E+DIETing_LAB project partners assess achievements at final meeting in Austria

The partners of the Erasmus Plus project “Digital Lab for Education in Dietetics combining Experiential Learning and Community Service” (E+DIETing_LAB), led by the European University of the Atlantic (UNEATLANTICO), met on November 27 and 28 at St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, in Austria, to evaluate the results generated.

The purpose of the meeting was to learn about the value of the products generated, evaluate opportunities for future work and distribute tasks related to the final report.

A first draft of the sustainability and exploitation plan was presented during the meeting. This document is intended to outline a clear roadmap for how the project partnership will provide ongoing benefits to new entities and stakeholders who express an interest in the project’s results. This strategy will address important considerations such as the sustainability model, target audience engagement, and the ongoing development and maintenance of project outputs and outcomes. The project comprises three main deliverables: a virtual patient and clinic, as well as a toolkit that will integrate a set of documents dedicated to encourage and facilitate the use of the digital tools generated by the project.

During the meeting, the partners of St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences held a multiplier event to share the results of the project with their educational community. Johann Grassl presented the paper “E+Dieting Lab for Education and Dietetics Combining Experiential Learning and Community Service”.

The partners positively valued the results obtained in terms of dissemination. Recently, The Triple E awards of the international organization Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU) awarded the project fourth place in the jury’s vote in the EDI Community Engagement Initiative of the Year category and first place in the voting on social networks. Dr. Iñaki Elío, professor at UNEATLANTICO, attended the awards ceremony, held in Lisbon, Portugal.

Together with UNEATLANTICO, the following European institutions also participate in the E+DIETing_LAB project: the University of Valladolid (UVA) in Spain, St. Pölten University in Austria, the University of Porto (U.Porto) in Portugal, AP Hogeschool Antwerpen in Belgium and Jan Kochanowski University (UJK) in Poland.

The E+DIETing_LAB project is funded by the Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education (SEPIE, Spanish Agency of the European Program Erasmus +). Its objective is to improve practical training in dietetic education and to promote a community/service-learning approach related to nutrition and healthy habits as a social responsibility of the university.

Those interested in obtaining more information about this project can consult its website or its social networks.