National Academy of Sciences – Consortium Member to 'VERITAS: Structural Development of the Third Cycle Based on Salzburg Principles' TEMPUS project
January 15, 2014
On 13-14 January 2014 the first meeting of a new grant program of 'VERITAS: Structural Development of the Third Cycle Based on Salzburg Principles' TEMPUS project was held in YSMU.
The aim of the project is to improve the postgraduate educational system of the Republic of Armenia complying it with the European quality framework and Salzburg principles.
The principle outcomes and outputs include:
- Development of university capacities for quality doctoral education: revision/establishment of new Research Unit
- Establishment of preconditions for quality PhD education and research
- Formulation of PhD award criteria and quality standards in Doctoral Education
- Development and launch of 11 new PhD programs in Armenia (11 pilot projects)
- Adoption of the PhD award criteria and quality standards.
20 high educational institutions both from Armenia and from European countries like Austria, Sweden, the UK and Spain took part in the training.
ISEC NAS RA Foreign Affairs Department Head Arusyak Harutyunyan and PhD Education Department Head Karine Begoyan also made a presentation about PhD /doctoral/ education system at NAS RA.
During two-day meetings, the project management issues were discussed, as well as the project methodology and the coming activities were introduced in details.