Author: Dardan Bekaj

22 Feb 2020 Dardan Bekaj Today, on the 18th of February 2020, the international week with SMAPHC project partners at Heimerer College began. Project partners come from European Union countries and Turkey. Representative institutions in this project are Metropolia University, JAMK University and Manisa University. Today a week training for the academic and professional staff of Heimerer College, Kadri Zeka University, Gjakova University “Fehmi Agani”, Institute of Southeast Europe for Health and Social Policy, as well as NGO “AUTISM” has begun. This training provides a golden opportunity to develop curriculum-relevant competencies aimed at developing student competencies in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship, multi-disciplinary collaboration, client involvement, and practice-based work. Such an event is part of the project of the Student-led Multidisciplinary Supportive Health Practice Center project, supported by the…

31 Aug 2019 Dardan Bekaj This week, all partners involved in the SMAHPC project are staying at Metropolia University in Helsinki, Finland. The purpose of this visit is to participate and co-run the workshop organized for the development of a model for a student-run Multidisciplinary Center. This is a product of the SMAHPC Project (Student-run Multidisciplinary Allied Health Practice Center) granted by the European Commission’s ERASMUS + Program, where Heimerer College is the leading applicant. In addition to partners from Europe, including Universities from Finland and Turkey, as well as local partners from Gjilan and Gjakova, which are part of the Project consortium, the SMAHPC Project will soon mark one year since implementation. So far, some of the key concepts and ideologies within the work packages have been developed, which…

8 Jun 2019 Dardan Bekaj EU Partners traveled to Student-Run Multidisciplinary Allied Health Practice Centre Project Team traveled to Kosovo's Capital, Prishtina for a Reflective Workshop about the Operating Model of the SMAHPC Centre.During this reflective visit, which started on June 3, and continued until June 7, there will be various meetings aimed at reflecting on the processes completed to date and the next steps of the project. More specifically, we will talk about the design of the Multidisciplinary Center for student health practices that will be built in the environment of Heimerer College.

4 May 2019 Dardan Bekaj University of Manisa from Turkey hosted the 3rd SMAHPC mobility for co-creating the common key concepts, competencies and operating model of the SMAHPC Centre. During this week, the main topics for our Study Circle included: Multidisciplinary Approach, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Technology Development in Health Sciences, Basic Life Support and Learning and Teaching Students' Practice.

12 Apr 2019 Dardan Bekaj Student-run Multidisciplinary Allied Health Practice Centre" Project has started their Study Visits by traveling to Helsinki, Finland to work on the operating model of SMAHPC Centre.During this week our Academic Team have co-created a initial model of the Centre, based on the best practices, seen in Finland education system. The project design has been mapped out based on the nature of the Centre, considering its' four fields, such as: Innovation and entrepreneurship, Business Collaboration, Student-run approach towards the Clients and Students wellbeing.

21 Jan 2019 Dardan Bekaj Heimerer College, in partnership with eight local and international organizations and institutions, funded by the European Union's Erasmus + Program, is setting up the country's first Multidisciplinary Center for student health practices. The purpose of establishing this Center is to increase the teachers' and students' competencies in the areas of rehabilitation in Kosovo, enabling practical education in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences through Life-Long Learning (LLL), in accordance with the Bologna process and cooperation with stakeholders on health and rehabilitation institutions, ministries and industry. As the first project of its kind in Kosovo, this Center defines the foundations of the concept of Joint Rehabilitation Management, Multidisciplinarity, Patient Involvement and Rehabilitation Management. This Multidisciplinary Center will provide strategic partnerships between four institutions, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Kosovo,…