The project “ERASMUS+ PRISM+ - Promoting Rights, Inclusion, and Support for Multisectoral LGBTQI+ Communities,” in which the Maria Grzegorzewska University (APS) plays a leading role, is funded by Erasmus+ under the “Cooperation partnerships in higher education (KA220-HED)” action.

Total funding: €250,000

Funding for APS: €35,500

Project manager at APS: Dawid Ścigała PhD
 
Implementation period: September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2027

Summary:
The project aims to strengthen the position of LGBTQI+ students in higher education by improving integration, accessibility, and mental well-being. The project will develop research-based tools, policy recommendations, and engage key stakeholders through Delphi panels. By supporting institutional change, the project aims to reduce discrimination, promote safer learning environments, and improve institutional policies supporting LGBTQI+ students, ensuring equal access to education and services for students.

Project consortium composition: 
Leader – MARIA GRZEGORZEWSKA UNIVERSITY, Poland
LAMBDA WARSAW ASSOCIATION, Poland
UNIVERSITY OF TURIN, Italy
ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES AND COMPETENCES, Spain
FLORIDA CENTRE DE FORMACIÓ, COOP. V., Spain
KAINOTOMIA & SIA EE, Greece
EFTOPIA LTD, Cyprus
“MICROCOSMOS” ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE ITALO-ELLENICA PER LA FORMAZIONE, Italy

The project “European youth in education and in transition to the labour market” receives €3 million in funding from the European Commission under the Horizon Europe program.

Project number: 101177428

Project manager at APS: Prof. Renata Siemieńska-Żochowska, PhD

Project team:
Prof. Renata Siemieńska-Żochowska, PhD
Ilona Matysiak, PhD, Prof. APS
Dagmara Szczepańska, PhD
Justyna Zielińska, PhD
Danuta Duch-Krzysztoszek, PhD, Prof. APS
Małgorzata Kamińska, MSc

Implementation period: January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027

Summary:
EDU-LAB is a European research project focused on understanding and improving the experiences of young people (aged 15-30) in the field of education and training (E&T) and their entry into the labor market. With an emphasis on equality and inclusion, the project examines indicators of participation, progress, and completion of secondary and higher education and vocational training. By analyzing policies, investments, and systemic factors across the European Education Area (EEA), EDU-LAB aims to identify effective strategies for promoting inclusion, reducing early school leaving, and increasing opportunities for workplace learning.

Project objectives:
Increase the number of young people with higher education
Reducing the number of people leaving education and training early
Increasing the number of people learning in the workplace as part of vocational education and training
Increasing the number of students belonging to underrepresented groups (e.g., due to gender, ethnic minority, migration, etc.)

Expected results of the project:
Developing comprehensive models of educational and professional development in individual countries of the European Education Area, taking into account their mutual and largely general conditions.
Assessing the effectiveness of programs and investments in higher and vocational education
Providing new quantitative and qualitative evidence on how factors such as programs and investments aimed at strengthening equality and integration contribute to the educational and professional development of young people, including participation in classes and completion of higher and vocational education

Composition of the EDU-LAB project consortium:
1. Leader - Economica Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung/Economica Institute of Economic Research (ECONOMICA, Austria)
2. Ethniko Kai Kapodistriako Panepistimio Athinon/National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UOA, Greece)
3. COFAC Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural CRL/Lusófona University (ULusofona, Portugal)
4. Stiftung Evaluationsagentur Baden-Württemberg/Evaluation Agency Baden-Wuerttemberg (EVALAG, Germany)
5. Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg/Bamberg University (UNI BA, Germany)
6. Consorzio Interuniversitario AlmaLaurea/AlmaLaurea Interuniversity Consortium (AlmaLaurea, Italy)
7. Kolegji AAB (KOLEGJI AAB, Kosovo)
8. Birmingham City University (BCU, United Kingdom)
9. Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej/ Maria Grzegorzewska University (MGU, Poland)
10. University of Graz (UNI Graz, Austria)
11. Tampere University (TAU, Finland)

More information about the project: https://www.edu-lab-project.eu/ 

Project: “Erasmus+ LERMOV Learning by Moving! Innovative and Interdisciplinary Teaching Methods in Preschool and Primary Education”

Amount of funding: EUR 400,000
Project number: 2024-1-PL01-KA220-HED-000250640
Project manager at APS: Agnieszka Olechowska PhD, Prof. APS
Project team:
Agnieszka Olechowska PhD, Prof. APS
Diana Aksamit PhD, Prof. APS
Izabella Kucharczyk PhD
Implementation period: September 1, 2024 – February 28, 2027

Summary:

The project focuses on introducing and developing evidence-based, innovative, and interdisciplinary methods of working with children aged 5-10, including children with special needs, based on the use of movement. The aim of the project is to broaden the competences of academic teachers and future teachers in the field of innovative learning and teaching methods. The methods used in the project combine learning with physical activity in order to promote and support the academic, motor, cognitive, emotional, and socio-moral development of students.

The aim of the project is to provide training for academic teachers and students in innovative teaching methods to help them develop the skills necessary to work with preschool and school-age children. Innovative educational materials, such as videos and a book, will be published. The results of the project will be disseminated nationally and internationally through seminars, and a website and social media will be used for long-term promotion.

