The project in brief.
Why DUALELS.
El Salvador wants to use dual higher education to improve graduate employability and open up study to young people on lower incomes. DUALELS (Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education) transfers European dual study experience to seven Salvadoran universities.
The partners are preparing a generic DUALELS model, a legal and strategic framework and pilot deliveries involving companies and chambers.
Goals and results
- the generic DUALELS dual study model
- a legal and strategic framework for dual higher education
- pilots at 7 universities
- better graduate employability and access for students on lower incomes
14 partners from 4 countries.
| Partner | The state | Role |
|---|---|---|
| University of Novi Sad | Serbia | lead partner |
| Universidad de Cádiz | Spain | partner |
| Academia Institute of Technology | Slovenia | partner |
| Universidad de El Salvador | El Salvador | partner |
| Universidad Pedagógica de El Salvador | El Salvador | partner |
| Universidad Gerardo Barrios (UGB) | El Salvador | partner |
| Ministerio de Educación | El Salvador | partner |
| UNASA | El Salvador | partner |
| USAM | El Salvador | partner |
| Universidad Luterana Salvadoreña | El Salvador | partner |
| GS1, CASATIC, KOSMOS and other companies and chambers | El Salvador | partner |
| Academia, Higher Vocational College | El Salvador | partner |
| UKN Producciones | El Salvador | partner |
| Laboratorios Suizos S.A. de C.V. | El Salvador | partner |
Partner.
Academia shares good practice in dual study (practical training in companies, mentoring) and quality assurance; in February 2025 it took part in the first visit to El Salvador and in November 2025 hosted a delegation from Salvadoran higher education in Maribor.
Articles about the project.
New development project DUALELS
Capacity building for dual education in higher education institutions in El Salvador.
First visit to El Salvador
Introductory meetings with Salvadoran universities and the ministry.
Academia hosts a higher education delegation from El Salvador
A look at dual study in practice at Academia and at partner companies.
Questions about the DUALELS project? Write to us.
Academia's project office replies within one working day. We also invite schools, companies and municipalities to join new applications – Erasmus+, Interreg, Creative Europe, Horizon Europe, EIT.
