SULIEIA, transnational project for higher education initiatives kicks off

It will be implemented by March 2026, 22 new innovative teaching activities and language and intercultural training paths open to the entire Federico community, with the support of the Centro Linguistico d'Ateneo - CLA and the SInAPSi Center for Active and Participatory Student Inclusion. This is thetransnational project called SULIEIA (Supporting Universities in digital transition, educational Innovation, & environment protection fostering the Launch of Italian Educational Institutions Abroad) of which the Federico II is the lead partner with 4 other Southern Universities (Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Università degli Studi del Sannio di Benevento, Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria) and with 30 universities from the southern shore of the Mediterranean and Western Balkans for higher education initiatives.

The SULIEIA project, which proposes innovative didactic activities, including in a blended mode, planned with partners, will be implemented through TNE (Transnational Educational Initiatives) funding in implementation of submeasure T4 'Transnational Educational Initiatives', Investment 3.4 'University Teaching and Advanced Skills' of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Mission 4 'Education and Research' - Component 1 'Strengthening the supply of education services: from kindergartens to universities'. It aims to boost the internationalization of Italian universities and enhance the Italian higher education model as a 'best practice' worldwide, " as specified by the MUR.

Special attention will be paid to the Gender dimension, with a workpackage aimed at analyzing and implementing Gender Equality plans in partner universities and sharing good practices and skills.

"Most of the program focuses on the activities and connections with the Universities that are part of the MUNA (Mediterranean and Middle East Universities Network Agreement) -whichrepresents an asset for the whole University and the Consortium partners- comments Valeria Costantino, Delegate for Erasmus + Programs and project coordinator.MUNA was born from the dedication of our colleague Gilberto Sammartino, who has made available to the entire Athenaeum, contacts and a vision of UNINA as a Mediterranean hub- she adds. Summer Schools focused on circular bio-economy issues, satellite events at International Congresses (CUCS 2021), (EMCEI 2023), as well as enhancement of Education and research projects for the Mare Nostrum coordinated by Giulia Guerriero, Director of the Interdepartmental Research Center for the 'Environment (CiRAm), with contributions from Francesca Galgano, Renato Capozzi, Serena Calabrò, Valeria Giosafatto, Claudio Pignatta, Eugenio Zito, and many PhD students from Frederick's and international universities," - Professor Costantino concludes.