Requests for further information about the project and opportunities for collaboration can be directed to the SPACE project coordinator, the Institute for the Development of Education.
The project Supporting Professionals and Academics for Community Engagement in Higher Education (SPACE) is funded by the Erasmus+ programme (Key Action 2, Cooperation Partnerships) and will last from November 2023 to October 2026.
As a follow-up to the successful European projects ‘TEFCE’ and ‘SHEFCE’, the SPACE project aims to build the capacities of academics, professional staff, and community partners to strengthen community engagement in higher education across Europe. The project is led by the Institute for the Development of Education (Croatia) and involves 9 partners from 4 countries (Belgium, Croatia, Ireland and Spain). The project is supported by associate partners at the European level (EURASHE, ESU and European university alliances EUTOPIA and UNIC), as well as by university networks of ACUP (Association of Catalan Public Universities) and the Irish Universities Association.
Piloting and evaluating innovative co-learning methods to support academics to integrate community engagement into curricula
Supporting professional and management staff at universities to structure, plan and assess community engagement through institutional policies and practices
Co-creating and applying guidelines on establishing sustainable and mutually beneficially partnerships between universities and community partners
Raising awareness and fostering support of targeted stakeholders at the local and European level to ensure the wider impact and sustainability of project results
