Project: Enhancing Higher Education in MENA through Digital Twin Innovation E TWIN
Abstract
The eTWIN project enhances digital competencies and capacities of Higher Education Institutions HEIs in the MENA region Egypt and Tunisia leveraging expertise from EU HEIs France and Italy
Over three years academic and industrial partners will develop integrate and disseminate digital twin technologies in higher education
Key impacts include
- Modernization of curricula aligned with labor market needs
- Strengthened international cooperation
- Promotion of innovation sustainability and strategic partnerships between academia and industry
- Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals SDGs
Project Partners
- Coordinator Universite de Reims Champagne Ardenne URCA France
- Partners
- Alma Mater Studiorum Universita di Bologna UNIBO Italy
- Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport AASTMT Egypt
- German International University GIU Egypt
- Universite de Tunis UT Tunisia
- Universite de Gafsa UGaf Tunisia
- Centre de Calcul El Khawarizmi CCK Tunisia
Project Name
Enhancing Higher Education in MENA through Digital Twin Innovation E TWIN
Ref No/ Funded Entity
ERASMUS EDU 2025 CBHE STRAND 1
Project Duration
36month
Project Start Date
2025-12-01
Project End Date
2028-12-01
Total Budget
EUR
Budget of the academy in this project
EUR
Project Website
Objectives
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Establish Digital Twin Labs
- 4 labs across Egypt and Tunisia AASTMT GIU UT UGaf
- Baseline 0 Target 4
2 Modernize Curricula and Training
- 8 modernized modules 2 new modules 2 placement modules
- Baseline 0 Target 12 modules total
3 University Industry Collaboration
- Host industrial tests and demos
- Train 32 staff and 40 students
- Generate real world project ideas for UG and PG students
4 Mobility and Knowledge Transfer
- EU exchanges site visits training of trainers
- Enhance employability and staff expertise in digital twin technologies
- Baseline 0 Target 24 mobilities
5 Inclusivity and Accessibility
- Support women in engineering disadvantaged groups and persons with disabilities
Ensure equitable access to labs curricula and mobility opportunities
Our Partners
- ERASMUS
https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/
Yasser Gaber Dessouky
Dean of Scientific Research and Innovation
Mobile: 01006030790
E-mail: ygd@aast.edu
Project Coordinator
Yasser Gaber Dessouky
Dean of Scientific Research and Innovation
Mobile: 01006030790
E-mail: ygd@aast.edu
This Project is Funded by
ERASMUS