DARe-Learning project partners The Jagiellonian University of Kraków is Poland’s oldest and also one of the largest universities, which while rooted in age-long tradition constantly develops dynamically as a centre of humanities and sciences, continuously present among the most popular academic schools in Poland (number one in the University Ranking List compiled by the Perspektywy monthly and the Rzeczpospolita daily in 2013). Established in 1999, the Jagiellonian University Disability Support Service is a centre of educational support for persons with various disabilities and those whose health conditions make it difficult for them to pursue university study. The Service’s mission is to make sure these students have equal access to the educational offer of the university. It continuously carries out actions and projects aimed at disseminating information concerning inclusive education and the participation of disabled persons in social life.
The Pierre and Marie Curie University of Paris is a school with a technical and medical slant and one of the best of its kind in France. It has its own, and France’s oldest, Disability Support Service which offers assistance to around 250 students. The university boasts a comprehensive programme of support for its disabled graduates entering the open labour market. The programme has been developed in cooperation with large companies based in Paris.
The Charles University of Prague is one of the world’s oldest, founded by Charles the Fourth, a Czech and Roman king. It currently has 17 faculties where the students can pursue studies in humanities, sciences and medicine. Its Language Centre is based at the Faculty of Humanities and it actively works with disabled students using state-of-the-art working methods and innovative supportive technologies, particularly in foreign language teaching.
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the largest university in Greece. It comprises twelve schools which in total have 35 faculties and offer a very broad range of programmes and specialist courses. The university’s Social and Health Policy Committee makes sure students with disabilities have equal access to its standard offer through necessary adaptations of the course of studies and teaching materials/textbooks.
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