Capacity Building Projects (KA2)

Key Action 2 – International Office

Capacity Building Higher Education Projects (CBHE) promote cooperation and partnerships that have an impact on the modernisation and internationalisation of higher education institutions and systems in Partner Countries.

Capacity building projects typically focus on one of three main activities:

  • Curriculum Development activities
  • Modernisation of Governance and Management of HEIs and Systems
  • Strengthening of relations between higher education and the wider economic and social environment

Organisations can choose from two types of projects:

  1. Joint Projects, which aim to impact principally and directly the institutions involved in the Partner Countries (i.e. through curriculum development, modernisation of management, etc.), and
  2. Structural Projects, which aim for a systemic impact and promote reforms at national and/or regional level with the support of the authorities in the Partner Countries.

ARMDOCT

 

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General Information:

 

Project Summary

The ARMDOCT project addresses an urgent need in Reforming Doctoral Education (DE) in Armenia in line with the Salzburg Principles with the emphasis on policy, legal framework (including by-laws) and institutional procedures supporting integrative and internationally-oriented doctoral studies involving universities, research institutions and industry. Expected impact on the international and national levels is seen as a contribution to the reform and modernization of Doctoral Education in line with the Salzburg principles enabling better integration to the European Higher Education and European Research Areas.

The action foresees:

  • strengthening strategic, infrastructural & human capacities in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Institutes of the National Academy of Sciences (SRIs), the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia;
  • development of national new policy and legal framework, including by-laws for doctoral education in Armenia and further approval by national Ministry for pilot implementation;
  • revision of institutional policies, procedures based on the redesigned national regulatory framework and design of the Institutional Handbook for Doctoral Education;
  • establishment and operationalization of 5 Doctoral Schools creating synergies between HEIs, SRIs and industry.

The action is complemented by extensive dissemination & networking activities. The partnership of 15 members comprises 4 EU higher education institutions (HEIs), 8 HEIs and 2 SRIs from Armenia and the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia.

AM partners:

  1. Eurasia International University (EIU) (Coordinator)
  2. French University in Armenia (UFAR)
  3. Yerevan State University (YSU)
  4. Brusov State University (BSU)
  5. National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA)
  6. Armenian State Pedagogical University named after Khachatur Abovian (ASPU)
  7. Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU)
  8. Vanadzor State University named after Hovhannes Tumanyan (VSU)
  9. Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of the NAS RA (IIAP)
  10. International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA (ISEC)
  11. The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia (MESCS)

EU partners:

  1. Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) (Portugal)
  2. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 (JML3U) (France)
  3. University of Teramo (UNITE) (Italy)
  4. Vilnius University (VU) (Lithuania)

Publications:

Guidebook for Scientific Integrity / Compilers: M.Harutyunyan, H. Vermishyan, A. Khvorostiankina, H. Hovhannisyan, Yerevan, Eurasia International University, 2023

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Website:  https://www.armdoct.com/

 

HARMONY

“Development of approaches to harmonization of 
comprehensive internationalization strategies in higher education, research and innovation at EU and partner” (HARMONY)

HARMONY project aims to contribute to development of a comprehensive internationalization strategies and their harmonization at EU and Partner Countries (Armenia, Belarus, Russia) within the framework of HEA in accordance with the main provisions of the Bologna Process through modernization of international relation management of the partner countries universities, promoting the academic mobility and correspondently, increasing the attractiveness of the higher education systems in these countries and EU.

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The project represents a comprehensive approach to much-needed strategies for the PCs HEIs that will start from comprehensive research of internationalization level of HE, following EU best practice study to boost horizontally their internationalization.
The action foresees strengthening strategic, infrastructural & human capacities in HEIs of 3 PCs, implementation of Internationalization Action Plans in 7 HEIs and further approval by national Ministries which involvement ensures project impact on a policy level and provides modernization at national development strategies.
At the project core there lays the development of approaches to harmonization of internationalization strategies in HE, research and innovation through setting-up tool kits and their national approval.
The specific objectives will be reached by actions at institutional, national & multi-regional levels across PCs like implementing a set training set, establishing Framework of a Comprehensive internationalization strategy, recommendations for harmonization.
The action is complemented by extensive dissemination & networking activities. The partnership of 17 members comprises 6 EU HEIs, 2 HEIs from AM and BY and 4 RU institutions; and the MoES of PCs join them.
The expected impact is seen as a contribution to coherence between internationalization strategies and EU development cooperation policies by considering principles of equity and PC ownership; using academic and research mobility as the given direction of cooperation.
Project coordinator: University of Seville
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ASPIRE

Access to Society for People with Individual Requirements (ASPIRE)

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The ASPIRE Project (Access to Society for People with Individual Requirements) is coordinated by Ilia State University in Tbilisi, Georgia and involves 14 higher education and public training institutions and NGOs from Armenia, Georgia, Ireland, UK, Germany and Slovakia. ASPIRE aims to foster the rights of individuals with special needs to access inclusive education and enjoy the right of participation in everyday society, to combat discrimination of the individuals with special needs by instilling awareness and acceptance in society as in line wth Bologna Process and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

European partners:

  • Edge Hill University (United Kingdom) – EHU
  • The Pyramid Group (Germany) – TPG
  • Limerick Institute of Technology (Ireland) – LIT
  • Technical University Of Kosice (Slovakia) – TUKE

Partner institutions from Georgia:

  • Ilia State University – Coordinator  – ISU
  • Shota Rustaveli State University –  RSU
  • Akhaltsikhe State Teaching University – ASTU
  • Georgian Institute of Public Affairs  – GIPA
  • Georgian Postage Association  – GPA

Partner institutions from Armenia:

  • Eurasia International University – EIU
  • Armenian State Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovyan – ASPU
  • Goris State University – GSU
  • Public Administration Academy of the Republic of Armenia – PAARA
  • Bridge of Hope – BoH

Principal outcomes and outputs incorporate :

  • English for Specific Purposes (Special Needs and Disability) training for all target groups,
  • ASPIRE ECTS training,
  • A complete ASPIRE Curriculum for all PC institutions (developed with EU-TUNING),
  • Piloting of 8 ASPIRE Introductory and Advanced Modules (see Project Content) through Piloting during 2 semesters.
  • The Access Liaison Officer role will be developed and established at each institution to promote disability access
  • National Special Needs Awareness Day will be established by the nationally strategic Action Groups comprised of universities, public administration institutes, Ministries and NGOs.

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