Budget
717 000 Euro
Period
15/10/2015 - 14/10/2017
Coordinator
Wroclaw Technological University
Partners:
Wroclaw Technological University, Poland
Koblenz-Landau University, Germany
Aleksandras Stulginskis University, Lithuania
University of Patras, Greece
ASIIN, Germany
CEENQAA, Germany
The Network University, Netherlands
Sumy State University, Ukraine
Khmelnitsky National University, Ukraine
National Mining University, Ukraine
Ivan Franko Lviv National University,Ukraine
Berdyansk Pedagogical University, Ukraine
Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Ukraine
Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine
Odesa National University, Ukraine
Educational and methodical center on QA, Ukraine
Ukrainian Association of Student Self-Government, Ukraine
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Summary
The proposal is aimed at contribution to current reform of Ukrainian system of QA in higher education. The consortium plans to solve the following problems and needs that are crucial for the partner country both at national and institutional levels:
-Need in tools ensuring effective functioning of internal and external QA systems
-Need in capacity building of HEIs and national QA body through training of staff to use QA tools, establishment of organizational QA infrastructure and piloting internal and external QA models
-Low level of student involvement in university self-assessment processes
-Need to make the self-assessment mechanism an integral part of university functioning
With a new Law on Higher Education of Ukraine that came into force in September 2014 system of QA in higher education finally obtained general shape, envisaged activities and prospects for National Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (operation planned from the end of 2015) and later – independent QA agencies.
Specific objectives
1. To develop tools ensuring functioning of internal and external QA systems
2. To build on the capacity of HEIs and Ministry through training of staff to use QA tools, establishment of organizational QA infrastructure and piloting internal and external QA models
3. To promote student involvement in university self-assessment processes
4. To make the self-assessment mechanism an integral part of university functioning