analysis of their contribution to the development of generic competencies in Portuguese and Chilean university students

Higher education institutions (HEIs) have been gradually adapting to the policies proposed by the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), in which the acquisition of generic or transversal skills is shown to be a priority in responding to the demands of a labour market, increasingly global and digital. In this context, the open educational resource (OER) “Introduction to gender issues” is presented, a didactic proposal that emerged within the framework of the Erasmus+ INCOLLAB project. The objectives pursued with the use of international virtual exchanges within the module “Introduction to gender issues” are to assess the gain in general competences acquired by the participating students from Portugal and Chile, as well as to identify the difficulties experienced when developing these competences. A case study design was chosen for which focus groups were held in two HEIs, (in Portugal and Chile). This experience of didactic innovation, in addition to promoting the acquisition of general competences that are especially relevant in today's society, helps to identify the difficulties that prevent the adequate development of certain skills, thus allowing us to articulate a proposal for improvement in the design of the materials that make up the OER.