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SMART UNIVERSITIES

FOR DIGITAL

COMMUNITIES

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “EDUCATION AND BUSINESS - SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES” SOFIA BALKAN HOTEL, 21 NOVEMBER 2016 PROF. GIUSEPPE SACCONE PRESIDENT EUROPEAN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

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WEB REVOLUTION: WORLD IS ON THE WEB OR THE WORLD CORRESPONDS TO THE WEB? Communication throughout the web: technology and social media Learning from the web: endless number of subjects and contents available to everybody Studying in the web: an overwhelming circulation of knowledge.

WEB CHANGES

Web comply with changes Web define changing environment

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WEB AND TRAINING • New generation: digital natives

• Human beings in wireless • Lifelong lerning • Tradition keeps going and it appears also on the web www.epu.bg

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PEGASO GROUP

3 legal subjects: Holding company is Multiversity - Università Telematica Pegaso S.p.A. Università Telematica Pegaso, private entity with public purposes.

Multiversity S.p.A. (Holding) Università Telematica Pegaso S.p.A. Università Telematica Pegaso D.M. Established by Ministerial Decree of 20 April 2006, Pegaso Online University offers all academic degrees legally recognized in Italy and European Union.

Moreover, it is leader in Italian e-University, thanks to the use of most modern and effective technology standards in e-learning. www.epu.bg

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STRATEGIC AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS • E-Learning managment System (“LMS”): educational platform, with different access and uses depending on the user, from administrative one to students and ECP network – more platforms • Social network: AGHEIRO, SOCIAL LEARNING, UNILAVORO, CHANGE YOUR LIFE, T-BOOK • Web Mobile app: UNIPEGASO APP, SALT, SPYEYE, NEAREST, UNIGLOBAL, MY TUTOR, UNILAND • Thematic platforms: ONE HOUR UNIVERSITY, UNIMESTIERI, UNIPROFESSIONI • Solutions for Information Technology: UPAPLU, U-BOOK, VIDEO CONFERENCE • and e-CHAT systems, WEB TV, WEB RADIO, E-COMMERCE, FORUM • Tools: GAME LEARNING, WIKI-EDU, BLOG, COMMUNITY, I-CONSULENCE

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SUCCESSFUL REASONS TO BE WITH US - Development of an own educational platform online - Relevant number of teachers worlwide known - High qualified management specialized in patents and distribution channels like E-Learning Center Point or ÂŤPoli di orientamento didatticoÂť (more than 400) - Results: more than 40.000 enrollments in 10 years (graduated and post graduated studies)

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STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT Learning from worldwide Institutions specialized in online education like the most welknown Pennsylvania State University World Campus or Arizona State University or Boston University.

GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SAME TECHNOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY, VALUES AND METHODS INTER-DISCIPLINARY AND MULTICULTURAL CHANNELS EXCHANGES AMONG TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND BEST PRACTICES

Global framework will allow the student to be enrolled simultaneously in all Universities belongs to the network and let the student have a degree worldwide recognized. www.epu.bg

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WORK IN PROGRESS: GLOBAL UNIVERSITY Nowadays over 10 Countries identified by the Group, Pegaso Online University is dealing with 4 Countries in order to extend its network and 3 of them are already finalized. (Source: Pegaso statistic, EY Analysis; * first market scouting)

• Italy

acquired from Unioncamere UNIVERSITAS MERCATORUM Italian “startup university” born by public-private partnership for the first time for the governance of a University, with the purpose of being a leader in training enterprises and help employed people to achieve competences and university degree directly on line throughout the involvement of Associations, public Entities, companies.

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Turkey

• Malta

created PEGASO INTERNATIONAL

• Russia

• Bulgaria • • • • •

United States China Brazil Argentina India

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acquired EUROPEAN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY negotiation stage negotiation stage negotiation stage

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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR BULGARIA:

EUROPEAN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY • Financial rebalancing: largely realized • Fulfillment of national legal standard: largely realized • Promotion of EU certifications AQUINN and accreditations in other EU Countries: 2 Countries • EPU country manager for Balkans of PEGASOINTERNATIONAL Malta: realized – enrollmnents ongoing • Realization of the first HI-TECH E-CAMPUS EPU in Bulgaria European Polytechnical University signed different agreements with strategic partners (also for laboratories): ITALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN BULGARIA, BASF, BENECON, SUN, TRIMBLE. www.epu.bg

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THANK YOU

FOR YOUR ATTENTION www.epu.bg

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