Cooperation opportunities with Armenian HEIs

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1 Cooperation opportunities with Armenian HEIs Lana Karlova, National Erasmus+ Office in Armenia ERASMUS+ INFODAY CALL 2018 Università degli Studi di Palermo

National Erasmus+ Offices Established in 27 Partner countries (4 regions + Russia) Promote awareness of Erasmus+ for potential applicants and stakeholders Organise and conduct field monitoring visits

2 National Erasmus+ Offices Established in 27 Partner countries (4 regions + Russia) Promote awareness of Erasmus+ for potential applicants and stakeholders Organise and conduct field monitoring visits of Erasmus+ and on-going Tempus IV projects Contribute to the selection process Assist the Commission, the EACEA in their field monitoring / audit visits Assist local and foreign organisations in the search of partners Support the team of Higher Education Reform Experts (HEREs) in their country Contribute to the Erasmus+ community by collaborating closely with the European Commission, the Agency, EU Delegations and the National Authorities Dissemination of information and visibility in their country about other EU higher education initiatives

3 Region 2: Eastern Partnership

4 Southern Caucasus

5 Armenia general information on tertiary education Population: 2,976,434 (December 2015 est.) 23 public universities / 12 branches Including 4 universities established by intergovernmental agreements 37 private universities 37 research institutes VET sphere: 83 public colleges 34 vocational institutions 12 private accredited colleges

6 Admission to HEIs, Armenia State HEIs' students/ Bachelor's level State/Non State HEIs' students/ Master's level Non State HEIs' students/ Bachelor's level Students in Total / / / / / /2016

7 2016/2017: Number of BA and MS students in public and private HEIs_Armenia Bachelor Master Public Private

8 Statistics 2016: Number of enrolled students according to professional areas Others 2328 Agro & food sphere 1474 Economics & Management 3484 Culture & Art Public health Education & Pedagogy 1677 Humanities 4634 Natural science Physical-mathematical science

9 QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION 2011: Launch of the accreditation process by ANQA Institutional Study Programme 10 public and 6 private HEIs have already undergone institutional accreditation 1 out of which was granted accreditation for 6 years, 9 state and 1 private HEIs received accreditation for 4 years, 3 private HEIs received conditional accreditation for 2 years and 2 private universities were rejected in institutional accreditation. The Universities which are awarded institutional accreditation, are discussing the terms to launch cluster accreditation of their study programmes. American University of Armenia case

10 Cooperation with EU ARMENIA: Statistics November 2017 Finished 18 Tempus IV projects 16 Erasmus+ Capacity Building projects 1,901 Int. Credit Mobility projects ( )

11 Ongoing Erasmus+ CB projects in Armenia Curricular reforms (6) MARUEEB, DOCMEN, HERITAG, PROMIG, REFINE, TOPAS Governance reforms (7) HARMONY, LNSS, BOOST, INCLUSION, C3QA, edrone, PRINTEL Higher education and Society (3) InoCENS SMART ABIONET

12 Cooperation with Programme Countries in 16 CBHE projects

13 Projects with Italy 1. Master Degree in Innovative Technologies in Energy Efficient Buildings for Russian & Armenian Universities and Stakeholders (MARUEEB) Coordinator: Universita Degli Studi Di Genova Partners: Seconda Universita Degli Studi Di Napoli Tecnologie Innovative Per Il Controllo Ambientale E Lo Sviluppo 2. Educational for Drone (edrone) Coordinator: Universita Degli Studi Del Sannio

14 Projects with Italy 3. Development of two cycle innovative curricula in microelectronic engineering (DOCMEN) Partner: Politecnico di Torino 4. Development of approaches to harmonization of a comprehensive internationalization strategies in higher education, research and innovation at EU and Partner Countries (HARMONY) Partner: Sapienza University of Rome

15 Projects with Italy 5. Higher Education interdisciplinary Reform In Tourism management and Applied Geoinformation curricula (HERITAG) Partner: Alma Mater Studiorum Universita di Bologna 6. Armenian Network of Excellence in Bio-products Science and Technology (ABioNet) Partner: Universita Degli Studi Di Teramo

