The “BUSYBEES – BUSINESS GAME METHODOLOGY FOR THE TWIN TRANSITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION” kick-off meeting took place on the 08-09 February 2024 in Bergamo, Italy and brought together 5 partners among HE institutions (Tertiary VETs and University) and Training provider for SMEs from Italy, Spain, Turkey, Hungary and Netherlands:
- Fondazione ITS per le Nuove Tecnologie per il Made in Italy – Jobs Academy (JAC)
- Institut Escola del Treball (IET)
- Solution Based Training & Consultancy (SBTC)
- iTStudy Hungary Educational and Research Centre for Information Technology Ltd. (iTStudy)
- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences (WUAS)
The Erasmus+ KA2 BusyBees project is coordinated by JAC from Italy and, in line with the Sectoral Priority on Supporting digital and green capabilities of the higher education sector, it aims at update Higher Education courses in the field of business and marketing with the latest market trends connected to the TWIN digital and green transition. The project is co-funded by the call “Key Action 2 – Partnerships for Cooperation” within the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission.
The kick-off meeting was introduced with a presentation of all the partners followed by the overall presentation of the project, its objectives, target groups, work packages, and then the project management and all the implementation activities.
The project meeting was very fruitful, and the partnership showed a very high sensibility to the important topic of respond to several of today’s market challenges (TWIN transition) by combining them through a transdisciplinary approach, and it simultaneously addresses the needs of the teaching staff deputed to prepare young people for the market, the student themselves, and their future employers. The partnership underlying the level of engagement they expect from themselves and the others for the good outcomes of the project.