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AAN-DI - Digital Transformation for NeuroDiversity Inclusion in Africa and Asia

1011799082024Capacity Building in higher educationongoing
Countries: FI|IN|KE|ES · Grant: €799,926

Project summary

The aim of the AANDI project is to promote digital transformation to improve the skills, employability and self-reliance of neurodivergent persons using adapted digital tools which support their professional skills, mental health, wellbeing, and their neurodivergent needs. This will be done through capacity development of staff at 4 HEIs in Kenya and India University of Jyväskylä and University of Valencia as the program country partners. Partner country organizations are Great Lakes University Kisumu (GLUK), Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) and University of Kashmir (KU). There are 12 Associated partner organizations. Key objectives: 1) To raise the capacity of a multidisciplinary group of 70 HEI staff from HEIs in teaching and training on three key areas i) Digital wellbeing and inclusion, ii) Transversal digital competencies for Neurodiversity, and iii) Sustainable digital transformation for Neurodiversity via 6 Webinars, 3 local workshops, and 3 international hybrid training workshops, and fieldwork. 2) To develop 3 certified staff training modules on the above key areas. 3) To support and increase of the knowledge and uptake of skills of HEI students on the three key areas via 3 accredited short online courses that will be taught via their respective educational platforms. To increase employability of HEI students, 1 month supervised internship program involves 400 students to Associated Partner organizations and other organizations. 4) To improve internationalization, 32 of partner country HEI staff and 64 students participate in onsite international mobility and of additional 40 staff and 20 students in online mobility. 5) To support neurodivergent persons, their professional skills, wellbeing and mental health, and self-reliance, and to strengthen their digital inclusion, NeuroWiz Hub, a Digital Ecosystem, is created and permanently hosted at GLUK and made openly available for use.

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