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The European project entitled ZOE was funded by the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 - Strategic Partnership in the field of Higher Education. The ZOE European project is coordinated by University of Iasi (Romania) and involves Pixel in the transnational partnership. This European project aims to create teaching resources in the field of veterinary medicine focusing in particular on the identification, monitoring and control of malaria.
Funding Programme
Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 - Strategic Partnership in the field of Higher Education
Theme
Medicine, Others
Target group
Higher Education, School Education
Project Reference
2016-1-RO01-KA203-024732
Date
01-10-2016 | 30-09-2018
Role of Pixel
Partner
Project Details
Project Title
Zoonoses Online Education, creation of teaching resources in the field of veterinary medicine focusing in particular on malaria
Context
Worldwide, zoonotic diseases have a negative impact on commerce, travel and economies. In most developing countries, zoonotic diseases are among those diseases of major public health significance and contribute significantly to an already overly burdened public health system. In industrialized nations, zoonotic diseases are of particular concern for at-risk groups such as the elderly, children, childbearing women and immunocompromised individuals.
In an effort to increase the knowledge and understanding of current and probable future public health significance infectious disease transmitted from non-human animals to humans, a consortium of 4 countries (Romania, Croatia, Lithuania and Italy) proposed the ZoonosesOnlineEducation project.
Objectives
The project aims to create open digital educational resources in the field of veterinary medicine based on developing innovative guidelines on zoonotic diseases study and veterinary, medical, pedagogical, linguistic and raise awareness intervention related to identify, monitor and control malaria and dirofilariasis, useful for the academic, professional and general beneficiaries.
Target Group
Through its activities, ZOE project meet the needs of a wide variety of people:
- Lectures, (foreign) students and professionals in the field of veterinary
- Lectures, (foreign) students and professionals in the field of medicine (Health Care and Epidemiology)
- Teachers and future teachers, lectures and students of Pedagogy
- Public at large (pupils ages 6-12, parents)