Submitter: Technology School of the National University of the Northwest of the Buenos Aires province (UNNOBA), based in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Subcontractor: same as above
Priority area: Technical cooperation among developing countries
Participating/beneficiary countries: 4 countries (Argentina, Honduras, Paraguay and Spain, and members of the Latin American Virtual Campus – CAVILA – including Brazil, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Portugal and Panama)
PGTF input: US$ 25,000
Other inputs: US$ 28,000
Number: INT/19/K10
Duration: Two (2) years
Approval: 42nd Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 (New York, 27 September 2018)
Completion: Final report submitted on 4 March 2024
Impact: The project demonstrated an increase in educational enrollment, particularly in higher education, across participating institutions from Argentina, Paraguay and Spain, and improved retention rates by leveraging the flexibility of virtual asynchronous and synchronous education. This flexibility helped overcome the spatial-temporal limitations of traditional education, allowing students to manage their academic, work, and family commitments more effectively. The project also highlighted the challenge of the digital divide, which remains a significant barrier to replicating and transferring these educational advancements on a regional and institutional level. In response, future strategies include enhancing digital literacy through a network of teacher trainers, creating an international digital skills training programme, and establishing a global reference network for implementing quality e-learning courses, all aimed at closing the digital gap and fostering 21st-century educational practices.
| Contact: |
Contact person: Claudia Russo, Directora de la Escuela de Tecnología de la UNNOBA
Address: Newbery 355, Junin (6000), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Telephone: +54 236 463945, interno 11800/11802
Fax: N/A
Email: crusso @ unnoba.edu.ar |
Final Report:
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