The TeProD Project
Improving Teachers' & Students' Professional Development with the Twin Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa
An Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education project empowering educators and students with the skills they need for the green and digital transition.
- Acronym
- TeProD
- Duration
- Jan 2025 – Dec 2027
- Programme
- Erasmus+ CBHE
- Grant No.
- 101177880
- UEW Role
- Project Partner
- Coordinator
- Haaga-Helia UAS, Finland
A coordinated response to Africa's twin transition.
TeProD strengthens higher education institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa by enhancing the professional development of teachers and students through the twin transition — combining green transformation with digital transformation.
The project supports curriculum innovation, teacher training, AI-enhanced education, and stronger collaboration between universities and industry across the consortium.
Building green and digital competencies, together.
Our main objective is to improve teachers' and students' professional development through the integration of green and digital competencies in higher education.
Circular Economy & Green Transition
Build knowledge of sustainability practices for African higher education contexts.
Digitalisation & AI
Strengthen digital fluency, AI literacy and modern digital tools for teaching.
Modern Pedagogy
Equip educators with innovative pedagogical approaches for the twin transition.
Industry Alignment
Align curricula with labour market needs and deepen university–industry ties.
University of Education, Winneba at the heart of TeProD in Ghana.
UEW joined the TeProD consortium to advance its strategic commitments to innovation, sustainability and digital transformation — and to ensure Ghana's teacher educators lead the twin transition.
UEW has already participated in needs assessments and capacity-building workshops as part of the project.
Curriculum Enhancement
- Twin transition content development
- Integration of sustainability & digital competencies
Capacity Building
- Training academic staff
- Professional development workshops
- Pedagogical innovation
Research & Innovation
- Needs assessment studies
- Institutional action plans
- Project deliverables
Industry Engagement
- Employer collaboration
- Labour market mapping
- University–industry partnerships
Five institutions, three continents.
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Finnish university of applied sciences leading the consortium.
University of Education, Winneba
Ghana's premier teacher-education university and host of this page.
University of Ghana
Ghana's flagship research university driving curriculum innovation.
International University of Management
Southern African partner advancing management and digital education.
Technical University of Košice
European technical partner contributing digital and engineering expertise.
Impact across institutions, classrooms and society.
Jani Siirilä
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education · Grant Agreement No. 101177880