The project consortium consists of 6 organisations from 4 countries – Spain, Bulgaria, Portugal and Greece.

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACION A DISTANCIA, Madrid, Spain – Project coordinator

UNED is one of the largest campuses in Europe and has developed great technological innovation from its creation to the present. From the use of classic media such as radio and television to own and innovative platforms and the introduction of Artificial intelligence and big data for the personalizationof learning.At present, the uned is committed to digitization and innovation in its strategic lines.

Undoubtedly, one of the areas of greatest growth of the UNED has been its academic offer, which increases every year with new degrees, adapting to the demands of the Knowledge Society with the creation, to name a few examples, of the Combined Degrees or the recent Micro-Degrees, pioneers in Spain and that respond to the European commitment to Short Learning Programs.

Project coordinator and contact person: Prof. PhD Cristina Sanchez Romero

More information at: www.unedmadrid.es

ASOCIACIÓN MADRILEÑA DE PROFESIONALES DE LA ATENCIÓN TEMPRANA, Madrid, Spain

AMPAT, Madrid Association of Inclusive Education Professionals, was born in 2004 due to the need to create an association of qualified and specialized people in inclusive education and production of supportive training materials to ensure their proper educational and societal inclusion. AMPAT has the official qualification of “social interest”, granted by the Community of Madrid. AMPAT is currently made up of more than 50 associates from the most important specialties involved in an Childhood Intervention process, such as health, pediatrics, education, psychology, pedagogy and technology. The professionals who participate in our association have extensive experience of many years of practice, most of them having obtained the academic degree of doctor in their respective specialties. Many of them are also university professors who teach at the Complutense University of Madrid and other universities or teaching centers, with which AMPAT maintains close ties in the field of research, as well as regular collaborations in projects of all kinds. AMPAT maintains relations with institutions and organizations such as EURLYAID, GAT, SIPOSIO, POLIBEA, Secretary of State for Social Services and Secretary General of the Royal Board of Trustees on Disability, national and international foundations, and universities. Its members form part of scientific and professional committees such as the Commission for Children and Adolescents with Disabilities of the Community of Madrid, or the Educational Inclusion Network, and participate in specialized university master’s degrees, conferences, seminars, and continuing education courses, as well as in conferences on current affairs and social interest. AMPAT organizes sessions for the exchange of experiences and interdisciplinary sessions, as well as congresses. It also publishes reports and technical documents in its field of action with the results of the research it carries out.

Contact person: Prof. PhD Pilar Gutiez Cuevas

More information at: https://ampat.org.es/

BULGARIAN INCLUSION SUPPORT TEAM, Sofia, Bulgaria

The Association organizes activities related to the implementation of inclusive education, wellbeing via non-formal activities as well as labour market support for young people with disabilities in terms of successful implementation in Bulgaria of inclusive school education, vocational education and training, supported employment, inclusion and sustainability in the labor market and implementation of social inclusion in culture, sports and society as a whole. The team of the organisation consists of leading experts in the field of inclusive education, psychomotor physical education, supported employment by
Carl Rogers model, recognition of prior learning, recognition and validation of learning outcomes. Their team members are frequently invited as guest speakers at major national and EU conferences in the field of inclusive education, career guidance and counselling, validation of learning outcomes as well as in the Committees to the Ministry of Education & Science and National Agency for Vocational Education & Training.

Contact person: Andrean Lazarov

More information at: www.inclusionteam.org

INSTITUTO POLITECNICO DE BRAGANCA, Braganca, Portugal

The Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) is a higher education public institution with a defined mission in creating, transmitting and diffusing technical-scientific and professional knowledge through the articulation of study, teaching, applied research and experimental development. IPB belongs to the European Network for Universities of Applied Sciences (UASNET), which main objectives include the transferability of professional skills and the integration of applied research in their professional and technological education mission.

Founded in 1983, IPB is presently composed by five schools. Its activities embraces a wide area of knowledge and technology, namely, arts, communication and multimedia, business sciences and law, education and teachers training, agriculture sciences and natural resources, health, tourism, sports, technologies and engineering. The IPB has an internationalization programme with widely recognized success, including the annual mobility of more than 1000 incoming and outgoing students and 300 teaching and non-teaching staff members, as the result of the cooperation with several European HEIs and with universities from the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries and all over the World (www.ipb.pt/iro).

