At the time when European societies are facing dramatic changes and dealing with complex inter-linked global problems, leading to an unpredictable future with conflicting visions of better society greater attention must be given to the insights Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) could offer, to promote social innovative solutions addressing societal challenges.Insights coming from SSH disciplines/professionals are critical for better and informed practice, especially when talking about sustainable innovations/transformations, or when trying to understand social disruption processes on broader socio-economic environment. The effects of social disruption, brought by the technological innovation, has dramatically affected economy, culture of institutions and changed people’s lives. Being on the verge of 4th industrial revolution, bringing more disruption in our economy, institutions and lives, there is an urgent need for greater attention to be given to SSH-based research which will encourage moving towards sustainable innovations and brighter future.The SHOUT consortium aims to strengthen SSH students and professionals innovation capacity and transformational role of HEIs, SMEs and NGOs when dealing with complex problems presented in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and developing innovative sustainable solutions. To reach this objective, SHOUT alliance will deliver the following results: • three innovative educational programmes (educational materials and webinars) for SSH academics, research support staff, SSH students and SSH professionals.• a replicable research mission-based traineeship scheme and problem-focused learning approach.• a self-sustaining SSH research and innovation HUB for students and professionals.• improve visibility of SSH research and strengthen its impact on broader socio-economic environment.• strengthen collaboration among different sectors, improve networking channels bridging the gap between research and practice.
To strengthen intersection between education, research and innovation (through an improved knowledge triangle scheme); To create a well-functioning ecosystem where the role of HEIs will be strengthened when dealing with SDGs challenges in the wider socio-economic environment;To create a mechanism allowing students to acquire skills, competencies and experiences through mission-based research activities focused on real-world problems.
SHOUT has chosen to design educational programmes (for students, teachers and professionals) and an innovative SSH traineeships scheme according to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in order to tackle the biggest challenges of today’s and tomorrow's society and make traineeships and educational activities grounded reaching tangible results. The merger of SSH disciplines and SDGs is a sweet spot where competencies and job postings will meet with the impact to immediate career to students.
<< Background >> SHOUT has chosen to design educational programmes (for students, teachers and professionals) and an innovative SSH traineeships scheme according to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in order to tackle the biggest challenges of today’s and tomorrow's society and make traineeships and educational activities grounded reaching tangible results. The merger of SSH disciplines and SDGs is a sweet spot where competencies and job postings will meet with the impact to immediate career to students. << Objectives >> To strengthen intersection between education, research and innovation (through an improved knowledge triangle scheme); To create a well-functioning ecosystem where the role of HEIs will be strengthened when dealing with SDGs challenges in the wider socio-economic environment;To create a mechanism allowing students to acquire skills, competencies and experiences through mission-based research activities focused on real-world problems. << Implementation >> The constant collaboration gave an opportunity to come up with solutions from different angles that are suitable for various sectors. The research conducted by the SHOUT consortium has highlighted the crucial role of SSH in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The implementation of educational programmes and SHOUT traineeships focused on strengthing the knowledge, skills and competences of SSH students, teachers, professionals. << Results >> SHOUT has generated research-based, piloted results for stronger connection between universities and businesses while addressing today's challenges by imploying a mission-based approach and targeting disciplines of Social sciences and Humanities that usually participate less in addressing challenges hindering to reach Sustainable Development Goals. Different outputs (analysis, educational programmes, promotional campaigns, etc.) were produced in order to tackle this issue from various angles.