaluation of the AI features.

Main contactStergios TegosCEO
Links and projects

GR · GreeceVocational training

IEK Delta 360

IEK Delta is a Greek vocational education and training provider, established in 1971 and certified by the Greek Ministry of Education and the EU. It offers post-secondary training at EQF level 5 and adult lifelong learning, with schools in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, Ioannina, Xanthi, Kalamata, Volos and Chania.

Role in L2BGreenFacilitates L2BGreen training and stakeholder activities for apprentices, including workshops, training sessions and practical exercises on green entrepreneurship.

Main contactKonstantinos KiousisDirector
Co-funded by the European Union

Project coordinatorPantelis Papadopoulos University of Twente

Erasmus+ project page

Project facts

Status
Ongoing
Duration
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2027
EU grant
€1,499,148
Programme
Erasmus+
Key action
Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices
Action type
Alliances for Education and Enterprises
Countries covered
7
Project number
101139849
Co-funded by the European Union

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