Taking into account its dimension (more than 9000 students and 420 full time equivalent teachers), IPB is placed in the first line of the international mobility. Considering the latest governmental data, 26% of IPB graduates had an international mobility experience during their study programme, which remarkably places IPB above the objective established by the EU for 2020 (20%). IPB also distinguishes itself as partner in European projects, including 14 Strategic Partnerships, 9 former Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Tempus and Erasmus-Mundus, and 30 Intensive Programmes. The IPB is one of the few Portuguese HEIs awarded with both the ECTS and the DS Labels, thus assuring the quality and the transparency of the management and the fair academic and professional recognition of its qualifications (www.ipb.pt/ectsguide, www.ipb.pt/sd).

IPB is a certified institution awarded with ISO 2001:2008 standards certificate, our Planning and Quality Management Office implements mechanisms of quality control in order to improve quality of services and follow financial implementation of projects.

Contact person: Prof. PhD Vitor Gonsalves

More information at: www.ipb.pt

Consultis – Consultoria Empresarial, Unipessoal Lda., Portugal

Consultis is a youth counselling provider located in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. It was founded in 2005 to work in the field of volunteering and entrepreneurship education/training activities. Since 2015 Consultis is also dedicated to supported employment as well and it is currently member of the board of directors of APEA – Portuguese Association of Supported Employment. Consultis’ team has experience in the promotion of inclusive practices through informal training as well as on the provision of practical tools and guidance for disadvantaged people, namely young people at risk of social exclusion, low skilled unemployed adults or people with disabilities, and the professionals who are supporting them. The experience and expertise of this counselling provider span multiple areas: equal opportunities, gender discrimination, school and employment dropout phenomenon, labour market issues an especially recognition of non-formal and informal learning.

Contact person: Antonio Dias

More information at: http://www.consultis.pt/

UTH’s participation in various research projects is multi-faceted spanning on education at all levels, research, digitalization services, lifelong learning (LLL) programmes and a panoramic Action Plan focusing on knowledge. As regards to education, UTH is a very dynamic, fast paced, forward looking higher education institution which ranks in the top 1,000 universities worldwide. With 8 Schools, 37 Departments and 71 Post-graduate Study Programmes, UTH is home to 36,622 undergraduate and approximately 4,500 post-graduate students and doctoral candidates. UTH is a high-level research institution, running a plethora of ongoing research projects (Horizon 2020, Erasmus +, LIFE, Creative Europe, Health for Growth, JUSTICE, INTERREG-MED, ESFA etc.) aggregating a total budget sum of 142,000,000 € in 2024, where 15% of the aforementioned budget is devoted to projects related to SEAMLESS focal points (Post Graduate Education, Digitalization, Research, Micro-Credentials, Lifelong Learning, Sustainability, Green Transition, Mobility). Furthermore, 68 new Horizon 2020 projects have been granted and the implementation initiated during 2024. These achievements directly coincide with SEAMLESS focal points. At the same time, UTH’s long lasting experience in designing and developing large scale digital services and applications will be the key criterion for succeeding to digital transform the Alliance, according to the EC mandate. UTH intends to utilize all available resources to sponsor and apply for new research grants, as well as to
actively lead and implement technology and knowledge transfer through an innovative and collaborative strategy that involves new methodologies with all participants. The university actively engages in international collaborations, holding 315 bilateral agreements with 27 European Union countries and several non-EU nations. Through its Center for International Education (CIE), UTH fosters partnerships with global academic institutions, enhancing opportunities for research, student exchanges, and joint academic programs. In recent years, UTH has expanded its global presence by establishing strategic
partnerships with institutions such as the University of Edinburgh and participating in international conferences like the European Association for International Education (EAIE). These efforts underscore UTH’s commitment to internationalization and academic excellence.

Contact person: Dr. Konstantinos Kokkinos

More information at: www.uth.gr

For contacts with the project consortum please use the following email: info@inclusionteam.org