Partnership structure
MaDE-for-UASs is delivered by a formal Erasmus+ consortium of implementing partners, supported by associated partners that extend policy, industry, and regional reach without leading work packages.
Consortium partners
Grant beneficiaries and implementing institutions (Ethiopia, Germany, Italy). They lead work packages, host the dual centres, deliver ToT and piloting, and report under Erasmus+ CBHE rules.
10 implementing partnersAssociated partners
Policy, industry, and regional university actors linked to the project. They advise, open doors, and scale methodologies without full work-package ownership or grant beneficiary status.
6 associated partnersImplementing consortium
Formal project partners responsible for delivery, quality, and sustainability of results.
Overall Project Coordinator. Leads sustainability and exploitation, pedagogical handbooks, and hosts the MaDE-Pedagogy Center.
Coordinator · MaDE-Pedagogy Center host
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Co-Project Coordinator and piloting lead. Hosts the MaDE-Technology Center in Ethiopia’s industrial eastern corridor.
Co-coordinator · Piloting lead · Technology Center host
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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Leads search for best practices and guides VR/AR development for electro-technical and ICT training.
European partner · Best practices & electro-tech / ICT XR
Heilbronn, Germany
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Contributes best-practice search and Toolbox development with expertise in creative teaching, smart factories, and food processing.
European partner · Best practices, creative teaching & food tech
Lemgo, Germany
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Leads Toolbox development for designing and applying VR, AR, and simulations, drawing on Smart Mini Factory expertise.
European partner · Toolbox development (VR/AR/simulation)
Bolzano, Italy
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Leads Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, and strengthens TVET–UAS links for workplace-relevant immersive content.
MEL lead · TVET–UAS vocational pedagogy
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Leads dissemination and contributes to piloting, quality assurance, and entrepreneurial, market-aligned education.
Dissemination lead · QA & entrepreneurial education
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Beneficiary partner expanding faculty upskilling and immersive classroom practice in northern Ethiopia.
Beneficiary partner · Northern Ethiopia cascade
Aksum, Ethiopia
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Beneficiary partner extending digital education and simulation platforms to western Ethiopia faculties.
Beneficiary partner · Western Ethiopia cascade
Assosa, Ethiopia
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Communications partner driving outreach, media, NRG facilitation, and the project portal.
Dissemination · NRG facilitation · made4uas.info
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Supporting institutions and stakeholders that amplify impact beyond the core consortium.
Associated partner providing strategic guidance aligned with Ethiopia’s higher-education and UAS reform agenda.
Associated partner · Policy & UAS reform alignment
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Associated industry partner opening World-of-Work access and advising on industrial relevance of teaching.
Associated partner · Industry & World of Work access
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Associated university supporting dissemination and applied-sciences outreach beyond the core consortium.
Associated university · Dissemination & applied outreach
Ambo, Ethiopia
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Associated partner extending MaDE methodologies into southern Ethiopia.
Associated university · Southern Ethiopia reach
Dilla, Ethiopia
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Associated partner supporting innovative teaching practice in the Amhara region.
Associated university · Amhara region capacity
Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
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Associated partner contributing to regional capacity building for UAS-oriented programmes.
Associated university · Regional UAS capacity building
Maichew, Ethiopia
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