16 Involvement of Armenian institutions in Erasmus+ CBHE (16 projects)

17 Cooperation with Partner Countries in 16 CBHE projects

18 2017: CBHE applications submitted by Partner country Partner Countries Total umber of applications in which the country is involved as coordinator or partner Number of applications coordinated by each country Number of funded projects Ukraine Georgia 61 8 Armenia Belarus 46 5 Azerbaijan Moldova : CBHE applications submitted by Partner country Partner Countries Total number of applications in which the country is involved as coordinator or partner Number of applications coordinated by each country Ukraine Georgia Azerbaijan Belarus 48 2 Armenia Moldova 41 3

19 E+ International Credit Mobility, Armenia

20 ICM_Calls 2015, 2016 & 2017 erasmusplus.am/statistics/

21 CALL 2018 PRIORITIES ARMENIA/REGION 2

22 PRIORITIES for CBHE Category 1 Subject areas (Curriculum development) NATIONAL Education Arts Social and behavioral science Law Journalism and Information Environment Engineering and engineering trades Architecture and construction Agriculture, forest, fisheries and veterinary Health REGIONAL Education Social and behavioral science Law Physical sciences Environment Agriculture, forest, fisheries and veterinary Health

23 PRIORITIES for CBHE Category 2 Improving management and operation NATIONAL Internationalisation of HEIs Development of research and innovation capacities REGIONAL Governance, strategic planning and management Internationalisation QA processes and mechanisms Equity, access and democratization of HE

24 PRIORITIES for CBHE Category 3 Developing the Higher Education sector within society at large NATIONAL Lifelong learning, continuing education Development of schools and vocational education at postsecondary non-tertiary education level Knowledge triangle, innovation University-enterprise cooperation New technologies in Higher education REGIONAL Knowledge triangle, innovation University-enterprise cooperation Definition, implementation and monitoring of reforms

25 Proposals for cooperation American University of Armenia (AUA) Joint project Targeting competency-based recruitment through Learning, coaching and applying new technologies/talent Project wider objective: To enhance HRM processes by strengthening competency-based recruitment, management skills training, performance monitoring/evaluation mechanisms and coaching as a tool for career development with the support of an e-governance platform. Project specific objectives: TOT and training seminars for HR managers and staff CB-HRM manual and Standard Operations Procedures and framework Performance appraisal and motivation E-HRM platform Contacts: Ms Anahit Ordyan aordyan@aua.am Ms Arina Bekchyan abekchya@aua.am

26 Proposals for cooperaction French University in Armenia (UFAR) Joint project - Introducing Institutional Research for efficient university governance and quality improvement The project aims at bringing the partners from Armenia, Iran, China, Ukraine and Moldova which have a common intention to establish and/or to reinforce the analytical component and institutional research and planning in order to make the functioning of their institutions (or their main components) more efficient from the educational and administrative points of view, to better adapt to rapidly changing environment and, thus, contribute to the continuous improvement of quality. Project wider objective: To improve management practices and effectiveness within participating higher education institutions through Institutional Research and to increase the capacity on Institutional Research to enhance their overall organizational efficiency, regional and international development. Project specific objectives: Creation and operationalization of an Institutional Research department in the participating higher educations or in their units. Contact: Dr Arayik Navoyan vice_recteur@ufar.am

27 EACEA Publication: Overview of the Higher Education system in Partner Countries

28 erasmusplus.am

29 American University of Armenia Yerevan State University

30 Armenian National Agrarian University Russian-Armenian University

31 Yerevan State Medical University Armenian State University of Economics French University of Armenia

32 Yerevan

33 Yerevan

34 Tatev Monastery Khor Virap Garni Temple

35 Holy Echmiadzin Noravank Lake Sevan

36 GRAZIE and WELCOME))) National Erasmus+ Office in Armenia Tel.: facebook.com/neoarm

Cooperation opportunities with Armenian HEIs

Cooperation opportunities with Armenian HEIs Lana Karlova, National Erasmus+ Office in Armenia Higher Education Seminar on Cooperation with Partner Countries 20-21 September, 2017 FH Campus Wien National