{"id":20803,"date":"2024-09-19T08:04:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T05:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/?p=20803"},"modified":"2024-09-19T08:04:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T05:04:39","slug":"smartville-in-zambia-case-studies-and-group-discussions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/en\/smartville-in-zambia-case-studies-and-group-discussions\/","title":{"rendered":"SmartVille in Zambia: case studies and group discussions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the week 35 of August 2024, the Developing Sustainable and Entrepreneurial Villages through Educational Living Labs in Namibia and Zambia \u2013 SmartVille project partners visited partner universities in Zambia according to the project\u2019s mobility plan. (LAB 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit in Zambia started with the partner universities representatives visit to Mulungushi University\u2019s campus in Kabwe. At Mulungushi University Technical University of Dortmund representatives introduced an Entrepreneurial Mindset training to the students of Mulungushi University, to introduce tools to enhance better problem-solving skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At University of Lusaka an Innovation Challenge was conducted to the students by Senior Lecturer Ville Lehto (LAB University of Applied Sciences). Companies Afstor and Fiber-X (both located in South-Karelia, Finland), provided the students \u201creal life\u201d case study, a challenge in their business operations, engaging the students to innovate and suggest possible solutions for the companies\u2019 representatives. In total 240 students, from both the University of Lusaka and Mulungushi University (through on-line), participated in the Innovation Challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Innovation Challenge, participants were introduced additional tools for problem-solving through Entrepreneurial Mindset training provided by TU Dortmund team member. Team-learning method, using dialogue as an approach, was also introduced to the participants. Dialogue allows students to learn from each other by listening and accepting different opinions, empowering students to collaborate in teams and benefiting from shared knowledge, as well as enhancing respect among students. (Ekman 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/753_2024_SmartVille_1-1024x545.jpg\" alt=\"[Alt text: large group of smiling people standing in front of Mulungushi University building.]\" class=\"wp-image-20805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/753_2024_SmartVille_1-1024x545.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/753_2024_SmartVille_1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/753_2024_SmartVille_1-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/753_2024_SmartVille_1-570x303.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/753_2024_SmartVille_1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image 1. SmartVille project team at Mulungushi University in August 2024. (Image: Christine Best)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Well-being and entrepreneurship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As one of the ambitious goals for SmartVille project is to introduce innovative teaching and learning methods to increase practical entrepreneurial skills by offering also informal education in entrepreneurship in the rural villages of Namibia and Zambia, the partner universities representatives were able to visit the Luanshimba Health Center (Kapiri Mposhi) and Kasisi Agricultural Training Center (Lusaka area), where the Living Labs will be established in Zambia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luanshimba community has a special Women\u2019s Center fostering well-being of women by promoting women\u2019s health and recovery from violence, enhancing their capacities in building prosperity for themselves, as well as for their families and the community. Kasisi community on the other hand is specializing in organic farming and livestock farming. Findings of the conducted focus group discussions in both Luanshimba and Kasisi showed the specific needs of both communities for developing the learning materials for the informal courses to be offered through the Living Labs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/753_2024_SmartVille_2-1024x620.jpg\" alt=\"[Alt text: a discussion group of about twenty people.]\" class=\"wp-image-20806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/753_2024_SmartVille_2-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/753_2024_SmartVille_2-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/753_2024_SmartVille_2-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/753_2024_SmartVille_2-570x345.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/753_2024_SmartVille_2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image 2. Focus group discussions in Luanshimba. (Image: Christine Best)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Partners visited also Mulungushi University Medical School premises in Livingstone, as well as the famous Victoria Falls. Work in the project will continue by defining the Living Lab communities in Namibia and conducting similar focus group discussions to define the specific needs of the chosen Living Lab community members in Namibia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#b3edfb\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mia Ekman<\/strong> works as a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Business in LAB University of Applied Sciences. Currently works also as a project manager in the Developing Sustainable and Entrepreneurial Villages through Educational Living Labs in Namibia and Zambia (SmartVille) project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/Erasmus_-flag-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20807\" style=\"width:277px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/Erasmus_-flag-1.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/09\/Erasmus_-flag-1-300x86.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ekman, M. Team learning: a method to tackle high unemployment rate in the rural parts of Namibia and Zambia? LAB Focus. Cited 13 Sep 2024. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/en\/team-learning-a-method-to-tackle-high-unemployment-rate-in-the-rural-parts-of-namibia-and-zambia\/\">https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/en\/team-learning-a-method-to-tackle-high-unemployment-rate-in-the-rural-parts-of-namibia-and-zambia\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LAB. 2024. Developing Sustainable and Entrepreneurial Villages Through Educational Living Labs in Namibia and Zambia. Project websites. LAB University of Applied Sciences. Cited 13 Sep 2024. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/lab.fi\/en\/project\/developing-sustainable-and-entrepreneurial-villages-through-educational-living-labs-namibia\">https:\/\/lab.fi\/en\/project\/developing-sustainable-and-entrepreneurial-villages-through-educational-living-labs-namibia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the week 35 of August 2024, the Developing Sustainable and Entrepreneurial Villages through Educational Living Labs in Namibia and Zambia \u2013 SmartVille project partners visited partner universities in Zambia according to the project\u2019s mobility plan. (LAB 2024) The visit in Zambia started with the partner universities representatives visit to Mulungushi University\u2019s campus in Kabwe. 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