Consortium

UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE Greece (coordinator)

The University of the Peloponnese (UOP) is a modern, multidisciplinary, regional and multi-campusuniversity in Greece. It was established in 2000 and with its first intake in 2002. It is in six prefecture capitals of the Peloponnese and has 22 Departments in 9 Schools. It offers 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle as well as Lifelong Learning programs with more than 15.000 students. Its vision is to generate and promote scientific knowledge and contribute to the cultural and economic development of the local community and the society. It fosters multidisciplinary synergies internally and with other institutions in Greece and abroad. It cultivates internationalization in its research and training, effective administration, strong relations with alumni and close cooperation with its stakeholders.

Key Persons:

Dr. Maria Xesternou, Associate Professor at the Department of Philology of the University of Peloponnese.
Dr. Athanassios Katsis, Professor of Statistics in Education at the Department of Social and Education Policy at the University of Peloponnese, where he has served as its Head (2010-2012).

For further information, visit: https://www.uop.gr

Spectrum Research Centre CLG, Ireland

Spectrum Research Centre (SRC) was established in 2017 to support young academics to bring their research into action. SRC was founded specifically at the request of local social and academic researchers and post-graduate students, who identified a local need to develop a space where research hypotheses and findings can be validated through local actions.

At the outset, SRC aimed to support academics throughout their research activities; however, as the company has grown, the aim is now also to provide academics with opportunities to give their research a European perspective. The number of academics supporting the work of the company has now grown to 22 and the long-term objective is to establish a Centre for Educational Innovation where research findings can be put into practice.

For further information, visit: https://spectrumresearchcentre.com

SEMwell a Motion Digital s.r.o., Czechia

Founded in 2019, based in the Czech Republic, SEMwell delivers mindfulness, wellbeing, and social-emotional learning programs to schools, companies, and seniors, while specializing in educational innovation. Our mission is to empower individuals to cultivate kind, inclusive, and compassionate care for themselves, their relationships, and their communities. We frequently collaborate on EU-funded research and educational projects to develop open-access resources that support inclusion and mental health in education. Within this Erasmus+ KA2 project, SEMwell brings its expertise to an international consortium delivering advanced learning curricula focused on the wellbeing and resilience of pre-service and in-service teachers through modern VR scenarios. Committed to accessibility and DEI, we bridge modern technology and evidence-based practice to transform educator training.

Key Persons:

Katerina Fichtnerova, trainer and project manager, educator specializing in mindfulness and wellbeing of children and teachers.
Jana Kyriakou, CEO, director of education, wellbeing expert with 30 years of experience specializing in mindfulness, stress management, resilience and trauma-informed care.
Kyriakos Kyriakou, director of strategic and financial operations with 35 years of experience in business and research.

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For further information, visit: https://www.semwell.org

UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA, Spain

The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) is a teaching and research institution officially founded in 1980. The university employs over 7.500 people in 31 faculties and schools distributed in three different campuses, with more than 57.000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. The UPV/EHU offers the highest number of doctorate programmes of all Spanish universities, one third of which have received a mention of excellence from the Spanish Ministry of Education. The UPV/EHU has been recognised as an International Research Campus of Excellence by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN), and in 2021 was awarded the HRS4R award by the European Commission for human resources excellence in research.

Key Persons:

Nahia Idoiaga (Lead Researcher, UPV/EHU, KideOn): Specialist in teacher resilience, mental health in education, and the development of training methodologies. She has contributed to projects that develop pedagogical strategies to support teachers’ well-being and prevent burnout.
Naiara Ozamiz (Researcher, UPV/EHU, KideOn): An expert in educational psychology, stress management, and resiliencebuilding for educators. Her work focuses on creating support networks and designing training interventions to strengthen teachers’ emotional well-being.

For further information, visit: https://www.ehu.eus

Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) is a public university, which was founded by law in December 2003 and is a member of the Cyprus National Rector’s Conference. It is one of three state universities in Cyprus. The Cyprus University of Technology is a dynamic university with six leading schools/faculties and 13 academic departments, able to offer education and high-level research, in primary branches of science and applied technology, at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. Research at the Cyprus University of Technology is receiving substantial inward investment from the EU and the national government, with an increase in students, faculty numbers, and laboratory facilities. In less than 15 years of operation, the CUT has occupied high positions in international rankings. In particular, at the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE) 2018-19, CUT ranks 301-350 in the world and first among the Cypriot Universities; in “The Best Universities in New Europe 2018” CUT gained 2nd place and received the highest ranking of all foundations in bibliographic reporting; it ranked 59 in the “Young University Rankings 2018″; CUT ranked 37 in the “BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2018”.

Key Persons:

Andreas Lanitis, Professor, Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, Cyprus University of Technology and leader of VMC2 (Visual Media Technologies Co-Lab) Research Group.
Kaliopi-Evangelia Stavroulia, Ph.D. in Virtual Reality in Education, Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology.
Maria Christofi, Ph.D. Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology (2021).

For further information, visit: https://cut.ac.cy

OULUN YLIOPISTO, Finland

The University of Oulu is an international science university that creates new scientific knowledge based on strong research and provides research-based education to build a more sustainable, intelligent and humane world. Our activities are guided by our values: creating new, taking responsibility and succeeding together. Founded in 1958, the University of Oulu is one of the largest and most multidisciplinary universities in Finland with eight faculties: Faculty Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Education and Psychology, and Oulu Business School. The University of Oulu is a homebase for 14,200 students and 3,800 staff members of almost 100 different nationalities, which makes us one of the most international institutions in Northern Europe.

Key Persons:

Lauri Lovén D.Sc (Tech, IEEE SM’19), leads the Future Computing Group and serves as vice-director of the Center for Ubiquitous Computing at the University of Oulu, Finland.
Iván Sánchez Milara, M.Sc(eng) in Telecommunication (2013). Iván has a permanent position as university teacher at the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering and is also instructor at Fab Lab Oulu.
Prasasthy Balasubramanian, seasoned data scientist with over 12+ years of experience spanning both academic research and industry practice.

For further information, visit: https://www.oulu.fi

We look forward to a productive collaboration for academic and professional achievements.

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