TEMPUS ASPIRE (Access to society for people with special needs)
The aim of the project is to promote and encourage inclusive education opportunities and social integration of persons with special needs and non-discriminatory treatment in accordance with the Bologna standards and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Duration: 2012-2015
TEMPUS ARARAT ("University-Employer" Armenian Coordinating Agency)
The goal of the project is to improve the relevance of higher education to the needs of the ever-changing labor market through the creation and implementation of a "University-Employer" cooperation link in Armenia.
Duration: 2012-2015
MASTER IN HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT: DEVELOPING LEADERS FOR MANAGING EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATION (MAHATMA)
530311 -TEMPUS-1-2012-1-AM-TEMPUS-JPCR
Duration: 36 months (2012 – 2015)
Coordinator: Kh. Abovyan Armenian State Pedagogical University
EU Partners
Universitat Koblenz-Landau, – Germany
Masarykova Univerzita – Czech Republic
Centro Studi ed Initiative Europeo – Italy
Bath Spa University – UK
Middlesex University – UK
Centre International d’Etudes Pedagogiques de Sevres – France
Partner countries
Armenia
Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE)
Vanadzor State Pedagogical Institute named after H. Toumanyan (currently Vanadzor State University)
Goris State University
National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance (ANQA)
Ministry of Education and Science
Georgia
Ilia State University
International Black Sea University
Shota Rustaveli State University
Akaki Tsereteli State University
National Center for Education Quality Enhancement
Ministry of Education and Science in Georgia
Description
MAHATMA (Master In Higher Education Management: Developing Leaders For Managing Educational Transformation) is a three-year multi-country joint project, under the EACEA NQ 2512011, 5th call and Curricular Reform action. MAHATMA’S wider objective is to promote transformation of higher education management in Armenia and Georgia through introduction of a new Master’s programme/professional development courses in higher education management.
The specific objectives evolve around:
– development of a Master’s programme/PDC in HE Management;
introduction of a learning outcome approach to teaching, learning and student assessment methods;
– enhancement of the institutional capacity to implement the new Master’s programme/PDCs (teaching and learning and management of the programme; as well as
– promotion of a change dialogue between the education stakeholders thorough establishment of a Professional Association of Educationalists leading to system transformation.
The principal outputs and outcomes of the project are enhancement of higher education management through training educational leaders able to handle the change complexities. The development and launch of the Master’s programme and respective professional development courses will encompass the integration of innovative teaching, learning and higher education management methods. Alignment with and implementation of the Bologna process will inform curriculum development and Quality Assurance standards and benchmarks will ensure the quality of both the process and the products. The Professional Association of Educationalists will promote the enhancement of the higher education systems of Armenia and Georgia through an active change dialogue, experience exchange and research in the field of higher education.Website: www.mahatma.am
ENHANCING STUDENTS PARTICIPATION IN QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ARMENIAN HE (ESPAQ)
544261-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-BE-TEMPUS-SMGR
Coordinator: University of Macerata, Italy
EU Partners
The National Union of Students in Europe – Belgium
Pedagogical University Innsbruck/Pädagogische Hochschule Tirol – Austria
Spiru Haret University/Universitatea Spiru Haret – Romania
National Union of Students Scotland – NUS Scotland – UK
Partner Countries
Armenia
Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE)
Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts (YSAFA)
State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA)
Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction (YSUAC)
Armenian State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan (ASPU)
Armenian National Students’ Association (ANSA)
Ministry of Education and Science
National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance (ANQA)
Description
The ESPAQ project tackles one of the core challenges of Armenian higher education related to the quality of its provision and outcomes, through engaging the students into processes of quality assurance (QA) and enhancement of their learning experience.
With the help of project consortium, we will explore the motivation and barriers for Armenian students to partake in QA on various levels. Project aims to improve the conditions for engagement through raising awareness on the importance of students’ say within the academic community providing capacity building support and by suggesting relevant changes in the legislation/HEI (Higher Education Institution) regulation.
With the training, the students exchange and handbook on students participation in QA, ESPAQ will help to build student representatives capacity to engage with QA processes on various levels, including governance of QA authority, participating in external QA reviews, campaigning to encourage general students’ population to have their say on designing and delivering curricula, quality of services etc. In addition, ESPAQ will contribute to strengthening students’ participation in QA in the Neighbouring region as a whole, since the cultural barriers are quite similar and positive breakthrough in one country can show an example to the rest.
The project will build on the experience of ESU in empowering students and student representatives in the new democracy countries, helping them to establish as an independent partner towards the governmental institutions. Expertise from Sparqs will help to develop a fit-for-purpose training scheme for students’ experts. Involvement of HEIs from the European Union (EU) countries as well as the number of home institutions will send a clear signal to the academic community about the benefits of students’ engagement in quality processes. Partnership with the QA authority and the Ministry of Education and Science will ensure that outcomes of the project will be accessible to the decision-makers and will influence their agenda.Website: http://espaq.eu/en/
MODERNIZATION OF MATHEMATICS CURRICULA FOR ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCES STUDIES IN SOUTH CAUCASIAN UNIVERSITIES BY INTRODUCING MODERN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES (MATHGEAR)
543868-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-DE-TEMPUS-JPCR
Duration: 36 months (2013 – 2016)
Coordinator: Universität des Saarlandes – Germany
EU partners
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 – France
Tampere University of Technology – Finland
Deutsche Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz – Germany
Partner Countries
Armenia
State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA)
Armenian State Pedagogical University named after Kh. Abovyan (ASPU)
Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of NAS RA
National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance (ANQA)
Georgia
Georgian Technical University
University of Georgia
Akaki Tsereteli State University
Shota Rustaveli State University
National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement
Georgian Research and Educational Networking Association
Description
Mathematics constitutes a main scientific fundamental of all Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curricula and, if so, the quality of Math education is one of the important elements of technological modernization and economic reforms. Another conceptual pillar of the proposed project is that despite a well-known conservatism of math education, the application of new educational technologies can radically improve the quality of learning outcomes, stimulate students’ motivation and creativity, thus improving the quality of STEM education as a whole.
