here and he reform in georgia national tempus office georgia june, 2010

HERE and HE Reform in Georgia

National Tempus Office Georgiawww.tempus.ge

June, 2010

HERE Consulting

• Ministry of Education and Science www.mes.gov.ge

• National Center for Educational Accreditation

www.nea.ge

MoES/NEA

• National Qualifications Framework Developed and has to be approved by MoES

Working meetings conducted

• Accreditation Criteria Approved by NEA

Working meetings/Academic summits

New criteria used for current cycle of institutional accreditation

New criteria include evaluation of scientific work and funds for Doctorate studies

• HERE membership in Accreditation Council Irine Darchia 2008-2009

Ketevan Gurchiani 2009-2010

Representation & Aims

• Higher Education Institutions• Ministry of Education and Science

• Previous Experience

• Guide elaboration on specific issues of HE Reform

HEREs

s Name Institution Bologna Field of Expertise

Lali Bakradze Ministry of Education and Science

NQF, Tuning, Mobility, Recognition

Ketevan Gurchiani Ilia State University QA, NQF, Mobility

Irine Darchia Tbilisi State University

QA, Tuning, Curriculum development

Tinatin Zurabishvili Telavi State University

QA, Curriculum Development

Abdul Kakhidze Batumi Maritime Academy

ECTS, QA

Mikheil Basilaia Tbilisi State University (student)

Student mobility, Recognition

Tempus Promotion Activities

• Tempus information days Tbilisi 4.03.2009

Kutaisi 13.03.2009 Batumi 14.03.2009

• EMECW (Lot 6) Georgia Session, 3-5. 09.2009, Tbilisi

• Making Sense of EU, 31.10.2009, Telavi Information seminar for students

International Seminars/Conferences

Bologna and HERE events organized by European Commission

Other events according to their importance for HE reform in Georgia (EUA workshops & seminars, CHE seminar, NQF seminar, Bologna summits)

Reporting

Special Templateo General info of event – organizer, program, participantso Main messageo Relevance for Georgiao Recommendations (on institutional and national level)

• Obligatory seminars for representatives of HEIs, MoES, NEA and other interested parties

• Presentations http://tempus.ge/en/eventcalendar.html

• Personal discussions

Participation in HE Reform

Development of new criteria for Institutional Accreditation (NEA)

Development of National Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (MoES)

Capacity Enhancement for Implementing the Bologna Action Lines in Georgia (CEIBAL) (Twinning Project)

Publications

Electronic Publicationso Joint Degrees (Guideline) – Lali Bakradzeo LLL in Higher Educational Institutions (Guideline)

– Irine Darchia

Support development of joint degree programs Introduction of adult education activities at HEIs Published online Sent to all stately recognized HEIs

Outcomes of International Visits & Consultations

ECTS Users Guide translated into Georgian

New assessment criteria for scientific work at Ilia State

University and Tbilisi State University

New assessment criteria for scientific work as a part of

accreditation criteria

New assessment criteria of PhD programs at TSU

PhD funding as an obligatory precondition for the institutional

accreditation

Project on State Funding of PhD programs (Discussion stage)

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