Project Title and Acronym

  The Development of Quality Assurance System Within Selected Universities in Moldova (QA in UM)


Grant Applicant's Institution

  Sweden
  - Växjö University (Grant Applicant)
  - School of management and economics
  - Police academy

  Grant Holder: Professor Mosad Zineldin


Partner Country Institutions involved

  Moldova
  - Ministry of Education
  - Free International University of Moldova
  - State University of Moldova
  - Police academy
  - State University of Balti
  - Cahul state University

  France
  - University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

  Lithuania
  - Vilnius University


Specific Objective

  1.   Inform the beneficiary partners of the scope and operation of the QA systems operating within the two partner EU universities;
  2.  Contextualize the operation of the beneficiary universities for the EU partners, so that an appreciation of an appropriate QA model can be developed;
  3.   Conceptualize a model for a QA system applicable to the beneficiary partners and pilot this model with three selected programmes, one at each partner;
  4.   Develop a website to disseminate associated documentation and promote discussion;
  5.   Undertake a self-assessment within the beneficiary partners, where the participating teams evaluate the outcome of the pilot exercise;
  6.   Utilize the outcomes of the pilot and self assessments to refine the QA model for wider dissemination within the universities ;
  7.   Develop a second Tempus bid for a 3 year implementation plan of a QA system within each beneficiary university;
  8.   Improve the communications infrastructure in the beneficiary partner institutions to facilitate the pilot.


Principle Outcomes

  •   1  - Development of the QA system: to develop a model for a QA system for implementation in the four partner country universities - the model will be informed by practices within the EU partners and will be sensitive to the local context within the beneficiary institutions;
  •   2  - Supporting project website: Developing , launching and refinemneting of the supporting website of the QA system at the Moldavian beneficiary institutions;
  •  3  - A pilot run of the QA system: The model which is developed during the first phase in each partner country university will be piloted in order to be able to be later modified and implemented. One chosen programme within each university will be utilised for the pilot run;
  •   4  - Self assessment of the AQ system: To undertake a self-assessment of the pilot and, using the outcomes of this, refine the model, following consultation between all partners;
  •   5  – Dissemination of the QA system : Disseminate the final model for wider implementation in a subsequent project;
  •   6  - Improvement of the communication : Improve the communication technology within the beneficiary partner institutions to ensure that: the QA model is effectively detailed and disseminated; the results of the pilot and self-assessment are comprehensively captured and; the final model is made suitably accessible to all stakeholders;
  •   7  - Quality control, following up and coordination: Internal quality control of the process, activities and outcomes of the project. Development of the second tempus bid and coordination meetings.

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