HOPE: Hubs of Open and Participatory Education for Digitally Connected Learning

This project seeks to co-create digitally connected leaning hubs for learners to access Open Education resources, and to develop sustainable and affordable innovation solutions in challenging contexts.

In this project, we propose to explore Open Education opportunities together with students based in two Swiss universities – the University of Zurich and the University of Geneva, as well as vulnerable populations in fragile and low infrastructure settings, through «digitally connected learning hubs». Through interdisciplinary and cross-cultural learning opportunities, participants across continents can meet and connect, interact and exchange, co-develop project ideas with peers, and co-produce solutions to real-world challenges facing the vulnerable populations. Project partners include the InZone Program and the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies at the University of Geneva, alongside leading international organisations operating in humanitarian crisis contexts.

Here you can find more information about the project.

Research Director

• Dr. Ning Wang (DSI)
• Prof. Dr. Karl Blanchet (University of Geneva)

Funding

UZH Teaching Fund (ULF) Global Innovation Program