European Initiative for Education
The „European Initiative for Education“ (EIE) is an international (European) private Non-Profit education and training organization in Austria (legal status: association). There are offices in Wiener Neustadt / Austria, Adeje/Spain, and in Athens/Greece.
Mission
EIE’s mission is to promote an innovative approach to education, training, and culture. A current focus is active participation in the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
The EIE is part of a network of similar institutions across Europe, including training organisations, educational institutions, research and development centres, public authorities, and subject matter experts. The educational focus is on train-the-trainer programmes, as well as Adult Education and School Education.
The course offerings focus on Technology-Enhanced/Enabled Learning (formerly known as e-learning), using platforms such as Moodle, Blended Learning and Flipped Learning 3.0; Multimedia (interactivity and multimedia content), Content Management Systems, Presentation Techniques, Project Management, and the use and integration of AI and GenAI in teaching, training, and content development.
The EBI/EIE is not only a training provider but also actively engaged in research. The research team regularly publishes findings and participates as speakers at international conferences, such as ICERI in Seville.
Projects
We are actively involved in the Erasmus+ Programme and offer:
- Training in the Frame of KA 1 projects (training for teachers, trainers, and adult learners)
- Strategic Partnerships – KA 2 projects
Since the autumn 2013, the EBI/EIE is involved in European Projects or coordinates one. In 2015, the EBI/EIE and other partners from the BladEdu founded the European Foundation for Quality in Blended Learning, EFQBL, as a dissemination tool for Blended Learning. In consequence, the EBI/EIE cooperates regularly with this organization.
- VTT-Box (School Education)
This project has been finished in November 2019. - TIBL-Project (EFQUBL)
This project has been finished in November 2019. - Flipped Adult Education (Adult Education)
This project has been started in 2018 and finished finally in August 2021 (Prolonged due to COVID-19) - DigiComPass (Adult Education)
This project aims to develop a course package to increase digital competencies of adults (following the DigComp 2.1 Framework) - BonJour! (Adult Education)
The project aims to enhance media literacy among older individuals through journalism and digital skills training, fostering social activism and bridging generational digital divides by establishing a pool of media educators tailored for the elderly, supported by a methodology, professional profile identification, training curriculum, and an e-learning platform.
- CICERO (Adult Education)
This project was dealing with digital competencies and digital photography. It was started with the Kickoff Meeting in Wiener Neustadt and finished with a final meeting at the University of Stockholm.
The project was awarded as a “Project of Good Practice” by the Swedish National Agency.
- TEST (School Education)
This school project focusing on the development of multimedia-based learning tools for science subjects started in the autumn of 2018 and has been finished in 2021. - CONNECT (Higher Education)
The project cares about the development of an innovative multidisciplinary and cross-sectional curriculum for students from the computer and information, health, and social sciences background. - InterMedia (Adult Education)
This project cares about multimedia and interactivity in learning.
Here you will find an overview of all our ERASMUS+ Projects.
Research
The research unit of the organisation is led by Peter Mazohl and Harald Makl. Here you will find the overview of the EBI/EIE’s research work.