LURS – Ljudska univerza Rogaška Slatina
Active international projects
VETechConn
The VETechConn initiative is dedicated to enhancing the digital proficiency of vocational education and training (VET) instructors across Bosnia and Herzegovina (in Sarajevo and Vogošća) and Montenegro (in Nikšić and Podgorica), alongside educators from relevant vocational institutions (in Sarajevo, Zenica, Goražde, and Široki Brijeg in Bosnia and Herzegovina; and Podgorica in Montenegro). This endeavor aims to empower these educators by providing them with comprehensive resources and training materials accessible through a cutting-edge digital platform, symbolically named VETechConn. The development of tailored training programs will be facilitated by partner organizations from Western Balkan countries, leveraging their specific expertise and knowledge, while receiving guidance from esteemed EU partners from Croatia and Slovenia. This collaborative effort is geared towards bridging the gap between the evolving demands of the vocational education sector and the digital transformation challenges faced by vocational institution personnel.
FIRST MEETING IN ZAGREB, CROATIA
The first meeting of the project took place in Zagreb, Croatia. The meeting included presentations by the project partners, as well as a detailed project timeline and other administrative matters.
INCLUSIVE DIGITAL BANKING
Inclusive Digital Banking: Empowering Seniors with Digital Skills is an Erasmus + project aimed at bridging the digital divide for seniors. Our mission is to empower seniors with digital skills and promote financial and social inclusion in the digital age.
The digital divide affects older adults and provides access to digital banking services. In the over 65 age group, technology adoption rates remain low.
The project aims to empower older adults with digital skills, promote financial and social inclusion, and increase confidence in using online banking services.
PROJECT MEETING IN SPAIN
The first project meeting took place in the Spanish city of Zaragoza. The partners got to know each other, set a detailed project timeline, and agreed on future project activities, reporting, and dissemination rules.
EMBRACING DIVERSITY
The Erasmus+ project entitled: “Embracing Diversity: Promoting Inclusion of Second Generation of Immigration through Empowerment” is implemented between 01.09.2024 and 31.08.2025. It was thought and developed by four European non-profit organizations: ETS European Campus , Connect People to You , European Youth Center Břeclav , and Ljudska Univerza Rogaska Slatina.
The project aims to promote the social inclusion of children and youngsters with an immigration background and avoid early school leaving. This project recognizes the importance of creating an inclusive society that embraces diversity and empowers individuals of immigrant backgrounds to actively participate in their host countries’ social, cultural, and economic aspects.
The link to the project website: http://Embracing diversity project website .
ERASMUS ACCREDITATION
Ljudska univerza Rogaška Slatina is a proud recipient of the Erasmus + accreditation in the field of adult education, which enables organizations to access learning mobility opportunities within the framework of the Erasmus + program Key measure 1. It supports these organizations in providing opportunities for the professional and personal development of learners, teachers , training staff and other professional staff.
With the obtained certificate, Ljudska univerza Rogaška Slatina commits to comply with the Erasmus quality standards.
MOBILITY OF STAFF AND ADULT LEARNERS IN GENERAL ADULT EDUCATION FOR ACCREDITED ORGANIZATIONS: 2024-1-SI01-KA121-ADU-000206197
JOB SHADOWING IN THE NETHERLANDS
The first activity in the frame of the mobility project was a job shadowing activity at KIT Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in June 2024 The five participants representing LURS visited the mentioned organisation and achieved the following: – Improvement in understanding of Cultural awareness and cultural differences
– Improved knowledge of Best practices/tools/methods in inclusion of foreigners
– Improved understanding of the needs for organizational adaptations
– Improved knowledge, skills and competences in the area of effective teaching styles.
JOB SHADOWING IN GREECE
The second activity in the frame of our project took place in Kefalonia, Greece. The three participants representing Ljudska univerza Rogaška Slatina learned about school´s administration, got to know new teaching methods and tools used for teaching, , with emphasis on integration of immigrant students, mostly Albanian minority which represents 40% of the school population, not only in the school environment but also into the local society. The participants learned about the importance of involvement of minorities into various activities in local environment for prevention of intercultural conflicts and better integration into local society.
GROUP MOBILITY OF ADULT LEARNERS IN POLAND
One of the objectives of our Erasmus + accreditation is to encourage and motivate our members of the University for Third Age for becoming active mentors at the university.
Therefore in October 2024 23 of our members visited a University for Third Age in Sopot, Poland. During the activities, prepared by the host organisation, our seniors got the opportunity to mingle and learn from their peers and members from the host organisation, learn about the activities for seniors the organisation there offers to their members and after returning back to Slovenia, they were able to share their newly gained knowledge and their insights among other members of the university. We are very proud that the mobility is already showing its effects, since our number of active senior members at the university has increased since the mobility in Poland.
