Digital Maturity of Educational Project Leaders in Europe

ABSTRACT

Turbulent and unstable times caused by COVID-19 pandemic showed the importance of such skills like adaptability to changing environment, openness to challenges and ability to undergo digital transformation, especially among the leaders of international ventures, such as education Erasmus+ education projects. The term of digital transformation is a vast notion which not only focuses on the usage of information and communication technologies, implementation of new business models based on ICT or introducing new services for clients in the digital world, but it is also a change observed in the raising level of technical skills among the leaders. In this study, based on the research which was carried out among 990 Erasmus+ project leaders, the issue of relation between digital maturity of project leaders and the projects' sustainability is raised. The discussion will also include the digital dimension of transnational cooperation and place it in the broader context of relational view and network paradigm in modern science of management as well as in the context of strategic management. © 2022 WMSCI.All rights reserved.