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DigiCampus Training for GeoICT4e and Resilience Academy experts
On 8th and 9th June 2021, GeoICT4e and Resilience Academy in collaboration arranged a training to University experts from UDSM, ARU, SUA, SUZA, MoCU, UTU, NOVIA, and TURKU UAS to provide skills on developing e-learning content utilizing Digicampus. The training was...
MiniMOOCs and other E-learning mateials as a resource to Challenge Campaigns
Currently the GeoICT4e experts are designing miniMOOCs related to knowledge and handling of digital geospatial data, sustainable development, climate change, innovations, and entrepreneurship, which are also the themes included in our pedagogical approach,...
Kick-off to Multicompetence Learning and GeoICT4e Ways to Work
A two-days’ event for GeoICT4e experts GeoICT4e project is implemented by eight universities from Finland and Tanzania. Altogether, we comprise a team of 51 experts, who have different knowledge, skills, experience, networks and personalities. Getting to know and...
GeoICT4e project gets started
Since our consortium goals are targeting for substantially broader learning impacts than before, we work in close cooperation with the local innovation and entrepreneur ecosystem and government sector actors, and the World Bank -funded by Tanzania Resilience Academy....
Application for GeoICT4e successfully submitted
While the GeoICT project is gradually ending, we have submitted a new HEI-ICI proposal “GeoICT4e” – e referring to employment – for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Our new project initiative builds on the success of the previous two HEI ICl-projects between...
Geo-ICT pilot courses running in Tanzania
The Tanzanian partner universities have reviewed and developed several curricula and courses as part of the Geo-ICT project. We aim to collect feedback from the students of each partner university regarding at least one course during 2019, to be able to measure the...
Geo-ICT Entrepreneurship and Innovation workshop week in Dar es Salaam
Author: Emma Nkonoki / Geo-ICT team An inspiring workshop week related to entrepreneurship and innovation was held as a collaborative effort of the Geo-ICT team in March 2019 in Dar es Salaam. The aim of the workshop week was to foster a close working connection and...
Trainings held so far
In the Geo-ICT project, the staff of partnering universities has been trained in the following topics: Introduction to geoinformatics (November 2017) Pedagogy for teaching staff (March 2018) Remote sensing with open source tools (March 2018) Entrepreneurship,...
Tanzania’s preparedness for climate challenges is supported by cooperation between the Geo-ICT partners
Photo credits: Ramani Huria, https://www.flickr.com/photos/ramanihuria/ The World Bank has granted funding for the five Geo-ICT partners, University of Turku, Ardhi University, Sokoine University of Agriculture, State University of Zanzibar, and University of Dar es...
Tanzanian young experts’ visit to Finland
During September - November 2018, we had the pleasure to host a group of seven young project experts at the University of Turku (UTU) in Finland, Departments of Geography and Geology, and Future Technologies. The experts came from the project's four Tanzanian partner...
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Regards from @GeoICT4e Partner MoCU 's Career Fair on 28 May 2021. Event attracted various stakeholders. GeoICT4e was presented also to the Guest of Honor, Deputy Minister, Prime Minister’s Office (Labour, Youth and Employment). We are happy of the feedback and regards. #heiici https://t.co/ZuOWqsrkE6 Read More
Regards from Iiris Somervuori, the trainer: "It was excellent to have so many experts attending the training." "Even the experts who have used the platform before got some ideas. I look forward to seeing all the experts coming up with great e-learning solutions in the future!" Read More
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