“EWITAâ€� is short for European Web Platforms and Training Concepts for Intermodal Inland Waterway Transport. It is funded within the Marco Polo II programme of the European Commission and will provide up-to-date training concepts and state-of-the-art e-learning web platforms for intermodal IWT in Europe. The project started on June 1, 2008 and will run for two years.

This part of the website gives an overview of the EWITA project including:

• eWIT - review of the predecessor project of EWITA

• Objectives - the detailled aims of EWITA

• Project Partners - overview of the participating institutions

• User Forums - list of participating educational and industrial institutions in EWITA

Within EWITA, the European Concept of eWIT will be substantially updated and extended with respect to learning levels, content, tools and languages. INeS (Inland Navigation eLearning System) will be adapted and renamed into INeS Danube and an additional e-learning platform for the Rhine-Maas-Schelde corridor IneS RMS  will be created. Both platforms will be available in several languages.

The EWITA platforms will combine European with specific regional or national content. To facilitate update and synchronization, a pan-European content repository will be designed, allowing for a smooth administration of common learning objects available for the different topics. Innovations of EWITA will also include the design of learning groups for specific target users of the platforms, additional multimedia elements and modern learning technologies (e.g. animations, interactive elements, streaming video and sound).