EIT RawMaterials seeks an external supplier to work with the Education team to complete its application for an institutional certification/accreditation for the EIT RawMaterials Academy.

Work required

The external supplier will undertake the following tasks:

  • To work with the EIT RawMaterials Education team to write the Self-Assessment Report for the accreditation
  • To collect and analyze all necessary data from EIT RawMaterials partner organizations being part of education and innovation projects
  • To produce all required application information and documentation for the application
  • Following feedback from the Accrediting Body, to adjust and expand the report and other requirements accordingly.

Experience needed

Required:

  • Prior experience of developing self-assessment reports and preparing other requirements for accreditation in an educational context
  • Experience working across multinational and geographically dispersed teams

Desired:

  • Experience working on EU-funded projects

Evaluation criteria

The evaluation criteria will be based on experience in the areas listed above (score 0-5 on each criterion) plus the value for money (score 0-10) and the overall quality of the offer (score 0-10). The highest scoring bidder will be selected for the contract.

Timeline and next steps

About the Institutional Accreditation

EIT RawMaterials is applying for the Academy’s institutional accreditation with the Accreditation Agency for Study Programmes in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics (ASIIN). The Academy will be assessed against 51 standards/criteria. More details can be found here.

About EIT RawMaterials

Minerals, metals, and advanced materials are key enablers to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal. Today, only a fraction of the most relevant raw materials is produced in Europe. This can be changed through a circular economy approach, through innovation in recycling, substitution, processing, mining, and exploration. It is the objective of EIT RawMaterials to secure a sustainable raw materials supply by driving innovation, education, and entrepreneurship across European industrial ecosystems.

EIT RawMaterials, initiated and funded by the EIT, a body of the European Union, is an Innovation Community which provides a collaborative environment for disruptive and breakthrough innovations by connecting business with academia, research, and investment. It also invests in future generations of innovators for the raw materials sector through initiatives ranging from education of school students to higher qualifications for industry professionals, through the EIT RawMaterials Academy.

About EIT RawMaterials Academy

EIT RawMaterials Academy is the overarching brand of all the education activities of EIT RawMaterials. These range from innovative education projects launched via calls and run by the Innovation Community’s partners to a number of centrally operated projects. Activities across the entire ecosystem of learners – PhD students, Masters’ students, industrial partners, professionals within the raw materials sector, and wider society – foster new ways of learning and teaching by connecting academia, industry, and research organisations.