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The detected short-term impact of the EMBRACE project

Author: EMBRACE Team

The EMBRACE project demonstrates significant impact in digital transformation, teacher competence development, and institutional collaboration. Using a mixed-methods evaluation, it reveals systemic change across partner institutions, strengthening governance, learning ecosystems, and international cooperation, while generating measurable socio-institutional value and fostering sustainable innovation in higher education.

EMBRACE managers

Author: EMBRACE Team

Felipe Baena, Sectional Rector at Areandina, and André Romero da Silva, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at IFES, share their perspectives on the Embrace Project.

Embrace closing ceremony at IFES

Author: IFES Team

The Embrace project (2023–2026) advanced higher education modernisation through MOOCs, staff training, and international collaboration. IFES played a key role in coordination, platform innovation, and multilingual course delivery, achieving significant institutional impact, strengthening global partnerships, and fostering future initiatives in digital education and cooperation.

Conference In BragançaInternational conference in Bragança boosts collaboration and innovation in higher educationConference In Bragança

An international conference in Bragança highlighted collaboration within the European STARS EU alliance. It fostered dialogue, showcased projects, and promoted academic innovation. Notably, Professor Inês Barbedo presented the Embrace project, emphasizing its potential to strengthen collaboration and innovation in higher education, especially within the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) community.