Structural Development of the Third Cycle Based on Salzburg Principles
WORKSHOP ON PhD PROMOTION TOOLS
16 JUNE 2014 - 17 JUNE 2014
YEREVAN, ARMENIA
Prof. Marine Balasanyan
VERITAS Project Management
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WORKSHOP ON PhD PROMOTION TOOLS
YEREVAN, ARMENIA
WORKSHOP EU Participants
Dino Mujkic - WUS
Oliver Gruss - HU
Sandra Martini - HU
Hans Mattsson – KTH
Magui Luisa Perez Cabani - UdG
Josep Juando Bosch - UdG
John Edwards - BSU
WORKSHOP ON PhD PROMOTION TOOLS
YEREVAN, ARMENIA
Wider objective
To ameliorate doctoral education in Armenian Higher
Education System through alignment with European
Qualifications Framework and Salzburg Principles
Phase I
building
institutional
capacities of
11 Armenian
HEIs
Phase II
Phase III
formulation
and acceptance
of quality
standards and
procedures.
preparation
and external
evaluation of
11 new PhD
programs.
WORKSHOP ON PhD PROMOTION TOOLS
YEREVAN, ARMENIA
Phase I
will evolve around building institutional
capacities of 11 Armenian HEIs for:
(a)
enhanced
promotion of
doctoral education
and research
(b)
accepting and
installing new modes
of developing and
delivering doctoral
programme.
WORKSHOP ON PhD PROMOTION TOOLS
YEREVAN, ARMENIA
Capacity Building of HEIs to Deliver
Quality Doctoral Porgrammes
Phase I
Establishment of Research Units for
Doctoral Education
Selection of Research Unit staff
Development of a training package on
Salzburg principles and PhD
Promotion
Training on "Salzburg Principles”
Workshop "Promoting PhD: Why? And How?"
Procurement of Artificial
Business Intelligence (ABI)
WP1
(WUS)
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Establishment of preconditions
for quality PhD education and
research
Phase I
Fact finding on PhD
implementation in EU and
Armenia
Definition of University Roadmaps
Training on "Roadmap Implementation"
Guidelines on roadmap development and
implementation methodology
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WP2
(HU)
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Phase II
will mostly focus on the
conceptualization, formulation and
acceptance of quality standards and
procedures in doctoral education
within the Armenian academic
community.
WORKSHOP ON PhD PROMOTION TOOLS
YEREVAN, ARMENIA
Formulation of Award Criteria and
Quality Standards in Doctoral
Education
Phase I I
Seminar "Award Criteria and QA in PhD"
Development of award criteria for PhD
Development of quality standards in PhD in
Armenia
Seminar " Internal QA in PhD”
Introductory training for external assessors
In-house trainings for internal
and external assessors
WP3
(BSU)
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Phase III
the final project year will be devoted to
“testing” the previously developed
methodologies and structures through
preparation and external evaluation of
11 new PhD programs.
WORKSHOP ON PhD PROMOTION TOOLS
YEREVAN, ARMENIA
Development of 11 PhD programs in
Armenia
Phase III
Identification of PhD programs
and task forces
Study visits by task forces to EU HEIs
Inter-project coaching
Pilot projects: Development of PhD programs
External initial evaluation of 11 PhD programs
Launch of the 11 PhD
programme
WP 4
(KTH) 11
Quality Control and Monitoring
Phase III
Phase II
Phas I
Questionnaires at events and
during study visits, respective
analysis
Self-evaluations at consortium meetings
Annual quality expert control by the granthholder
and WP leader
Intermediate and final reports to EACEA
WP 5
(ANQA)
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Dissemination
Phase III
Phase II
Phas I
Establishment and
operationalization of the project
website
Project Newsletters
Dissemination via local media
Guidelines on a PhD programme establishment and
implementation methodology
Dissemination conference
WP 6
(UdG)
13
Sustainability
Phase III
Phase II
Phas I
Integration of the Research units into the
university structure
Adoption of the 11 PhD programmes by
respective University Academic Councils
Adoption of PhD award criteria and
quality standards by Armenian major
providers: HEIs, RA SCC and MoES
ANQA, RA SCC and NASRA validation of
11 PhD programmes
WP 7
(RA SCC,NASRA)14
Management of the project
Phase III
Phase II
Phas I
Project management, coordination
and administration
Meetings of Project Consortium
Report on Factual Findings (audit)
WP 8
(YSMU)
WORKSHOP ON PhD PROMOTION TOOLS
YEREVAN, ARMENIA
VERITAS Project Management
veritas.mngt@gmail.com
WORKSHOP ON PhD PROMOTION TOOLS
YEREVAN, ARMENIA
WORKSHOP ON PhD PROMOTION TOOLS
YEREVAN, ARMENIA