INTRODUCTION
Ensuring social,
economic and environmental sustainability is one major aim of all the countries
but priorities are not the same world over. The partner countries, China and
Thailand, are fast growing economies attracting a significant share of Foreign
Direct Investment but facing a number of social and environmental challenges.
Growing cities, expanding industry and increasing pollution of air, water and
soil are big problems in both the countries which have several adverse effects
on the society, environment and sustainable development.
International
geospatial job market is highly versatile and the influence of three main
drivers, i.e. Geospatial Data, Geospatial Technology and Geospatial
Applications, makes it quite dynamic and fluctuating. The three drivers have
continuous and multilateral interactions with each-other, hence, a change in
one driver causes a change in the other two. For example, supply of a new type
of data triggers demand for required software capabilities for processing and
analysis, and a combination of these two facilitates applications in new
fields. Likewise, development of a new area of application may need suitable
data and enhanced software capabilities. Resultantly, such developments create
demand for ‘ready-to-deliver’ geospatial professionals having matching competences.
The readiness of the current learners/ students depends on how much they engage
themselves in continuously enhancing their skills and competences.
GeoS4S project
provides an opportunity to the faculty members as well as the current learners
/ students to acquire knowledge and skills, in addition to their regular
curricula, in an international learning environment.
OBJECTIVES
- Design the structure and syllabi of 20 innovative modules
- Develop case study based teaching / learning materials
- Give ‘hands-on’ practical training of delivering and working with the modules
- Launch an e-Learning platform for open and free access to the teaching / learning materials
- Initiate a framework for awarding ‘International Geospatial Qualification Certificate’ to those completing 30 ECTS courses from these modules.
ACTIVITIESPARTNERS
Coordinating Institution |
AUSTRIA:
- Interfaculty Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Salzburg
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Partner Institutions
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CZECH REPUBLIC - Palacky University, Olomouc
GERMANY:
- University of Sustainable Development, Eberswalde
NETHERLANDS:
- VU University, Amsterdam
CHINA:
- Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing - Wuhan University, Wuhan - Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography - CAS, Urumqi
THAILAND:
- Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani - Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai - King Mongkut's University of Technology Thornburi
| OUTCOMES (see the blogs: Oct-15, Feb-16, Jun-16, Sep-16, Feb-17, Jun-17, Sep-17, Mar-18, Jul-18, Sep-18)
- Syllabi and Learning / Teaching Materials of 20 innovative modules jointly developed by the partners.
- 20 faculty members trained in designing and developing the learning / teaching materials of the 20 modules.
- 50 Faculty members and 150 students trained in working with and delivering learning / teaching materials of the newly developed 20 innovative modules.
- An e-Learning platform containing learning / teaching materials of the 20 innovative modules for open and free access worldwide.
- A framework for awarding an ‘International Geospatial Qualification Certificate’.
| Contact: Dr. Shahnawaz, Interfaculty Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Austria. |
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