{"id":69,"date":"2021-09-07T10:15:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T10:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2021-12-20T14:52:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T14:52:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column left-col-hp is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-178 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events category-training_events\">\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NEWS<\/h2>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-204 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events category-multiplier_events\">\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">NEWS<\/h2>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-196 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/index.php\/2021\/10\/09\/paper-machine-learning-and-data-science-awareness-and-experience-in-vocational-education-and-training-high-school-students-2\/\" target=\"_self\" >Paper: Machine Learning and Data Science Awareness and Experience in Vocational Education and Training High School Students<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Data Science Machine learning and are increasingly important in the world\u2019s economy and there is an increasing gap in the job market of skilled workers. To address this the Valence project proposes the design and implementation of a Data Science and Machine Learning focused curriculum in VET high schools. As a precursor to this, we&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-10-09T07:51:40+00:00\">October 9, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column right-col-hp is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">EVENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-204 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events category-multiplier_events\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/index.php\/2021\/12\/20\/multiplier-event-best-practice-in-teaching-ml-ds-in-vet\/\" target=\"_self\" >Multiplier Event &#8220;BEST PRACTICE IN TEACHING ML &#038; DS IN VET&#8221;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On 18.12.2021 a Multiplier Event &#8220;BEST PRACTICE IN TEACHING ML &amp; DS IN VET&#8221; was held, within the project &#8220;Advancing Machine Learning in Vocational Education &#8211; VALENCE&#8221; organized by the Municipal Vocational High School &#8220;ILINDEN&#8221; together with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the \u201cSs Cyril and Methodius\u201d University in Skopje. The&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC_5682-new-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC_5682-new-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC_5682-new-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC_5682-new-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC_5682-new-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DSC_5682-new-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-12-20T14:27:53+00:00\">December 20, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<br><br>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/logo-feit-1-1536x225-1-1024x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/logo-feit-1-1536x225-1-1024x150.png 1024w, https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/logo-feit-1-1536x225-1-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/logo-feit-1-1536x225-1-768x113.png 768w, 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height=\"80\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/viber_image_2021-09-07_15-06-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117\" width=\"261\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/viber_image_2021-09-07_15-06-19.png 348w, https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/viber_image_2021-09-07_15-06-19-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column 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(max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Project summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years Machine Learning (ML) qualifications have gained importance in the workplace market. Increasingly companies seek to hire employees with a grasp of the fundamental principles of working with (big) data and applying machine learning methods to design and train intelligent systems for deployment. This need goes beyond traditional employers of skilled information technology (IT) labor, i.e. tech companies, as more and more fields are affected by the power of artificial intelligence (AI). For example, law offices see an increasing trend of the use of AI for the efficient analysis of court documents and their efficient summary, medical professionals have been outperformed by AI in the analysis of medical images and tumour detection, telecom operators generate large quantities of data that needs to be mined and analysed, banks and supermarkets use ML to track their customers and adapt their services, etc. In fact, almost all companies can benefit from a firm grasp of machine learning principles by their employees. On the other hand, there is a persistent and worsening lack of higher skilled labor in the tech industry at a European level, an issue that has been reflected in the Innovation Union research and innovation policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal of the VALENCE project is to enhance the capabilities of students and shape them to be the future leaders in the ML industry employment market. To achieve this goal the project leverages the expertise of the higher education partners and the training experience by the vocational education partners towards advancing the penetration and coverage of machine learning in the classroom, targeting both technical high school students and adults seeking career advancement or change. At the core of the project is the design, development and deployment of an online <em>machine learning education platform<\/em> and fine tuned to the educational needs of the target groups. Tha platform will be based on free software in line with the current main European policies on open innovation, open science and open to the world. The platform will be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>rich<\/em> in that it will cover different aspects of ML including: data mining, signal processing and recognition, and artificial intelligence in robotics,<\/li><li><em>customizable<\/em> in that it will allow educators to set the involvement level of students, e.g. using graphical block chains for juniors, and writing code for seniors,<\/li><li><em>collaborative<\/em> in that it will be built around team collaboration both within and between the educational partner institutions, and<\/li><li><em>extensible<\/em> in that by being free software, a community would be able to enhance and maintain it further.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through this, the deployment of the platform in the education process will increase the value, or valence if you will, of the target groups of students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final impact of the VALENCE project is in the enhancement of the career perspectives of the next and future generations of highly skilled ML enabled employees that will strengthen Europe\u2019s perspectives as a global leader in technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#414547\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\"><div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full wpf-center\" id=\"wpforms-134\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-134\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"134\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\" data-token=\"b6d0e940a691172509ad6e358aefec94\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-134-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-134-field_2\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-134-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" required><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-submit-container\" ><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"wpforms[id]\" value=\"134\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"wpforms[author]\" value=\"1\"><button type=\"submit\" name=\"wpforms[submit]\" class=\"wpforms-submit \" id=\"wpforms-submit-134\" value=\"wpforms-submit\" aria-live=\"assertive\" data-alt-text=\"Sending...\" data-submit-text=\"Submit\">Submit<\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valence.feit.ukim.edu.mk\/wp-content\/plugins\/wpforms-lite\/assets\/images\/submit-spin.svg\" class=\"wpforms-submit-spinner\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" alt=\"\"><\/div><\/form><\/div>  <!-- .wpforms-container --><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EVENTS Project summary In recent years Machine Learning (ML) qualifications have gained importance in the workplace market. 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