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Dokuz Eylül University is a state university established in 1982 in Izmir, the third biggest city of Turkey. Regarding its experience of more than 30 years in higher education, the university has the advantage of acting at the center of regional network of universities in the Aegean region. It is the largest university in the Aegean Region regarding the number of students, academic and administrative staff. DEU is a dynamic university which keeps growing with 14 faculties, 10 institutes and graduate schools, 3 schools, state conservatory, 7 vocational schools, 54 research centers. It also embodies Dokuz Eylul Technology Development Zone (DEPARK).

The University of Maribor (UM) is the second largest Slovene university and has seventeen faculties (Faculty of Economics and Business, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Energy Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Faculty of Logistics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Tourism, Faculty of Criminal
Justice and Security, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Law). Number of students in the academic year 2015/2016 is 14.962 (10.756 BA; 4.206 MA; 276 PhD). The UM has 1724,94 staff members (1,038 teaching – pedagogical and research stuff, 701 administration and technical support), 17 faculties. University members implemented 27 vocational Bologna programmes, 55 academic programmes (1st degree study programmes), 71 second-cycle (master’s) programmes and 34 doctoral programmes.

Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institution of higher education in Limerick publically funded by the Government of Ireland and set up under the IoT legislation. It is one of 13 such institutes in Ireland. The Institute has five
campuses spread across Limerick City, County Tipperary and County Clare in the Mid West Region of Ireland. LIT offers over 120 accredited courses from Level 6 certificates through to Level
10 (Ph.D.) across a range of disciplines including Information Technology, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences, Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical
Engineering, Business and Art & Design. LIT also cater for craft apprentices, adult and continuing education, lifelong learning (on-line, blended and part-time) programmes. There are currently 610 staff at all campuses in LIT with 50% of these being academic staff. LIT is recognized for its active learning approach, it’s applied research portfolio, social development inclusion and its enterprise
development.

Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) is a medium-sized faculty belonging to the University of Zagreb (UNIZG) with 3,000 students and 140 employees. Active for 50 years now, it is considered the leading higher education institution in Croatia providing education in information technology and information sciences. UNIZG (1669) is the oldest
and the biggest university in SE Europe consisting of 33 faculties and art academies. With over 70,000 undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students, UNIZG is the strongest teaching and research institution in Croatia and one of the most important higher institutions in the SE Europe.
Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) is strong in the following research areas connected to the proposal: information systems and information technology, e-learning and open software, decision making and project management. FOI was the first faculty in Croatia to adopt the E-learning strategy (2008) which introduced that all courses should
be taught as blended learning using LMS Moodle.

Advanced Project Education Consulting (APEC) is a project and education consulting company. APEC is an educational enterprise that mainly focuses on
21st Century Skills Education, designing education programmes, developing occupational standarts and managing European Projects. APEC has 8 staff
composing of researchers, trainers and project experts. APEC provides 21st Century Skills Education for many colleges in Ankara including Critical Thinking,
Problem Solving and Information Literacy classes. Acquirement of Digital Skills are important part of Information Literacy classes. APEC also designs education programs and courses according to needs of companies and targeted groups, generally focusing on required skills in workplaces. APEC also carries training programme for the staff of company in needed fields. APEC also develops professional standarts in collaboration with relevant social partners and professional competency board. Professional competency and standarts of Youth Leaders and Mining Operators have been developed by APEC. APEC is also experienced in Project Management, has been developing and
carrying out projects in the most competitive programs out GAP, process, and job analysis. According to results of these analysis, APEC designs such as Horizon 2020, FP7, CIP, LLP, Erasmus +, IPA and Development Agency Programs.