The School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (A.S.PE.T.E.) was founded in Athens in 2002 as a self-administered public legal entity. The School’s mission is to provide technological education and training at higher education level. t also includes the concurrent provision of pedagogical training, the promotion of applied research in educational technology and pedagogy, and the provision of training, further training or specialization. Situated in Athens and operating Branches throughout the country, ASPETE aims at ensuring and promoting excellence in all of the programmes offered by its academic departments. These include undergraduate study-programmes in five major disciplines, joint postgraduate programmes (MA) in cooperation with Higher Education Institutions in Greece or abroad, and programmes of pedagogical training, further training or specialization. To this end, ASPETE is committed to policies and standards that define best practices and encourage transnational cooperation. The School includes 7 Departments: Electrical Engineering Educators, Electronic Engineering Educators, Mechanical Engineering Educators, Civil and Structural Engineering Educators, Civil and Construction Engineering Educators, Department of Education, General Department.

Role in the project: ASPETE will contribute to the development of evidence-based training curricula in robotic surgery which will integrate the main principles of constructionism and problem-based learning.