Project Description
Work Packages
The NEWSTEP project is divided into seven Work Packages. These work packages are leaded by the partner institutions. The partner institutions assign a lead for the specific work package and the lead, taking support from other participants will be responsible for delivering the tasks.
Overall Management
Ensures the project is delivered in line with the Grant and Consortium Agreements, coordinating all seven work packages and supporting Dissemination (WP6) and Quality Assurance (WP7).
Led by: Sindhuli Multiple Campus (SMC-TU)
Digital Pedagogy
Improves the quality of education by embedding digital pedagogy in online course design – covering curriculum development, a pedagogical framework for online teaching, online assessment competencies, course design and implementation, and digital resources.
Led by: Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS)
Enhancing Collaboration and Partnerships
Initiates a Nepal higher-education ecosystem and develops cooperation schemes between institutions through an engaging partner portal, applying Turku UAS’s Innopeda innovation-pedagogy methodology and orienting toward student-centric learning practice.
Led by: Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Enhancement of Entrepreneurial and Digitalisation Skills
Develops active, team-based, learner-centered entrepreneurship and digitalisation skills learning in Nepal – introducing entrepreneurship-based course design and strengthening the empowerment of women entrepreneurs.
Led by: UPV
Enhancement of Sustainability-Oriented Strategy at HEI
Helps each partner institution formulate explicit sustainability objectives, ensure their strategy is effective, and integrate sustainability across curriculum (WP2), courses (WP4), and local ecosystem initiatives (WP3).
Led by: Turku UAS
Dissemination
Implements the dissemination plan and builds NEWSTEP’s visual identity and public visibility – through the website, publications, promotional materials, and events such as the Seminar on Entrepreneurship and the Seminar on Digital Pedagogy.
Led by: Siddhartha Vanasthali Institute (SVI)
Quality Assurance
Applies good project-management practice alongside WP1, ensuring the quality and long-term sustainability of the project’s impact through internal evaluation.
Led by: SMC-TU
Partners
Sindhuli Multiple Campus affiliated to Tribhuvan University (SMC-TU)
Leader and Project Co-ordinator (Prashanta Dhakal)
Other contributing teachers
Other contributing Institutions
Padma Kanya Multiple Campus; constituent campus of Tribhuvan University (PK-TU)
Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS)
Mr. Ajaya Joshi
B2B sales (domestic and international), Digital marketing, Competence in cultures and internationality, Business competence, Marketing, Other language skills, Export competence.
Other contributing teachers
Mr. Emmanuel Querrec, Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Sustainability. Competence in Startup incubation and Sustainability Strategy.
Siddhartha Vanasthali Institute (SVI), Nepal
Saurav Rajbanshi
Teacher and project leader at SVI
Sindhuli Community Technical Institute (SCTI), Nepal
Tej Bikram Thapa
Teacher at Project Leader at Sindhuli Community Technical Institute (SCTI)
