IT-SUPPORTED LIFELONG LEARNING PRACTICES IN DANUBE REGION COUNTRIES
IT-SUPPORTED LIFELONG LEARNING PRACTICES IN DANUBE REGION COUNTRIES

Summary/Abstract: In Danube region various difficulties related to the employment of knowledge workers have occurred, e.g. decrease of job security over the career, high probability of having obsolete professional competences in a short period of time, incapacity of choosing the suitable working place according to one’s education, aspects which conducted to a decrease in life satisfaction. The current paper is a literature survey of the specific situation of Danube region countries related to lifelong learning initiatives with the purpose of increasing one’s employability and, consequently, quality of life. Among lifelong learning activities, a special place is taken by the IT-supported ones, including extensive use of virtual communities, social networks or online learning environments. We propose an innovative model for connecting the traditional universities learning environment with modern IT-supported lifelong learning practices in order to provide the graduate students the opportunity to find suitable professional e-communities, in which they can enhance their chances of getting a more rewarding job. We claim that our solution has the potential of generating added value for Danube region, by increasing the knowledge level of the countries within the region and the employability level of the university graduates, by providing the organizations the needed skilled workers, thus raising their competitiveness and by strengthening the collaboration between universities and organizations.

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