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Section I: Basic details
UM_JEP-27178-2006 (AM)

Agreement N°

UM_JEP-27178-2006 (AM)

Type of project

University Management

Project Title

Internal quality assurance system in Armenian HEIs

Acronym of the project

ARMQA

Project Objective

To develop framework for quality assurance mechanisms in Armenian higher education institutions. To develop and establish Internal Quality Assurance System in YSU and SEUA. To train quality assurance related administrative and academic staff in YSU and SEUA. To disseminate achieved innovations and know-hows among Armenian higher education institutions.

Grantholder institution

GB, London - Middlesex University

Co-ordinator institution

GB, London - Middlesex University

Other consortium members

AM, Yerevan - Ministry of Education and Science of Republic of Armenia
AM, Yerevan - State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA)
AM, Yerevan - Yerevan State University
IT, Genova - Università degli studi di Genova

Experts

None

Eligibility period

From

01/09/2007

31/08/2009

Project duration

2 year

Target Countries

Consortium countries

AM,GB,IT

Section II: Reports on the action's implementation
UM_JEP-27178-2006 (AM)

Comments on the start up activities

Academic co-ordination and administrative management

Comments on project methodology

Development of training programme

Staff retraining

Staff mobility

Student mobility

Equipment upgrade

New/Restructured institutions

Dissemination

Any other comment

Section II: Statistics and Indicators
UM_JEP-27178-2006 (AM)

Staff training
Number of teaching staff trained or retrained
Number of trainers trained
Number of trainees trained
Number of administrative staff trained or retrained

Mobility	Staff	Student
Number of partner country - EU/ Acceding/Candidate mobility flows
Number of EU/ Acceding/Candidate - partner country mobility flows
Number of partner country internal mobility flows
Number of EU internal mobility flows
Number of administrative mobility flows

Other
Number of publications
Number of developed curricula
Number of new institutions
Number of restructured institutions

Management of the project

Difficulties in financial management

N/A

Bologna Process

N/A

Adoption of a system of easily readable and comparable degrees

N/A

Diploma supplement

N/A

Adoption of a system based on two main cycles, undergraduate (Bachelor) and postgraduate (Master)

N/A

Establishment of a system of ECTS to promote student mobility

N/A

Promotion of European co-operation in quality assurance

N/A

Promotion of the European dimensions in higher education

N/A

Lifelong learning as an essential element of the European Higher Education Area

N/A

Promoting the attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area

N/A

Other credit systems

N/A

Modular structure of curriculum

N/A

New teaching and learning methods

N/A

Quality assurance

N/A

e-Learning

N/A

University/Entreprise cooperation

N/A

Links to the labour market in degree programmes

N/A

Links with other EU education programmes

N/A

Set up of project website

N/A

Qualification frameworks

N/A

Teacher training in

Language

N/A

Numeracy

N/A

Literacy

N/A

IT skills

N/A

Social and inter-cultural skills

N/A

Links with VET in

Adult training

N/A

Non-formal and informal education

N/A

Active citizenship

N/A

Occupational guidance and counselling

N/A

Section III: Outcomes
UM_JEP-27178-2006 (AM)

Outcome

Reference number of the outcome		1
Title of the outcome table		STUDY AND EVALUATION OF THE EXISTING EXPERIENCE IN CREATION OF INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM
Indicators of achievement and/or performance as indicated in the project proposal

Proposed changes

Outcome

Reference number of the outcome		2
Title of the outcome table		DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS ESTABLISHMENT IN ARMENIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES
Indicators of achievement and/or performance as indicated in the project proposal

Proposed changes

Outcome

Reference number of the outcome		3
Title of the outcome table		ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE STRUCTURES IN YSU AND SEUA
Indicators of achievement and/or performance as indicated in the project proposal

Proposed changes

Outcome

Reference number of the outcome		4
Title of the outcome table		TRAINING ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF RELATED TO QA IN YSU AND SEUA²
Indicators of achievement and/or performance as indicated in the project proposal

Proposed changes

Outcome

Reference number of the outcome		5
Title of the outcome table		DISSEMINATION
Indicators of achievement and/or performance as indicated in the project proposal

Proposed changes

Outcome

Reference number of the outcome		6
Title of the outcome table		SUSTAINABILITY
Indicators of achievement and/or performance as indicated in the project proposal

Proposed changes

Outcome

Reference number of the outcome		7
Title of the outcome table		QUALITY CONTROL AND MONITORING
Indicators of achievement and/or performance as indicated in the project proposal

Proposed changes

Outcome

Reference number of the outcome		8
Title of the outcome table		MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT
Indicators of achievement and/or performance as indicated in the project proposal

Proposed changes

Section IV: Summary Report for Publication
UM_JEP-27178-2006 (AM)

Project Title

Internal quality assurance system in Armenian HEIs

Project duration

Grantholder

GB, London - Middlesex University

Coordinator

GB, London - Middlesex University

Project partners (with contacts details of contact person in the Partner country/ies and the EU)

Project budget (with contracts details of contact person in the Partner country/ies and the EU)

Cost of the action is 267,600.00 euro out of which 13,900.00 euro are cofinanced

Project Objective

To develop framework for quality assurance mechanisms in Armenian higher education institutions.
To develop and establish Internal Quality Assurance System in YSU and SEUA.
To train quality assurance related administrative and academic staff in YSU and SEUA.
To disseminate achieved innovations and know-hows among Armenian higher education institutions.

Outcomes and Activities

1 - STUDY AND EVALUATION OF THE EXISTING EXPERIENCE IN CREATION OF INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM

2 - DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS ESTABLISHMENT IN ARMENIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES

3 - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE STRUCTURES IN YSU AND SEUA

4 - TRAINING ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF RELATED TO QA IN YSU AND SEUA²

5 - DISSEMINATION

6 - SUSTAINABILITY

7 - QUALITY CONTROL AND MONITORING

8 - MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT

Main Staff Memebers Involved

Activities

Problems in project implementation

Progress to date

Other remarks

Section V: Declaration
UM_JEP-27178-2006 (AM)

I confirm that I will send the signed original DECLARATION and one copy of this DECLARATION by registered mail (date as postmark) within ten days from the submission of the report to the following address:

Klaus Haupt
Deputy Head of Unit
Tempus - Erasmus Mundus
Office MADO 15/21
Directorate-General for Education and Culture
European Commission
B - 1049 Brussels (Belgium)

Name of the grantholder institution:

MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY

Name of the grantholder:

Elli Georgiadou

Name of the
legal representative:

Driscoll Michael

Function:

Principal Lecturer & European Co-ordinator

Function:

Vice Chancellor

Done at:

Date:

Signature:

Seal of the beneficiary institution:

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