Between May 27 and 29, 2025, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania organized the third study trip of the project “Supporting inclusive learning environments – strategies for supporting students with children and families in higher education” (2023-1-HU01 -KA220-HED-000156058). During the international meeting, representatives of the higher education institutions participating in the program and the coordinating organization reviewed the current status of the program, discussed and shared experiences gained during previous activities, and coordinated and harmonized tasks and events for the near future.
REMINDER
Project: “Supporting inclusive learning environments – strategies for supporting students with children and families in higher education” (2023-1-HU01-KA220-HED-000156058)
International partner meeting – Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
May 27-29, 2025
Faculty of Marosvásárhely, Marosvásárhely
MAY 27, 2025, TUESDAY
The program began in the late afternoon of May 27, 2025, in downtown Târgu Mureș. After a joint dinner, participants listened to information about the programs and events of the following professional day, as well as a brief presentation on the history and situation of the host institution.
MAY 28, 2025, WEDNESDAY
The participants of the partner meeting took part in an organized campus tour of the Marosvásárhely campus of Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania.
- WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE DEAN – In his welcome address, Dr. JÓZSEF DOMOKOS, Dean, briefly presented the history of Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, the courses offered by the university, and the previous and current Erasmus programs implemented with the university’s participation.
After visiting the campus of the Marosvásárhely faculty, the participants reviewed the progress of the project and its current and upcoming tasks during a project meeting after lunch.
- PROJECT MANAGER’S REPORT – In his presentation, project coordinator ÖRS LEVENTE KOVÁCS briefly reviewed the research activities that are one of the central elements of the program, emphasizing that the institutional testing phase of the previously completed toolkit is nearing completion. During the predominantly qualitative data collection process, student opinions and feedback from teachers and institutions were and are being channelled to the partner institutions with a deadline of the end of May 2025. Selected teachers (7 at Károli Gáspár University and 5 at the other partner institutions) are keeping test logs of the testing activities. These documents will be used to compile a set of recommendations, which will be compiled and finalized in a broad interpretative context, applying the perspective of students with families, in a toolkit document that is considered one of the main objectives of the project. Following the testing period, interviews with teachers will be conducted, and the experiences and results of the test logs will be used in this research phase.
Representatives of the partner organizations were informed about the evaluation of the interim report submitted in the spring of 2025 and the nature and content of the problems that arose. Following the review phase and evaluation, the project manager initiated the process of co-financing the second part of the project. Once the funding has been disbursed, the coordinating organization will immediately take steps to transfer the project funding to the partner organizations.
- Discussions related to the forthcoming study volume also took place during the project meeting, during which the partner organizations reviewed and updated the schedule and implementation of the planned tasks.
- COMMENTS FROM PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO THE RESEARCH PROGRAM
Following the information provided by the research leaders, the representatives of the partner organizations made their comments. The comments and suggestions mainly concerned the practical application of the toolkit elements, related ideas, proposals, and experiences related to this, and a separate item was the organization of the partner meeting in Beregszász in the fall of 2025 and the scheduling of tasks related to the dissemination and communication work package in the last six months of the project.
- After the project meeting, participants took part in an organized sightseeing program, during which they were introduced to the built heritage and cultural history of Târgu Mureș.
The program ended with a joint dinner.
Prepared by: Örs Levente Kovács
Program Coordinator
Budapest, June 1, 2025