JOB SHADOWING IN TURKEY
In November 2024, 3 staff members from Ljudska univerza Rogaška Slatina visited an educational organisation in Denizli, Turkey. They learned more about the Turkish educational system and school administration and teaching techniques, as well as about their methods for better integration of immigrant students into their school environment.
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LOCAL WORKSHOPS
As part of the project, partners conducted local workshops with our participants, where we used the knowledge gained at international trainings as part of the project. For example, at the Rogaška Slatina People’s University, we conducted local workshops on participatory photography and digital storytelling with members of our university for the third age, and podcasts with participants of the foreign language learning program with foreigners.
INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS AND TRAININGS
As part of the project, partners socialized and learned at international meetings and trainings in Finland, Denmark, Spain, and Greece.
Climate cookbook
Support of VET in gastronomic sector towards CO2 neutral kitchen – Climate Cookbook
Program: Erasmus+ 2022-2-HR01-KA210-VET-000094467
Project duration: 1.01.2023 – 1.01.2025
Funding: Erasmus+ (KA210-VET) Small-Scale Partnership in Vocational Education and Training
Project partners:
Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Croatia – Project coordinator
Rogaška Slatina People’s University (LURS), Slovenia – Project partner
Project Leader: Sanja Tišma, PhD
The Climate Cookbook project will research the level of knowledge in the gastronomy sector in Croatia and Slovenia related to the impact of the sector’s operations on climate change. On the basis of the collected research results, an educational programme on climate change will be created following the activities in the gastro sector to reduce CO2 emissions. Also, a methodology will be developed and CO2 emissions calculated for about twenty traditional dishes in Croatia and Slovenia, and recipes with significant CO2 emissions during their production will be combined into a Climate Cookbook. Information about climate change through the activities of the gastro sector as well as the Climate Cookbook will be presented to the general public, thus ensuring the popularization of scientific research at IRMO.
Link to the project website: Climate cookbook
PRIORITY 45
PRIORITY45 is an international Erasmus + project which aims to promote the upskilling and reskilling of 45+ adults to achieve a complete and resilient workforce that, through innovation, creativity and cooperation, can survive in today’s globalised and volatile world. It will also promote among companies and other institutions the relevancy of establishing training plans for 45+ adults to avoid discrimination.
NATIONAL EVENT FOR PRESENTING PRIORITY 45 OUTCOMES IN SLOVENIA
The National event of the Priority 45 project took place in Slovenia took place in Šmarje pri Jelšah, in the premises of dislocated unit of Ljudska univerza Rogaška Slatina.
At the event the representative of Ljudska univerza Rogaška Slatina presented the project’s outcomes, carried out a discussion on lifelong learning, and emphasized the importance of sustainability of the project´s outcomes on organizational, local and national level.
20 people participated at the event, 13 women and 7 men, representing both, stakeholders from various sectors, as well as people over 45.
The event included:
- A presentation of the outcomes of Priority 45 project, including the e-learning platform as a tool for empowering adults aged 45+, videos and other important materials developed in the project.
- Discussion among the participants on how the project outcomes could be useful for them in their daily and professional lives, as well as the possibility of the long-lasting effects and usability on a local and national level.
- Evaluation of the event: participants received a paper version of an evaluation form, enclosed in the annex.
Participants expressed high levels of satisfaction with the project, especially with the Priority 45 platform. They stated that the main advantage of the platform was easy readable and understandable text, H5P exercises and self-reflection exercises.
The discussion among the participants showcased that there is a strong need for constant improving and upgrade of transversal skills in order to achieve success in personal as well as professional life.
Learn more about the project here: https://priority45.eu/
EMPOWERMENT OF DISABLED FOR ACTIVITIES IN NATURE
With the project, we improve the participation of people with physical and/or mental disabilities in sports activities in nature, their perception of themselves and nature, care for physical and mental health, and their attitude to nature.
The results we want to achieve are inclusive and sustainable:
improving social inclusion through movement in a natural environment (cycling on adapted bikes, walking activities, therapeutic riding)
to improve the relationship with nature and thereby reduce pollution
preventing the stigma that “people with disabilities do not move”
promoting equality and non-discrimination
activation of disabled people in outdoor activities and protection of nature
promoting sustainable mobility
promotion of physical and mental health of persons with disabilities and staff
improving the well-being of people with disabilities and staff
reduction of stress and hardships of persons and staff
new knowledge for the disabled and staff
improving the competences of staff and partner organizations
exchange of experience and good practices, upgrade of the work of partners and greater training of smaller partners of newcomers (UVID and COOKT) for international cooperation and development
introduction of new skills into the regular operation of UVID, COOKT and LURS (in the program of mandatory basic and advanced training for personal assistants, in the training of volunteers, in work with students with disabilities)
introducing new outdoor activities for people with disabilities (sensory park and cycling with disabled adapted bikes)
Ljudska univerza Rogaška Slatina is a proud recipient of the Erasmus + accreditation in the field of adult education, which enables organizations to access learning mobility opportunities within the framework of the Erasmus + program Key measure 1. It supports these organizations in providing opportunities for the professional and personal development of learners, teachers , training staff and other professional staff.
