Research
Network

The D-ChallengHE HUB is organised into  interdisciplinary research groups (RN) that share the same interests, passions and research objectives through a fertile knowledge exchange and virtuous collaboration. The groups organise regular meetings between their members, are open to participation by all and play an essential role in animating the HE research observatory.

Each group has one or more coordinators that animate the discussion and collaboration within the group. 

Research networks are focused sufficiently to  motivate people and to enable them to work effectively on specific topics. They meet in a very smart workshop to favour active participation, intellectual debate and the exchange of ideas.

Currently, there are seven active groups. It is possible to promote new groups by sending a program of activities and indicating the promoters’ names and a short bio

The existing research groups are as follows:

RN.1 New Role of HEIs in Front of Globalisation and Global Crises. Values, Mission And Goals For The Future Of HEIs

Coordinators:
Stefania Capogna

RN.2 Artificial Intelligence in HEIs

Coordinators:
Simona Velea
Olimpius Istrate

RN.3 The Economic, Social And Ecological Sustainability Of Digital Transformation

Coordinators:
Ligita Simanskiene
Julija Melnikova
Erika Župerkienė

RN.4 Curriculum design and mismatch job supply demand, skills for a changing society

Coordinators:
Žan Dapčevič
Natalija Žunko
Nina Gaube

RN.5 Soft skills for HE students, innovating teaching models, tools for supporting teaching and learning (e-learning, traditional, gamification, AI, augmented reality: methodologies, competencies, etc.)

Coordinators:
Dr Stefanos Armakolas
Fotis Lazarinis
Theodor Panagiotakopoulos

RN.6 Digital and emerging skills (green, STEM, inclusive…)

Coordinators:
Dario Carrera,
Michela Fiorese,
Angela Macrì

RN.7 Academic Research: ethical and methodological issues, Computational challenges for humanity

Coordinators:
Maria Chiara De Angelis

The existing research groups are as follows:

Elearning standards

The project starts from the observation that, currently, the academic community perceives that it’s still difficult to define elearning standards able to inform academic governance and stakeholders about the quality of e-learning processes. 

D-ChallengHE recognises the need to produce and validate a series of new quality assurance standards that consider the qualitative dimension of educational interaction in online learning environments and the need to communicate best practices at European level.

The definition of these standards relies on the intersection among policy, technology, education, society, and the labour market.

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