“ESSENCE" is a project carried out by The University of Information Technology and Management based in Rzeszów (Poland) and The Institute for Financial Research and Analyses (IFRA) in partnership with University of Dubrovnik, IDP SAS Di Giancarlo Costantino (Italian Development Partners, Italy), Institut De Haute For-mation Aux Politiques Communautaires (Belgium), Stockholm School of Economics SEE Riga (Latvia), Ikonomicheski Universitet Varna (Bulgaria), Internet Web Solutions (Spain). The project is financed by Erasmus + as part of the Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education.

The project aims to increase the employability of students by stimulating the development of soft skills as well as to maximize their involvement in the labor market by offering career paths beyond the formal training offered in higher education. ESSENCE aims to develop a full set of new soft skills among students and recent college graduates to complement, improve and enrich their education and employment competitiveness.

The project's products include an interactive online platform (OER platform) available to all interested parties also after the formal completion of the project in order to better use and valorize the planned results ESSENCE, a comprehensive catalog of training tools supporting university students in soft skills to increase employability, an online business dictionary in the form of concept maps as well as custom training for self-improvement and career development.

More information about the project can be found on the website of the coordinator and partner institutions soon.

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