The motivation for this initiative stems from the recognition of the pivotal role played by AI technologies in various areas of society, with a particular focus on public services, and the increasingly central role of citizens as co-creators of societal functionalities and public services. Within this context, the consortium acknowledges the significance of internationalization, interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity, and sustainability while designing the envisioned program.
To deliver this objective, the AICOSERV consortium includes an integrated team of six partners with extensive interdisciplinary experience: the Gdansk University of Technology (GUT, Poland), as project coordinator, the University for Continuing Education Krems (UWK, Austria), the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV, Portugal), the Umeå University (UMU), the Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences (BUAS, Germany and the European HEI - Alfred Nobel University Dnipro (UAN, Ukraine).
The AICOSERV project spans 9 tasks over 15 months and 13 deliverables. The Work Plan includes three key phases:
1. Analysis and exploration of context and needs
2. Curriculum and Joint Mechanisms design
3. Evaluation Process and Dissemination
Objectives
- Prove a new offer in the educational market that focuses on the unique composition of underrepresented thematic areas, particularly, co-creation, and evidence-based policy-making, with a focus on the AI role to develop sustainable public services.
- Fill the gap in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) with the innovative character of the study program that integrates cutting-edge technological advancements with comprehensive interdisciplinary learning, ensuring relevance, applicability, and sustainability in today's rapidly evolving landscape of public service delivery.
- Enhance the capacities of universities to modernize and internationalize their curricula and teaching practices by fostering active collaboration and knowledge exchange among all partners in the project consortium, including universities and associated partners with remarkable accomplishments in the fields of expertise represented in the project.
- Meet the required standards to attract talented students from around the world.
- Ensure the rigorous policies and procedures for the development of joint mechanisms related to quality assurance, accreditation, and recognition of degrees and credits for the study program.
- Guarantee to lead to a joint degree.
Activities
A1. Analysis and exploration of the subject area context and needs
A2. Workshops and Seminars with stakeholders to validate understanding subject area context and needs
A3. Analysis and exploration of interdisciplinary learning context and needs
A4. Conceptual framework for interdisciplinary curriculum design
A5. Curriculum design and construction
A6. Joint mechanisms design and construction
A7. Quality and assurance
A8. Dissemination activities
Outputs
D1. Provide European and non-European HEIs with opportunities for developing new partnerships.
D2. Enhance the quality of EU educational programs and foster innovation within society.
D3. Increase internationalisation and competitiveness of participating organisations.
D4. Enhance the appeal of partner universities to talented students.
D5. Promote university internationalisation policies.
