Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH) is a public technical university in Vilnius, Lithuania. The university focuses on technologies and engineering and works closely with business and public-sector partners. VILNIUS TECH has over 8,400 students and brings together 10 faculties, 3 research centres, 13 research institutes and 22 research laboratories. It offers 104 study programmes and cooperates with hundreds of international higher education and research partners, as well as around 300 business partners.
VILNIUS TECH has strong experience in international project implementation, supporting curriculum development, training activities, and knowledge transfer between education and industry.
In the Women Empowered in Construction (WEC) project, VILNIUS TECH co-leads Work Package 4 together with Outside Media & Knowledge.
This work package focuses on a training toolkit and educational resources for VET providers and construction companies, designed to complement the four curriculum modules developed in the project. The toolkit will include at least 15 practical tools such as checklists, case studies, best-practice guidelines and templates, and will be shared through the WEC online platform and partner networks.
VILNIUS TECH also leads the project deliverable related to eight local awareness-raising events (or webinars), engaging VET institutions and construction companies across partner countries. Outcomes from the events will be consolidated into a joint report and published on the WEC platform.
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