Promoting quality and recognition

of transnational education in Armenia and Georgia

(TNE_QA)

Project number: 544326-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-AM-TEMPUS-SMGR

12th December 2014, 09:30–11:30/12:00-13:00, Yerevan, Armenia

1st EACEA, NEO Monitoring and Armenian Local

Working Group Meeting

Mr. Arayik NAVOYAN, TNE_QA Project Management team

Transnational higher education in Armenia

Project wider and specific objectives

Expected main outcomes and outputs

Project consortium and methodology

Project activities carried out

Project activities for the period of December 2014 –

November 2015

Project current challenge

Outline

Independent Institution

Virtual University

Branch Campus

Joint/Double Degree

Franchise

Main forms of THE in Armenia (cont.)

Number of students involved in THE in Armenia

According to the World Bank research (2012) carried out within

one academic semester, out of 126 700 students involved in 71

State and Private HEIs of the RA, about 95 000 students study at

State HEIs, 8 700 students study at the Intergovernmental HEIs, 20

000 students study at the local private HEIs, about 3000 students

study at the branches of foreign HEIs . (World bank, 2012):

The number of students receiving Transnational Higher Education

in Armenia constituted 12 000, according to the data of 2012, which

is 10 % of the overall number of the students.

Evolution of THE in Armenia

According to the research data of the National Information

Centre of Academic Recognition and Mobility, (2008) about

8000 students study at the THE providing Institutions, which is

about 7 % of the overall number of students.

Within the period of 2008-2012, the number of students

involved in the Transnational Higher Education Institutions has

increased in 3 %.

To enhance quality, and promote regulation and

recognition of Cross-border (transnational)

higher education provisions in Armenia and

Georgia through establishing internal (for

Higher Education Institutions-HEI) and external

(for External Quality Assurance Agencies-EQA)

quality assurance mechanisms in line with

OECD/UNESCO guidelines

Project Wider objective

• Building on the capacity of the Armenian and Georgian

Higher Education Institutions and external quality

assurance bodies to effectively manage quality assurance

of transnational higher education,

• Developing and integrating quality assurance mechanisms

at the institutions that provide transnational education,

• Developing and integrating quality assurance standards and

procedures for external quality assurance systems to

effectively manage the quality assurance procedures at

universities providing transnational higher education,

• Ensuring regulation, quality assurance and recognition of

TNE provisions in Armenia and Georgia

Project Specific objectives

Well-prepared staff at HEIs and EQA agency/Ministry to

provide quality assurance of transnational higher education,

Established/revised functions of internal quality assurance

units at HEIs,

Nationwide standards, procedures, indicators and

benchmarks for external quality assurance of transnational

higher education providers in Armenia and Georgia,

Institution-wide internal quality assurance Procedures

Handbook for HEIs in Armenia and Georgia,

Legitimate and sustainable quality assurance system piloted

and operationalized in Armenia and Georgia

Expected main outcomes and outputs

P2 - The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher

Education, QAA (United Kingdom)

P3 - Bath Spa University, BSU (United Kingdom)

P4 - Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, UJM (France)

P5 - Universität Sigen , SU (Germany)

P6 - International Institution for Educational Planning of

UNESCO, IIEP (France)

P7 - European Foundation for Management

Development, EFMD (Belgium)

P17 - Université Aix-Marseille, AMU (France)

TNE_QA: EU Partners

P1 - French University in Armenia (UFAR)

P8 - American University of Armenia (AUA)

P9 - Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University (RAU)

P10 - National Center for Professional Education

Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA)

P11 - Ministry of Education and Science of Republic of

Armenia (MoES)

P18 - Education Quality ONG (EQ)

Partners: Armenia

P12 - Caucasus University (CU),

P13 - Akaki Tsereteli State University (ATSU)

P14 - Batumi State Maritime Academy (BSMA)

P15 - International Institution for Educational Planning

and Management (EPPM)

P16 - Ministry of Education and Science in Georgia

(MESG)

Partners: Georgia

WP 1: Capacity building

WP 2: Formulation of internal and external QA

procedures for TNE providers

WP 3: Pilot accreditation of TNE providers

(institutional and academic programme)

WP4: Quality control and monitoring

WP5: Dissemination

WP6: Sustainability

WP7: Management of the project

Project methodology

PROJECT GOVERNING BOARD

MANAGEMENT TEAM

CONTACT PERSONS

LOCAL WORKING TEAMS

1 representative from each partners instiutution participates in the decision-making

representatives from UFAR and ANQA to be responsible for the overall management of the project

1 representative from each partner institution cordinates activities at the institutions

groups established at each institution are to take care of the project implementation

LOCAL COORDINATORS 1 representative from each partner country is responsible for coordination at national level

Project implementation methodology: management structure

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS have been signed between

every consortium partner and the GRANTHOLDER,

UFAR.

The partners' responsibilities as well as financial allocation

for each partner institution (including the co-financing) are

mentioned in the PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.

The performance-based approach in-line with “Guidelines

for the Use of the Grant (Tempus IV sixth call for proposals

no. EACEA/35/2012 is applied)

Project implementation methodology: overall management approach

Project activities carried out

- Kick-off meeting at French University in Armenia, Yerevan,

February 20-21, 2014

- Capacity development training for Higher education

institutions staff at University Jean-Moulin Lyon 3, Lyon,

France, 28-30 April 2014

- Capacity development training for Quality assurance

agencies staff at QAA, Gloucester United Kingdom, 4-5

June 2014

Outcomes:

- 54 persons participates to the training at Lyon and 43 to the

training at Gloucester

- A training kit on THE QA is developed

Project implementation : dissemination

- Project logo is developed

-The project website was developed and launched:

http://www.tne-qa.com

- Pre-and post-event communication on activities carried out

Project implementation :

statement of costs incurred

(02.2014 to 10.2014)

Budget item Foreseen Incurred% of budget

realization

Staff costs 379 308 25 831 6,8

Travel / Stay Costs 387 858 98 765 25,5

Equipment 140 400 - -

Printing and Publishing 20 650 3 381 16,4

Other costs 21 750 4 710 21,7

Indirect Costs 66 498 4 739 7,1

Total expenses 1 016 464 137 425 13,5

Project activities for the period of

December 2014 – November 2015

- Finalizing the synopsis of and fact-finding on standards and

procedures for QA (internal and external) in home and

host countries (Deadline: February, 2015)

- Development of mechanisms and procedures for internal

QA of THE (Deadline: June, 2015)

- Development of external QA standards of THE (Deadline:

September, 2015)

- Organization of Workshop on internal QA mechanisms

and procedures: June, 2015

- Organization of Workshop on external QA standards :

October, 2015

- 1st annual conference in Georgia (November, 2015)

Project current challenge

The involvement of Georgian National Center for

Education Quality Enhancement (NCEQE) is crucial

for the project successful implementation

Project Governing board decided to invite the National

Center for Education Quality Enhancement to be

involved in the project

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