573640-EPP-1-2016-1-IT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP

STrengthening Network EdUcaTiOn,Research and Innovation in Environmental HeALth in Asia

Coordinator: UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO

Address:
Via San Vigilio 43
Milan 20142,IT

Project Description:
Main objective of this project is strenghtening research capacities in partner countries in areas of public health, promoting a sound exchange of information and building capacities between higher education institutions of European Union and Central Asia. This objective wil be achieved tuning existing doctoral studies, developing new MSc programs and implementing blended learning approach. The project will enhance the quality & relevance of higher education across European and Central Asian regions and India
in the public health areas and improve their capacity for sustainable international cooperation, thus
collaborating at the creating a long lasting excellence international network, to continue its activities after the end of the project period.

Specific objectives:
– To foster professional competences of teachers in distinctive areas of Environmental & Occupational Health and Public Health;
– To revise & update existing MSc & PhD curricula in EH, OH & PH
– To develop new MSc in EH, OH & PH tailored to local needs;
– To introduce new pedagogical methods & quality assurance mechanism for Master studies;
– To establish educationallaboratories at PC universities for graduate students;
– To establish e-learning systems at partner countries universities to support regular students, correspondence students as well as professionals in life-long learning.

The revised and newly introduced MSc & PhD programs will strenghen educational & research capacity of health systems in partner countries.
It will become a base for preparation of skilled & knowledgable public health specialists for health care systems in PCs.
Established e-labs at Universities with Managed Learning Environment system and introduced b-learning in teaching & learning will improve students’ thinking skills, problem solving abilities, and collaborative development of knowledge. Therefore, it will enhance capacity & quality of higher education and produced human resources for public health systems in PCs.

Partners from Kyrgyzstan:
– International School of Medicine
– Osh State University
– Taasir-Impact

Partners:
– Stichting Learning and Development in Occupational Health (Netherlands)
– University of Tartu (Estonia)
– Technical University Berlin (Germany)
– ECM Space Technologies GmbH (Germany)
– Kazakh National Medical University (Kazakstan)
– Karaganda State Medical University (Kazakstan)
– Semey State Medical University (Kazakstan)
– Avicenna Tajik State Medical University (Tajikistan)
– Khujand State University (Tajikistan)
– Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University (India)
– Padmashri Vikhe Patil College (India)

Duration: 36 month

573897-EPP-1-2016-1-BG-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP

Licence, Master professionnels en formation ouverte et à distance pour le développement du tourisme durable en Chine, au Vietnam et au Kirghizstan (LMPT)

Coordinator:SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY NEOFIT RILSKI

Address:
IVAN MIHAILOV STREET 66
BLAGOEVGRAD 2700,BG

Project Description:
Pour remédier à la situation présentée au point E2, il faut en urgence satisfaire la demande des entreprises du tourisme en perfectionnant leurs cadres et en créant un nouveau cursus universitaire professionnel pour les étudiants.
But du projet :
Contribuer à contourner les effets négatifs du tourisme de masse en mobilisant l’ingénierie de formation pour opérationnaliser les actions nécessaires au développement du tourisme durable.
Objectifs spécifiques :
– Pallier le déficit de qualification pour le management des organisations et la conception et le développement de projets en Tourisme durable, en améliorant l’employabilité des étudiants et en perfectionnant les cadres des entreprises
– Accompagner une profonde mutation des pratiques professionnelles par le déploiement d’un dispositif modulaire complet couvrant de manière transversale tous les besoins de formation initiale et continue dans les métiers du tourisme durable et accessible en FOAD à partir de ressources numériques
– Professionnaliser des programmes d’enseignement dans le domaine du tourisme durable en conformité avec le processus de Bologne et le Cadre Européen des Certifications (CEC) et les délocaliser pour partie en entreprise
– Créer 2 nouveaux cursus accessibles en FOAD pour le développement du tourisme durable :
Une Licence professionnelle en « Management des établissements du tourisme durable »
Un Master professionnel en « Stratégie de développement du tourisme durable »
-Numériser les cours
-Perfectionner 20 enseignants en UE (8CN, 6VN, 6 KGZ)
– Former sur ces nouveaux cursus en présentiel ou à distance dans chacun des pays au moins 270 étudiants en 1ère année des 2 nouveaux cursus
-Créer un pôle d’excellence dans chaque pays, centre de ressources, support de la nouvelle offre et prestataire de conseils et d’expertise en Tourisme durable.
– Créer un dispositif modulaire de FTLV, transversal aux métiers du tourisme à caractère durable, accessible en FOAD à partir de ressources pédagogiques numériques et former 50 professionnels par pays.

