Elegant Project

Project Objectives

The project aims to enhance university enterprise cooperation in Jordan and Lebanon in order to improve teaching and learning in partner universities, enhance the employability of graduates and create conditions for applied research cooperation and knowledge transfer between partner universities and enterprises. The general objectives of the project are:

To stimulate the development of an enterprise cooperation culture at partner universities.

To promote the sharing of good practice for establishing university-based Enterprise Liaison Offices, and developing new forms of industry-oriented education in a number of Jordanian and Lebanese Universities.

To improve the ICT curricula and upgrade the capacities of academic and technical staff of partner universities.

To develop a coherent information and communication strategy for the University communities within the local business environment.

To develop a programme-strategy to support students to develop their master theses and internships with enterprises to enhance their employability

Expected Results

Establishment of a Universities-enterprises cooperation network.

Appointment of Liaison Officers and establishment of Liaison Offices in partner universities

MOUs signed with enterprises

Pilot implementation of the operations of the newly created Liaison Offices.

Student internships/placements in enterprises

Student projects based in enterprises and mentored by staff of enterprises

Enterprise staff participating in lectures at universities

Upgrading the knowledge and capacities of teaching, technical and other staff of universities

Raising public awareness and dissemination actions of project results throughout the project duration.