Project HERA: Higher Education Re-engineering through Active Learning for Growth, has just been funded by the ERASMUS+ programme through the Greek National Agency IKY. The project, which will be implemented from 2019 to 2021 focuses on applying emerging didactical design in engineering education for bridging the skills gap between academia and industry. The partners of the project are: The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Thessaly, Greece Tallinn University, Estonia Virtual Campus, Portugal, University of Vigo, Spain