Pour atteindre ces objectifs spécifiques, les partenaires veilleront à :
– Avoir une approche globale décloisonnante et interdisciplinaire dans les métiers du tourisme impactés par la durabilité
– Ancrer fortement les formations avec et à l’intérieur des entreprises
– Doter les universités-chefs de file d’un centre d’excellence dédié aux questions du tourisme durable
– Proposer des parcours individualisés à chaque apprenant (étudiant ou salarié). Le formateur sera accessible en présentiel et/ou à distance pour pouvoir prendre en compte leurs contraintes de disponibilité et d’éloignement des universités
– Pouvoir valider les expériences professionnelles par un dispositif de validation des acquis et sécuriser les parcours de formation par la capitalisation d’ECTS
– Perfectionner les professeurs sur leurs compétences d’analyse des métiers et la rénovation des cursus, sur les disciplines nouvelles résultant des compétences attendues par les entreprises et à la pratique des TIC dans leurs cours
– Développer l’esprit entrepreneurial des étudiants pour qu’ils puissent bénéficier d’opportunités de création d’entreprise dans le secteur du tourisme.

Partners from Kyrgyzstan:
– Bishkek Academy of Finance and Economics
– Kyrgyz Economic University named after Musa Ryskulbekov
– Issykkul State University named after K.Tynystanov
– AIESEC Kyrgyzstan
– Ministry Of Education And Science Of The Kyrgyz Republic
– Department of tourism under the Ministry of culture, information and tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic
– Silk Road Tourism Association
– Limited Liability Company ” Ru Ven tour”

Partners:
– Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (Greece)
– Technological Education Institute of Serres (Greece)
– GIP FIPAG (France)
– Asociatia PARTENER (Romania)
– Beijing Normal University (China)
– Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (China)
– Jinan University (China)
– Sichuan Tourism University (China)
– DAI HOC HUE (Vietnam)
– HOC VIEN NONG NGHIEP VIET NAM (Vietnam)
– Universidade Do Algarve (Portugal)
– Universidade Portucalense Infante D.Henrique-Cooperativa De Ensino Superior Crl (Portugal)
– Universita Ca’ Foscari Venezia (Italy)
– Universita Degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi – Telematica (Italy)
– Universita Telematica Internazionale-Uninettuno (Italy)

574005-EPP-1-2016-1-LV-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP

Higher Education for Central Asia Food Systems and Standards (HECAFS)

Coordinator: Latvia University of Agriculture

Address:
Liela iela 2
JELGAVA 3001,LV

Project Description:
Overall (long term) objective: To support modernisation of higher education for implementation of internationally recognised food production and processing safety systems and standards in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, thus increasing food export potential of small and medium enterprises.

Aims:
1. To modernize higher education in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan for implementation of internationally recognised food production and processing safety systems and standards.
2. To enhance relevance of higher education to needs of food production and processing industries of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
3. To increase capacity of higher education institutions in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
4. To enhance networking among higher education institutions and food production and processing industries in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
5. To enhance networking among higher education institutions of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and EU Member States.

Outcomes:
1) Higher education in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will be modernised by developing and introduction study modules in four involved Central Asia universities.
2) Relevance of higher education to needs of food production and processing industries will be ensured by involving companies in study content development processes.
3) Capacity of higher education institutions will be increased through measures, increasing professionalism of teachers and through developing teaching facilities (upgrading study laboratories in 3 and increasing variety and number of study literature in 4 CA universities).
4) Networking among higher education institutions and food production and processing industries in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will be enhanced trough joint events and publicity measures.
5) Networking among higher education institutions of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and EU Member States will be promoted through implementation of the proposed project, during which partners will plan further initiatives to be realised jointly.

Partners from Kyrgyzstan:
– Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I. Razzakov
– Kyrgyz Economic University named after Musa Ryskulbekov
– Association of fruit and vegetable enterprises

Partners:
– Hilfswerk Austria International (Austria)
– Khujand Polytechnic Institute (Tajikistan)
– National Association of SMEs of Tajikistan (Tajikistan)
– Tajik Agrarian University (Tajikistan)
– Warsaw University of Life Sciences (Poland)
– Lithuanian University of Life Sciences (Lithuania)

Duration: 36 month

574099-EPP-1-2016-1-IT-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP

Paving the way to interregional mobility and ensuring relevance, quality and equity of access (PAWER)

Coordinator: University of L'Aquila

Address:
PIAZZA VINCENZO RIVERA 1
L AQUILA 67100,IT

Project Description:
In the last decade, the world has seen a tremendous increase in the number of students that choose to study abroad, underlining the growing global dimension of education. Furthermore the traditional flow of students toward English-speaking countries, such as the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, is changing. Not only EHEA is becoming attractive but other regions, as the Asia-Pacific region, have seen a sharp increase in the flow and exchange of students within the region’s boundaries and the development of several education hubs.
This kind of mobility, strongly supported by European policies, knew a strong acceleration thanks to the Erasmus Mundus Programme, especially Action 2, that was transferring to Countries which just started to apply the Bologna principles, all the problems connected with recognition of credits and grades.

