Tasks

1. Preparation of the kick-off meeting;
2. Kick-Off meeting in Cape Verde: Initial full discussion of the proposal: (i) definition of the project Steering Committee; (ii) Allocation of tasks among different member tasks; (iii) Definition of duties; (iv) Brief outline of expected outcomes; (v) Confirmation/Definition of each of the workgroups for the different work packages.
3. Workshop in parallel with the Kick-Off Meeting regarding the ECTS system and European higher education three cycle system

Adaptation of one BSc degree in geology to the motto of the project: Geology/Mining + Social Economy + Environment → Local Economic Development (LED); definition of curricula, lecture books and teaching plan; purchase and installation of needed equipment and software; implementation of the curricula and delivery of guest lectures.

Adaptation of one BSc degree in geology to the motto of the project: Geology/Mining + Social Economy + Environment Local Economic Development (LED); definition of curricula, lecture books and teaching plan; purchase and installation of needed equipment and software; implementation of the curricula and delivery of guest lectures.

Development of a MSc degrees on Geology; definition of curricula, lecture books and teaching plan; purchase and installation of needed equipment and software; implementation of the curricula and delivery of
guest lectures.

Development of a PhD degrees in engineering; definition of curricula, lecture books and teaching plan; purchase and installation of needed equipment and software; implementation of the curricula and delivery of guest lectures.

Describe the system for comprehensive training in the relevant theoretical, analytical and practical skills needed to design and introduce the above curricula for the involved departments.

Implementation of on-line resources

Data collection and analysis of the social impact of the proposal. US team will be collecting data from the different ACP HEI and will come up with social impact indices. In the end and in line with the final meeting (January 2022) we have planned an International Conference on ACP Higher Education (focused on Geology/Mining) where the conclusions of the study will benefit the European partners and we expect to use them in the improvement of the European Courses of the involved institutions (UC, USAL and UNITO) and hopefully with ripples to other similar European Institutions.

Actions taken by project team for assessment and assurance of quality control of main WP: financial and technical reports, activity reports, QA by project coordinator and local teams, feedbacks from target groups of project beneficiaries and other project teams by using inter-project coaching service.

The main project activities will help to ensure the long-term impact of the project, namely: integrating of develop degree programmes at both undergraduate/postgraduate level potentially recognised by the universities involved.

Analyses the methodologies for developing the appropriate strategy of teaching, learning and assessing those competences as well as setting up the internal systems for assuring programme quality.

The project dissemination strategy targets internal and external target groups and aims:

*To inform and shape public opinion about project activities;

*To inform stakeholders about it;

*To promote the project as pilot experience in LED and MINING;

* To encourage academic and research community to get involved in LED;

* To raise business sector awareness on cooperation opportunities with academic sector in MINING and LED.

Working methodology adopted for effective coordination and management procedures