Teaching and University Internationalization: the E-qual Project

This volume is intended as a first collection of contributions which exemplifies and records the participation of the University of Bologna in the E-QUAL Project. The E-QUAL project (2013-2017) was a project of international collaboration funded by the European Union, carried out by a consortium of partners, with the British Council as the main partner in terms of strategic supervision of the project. The project activities have been implemented in four key areas: Critical Thinking, Cultural Studies, Human Ecology, Management of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development. The overall objective of the project was to improve the quality, access and governance of higher education in India, through the promotion of partnerships and collaborations between Indian universities and universities in the EU. The project facilitated the exchange of experience and knowledge in university teaching and learning, using technologically advanced approaches, including the development of online and e-learning modules to augment and diversify classroom teaching. Peculiar characteristics of the project were the sharing of innovative pedagogies and evaluation techniques and the exploration of their use in Indian and European institutions. It has facilitated international mobility and has involved a wide range of policy makers, academics, staff members, students and professionals through debates, conferences and workshops. The E-QUAL project resulted to be an example of how Universities from Europe and India can interact and collaborate in providing students with an international environment of learning and new ways for the transmission of knowledge at a global level. In this sense, from the point of view of the University of Bologna, it has been part of the internationalization processes implemented by the Department of History and Cultures and by the entire University.