The project will result in the improvement of teachers' and students' competences through the introduction of innovative teaching methods, the book “Learning by Moving! Innovative and Interdisciplinary Teaching Methods in Preschool and Primary Education” and a syllabus containing the “Learning by Moving!” course program. The learning outcomes achieved during the project will be confirmed by micro-credentials.

The inclusion of interdisciplinary teaching methods for children through physical activity is an aspiration to create more interactive and effective educational environments.

Composition of the LERMOV project consortium:
Polish Olympians Academy of Physical Education in Wrocław (PL AWF) – project leader
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (PL AMU)
Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw (PL APS)
University of Warsaw (PL UoW)
Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis, Thessaloniki (GR)
Lviv State University Of Physical Culture Named After Ivan Boberskij, Lviv (UA)
Universita Degli Studi Di Roma Foro Italico, Rome (IT)

The project “Hygge Star Model – a new perspective and application” is co-financed by the European Commission in the amount of EUR 556,000.

Project No.: 101183077

Project manager at APS: Dorota Jasielska PhD

Implementation period: September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2028

Project summary:

The main focus of this project is the interdisciplinary exploration of HYGGESTARMODEL – a comprehensive framework designed to assess motivation for self-management in an organizational context. This study aims to clarify various aspects of the newly conceptualized HYGGESTARMODEL, including its theoretical foundations, practical applications, and empirical validation. The project addresses an important HR and management issue, namely how to effectively motivate Generation Z to engage and succeed in the workplace.
A key element of this undertaking is the development of a new measurement tool, namely the Universal Hygge Star Questionnaire (UHSQ), adapted to capture the multifaceted dimensions of organizational motivation. Strong empirical verification will be carried out using Bayesian Averaging of Classical Estimates (BACE), in which we can combine some prior knowledge about the model distribution with the data. In this way, BACE serves as an example of a Bayesian approach to combination, in which the final results are averaged across the entire model space. In addition, the proposal includes the creation of a cross-sector research team tasked with developing test protocols and rigorously validating the results obtained from HYGGESTARMODEL. Named “Hygge Star Model - a New Perspective and Application” (HYGGESTARMODEL), this project aims to offer new insights and practical implications for increasing motivation and organizational effectiveness.

Composition of the HYGGESTARMODEL project consortium:

Leader - WSB MERITO UNIVERSITY IN POZNAN (Merito Poznań, Poland)
MARIA GRZEGORZEWSKA UNIVERSITY (GU, Poland)
INSTITUTO POLITECNICO DO PORTO (IPP, Portugal)
BIZNESA MAKSLAS UN TECHNOLOGIJU AUGSTSKOLA RISEBA (RISEBA, Latvia)
PARIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (PSB, France)
INTERPROFESSIONNELLE RHONE ALPES (IPRA, France)
WSB MERITO UNIVERSITY IN TORUŃ (Merito Toruń, Poland)
KRAKOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (PK, Poland)

The project “Erasmus+ EARLY-ASD Upskilling Preservice Teachers to Support Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder through Digital Social Stories” receives €250,000 in funding from the Erasmus+ program.

Project number: 2024-1-PL01-KA220-HED-000246304

Project manager at APS: Agnieszka Siedler, PhD

Project team:

Agnieszka Siedler, PhD
Prof. Anna Odrowąż-Coates, Ph.D.
Ewa Odachowska-Rogalska, Ph.D.
Prof. Błażej Kmieciak, Ph.D.
Krystyna Heland-Kurzak, PhD
APS doctoral student Jan Gierzyński

Completion date: September 1, 2024 - February 28, 2027

Project summary:

The EARLY-ASD project aims to develop innovative digital tools, a course, and methodological guides for preschool and early school teachers so that they can better support 3-7-year-old students on the autism spectrum.
One of the main objectives of the project is to promote inclusive education by equipping teachers with the skills to work with children with ASD in diverse educational environments. Particular emphasis is also placed on early support for the development of social and emotional skills in children on the autism spectrum through the creation of easily accessible social stories in digital form.
The project includes both research and implementation activities. The research will involve literature reviews and a detailed analysis of the experiences and needs of preschool teachers.

Expected project results:

- Development of a course program for preschool teachers, with an emphasis on early intervention for children with ASD.
- Creation of digital social stories to support the development of social and emotional skills.
- Development of a practical guide for teachers entitled “How to use digital social stories in the development of children with ASD.”
- Training future teachers in the use of these tools in educational practice.
- Promoting the results of the project at the local, regional, national, and international levels.

Composition of the EARLY-ASD project consortium:

leader – UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW (UW, Poland)
UNIVERSITATEA DIN BUCURESTI (UNIBUC, Romania)
UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID (UCM, Spain)
CANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITESI (COMU, Turkey)
MELLIS EGITIM TEKNOLOJI TICARET LIMITED ŞIRKETI (MELLIS, Turkey)
MARIA GRZEGORZEWSKA UNIVERSITY (APS, Poland)

More information about the project: https://earlyasd.eu/web/about/