Program Overview

Master's Degree in Gender-Based Violence (MDinGBV)

The Master's Degree in Gender-Based Violence (MDinGBV) is a program aimed at supporting Colombia, Mexico, and Peru in tackling gender-based violence by involving institutions of higher education.

Project Details

• Start date: 1 December 2023
• Deadline: 30 November 2026
• Project status: In progress
• Content tags: Erasmus+ KA2 and Jean Monnet
• Financing: ERASMUS+ (2021 - 2027), KA2, Capacity Building, Capacity Building in higher education, Strand 2 - Partnerships for Transformation in Higher Education

Project Objective

The project aims to create a Master's Degree in Gender-Based Violence, providing the necessary capacity to university students and future employees to define, spot, address, prevent, and mitigate this type of violence in different areas. It will offer a holistic, modern, and innovative approach by bringing together different faculties of many universities from the involved countries to cooperate, supported by European universities' experience in the topic and the engagement of digital technology.

Project Partners

• Universidad de Alicante, Spain
• Panepistimio Ioanninon, Greece
• Astiki Mi Kerdoskopiki Etaireia For Elements (4-ELEMENTS), Greece
• Universidad De Medellin (UDEMEDELLIN), Colombia
• Universidad Del Magdalena (UNIMAGDALENA), Colombia
• Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi (UASLP), Mexico
• Universidad De Guadalajara (UDG), Mexico
• Universidad De Xalapa (UX), Mexico
• Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), Peru
• Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru

Project Value

• Total project value: 800,000.00 EUR
• Value for the University of Ljubljana (UL): 101,140.00 EUR

Project Coordinator and Responsible Person

• Coordinator: Faculty of Social Sciences UL (UL FDV)
• Person responsible: Dr. Aleksandra Kanjuo Mrela

Research Areas

The program focuses on gender-based violence, incorporating digital technologies and an interdisciplinary approach to address this critical issue.