The main aim of the project proposal is to provide tools and procedures in support of student mobility not only between PC and EU but also between PC and PC across different regions.
Even though also in other regions of the world, the principle of the EHEA to shift from a teacher-centred to a learner-centred approach in designing and delivering courses is increasingly acknowledged for the transparency and readability of the educational process, the concrete application of ECTS encounters difficulties.
Mobile students have the right to fair treatment and to transparency of their grades when credits are
transferred from one institution to another, since access to further studies, grants or other benefits may
depend on their level of performance, that is equally important for graduates applying for a job in their own or in another country.
Credit allocation, grading systems and marking criteria vary among different education systems, but also between institutions from the same system. Thus it is difficult if not impossible to accurately convert grades from one system to another. Consequently, in the majority of cases, credit recognition and grade conversions are made directly by the admitting institution. The project, on the base of previous and ongoing cooperation and mobility projects with the partners, provides a concrete and reliable example of compatibility and comparability of credits and grades in some pilot degree courses previously developed by the partners within TEMPUS programme. The HEI will agree on the ECTS allocated to the Modules of the identified degree courses and, to ensure transparent and coherent information on the performance of the individual student, will provide – in addition to their national/institutional grading scale and an explanation of it – a statistical distribution table of the passing grades awarded in the selected fields of study (Grade Distribution Table) showing how the grading scale is actually used in that programme. These synoptic schemes will constitute the base for future mobility among the partners and a basic example for further development of methodology.

Partners from Kyrgyzstan:
– Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn
– Osh State University
– Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K.I.Skryabin
– Ministry Of Education and Science of The Kyrgyz Republic

Partners:
– Middlesex University (United Kingdom)
– University of Szeged Faculty of Agriculture (Hungary)
– University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (Bulgaria)
– Batumi State University (Georgia)
– Akaki T State University (Georgia)
– Ilia State University (Georgia)
– Ministry of Education and Science (Georgia)
– St-Petersburg State University of Telecommunication (Russia)
– Siberian State University of Telecommunications (Russia)
– Ministry of Education and Science of RF (Russia)
– Innovative Eurasia University (Kazakstan)
– Kazakh Agrarian Technical University (Kazakstan)
– Kazakh National Agrarian University (Kazakstan)
– Kokshetau State University (Kazakstan)
– Ministry Education and Science Rep. Kazakhstan (Kazakstan)
– Qaqfaz University (Azerbaijan)
– Khazar University (Azerbaijan)
– Кавказский Университет (Azerbaijan)
– Khujand State University (Tajikistan)
– Kulob Technical University (Tajikistan)
– Ministry of Education and Science Rep. Tajikistan (Tajikistan)
– Tajik State University of Commerce (Tajikistan)
– Technological University of Tajikistan(Tajikistan)
– Samarkand Agrarian University  (Uzbekistan)
– Ministry of HE of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan)
– Andijan Agrarian University (Uzbekistan)
– Termez State University  (Uzbekistan)
– Mongolian State Technical University (Mongolia)
– Ministry of Culture and Science (Mongolia)
– National University of Mongolia (Mongolia)
– Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Poland)

Duration: 36 month

574243-EPP-1-2016-1-PT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP

Regional Objectives of Administrative Development (ROAD)

Coordinator: Universidad de Lisboa/Instituto Superior

Address:
ALAMEDA DA UNIVERSIDADE
LISBOA 1600 214,PT
website: www.ulisboa.pt

Project Description:
Overall aim:
To enhance local development strategy of Kyrgyz and Turkmen civil servants through improving their competencies by creating a f2f and virtual training and counselling campus and recommendations for sustainable development.

Specific objectives:
To carry out a competency training framework for local civil servants
To create training and counselling centers
To train local civil servants in local development trends
To create guidelines and recommendations for local development strategy
To create and implement an online virtual Campus

Outcomes of the project will be:
•Competency framework of local civil servants
•ROAD training and counselling centers
•ROAD training and counselling offer
•guidelines and recommendations for local development strategy
•online virtual Campus

Partners from Kyrgyzstan:
– Issykkul State University named after K.Tynystanov
– Ishenaly Arabaev Kyrgyz State University
– Jalal-Abad State University
– Capacity Building Consulting Group

Partners:
– Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain)
– Universidad de Las Palmas Canarias (Spain)
– Escola d’Administració Pública de Catalunya (Spain)
– Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
– Turkmen State Institute of Finance (Turkmenistan)
– International University of the Humanities and Development (Turkmenistan)
– Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)
– Instituto Superior Tecnico (Portugal)

Duration: 36 month