Project Overview
AGILE is an international capacity-building project designed to support the twin green and digital transition in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Western Balkans, with a specific focus on Kenya, Albania, and Kosovo. The project responds to the growing demand for a modern workforce equipped with future-oriented competencies that contribute to sustainable economic growth and social impact.
At its core, AGILE delivers an innovative, competency-oriented learning ecosystem that enables higher education institutions to modernize curricula, teaching methods, and digital learning infrastructures. The project places strong emphasis on aligning education with labor market needs while embedding sustainability, digitalization, and entrepreneurial thinking into academic programs.
Project Objectives
- Develop and implement a competency-based curriculum model aligned with green and digital transition priorities
- Modernize existing higher education curricula through modular and innovative learning structures
- Strengthen institutional capacity for future skills development
- Promote open, inclusive, and accessible education through Open Educational Resources (OER)
- Foster cross-regional cooperation between European and African higher education institutions
Key Components & Activities
Competency-Oriented Curriculum Model
AGILE introduces a curriculum model built around the Talent Triangle, integrating:
- Green skills of the future
- Digital skills of the future
- Business acumen and transversal competencies
This model is used to modernize and enrich existing study programs across seven higher education institutions in participating countries.
eLearning & Digital Ecosystem
The project develops a comprehensive digital learning environment, including:
- eLearning courses aligned with the competency framework
- Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
- Innovative instructional design approaches
- Open-access teaching and learning materials licensed as OER
All resources are made publicly available, ensuring long-term accessibility and scalability.
Our Role
A & I Services & Consulting participates as a project partner, contributing to:
- Technical and implementation support
- Alignment of project outputs with regional and institutional needs
- Dissemination and stakeholder engagement activities
- Support in ensuring quality, relevance, and sustainability of results
Our involvement ensures that project outcomes remain practical, transferable, and aligned with both local contexts and European standards.
Expected Results & Impact
- Modernized higher education curricula aligned with green and digital transition priorities
- Improved employability and future readiness of graduates
- Strengthened institutional capacity for innovation and digital learning
- Open-access educational resources with long-term usability
- Enhanced cross-regional collaboration between Europe and Africa
Consortium & Partners
The AGILE consortium brings together leading academic institutions and organizations from Europe and Africa, including:
- Harokopio University of Athens (HUA)
- Riga Technical University (RTU)
- Akademia WSB
- Egerton University
- University of Nairobi
- European University of Tirana (UET)
- Polytechnic University of Tirana (UPT)
- Universum College
- University “Kadri Zeka” (UKZ)
- Social View Kenya
- A & I Services & Consulting
