Fostering and Developing the Quality
Culture at the University of Prishtina
Prof.dr. Luan Ahma
Project Coordinator
Project facts
Project title:
Fostering and Developing the Quality Culture at the University of Prishtina
Short title:
QC@UP
Project number: 145158-TEMPUS-2008-XK-SMGR (2008-4740)
Contractor:
University of Prishtina, Kosova
Project duration: 15/01/2009 – 14/01/2012
Total budget:
€ 510.868,00
The project is funded by the European Commission through the Tempus IV Grant –
First call for proposals (EAC/04/2008)
Project partners
MEST (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology)
University College Cork (UCC), Ireland
University of Salzburg (US), Austria
University of Wuppertal (UW), Germany
WUS-Austria, Austria
Individual experts: David Crosier (EUA) and Willy Astrup University of Arhus,
Denmark
Overall objective of the project
The overall objective of the project is to foster
and develop the Quality Culture at all levels as:
teaching, learning, research, administrative and
student support services while taking in to
account perspectives of internal and external
university stakeholders
Specific objectives of project
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Introduction of new Quality Assurance aspects and components as developing
specific guidelines for ensuring quality at doctoral studies and research.
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Closer cooperation with the labour market that will help UP to design study
programs enabling graduates to fulfil labour market needs.
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Connection of QA with the provision of guidance and Counselling Services offered
by Career Development Centre, aiming to broaden the services provided and
introduction of new services to students with disabilities and special needs.
Beyond that Career Development Centre can become a model for the Western
Balkan region in the area of students' guidance and counselling.
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Self - assessment of 6 Faculties and peer review group visits that will result with
Quality Improvement Plan for these units.
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Keeping up to date with the European trends in QA as participation of UP to
European Quality Assurance Forums, exchange of experiences with EU partners
and gaining of experiences as external reviewer to EU project partners.
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Development of five years Quality Assurance Strategy will enable UP to develop
the roadmap in what ways and how it wants to improve the quality of its services.
Development of Quality Culture and self - evaluation
of Faculties at the University of Prishtina
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Development of website and promotion material
Workshops at 17 Faculties of UP
Week of student involvement on QA processes
Self-assessment of 6 Faculties of UP
Quality Day at UP
Development of QA policies for doctoral
studies-research
• Establishment of research evaluation standards
• Determination of indicators for research
achievements
• Development of guidelines for research evaluation
• Development of a questionnaire
• Training of the ADO for the “Quality Assurance on
Research”
Drafting of QA/QI strategy 2011-2016
• Development of QA Strategy
• Round-table on gathering inputs from university
stakeholders
• Study–visit of Strategy Development Committee to
UCC
Keeping up to date with the European Developments
in Quality Assurance
• Participation of UP to European Quality Assurance
Forum
• Gaining experience as external reviewer at European
university
• Study-visit to University of Salzburg
Advancement of student support services at UP
• Developing cooperation with the faculties at UP
• Student support day to deepen the understanding of the
need for student support services within the Bologna
Process
• Developing trainings for students and high school students
• Increasing knowledge about UP among high school
students
• Exploring the development of guidance and counselling for
students with disabilities and special needs within LINK
• Organisation of career fairs
• Round table on transition from university into the job
market .Building up a network for internships
• Study visit to Germany
Dissemination, sustainability and project
management
• Information Processing & Distribution, Public Relations:
Preparing news and media coverage , Organization of the
“Information Days about the project” etc
• Assurance of Sustainability: Lobbying at the various stakeholders
for sponsorship and support, Meetings with senior management
of UP , Quality Assurance Board of UP, Meetings with Ministry of
Education and Kosova Accreditation Agency etc
• Quality Assurance of project
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Project management and coordination
Thanks for your attention!