The project English in Education is a cooperation between UNAN – Managua and USN.
The two institutions have cooperated for 12 years, mainly within an educational context.
The main goals of the project are to develop sustainable education in English didactics at MA level at UNAN, and to provide increased internationalisation and research in both institutions.
Project goals:
- To reciprocally offer UNAN and USN students academic courses as part of their MA programs.
- To contribute to establishing an MA program in English didactics at UNAN.
- To develop competence in English didactics and increase quality in education in both countries.
- To increase mobility of students and academic staff between UNAN and USN.
- To continue to develop sustainable research collaboration between researchers from UNAN and USN.
The project is based on exchange of MA and PhD students, curriculum development related to MA in English didactics, annual staff training in didactic issues, and research cooperation relevant for teacher education.
Results:
- An MA program in English didactics at UNAN
- Development of joint modules at UNAN and USN
- Mobility of 25 MA students in English from UNAN to USN for one semester and 8 MA students in English from USN to UNAN for one semester
- Mobility of two PhD students.
- Increased level of internationalisation at home, through mobility and through the content of the MA program.
- Increased competence among UNAN staff in didactics and supervision of MA theses.
- Increased research competence.
