The University of West Attica (UNIWA), despite its recent establishment (2018), originates from three historical and dynamic educational and research entities in the region of Attica, the Technological Educational Institute of Athens, the Piraeus University of Applied Sciences and the National School of Public Health, which has produced thousands of graduates and contributed to the development of the country and also worldwide. The first two Institutes have had a remarkable 45 years course since their establishment, nearly 20 years of which, in Higher Education. The National School of Public Health was founded in 1929 by Eleftherios Venizelos, a Greek statesman who was elected 8 times as Prime Minister and is considered as the “maker of modern Greece”, preserving an outstanding contribution of 90 years. UNIWA consists of 6 Schools (School of Public Health, School of Administrative, Economics & Social Sciences, School of Food Sciences, School of Health and Care Sciences, School of Applied Arts and Culture and School of Engineering) and 27 Departments covering a vast variety of scientific fields. The University facilities span three campuses in the West Attica area (two located in the Municipality of Egaleo – in Egaleo Park and in the Ancient Olive Grove – and the third in Athens), while a fourth campus is currently being developed in the area of Moschato. UNIWA has approximately 55,700 undergraduate, 5,500 postgraduate and 460 doctoral students enrolled; a number that is rapidly increasing, given the fact that the pre-existing institutions did not have the authority to provide doctoral studies. Based on the studies that are provided by the departments of the University of West Attica there are activities, experience and expertise in almost every sector. The highly expertise staff can both perform experiments and numerical simulations.  UNIWA is experienced with several capacity building projects for HEIs and mobility and staff exchange programmes such as: (a) AGRHI / ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE, ERASMUS Capacity Building project (AGRHI Erasmus+ https://www.agrhi.com/ ), PROMATAI / HORIZON-MSCA Staff Exchanges 2022 (PROMATAI / Project –), VERDEDRIVE / Horizon Europe – MSCA Staff Exchanges 2023 (https://www.verdedrive-project.eu/ ). UNIWA would : (a) Offer technical expertise to enhance the academic and administrative capacities of the participating African institutions, (b) Share best practices in areas such as research, curriculum development, quality assurance, and institutional governance, (c) Facilitate the development of joint academic programs and research collaborations, (d) Provide guidance on how to manage mobility programs, including application processes, documentation, and evaluation, (e) Assist with the design of monitoring and evaluation frameworks to ensure the program’s success and compliance with agreed-upon objectives, (f) Act as a neutral observer to evaluate progress and provide feedback on improvement areas. (g) Facilitate networking between African and European institutions, creating opportunities for long-term collaboration beyond the program’s scope,  (h) Offer advice on resource mobilization, grant management, and reporting to ensure transparency and accountability in the program’s financial operations.

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