Community engaged learning training held in Zagreb

On January 22-23, the Institute for the Development of Education hosted an inspiring training in Zagreb, organised within the ECEM (Enriching Communities Through Engaged Mobilities), an Erasmus+ project, as the third in a series of trainings and was focused on Community Engaged Learning, with a spotlight on service learning in the context of student mobilities.
Thee training started by painting the big picture, by exploring the social dimension of higher education and the concept of community engagement. Thomas Farnell from the SPACE project consortium shared the TEFCE Toolbox approach, with a special overview of the Teaching and Learning dimension, which is the focus of the SPACE project, so links and possible synergies of the two projects were discussed.

From there, the participants zoomed in on showcasing individual inspiring practices from the University of Zagreb, the University of Split and the University of Valladolid, and engaging in hands-on workshops that encouraged deeper exploration of the topic.
The training brought together a wonderfully diverse group of participants connected to higher education in various capacities, hailing from Spain, Algeria, Albania, Moldova, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy and Portugal.

It was an opportunity to exchange ideas, share experiences, and build new connections between Erasmus+ projects.

For further information about the project, please visit https://www.ecem-project.org/