Therefore, the overall objective of the project is to improve the quality of STEM education in South Caucasian region by modernizing and improving the curricula in the field of Mathematics. The process of modernization will start from the fundamental revision of the way math studies are organized in all Georgian and Armenian universities offering degrees in STEM. After ensuring the consistency of the math curricula with the Bologna principles and best European standards, the further steps will be taken to modernize the content and teaching methods by introducing principles of blended learning and new educational technologies. The major project outcomes will comprise the following:
– Comparative Case Studies bringing together best European and national practices in teaching Math within STEM curricula.
– Modernized Math component of 12 selected STEM curricula. The modernization will converge the teaching plans and practices in Georgia and Armenia with the European standards, thus ensuring transferability of learning results and introducing best European educational technologies for mathematics.
– Localized Math-Bridge – the world’s largest online platform for mathematics enabling various pedagogical strategies and learning scenarios, including remedial courses and preparation for study periods abroad.
New capacity of Universities to develop and deliver modern math courses.Website: www.mathgear.eu
IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL AND SECTORIAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORKS IN ARMENIA (ARMENQA)
543817-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-SE-TEMPUS-SMHES
36 months (2013 – 2016)
Coordinator: Linköping University – Sweden
EU partners
Ghent University – Belgiu
Aarhus University – Denmark
National Qualifications Authority – Romania
Hochschule Osnabrück, University of Applied Sciences – Germany
Partner countries
Armenia
Yerevan State University (YSU)
Armenian State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan (ASPU)
Armenian National Agrarian University (ANAU)
Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute after M. Nalbandyan (GSPI)
Yerevan State Linguistic University Brusov (YSLU: currently Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences)
Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction (YSUAC)
Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University (RAU)
Gavar State University
Ministry of Education and Science
National Information Center for Academic Recognition
National Center for Strategic Research in Higher Education
Republican Union of Employers of Armenia (RUEA)
Yerevan “European Students’ Forum” Association
Description
ARMENQA – Implementation of National and Sectorial Qualifications Frameworks in Armenia is a three year national project under the 6th Call for Proposals EACEA 35/2012 and Higher Education and Society, Structural Measures action. ARMENQA’s wider objective is to enhance the employability of Armenian HEIs’ graduates and facilitate the recognition of Armenian qualifications in the labour market nationally and internationally.
The specific objectives of the Project are:
– Operationalization of the Armenian National Qualification Framework (ANQF) by creating and utilizing a set of methodological & legislative documents and tools.
– Capacity building of HEIs, MoES and ArmENIC relevant staff on formulating LO based qualification & programme descriptors in line with the ANQF.
– Development of the national model & methodological basis for establishment of Sectorial Qualifications Frameworks (SQFs) in Armenia and piloting the SQFs.
– Providing reference points, methodological basis & practical tools to Armenian HEIs for developing LO based multi-level study programmes coherent with
– ANQF, SQFs and relevant to the demands of the labour market.
The principal outcomes and outputs aim at the provision of sound ground for the coherency and relevance of the Armenian qualifications with the labor market and society demands, harmonization of the Armenian qualifications with those in EHEA, consistency of the national laws and regulations applying to education and training with ANQF goals.
The capacity building and dissemination activities will make a paradigm shift in the existing culture of qualifications framework and its understanding thus promoting a genuine and active support of HEIs and other stakeholders.Website: www.armenqa.am
DEVELOPING TOOLS FOR LIFELONG LEARNING IN TRANSCAUCASUS REGION: E-LEARNING (ARMAZEG)
544605-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-BE-TEMPUS-JPHES
Duration: 36 months (2013 – 2016)
Coordinator: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – Belgium
EU partners
Università degli Studi di Firenze – Italy
Universidad of Granada – Spain
European Distance and E-Learning Network – Hungary
Partner countries
Armenia
State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA)
Armenian State Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovian (ASPU)
Institute of Informatics & Automation Problems of NAS RA
Orbeli Institute of Physiology of NAS RA
Ministry of Education and Science
Georgia
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Georgian Technical University
St. Andrew the First-Called Georgian University
Description
The regional project ARMAZEG aims to implement higher educational reform in Armenian and Georgian universities with a view of societal impact, by enabling them to meet the challenges posed by globalization and changes in operating environment, through developing and implementing relevant lifelong learning programmes supported through e-learning. Main objectives of the project will be:
(1) to foster e-learning in university education as an integral part of the education process and as a way to improve quality of university education and a way to provide lifelong learning to society at large; and
(2) to amend university regulations to foster usage of e-learning.
This will be done in a number of chronological steps:
- The development of strategic and operational (policy) framework and university documents for the implementation of lifelong learning supported through e-learning
- The development of a business and implementation plan and the establishment of Centers for e-learning with trained staff in administrative/organizational, pedagogical and technological aspects of e-learning
- The organisation of capacity building and training workshops in the field of e-learning and to prepare staff and society for lifelong learning
- The development of a quality assurance plan and set-up of pilot projects on the implementation of e-learning.
These four different steps will be closely monitored and evaluated, not only by the project consortium, but also by an external evaluator. In addition, throughout the entire project lifetime, these activities will be accompanied by dissemination activities within the academic community and student bodies dedicated to the promotion of e-learning and technology-enhanced learning as a powerful mechanism for improvement of university education and lifelong learning more in general.Website: www.armazeg.com
