MEMBERSHIP: DLEARN
The European Digital Learning Network ETS – DLEARN – is a no-profit association. It aims to embrace the challenges brought by the digital transformation in terms of digital skills mismatch and digital learning opportunities.
DLEARN believes in the value of SHARING, CONNECTING, MULTIPLING, ENHANCING the potential of our members, local territories and people.
DLEARN wants to bring closer the experiences and the voices of local territories and people to EU policies. Nowadays this process is hindered by the presence of bigger interests, notably big corporation or umbrella organizations. With DLEARN activities and through its network it want to minimize this gap, through the achievement of bottom-up initiatives, such as:
- Closer cooperation and enhancement of DLEARN activities to a higher level through periodic project labs
- Tight networking activities and lobbying to achieve a fruitful accreditation of local needs to the relevant EU Commission DGs
- Improve existing experiences and knowledge of digital learning through sharing of practices and creation of efficient business opportunities
The European Digital Learning Network ETS (DLEARN) and its members participate in many transnational initiatives to boost digital learning and digital skills both at the European and local level. DLEARN operates mainly through its working groups which are constantly monitoring, analyzing and promoting the latest news in terms of digital learning and skills.
News and events
2025. November 3-5. DLEARN Project Lab 2025 Held at EKA University of Applied Sciences
From 3–5 November 2025, EKA University of Applied Sciences hosted the international DLEARN Project Lab 2025, organized in cooperation with the European Digital Learning Network (DLEARN).
The event brought together 30 participants from several EU countries, including Lithuania, Portugal, Greece, Germany, and others. Over three days, EKA became a hub for collaboration and innovation, as participants co-created project ideas in digital education, inclusion, sustainability, and innovation for the upcoming 2026 EU funding calls.
EKA researchers played an active role in the discussions, presenting initiatives such as AI4RURAL FUTURES (Kaspars Steinbergs) and GRADIENT – Green and Digital Integration for Sustainable Education Practices (Prof. Jelena Titko). The Project Lab strengthened international partnerships and highlighted EKA’s growing reputation as a European hub for digital learning innovation.
2025. September 17. The Dlearn satellite conference DigitEdu 2025 “Bridging Digital Gaps: Empowering Learners through Green and Digital Skills” organised and leaded by EKA University of Applied Sciences took place at the EKA premises and also online, gathering more than 50 listeners. The conference was attended by 14 speakers from 13 universities and institutions representing Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Italy.
The conference was divided into two main sessions: “Strengthening Digital Skills” and “Green Skills and Digital Transformation for Sustainability”. During the conference, the participants concluded that digital and green skills are becoming an integral part of education and the labor market, and international exchange of experience helps to find new approaches to the development of these skills.
Conference program
Conference photo gallery
2025. March 3-5. EKA Hosts AI Training with DLEARN President Gianluca Coppola
As part of its collaboration with DLEARN, EKA University of Applied Sciences hosted an AI training session from March 3-5, 2025, led by DLEARN President Gianluca Coppola. The training, titled "AI for Productivity: Practical Applications for Educators & Admins," focused on enhancing AI literacy and digital skills among EKA’s administration, program directors, and Scientific Institution representatives.
Participants explored AI-powered tools such as QuillBot, Gamma AI, LearningStudioAI, TranskriptorAI, ChatPDF, SpeechfyAI, Fireflies.ai, Synthesia, Beautiful.AI, and PictoryAI to improve workplace efficiency, automate processes, and enhance communication. The training also featured discussions on AI ethics, best practices, and the integration of AI in education management.
This event reinforced EKA’s commitment to digital transformation and its active role in the DLEARN network, equipping staff with essential AI-driven skills to enhance productivity and innovation in higher education.
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2025. January, 21-22. DLEARN Members Gather in Milan for Project Lab 2025. DLEARN members convened in Milan, Italy, on January 21–22, 2025, for their annual Project Labs event. This face-to-face meeting marked the culmination of collaborations initiated in 2024, with a primary focus on Erasmus KA2 Strategic Partnership projects. Over 20 project ideas were discussed and prepared for submission in March 2025.
The event also included a discussion on integrating AI into the development of project proposals and optimizing daily workflows.
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EKA University of Applied Sciences was represented by Vice-Rector for Science and International Cooperation, Dr. Jelena Titko, and Project Manager, Dr. Kaspars Steinbergs.
2024. December, 12. A webinar titled “Supporting the Green and Digital Transitions in Education and Training: Greening the Future” was organized by EKA University of Applied Sciences in collaboration with the European Digital Learning Network ETS as part of the DigitEdu 2024 project. The event gathered 7 expert speakers and 52 listeners from across 14 countries to explore sustainable and digital innovations in education.
2024. August, 26. A contract No 4-8/24/09 was signed between EKA and Dlearn President Gianluca Coppola to conduct the course " Designing and Writing Successful European Projects with Artificial Intelligence " during the international staff training week (EKA STW 2024).
2024. June. Dlearn became an international partner of EKA University of Applied Sciences hosted a cross-country research project entitled: Institutional and Personal Barriers towards Digital Transformation in Higher Education. The agreement No 4-17/24/1 was signed on June 27 to start the cooperation.
2024. April 24-25. Gianluca Coppola, the president of the European Digital Learning Network (Dlearn) has participated as a key note speaker at etECH conference plenary session with the report “The future educational scenarios shaped by digital transformation. Conventional teaching is outdated”?
2024. January 24-25. EKA University of Applied Sciences, represented by its Vice Rector for Sciences prof., dr.oec. Jelena Titko joined Dlearn meeting in Piraeus, Greece, hosted by IDEC, for the annual project labs. The event featured seminars on European initiatives and calls, such as Teacher’s Academies, Alliances for Innovation, and Centres of Vocational Excellence, followed by group brainstorming sessions to enhance members′ capacity for designing new initiatives.
2023, November 8-9. As a member of DLEARN, EKA University of Applied Sciences hosted the "FuturEDU 2023" International Scientific and Educational Conference from November 8 to November 9, 2023, in Riga, Latvia. The event was organized by request of and in cooperation with the DLEARN.
