Compétences Linguistiques et Interculturelles au Service des Entreprises en Europe

The COLISEE project aims at enhancing the employability of Master’s level graduates by adapting Higher Education courses to the needs of businesses. It involves the extensive use of digital infrastructures as well as identifying new tools intended for teachers and students.The primary goal of the project is to adapt to the job market by focusing on three sets of competences (linguistic, intercultural and entrepreneurial) while improving at the same time the quality of higher education courses through the use of ICT. The project also aims at setting up a joint Master’s degree, the COLISEE Master named “Plurilingualism and corporate culture”.With these goals in mind, ten partners (9 universities and 1 association) have gathered to bring together complementary skills and share the good practices existing within six European countries (France, Italy, England, Sweden, Spain and Greece).For each of the partners involved, participating in the project meant adapting digital infrastructures and training university staff in their use.Results and impacts achieved (2015-2017):- the elaboration of a set of digital resources;- the writing of a good practice guide aimed at teachers;- the training of 180 trainers in the use of new digital technology;- the creation of a joint Master named “Plurilingualism and corporate culture” (it should be incorporated into the partners’ training offer once the accreditation process is complete)The training sessions organized for university trainers within the framework of the project and the elaboration of digital resources should contribute to the long-term improvement of the quality of university courses and make them more in line with businesses’ needs.