The idea to create a Virtual classroom for social work in Europe rise as a result of participation and co operation in the European Social Work Thematic Network – EUSW.
Coordinator for EUSW is Universita degli Studi di Parma, by professor Annamaria Campanini.
EUSW- TN is a Socrates project and supported by the European Union.
This project involves 22 countries and more than 40 institutions of higher professional education in social work.
In connection with the development of a programme for a summer school in Parma in 2005, the thematic network decided to work on the development of an educational e-learning programme as a forerunner to the summer school. The working group engaged in the school project has been working on the development of the whole educational programme.
However the specific partners in the VIRCLASS project are 6 universities from different European countries.
The following countries and universities participate in the project group: Lithuania, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas; Spain, Univeridad Complutense de Madrid; Italy, Universita degli Studi di Parma; Sweden, Jønkøping University; Finland, Diaconia Polytechnic, Helsinki; Wales, University of Wales, Swansea.
They participate in the VIRCLASS project in view of their particular interest and competence in ICT based teaching.
In addition, the local authorities of Parma and Bergen have expressed interest in the project.
The Media Centre at Bergen University College participates as consultant for the project.
In addition to these participants, other contributors from the working group developing the EUSW-TN (European Social Work Thematic Network)
summer school, participate in the development of the thematic content of e-learning modules and some will also participate as teachers during the course.
The management committee for the VIRCLASS project will be composed of participants from the International Office and the Media Centre, Bergen University College (HIB);
the Planning Department at Bergen County Council; the Socrates Office in Parma, two participants from the participating institutions in the project group and the project leader.
In addition to the project leader, Assistant Professor Kjell Henriksbø from the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bergen University College will also participate in the development of the project.
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