The Rural 3.0 project: Service Learning for Rural Development – RURASL will establish a framework for an integrated transnational approach to teaching and academic learning that contributes to the development of rural areas, meeting their needs and promoting innovation in these areas through an innovative methodology (learning-service) and creating partnerships between communities and universities.The project partners are 8 universities from eight European countries and 8 community partners, which are mostly Local Action Groups (LAGs) that receive funds from the EU LEADER program to support rural development.
The UAM team is composed of Rosario Cerrillo, Paula Lazaro, Pilar Aramburuzabala and Esperanza Valdés (FUAM-UAM Emprende). The work is carried out in close collaboration with Galsinma, the LAG in the north of Madrid, which includes 42 municipalities. The three-year project began on January 1, 2019.
The objectives of the Rural 3.0 project are to:
The main benefits of the project are:
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