O.P.E.N.
This mini-website was purposefully developed for Expo 2025 and aims at highlighting recent and on-going research projects focusing on sustainability and inclusion, which were undertaken by teams from Universidade Aberta in collaboration with many other international Higher Education Institutions and companies. Who are we? Established in 1988, Universidade Aberta (UAb) is the only public distance…
ARDES – Short Learning Program for “ARt & DEsign & Sustainability with special focus on environment and climate change”
The ARDES project developed and validated a short learning program (SLP) for higher education focusing on Art, Design & Sustainability. What’s different about this course?
EDUCONLINE@pris Digital Campus
A secure, limited Internet, but one that allows prisoners to access higher education through technology. This is how EducOnline@pris can be summarised. The EducOnline@pris Digital Campus is a project developed in partnership between Universidade Aberta (UAb) and the Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services (DGRSP) that promotes education and training in Portugal’s prisons. The Campus…
EUSTEPS – Enhancing Universities’ Sustainability TEaching and Practices through Ecological Footprint
EUSTEPS is an ERASMUS + funded project designed to educate European university students and the wider academic community on the complexity of sustainability and its interdisciplinary nature in an engaging and captivating manner. The main objectives of project EUSTEPS are: To inspire European university students and staff to embrace sustainability, shaping a future of eco-conscious…
INCLUSIVE MEMORY – Inclusive Museums for well-being and health through the creation of a new shared memory
The Inclusive Memory project aims at promoting an innovative strategy for social inclusion, derived from the creation of a new teaching methodology, the use of digital tools and the development of transverse competences in both university teachers and students who are museum users, thus promoting well-being, health and social inclusion. The project is based on…
REVEALING – Use of Virtual Reality Learning Environments (VRLEs) in Higher Education
Virtual Reality Learning Environments (VRLEs) can be effective in bridging the gap between online and conventional learning, enabling students and instructors to control their avatars in 3D simulated classrooms or laboratories. In a VRLE, students and instructors can interact with the environment, communicate and collaborate with peers, and engage in educational tasks, providing and receiving…