HITSA opens call for proposals for the
StudyITin.ee program of 2018 for the higher education institutions with the aim
to raise teaching of ICT skills necessary on the labour market to the new level
and involve possibly innovative solutions to the study process. All Estonian
higher education institutions can apply for the support.
Call for
proposals aims at providing financial support to good ideas for bringing
innovations into the higher education of ICT as well as strengthening in higher
education as well as in other areas of specialty, to strengthen
specialty-specific ICT education in other sectors. All projects that start
cooperation with businesses, or any other innovative solution that would find
its place in daily ICt studies are most welcome.
"The
main focus of current year development projects lies on enhancing teaching ICT
competencies that are needed in the labour market, and cooperation with
businesses. It is important to increase application of digital technologies in
Estonian businesses to accelerate the economic growth in Estonia. Young people
with higher education have their own role here and they must acquire the most
innovative ICT skills that support the sector,” said the program manager of the
IT Academy, Margit Grauen.
Development
projects are designed for two different audiences.
In the first category, the
support is granted for development of the ICT curricula of the higher education
institutions. In the second category, the support is allocated for development
of specialty-specific ICT skills in all other curricula. Preference is given to
the projects that value cooperation and aim at development of higher economic
growth and export capabilities.
- Enhancing the quality of curricula in ICT for higher education institutions, read about the terms >>>
- Developing specialty-specific ICT skills in higher education, read about the terms >>>
Deadline
for development project applications is 22 January 2018. The maximum amount of
funding per project is EUR 75 000.
IT Academy
is a cooperation programme of the state of Estonia, the universities and the
ICT sector run by the Information Technology Foundation for Education. Support
measure of development projects is included in the IT Academy’s program from
2015. The Ministry of Education and Research finances the IT Academy programme
from the State resources.
