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EU funding (€1,794,188): Exploiting Ubiquitous Computing, Mobile Computing and the Internet of Things to promote Science Education Hor 3 May 2016 EU Research and Innovation programme "Horizon"

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Exploiting Ubiquitous Computing, Mobile Computing and the Internet of Things to promote Science Education

Nowadays we are lucky to have many exciting new technologies available, like Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), Mobile Computing (MobiCom) and the Internet of Things (IoT); in the following, we shall refer to them collectively as UMI. These technologies are so modern and powerful that can be both an educational means and end, thus fostering innovation and supporting promising scientific careers. The broad aim of the project is to investigate the introduction of UMI technologies in education. By carefully exploiting state of the art technologies in order to design educational tools and activities, the project aims to offer novel educational services, implement innovative pedagogies and enhance students’ and teachers’ creativity, socialisation and scientific citizenship. We intend to put these technologies in practice, so as to enhance the level of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education young girls and boys are receiving and at the same time make attractive the prospect of pursuing a career in domains pervaded by UMI. Inspired by M. Weiser’s idea, a tranquil environment for educational activities will be provided, where technology itself will not star but support the stakeholders of education, including, the educational community (teaching institutions, students, professors, tutors, etc), the industry (UMI companies, VET providers, publishers, etc), career consultants and educational authorities and policy makers. To this end, communities of practice (CoP) will be formed dynamically around UMI projects implemented at schools, including representatives of all necessary stakeholders. In this project we aim to develop an integrated yet open training framework for upper high school students.


Funded Companies:

Company name Funding amount
ALL Digital €160,000
Consortium Ubiquitous Technologies S.c.a.r.l. €264,375
Helsingin Yliopisto €179,250
Institouto Technologias Ypologiston Kai Ekdoseon Diofantos €341,375
Munster Technological University €244,125
Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet Ntnu €356,563
Universita Di Pisa €248,500

Source: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/710583

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