UNESCO Chair in Quality Teaching and Learning in Higher Education under the Conditions of Systemic Social and Economic Transformations (169), established in 1996 at the University of Warmia and Mazury (Poland).

Fields/Disciplines

Educational research.

Objectives

• To develop, with international and national support, a study for more effective teaching and learning methodologies including computer-assisted technologies.
• To improve the relevance of curricula.
• To integrate humanistic content in the study programmes.
• To provide skills for lifelong learning, professional development and entrepreneurial spirit among students.

Host Institution

• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Partnership

• ENESAD _ Etablissement national d'enseignement supérieur agronomique de Dijon (France)
• University of Bourgogne, Dijon (France)
• Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany)
• Pedagogisch Technische Hogeschoool, Wageningen Agricultural University (Netherlands)
• Teacher Training Colleges of Warsaw and Bydgoszcz (Poland)

UNESCO Sector/Field Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Education; CEPES.

Documents

Progress report 2008 (short version)

Progress Report 2006 (short version)

Contact

Prof. Józef Górniewicz, University of Warmia and Mazury
UNESCO Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Quality Teaching and Learning in Higher Education under the Conditions of Systemic Social and Economic Transformations
E-Mail address - gorniew(at)uwm.edu.pl
Work Phone - 48 (89) 524 03 10
Fax - 48 (89) 524 04 08
Street - Office of the Recor, Oczapowski Str.2
City - Olsztyn
Postal Code - PL 10719
Country - Poland