About the EduGame Project

The EduGame project is dedicated to modernizing teacher training in the Western Balkans and the South-Mediterranean by integrating serious games and game-based learning into educational curricula. By incorporating innovative pedagogical approaches and advanced educational technologies, the project aims to equip future educators with the skills needed to promote human rights, democracy, and social cohesion.

Project Goals

EduGame focuses on training highly qualified prospective school teachers in social sciences, humanities, and IT by using serious games as a key pedagogical tool. This will enhance teacher training in six modernized Bachelor’s and Master’s programs, improving the quality of education and preparing educators for the challenges of modern teaching environments.

Key Objectives

• Modernizing Teacher Training Curricula: Integrating serious games and game-based learning to enhance student engagement and pedagogical effectiveness.

• Developing High-Quality Learning Materials: Creating resources to support the implementation of serious games in education.

• Establishing EduGame Labs: Providing innovative learning spaces equipped with cutting-edge educational technologies.

• Enhancing University Staff Competence: Fostering interdisciplinary collaboration between pedagogues and computer scientists to drive educational innovation.

• Preparing Future-Oriented Graduates: Training educators to apply digital and game-based learning technologies, promoting inclusion, equality, and social cohesion.

Project Consortium

The EduGame project is implemented by a consortium of nine universities from Europe, the Western Balkans, and the South-Mediterranean:

European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs):

• Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) – Coordinator, Lithuania

• Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) – Spain

• Università degli Studi di Salerno (UNISA) – Italy

South-Mediterranean HEIs:

• University of Sousse (US) – Tunisia

• University of Jendouba (UJ) – Tunisia

Western Balkans HEIs:

• Džemal Bijedić University of Mostar (UNMO) – Bosnia and Herzegovina

• University of Bihać (UNBI) – Bosnia and Herzegovina

• University of Tirana (UT) – Albania

• University of Elbasan ‘Aleksandër Xhuvani’ (UNIEL) – Albania

Project Duration

The EduGame project spans three years, running from November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2026.

Impact and Future Outlook

Through collaboration between Lithuanian, Spanish, and Italian specialists and their counterparts in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Tunisia, EduGame fosters student-oriented, constructivist, and experiential learning approaches. Educators will be trained to design and develop educational games, recognize their didactic potential, and integrate them into their teaching methods.

Graduates of the program will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to apply game-based learning as an innovative pedagogical strategy, fostering inclusion and social change. The project prioritizes human rights, gender equality, and the inclusion of diverse populations, including individuals of all ages, abilities, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds.

EduGame represents a transformative step toward modern, engaging, and inclusive education, preparing future educators to address contemporary challenges through digital innovation and game-based learning.