In cooperation with the Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, and the RWTH Aachen University, g.a.s.t, Kiron is implementing the pilot research and development project IMPact Digital which is short for "Internationalization for German Universities: measures for personalising the entry into university by digitisation”.
The project is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and enables Kiron to test and refine its innovative educational model together with its partners.
Who is involved?
The project is divided into various work packages assigned to Kiron, RWTH Aachen University, g.a.s.t. and Lübeck University of Applied Sciences. Kiron takes the lead in the project and is responsible for the overall coordination of IMPact Digital.
During the 12 months of Learning, from January 2019 to December 2019, IMPact Digital is pursuing the following 4 themes:
“In which ways could the digital study and the support offer for flexible access to higher education be predominantly harnessed to international targets according to their individual needs while providing scalable and broad-transferable solutions?"
Developing the study's preparation contents in which that further personalizes and automates digital consulting and enables individual preparation to study in Germany by addressing the specific requirement of foreign students.
Conception, testing and evaluation of self-paced online propaedeutic courses and subject as well as language specific MOOCs with involvement of digital certificates of achievement for the general and subject specific preparation for international students to study at the German universities.
The structure for e-assessment infrastructure, conception, testing and
evaluation of competence assessment procedures using online-based and
location-dependent to form the examination. Exploring the possibilities of
block chain technology for the innovative
Certification technologies to continue to be
further researched, a prototype will developed and a partner network will be
tested.
Package of measures for creation and testing of a business model as well as the technical development and integration of new platform solutions for international students.
Kiron Open Higher Education (gGmbH) is an EdTech nonprofit organization that provides access to higher education for refugees through scalable digital technology and strategic partnerships with universities and online education providers.
At Kiron, we empower our students to make self-determined choices about their future and academic careers, enabling an identity shift from refugee to student. Kiron’s program consists of tailor-made curricula, a digital collaborative platform and an extensive range of supportive services that enable refugees to begin their studies online while they work towards fulfilling formal requirements to apply to a university. In the online phase, students follow a digital, fully modularized curriculum based on mostly self-paced MOOCs on Kiron's online platform, the Kiron Campus (https://kiron.ngo/). They can choose between five study tracks (Business & Economics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Political Science, Social Work), take additional preparatory courses and language classes.
Once admission requirements are met, Kiron assists students in applying to a university. If accepted, students may apply for university recognition of up to 60 ECTS of completed Kiron coursework, and continue studying offline towards an accredited bachelor’s degree.