With the obtained certificate, Ljudska univerza Rogaška Slatina commits to comply with the Erasmus quality standards.
STORYTELLING 55+
Learn more about the project and the final reults of the project here: https://storytelling55.eu/en/
Storytelling 55 + workshops in Slovenia
In May 2023 Ljudska univerza Rogaška Slatina organized several workshops for seniors in the frame of the Storytelling project. Senior participants were testing storytelling cards and other outputs developed in the project and enjoyed the storytelling activities a lot.
MULTIPLIER EVENT IN THE FRAME OF THE STORYTELLING 55+ PROJECT
On May 24th 2023 Ljudska univerza held a multiplier event in the frame of Storytelling 55 + project in Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia. The participants learned more about the project, its outputs and were at the same time able to test storytelling cards. The event gathered more than 50 experts, including adult education providers, representatives of universities for third age, and other interested parties.
REAL LIFE CONTEXT
Learn more about the project here: https://www.reallifecontext.eu
MULTIPLIER EVENT IN THE FRAME OF THE REAL LIFE CONTEXT PROJECT
Last week, as part of the Erasmus + project Real life Context, we held the final multiplier event, where we presented the final results of our project to the target groups. The main objective of the project is creating innovative intellectual outcomes for English language teachers working with the elderly and improving the key competences of the elderly in the field of multilingualism (English) and ICT.
Learn more about the project on the project website: https://www.reallifecontext.eu/, where you will also find access to the online learning platform developed in the project.
I.WE.SOCIETY
Learn more about the project here: https://sl.iwesociety.com/
In the framework of the I.WE.SOCIETY project, the consortium is working on the development of 6 online training courses. AIFED is working on the development of content focused on people with disabilities.
We leave you a small insight after the work done so far.
There are different opinions about people with disablities ad the definition of disablity.
The people have some confusions when they talk about it and the problem is not only about the name and the definition but is conceptual. There was a need to define a new conceptual diagram that would alow a real coherence between people’s opnions the image we have of them and our attitudes towards them.
We feel it is vital to start by making visible the difference between disability, impairment and handicap. The three concepts are closely related, when illess or impairment occurs, it affects an individual’s health status and autonomy.
For many years, the role of the disabled person was seen as beeing unable to be independent, providing them protection, charity ad assitance. This implied an increased dependence of the disabled person on the environment. It has been shown that it is largely the environmet that determines the effect of impairment or dissability which affects not only the person but the environment itself. It must be accepted that it is a social responsability to identify and remove barriers to facilitate full participation, not only by removing attitudinal and physical barriers,but also by developing ad engaging in programmes that enable the reintegration of persons with disabilities into society. The inclusion of persons with disabilities in daily activities implies practices ad polices aimed at identifying and removing barriers, such as physical, communication and attitudinal barriers, that hinder the ability of individuals to participate fully in society,as do persons without disabilities.
We have completed the online platform with e-learning courses to help adult educators and people from the following groups, in these complicated Post-Covid times.
Each target group of the project has their own needs where the created course can help them deal with the current situation:
- young parents may need advice how to deal with different problems in the society when a child is born
- re-immigrating people have to adjust to the new situation in the native country
- recently retired people have to be helped feel still active and needed in the society
- people with different disabilities will find online course easily accessible
- temporary unemployed people affected by Covid-19 pandemics will benefit from the course as it will include practical advice for finding a new job
- small business owners will get practical help on how to decrease the existing problems.
When a young family have a child
When immigrants decide to return to their country
When people decide to retire
When people have different disabilities
When a person is temporary unemployed
Small business owner and an entrepreneur.
Bringing sport to children with special needs
Generations in interaction
Our project Generations in Interaction has come to an end. All the details about the project can be found on the project website, where you will also be able to find the intellectual outputs developed in the project – A Guide to Intergenerational Learning and e-learning platform.
Boosting a novel and innovative training approach of key enabling technologies
Better integration of adult immigrants into adult educational programmes
Sport for learning, learning by sport
Parents skills as job opportunity - Psajo
CriThink
Flipped classroom
TeaTime
