This project targets the largest archipelago in the world, Indonesia, and gathers four European (University of Limoges (France), Bangor University (United-Kingdom), the University of Rome III (Italy) and the Technological University of Crete (Greece)) and six Indonesian (Universitas Sriwijaya, Syiah Kuala University, Universitas Tanjungpura, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Universitas Sebelas Maret and Institut Teknologi Bandung) universities as well as associated partners from governmental bodies and the civil society (Indonesian Central Bank, Indonesian Deposit Insurance Corporation, Indonesian Finance Association…) with the aim of integrating and enhancing research capacities and PhD programs in the field of Banking and Finance. According to the European Report on Development 2015 “Indonesia Country Illustration”, there is a strong need to strengthen the financial sector and financial stability in Indonesia which cannot be achieved without improving the quality of research in the area of banking and finance. The beneficiaries of the project are the faculty members, the PhD students and the graduate and undergraduate students of the 6 Indonesian partner universities but the project's outputs will also serve financially excluded households, microenterprises as well as the banking industry, the central bank, regulatory bodies and policy makers. The project involves some associated partners which are banking regulators and official bodies in addition to universities. The project’s outputs will strengthen the link between universities and the banking and financial sector with a broader dissemination to the society as a whole by targeting community services on financial inclusion and financial literacy to contribute to higher standard of living for a large portion of the population.

The aim of this project is to raise the competence of nurse educators and their ability to facilitate learning, which will affect the Quality of Nursing Programmes and improve nurses´ ability to adress various health issues for the population. This is in line with the Sustainable Development Agenda from United Nations and the project is targeting more of the Sustainable Development Goals. There are several motivations for the consortium to undertake this project in Aceh; a) to raise the quality of nursing education curricula and nurse educators competence, b) to strengthen professional clinical nursing, c) to shift the focus in nursing from diseases to health, d) to integrate new international approaches in nursing such as Person-Centred Care (PCC) and transcultural nursing and e) to implement academic teaching methods in nursing education to develop the professional clinical skills of nurses and nursing students.

The overall aim of the UN4DRR project is to modernize the courses related to Disaster Risk Reduction and Management integrating GIS/RS applications as the significant part of the course content. The long-term effect will be to educate future experts for prevention and management of natural and human-induced disasters (e.g. fires) in the Indian Ocean Rim supporting national and EU policies. The project encourages the cooperation with national authorities, public and private sector offering joint DRRM initiatives and access to short courses for use of GIS/RS via online/offline mode. The project also motivates a more proactive cross-region dialogue in DRRM related educational program in the realization of capacity building and internationalization.It is expected that the course programs at IOR HEIs in GIS/RS will improve the competencies of the graduates of the Disaster’s Management Program, especially when they are capable of applying GIS/RS for disaster mitigation. These programs will enable multi-disciplinary skills whereby the graduates are motivated to apply many of their previous competences in coping with the disasters. The RS/GIS technologies are well-suited for integration of most of the students’ previous learned skills.Recently, the application of GIS/RS in disaster management is not only for faculties of sciences and engineering, but can also be applied when dealing with social and humanitarian issues. Therefore, it is considered that the implementation of GIS/RS in disaster mitigation is urgent, especially the disasters are so frequently occurred. GIS/RS is an important tool in disaster mitigation and this science is developing so fast and rapid that it requires frequent upgrading and provide new knowledge to academic staff as well as the students.To cope with the fast-changing technology of RS/GIS with applicative knowledge, skills and attitudes, the updated programes will also offer IORs HEIs the opportunity to increase academic and research output

Indonesia, the main target area of this project, is a rapidly growing economy with an annual growth rate of around 6% in the last years. The Government of Indonesia sees the development of the country in the processing of natural resources and has called in international companies to help to industrialize the country. Industrialization can show success within a few years only with special commitment from the education sector.Based on the needs analysis made in Indonesia by INDOPED project partners, a number of challenges related to higher education have been identified. In most universities teaching still seems to be based on a teacher-centered approach. Students don’t get enough contacts with companies during their studies. Therefore there is a great need to modernize Indonesian pedagogical practices to meet the requirements of working life.The overall aim of the INDOPED project is to raise the teaching capacity of Indonesian University teachers that they will be enabled to bring the Higher Education to the European standard. Teachers should be able to compete in the league of World Class Universities, as Indonesian University rectors have written in their objective agreements with the Indonesian Ministry of HE. The quality of teaching is considered the major factor towards modern and competitive higher education. We see that teachers role should be more like a mentor and facilitator of learning, not a teacher in the traditional meaning. We strongly believe that active University-enterprise cooperation, which gives students more possibilities to enhance their competencies in real working life situations, is a key for more efficient as well as cost-effective higher education. During the INDOPED project we shall test and adjust European active learning practices and embed the most valuable ones into the structures of Indonesian partner universities. Effective dissemination will make the results available for Universities ASEAN wide.

The project tries to address two existing problems in the 3 partner countries involved (Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia): 1. Growing chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as a huge global health problem in low- and middle-income countries. The magnitude of the rise of NCDs is particularly visible in Southeast Asia where limited resources have been used to address this rising epidemic. 2. Around the world, young people need free time, space and fellowship to enjoy sport and play. While the need for the activities of sport are global in scope, the ability to be included often is not. Sport can provide a way to break down barriers and promote inclusion of students at different level of education (higher, vocational, secondary and primary) who are often left on the sidelines. Full participation in sport activities can benefit people who are usually excluded in two ways:1. By changing community perceptions of the capability of different groups: Through sport, participants – regardless of gender, ability or background – can come together in a positive context (sometimes for the first time) and see each other accomplish things they had previously thought impossible. This helps reduce stigma and discrimination and changes the attitude of gatekeepers who have the power to permit or deny children the right to take part in physical activity.2. By changing participant’s perceptions of themselves and their abilities: Sport empowers people to recognize their own potential and advocate for changes in society to enable them to fully realize that potential.Thus the project attempts to create interdisciplinary curriculum on sport management, sport nutrition and physical education while also providing short courses for professional coaches, trainers, sport clubs and organisations that want to learn how to use sport and physical education for inclusion.The project will also create SPIRIT student clubs to promote SPIRIT activities across schools and local communities