1. www.myuniversity
ww.myuniversity-project.eu
Contact person: Gregory Liogaridis
Anavryton 20, 151 24 Athens, Greece FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel: +30 210 6121340
email: gregory@gov2u.org Athens, 12 Nov
November 2012
PRESS RELEASE
“MyUniversity
MyUniversity-project: Super Portal launched!”
It provides main point of access for Higher Education cross-border initiatives
border
MyUniversity-project launched its EU Super Portal a few days ago. Through t
project hrough this advanced
platform, students and Universities from all over Europe have the unique opportunity to get
involved in an encouraging environment that promotes dialogue and distinctive d democratic
processes like voting and discussing issues that are related to higher education and therefore
are of great interest to the participants. Through this process, all registered users have the
chance to share their opinions and provide feedback.
The Super Portal is the main point of access for users wishing to have the whole picture of
the MyUniversity project. This advanced platform contains its own independent e
. e-Participation
tools, thus providing the much needed space for discussion of cross border initiatives that
cross-border
pertain to higher education.
The Universities and university students who use the Super Portal, have the ability to choose
from a variety of available participation tools and modules, like e-Consultation Polls,
Consultation,
Discussions and Processes. These tools are the means that allow registered users to assume
a more active role in the higher education decision making process.
The first topics that are set for discussion are “What is the added value of distance learning
are:
for students?” and “How to promote sustainability”. The topics that are to be launched in the
upcoming weeks on the Super Portal include:
• How to attract foreign students to a medium size University
• What is the best way for Universities to find other financial resources in order to get
e
better positions in their global ranking
• How to attract more international students to less popular destinations
• In which way may the quality of research activities help the University to raise the
University
quality of the education
The Super Portal also provides links to the individual portals of the 14 Universities that
participate in the trials, as well as news and social media links.
To be a part of this exciting process, please visit the Super Portal at www.e-myUniversity.eu
myUniversity.eu
and follow the instructions provided at the Login section. Universities interested in suggesting
a topic they think might interest other students and institutions can contact CESCA, the Super
ht
Portal administrator at: myuniversity@cesca.cat
st
Launched on October 1 , 2010, MyUniversity is a two and a half year project that
demonstrates how the universities c can use an array of specific e-Participation tools for
Participation
involving university members and stakeholders in transparent higher education decision
decision-
making processes at local, national and EU level. MyUniversity is currently supp
supported by the
This project is partially funded under the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP) as part of the Competitiveness
and Innovation Framework Programme by the European Community (http://ec.europa.eu/ict_psp
(http://ec.europa.eu/ict_psp).

2. www.myuniversity
ww.myuniversity-project.eu
European Commission (ICT Policy Support Programme) and involves partners from Belgium,
Bulgaria, Greece, Lithuania, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. For more information, please visit
the project website at www.myuniversity
www.myuniversity-project.eu
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This project is partially funded under the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP) as part of the Competitiveness
and Innovation Framework Programme by the European Community (http://ec.europa.eu/ict_psp
(http://ec.europa.eu/ict_psp).