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Development of qualifications and innovative methods of competence acquisition in Logistics and Maritime transport – KIKLOP

Globalization and technological development are radically changing the higher education environment. In the future, an exponential increase in demand for higher education is expected globally. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies educates students for specific maritime related jobs, which for the most part belong to the Transport and Logistics sector (which employs 10 million people and accounts for about 5% of GDP in the EU), the Mechanical engineering/Metallurgy sector, and Electrical Engineering/Computer Science sector, all of which are marked as very dominant sectors. The demand for occupations in maritime transport and logistics is relatively increasing, and new skills and professions that are not systematized at Croatian national level are appearing in the maritime market in recent years. The competencies for those new qualifications are neither recognized nor included in the existing curricula. Furthermore, although the environment for e-learning in higher education exists, it is not sufficiently functional for all learning activities. For reasons of better time utilization and enhanced cooperation, it is necessary to develop the e-learning environment which will involve the use of browser-based mobile technologies, modeling and the development of specialized applications that will allow the retrieval, visualization and interaction with e-environment independent of location, time and space. The continuous improvement of competence of teachers is also of great importance. Since the education at the Faculty of Maritime Studies is not entirely adapted to the national and international market needs, teachers have to continuously monitor the development of modern technologies and technological achievements in order to ensure higher quality education. The purpose of this paper is to present a project aimed at development of qualifications and innovative methods of competence acquisition in Logistics and Maritime transport – KIKLOP, which was designed with the aim of researching and recognizing the real needs of the labor market in the field of maritime transport and logistics and the needs for new skills and professions, developing occupational standards and qualifications standards in accordance with the principles of Croatian Classification Framework (HKO), developing an environment for e-learning, improving teacher competences and adapting the curriculum of undergraduate university studies in accordance with market needs The final aim of the project is to offer high-quality, efficient and innovative higher education based on the SMART learning outcomes, while retaining the flexibility to adapt to constant and rapid changes in the wider social context. Above mentioned goals will be met by Faculty of Maritime Studies (a leading higher education institution in the Republic of Croatia in the field of education in maritime studies) in cooperation with the project partners ; other educational institutions and prominent companies from the maritime industry.

KIKLOP project ; Croatian Classification Framework ; maritime education ; innovative education

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