International projects

The Master.D Group actively participates in several prestigious networks and platforms.

    Some of the most important ones are:

  • The European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN):
    This European benchmark network has the objective of connecting the European benchmark centres to share knowledge in these areas and promote the use of good praxis. They hold a yearly congress which is an essential date for all the professionals in this sector.
  • The Learning and Skills Group (LSG):
    An international community for the creation of a network of professionals who are interested in company training and in using technology for learning while working. They offer lots of web seminars and lectures.
  • The eMobility Platform (eMobility):
    A European platform that consists of: the main companies in the market for mobile communications and software development; research centres; universities; etc. Its objective is to guarantee the development and success of European mobile communications. It is a very important European network for the development of innovative programmes.
  • The International Association for Mobile Learning (IAMLearn):
    An international association for the research, development and innovation of learning with Mobile devices. They also organize the International conference mLearn.

    Through their participation in different European projects, the Company aims to promote:

  • Integration of ICT in the products and services we offer: it plays a very important role in our lives. In Master.D, we work to make that integration easy and effective in order to improve our students’ results.
  • Methodological innovation: investigating new ways to improve our students’ results and introducing new Technologies for learning.
  • Promotion and coordination of innovative projects: Master.D leads educational projects in collaboration with European institutions. They establish strategic alliances between companies and educational institutions.
  • Integration and collaboration with prestigious Methodological Networks and Platforms: Master.D is present and participates in the most innovative international educational networks.
  • Active representation in important national and international conferences and lectures on new technologies applied to education.

    Current projects:

    European project denomination: Professional Training for Parents of Children with Down Syndrome (PoD)

  • Duration: 24 months (October 2007- September 2009).
  • Budget: 657,981€.
  • Type of European project: LifeLong learning Key Activity 3 (ICT)- Multilateral project.
  • Project status: active.
  • Partners:
  • Master Distancia, SA.
  • Fundación Down Zaragoza.
  • Aragonese Social Services Institute.
  • Pragma Engineering (Italy)
  • KMOP: Family and childcare centre (Greece).
  • ALDO-Cet (Rumanía).
  • Objective: creation of an easy to access and disseminated digital tool on DVD for relatives, teachers and volunteers involved in the education of people with Down’s Syndrome. This tool will help them with early childhood education and achieve a higher autonomy and quality of life.

    Future projects:

    European project denomination: Learning with Mobile Games (GameMob):

  • Duration: 24 months.
  • Budget: 725,771 €.
  • Type of European project: LifeLong learning Key Activity 3 (ICT)-Multilateral project.
  • Project status: Pending approval and resolution by the European Union in the educational programme LifeLong Learning.
  • Partners:
  • Master Distancia, SA.
  • Steinbeis Transfer Centre International Technological Cooperation (Germany).
  • The Cracow centre of the Improvement of Educational Personnel (Poland).
  • Mavis Oy (Finland).
  • University of the West of Scotland (UK).
  • Tallin University (Estonia).
  • University of Cyprus (Cyprus).
  • Objective: development of a prototype educational game for mobile devices by analysing the abilities and possibilities of every operational system for mobile platforms. There will be a pilot test to check its efficiency and potential to encourage learning by using mobiles.

    • European project denomination: New E-competences for Europe (EUCompt)

  • Duration: 24 months.
  • Budgets: 596,323 €.
  • Type of European project: Leonardo da Vinci/Multilateral projects for the Development of Innovation.
  • Project status: Pending approval and resolution by the European Union in the educational programme LifeLong Learning.
  • Partners:
  • Master Distancia, SA.
  • Institute of Technology Tralee, ITT (Ireland).
  • M2A Technologies SARL (France).
  • Euroform RFS (Italy).
  • Spanish Confederation of Education and Training Centres (Spain).
  • Thuringian Association of Adult Education Centres (Germany).
  • Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (Spain).
  • Objectives: developing online courses to acquire the basic digital abilities for working in the information and knowledge society. These courses are aimed at active workers, unemployed people and young people.

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