Reforming Doctoral Education in Armenia in Line with Needs of Academia, Industry and Current EU Practices (ARMDOCT)

Project number: 609850-EPP-1-2019-1-AM-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP

Project Duration 36 months /2020-2023/

Project website: https://armdoct.com/

The members of consortium are:

• Eurasia International University (EIU) – Coordinator
• French University in Armenia (UFAR)
• Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi (YSMU)
• Armenian State Pedagogic University after Kh. Abovyan (ASPU)
• Vanadzor State University after H.Tumanyan (VSU)
• Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences (YSULSS)
• Yerevan State University (YSU)
• National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA)
• Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (IIAP NAS RA)
• International Scientific-Educational Centre of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (ISEC)
• Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia (MoES)

EU partners

• Universidade Catolica Portuguesa – Portugal
• Universita degli Studi di Teramo – Italy
• Universite Lyon III Jean Moulin – France
• Vilniaus Universitetas – Lithuania

 

PROJECT SUMMARY

The ARMDOCT project addresses an urgent need in Reforming Doctoral Education (DE) in Armenia in line with the Salzburg Principles with the emphasis on policy, legal framework (including by-laws) and institutional procedures supporting integrative and internationally-oriented doctoral studies involving universities, research institutions and industry.

The action foresees:

• strengthening strategic, infrastructural & human capacities in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Institutes of the National Academy of Sciences (SRIs), the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia;  
• development of national new policy and legal framework, including by-laws for doctoral education in Armenia and further approval by national Ministry for pilot implementation;
• revision of institutional policies, procedures based on the redesigned national regulatory framework and design of the Institutional Handbook for Doctoral Education;
• establishment and operationalization of 5 Doctoral Schools creating synergies between HEIs, SRIs and industry; 
• promotion of networking and long-term cooperation between Armenian and European HEIs for further internationalization of higher education research in Armenia.

VISION

Reformed Doctoral Education (DE) in Armenia in line with the Salzburg Principles with national and institutional policies and regulations supporting integrative and internationally-oriented doctoral studies involving universities, research institutions and industry.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

Overall objective of the project is Reforming Doctoral Education (DE) in Armenia in line with the Salzburg Principles with the emphasis on policy, legal framework (including by-laws) and institutional procedures supporting integrative and internationally-oriented doctoral studies involving universities, research institutions and industry, and resulting in the establishment of Doctoral Schools.

Both the partners from the EU Member States and Armenia should reinforce their strengths and experience, previous lessons learnt, to overcome the developmental lag of Armenia in the organization of Doctoral education, research internationalization and support in strengthening the link between teaching, research and industry. It should be done considering shortages not only on the national, but also institutional levels.

This concept leads the project partnership to defining concrete project aims as:

1. Capacity building of the staff from HEIs/SRIs, Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia (MESA)
2. Development of new policy and legal framework, including by-laws for doctoral education in Armenia,
3. Development/revision of institutional policies, procedures, and tools,
4. Establishment and operationalization of new Doctoral Schools creating synergies between HEIs, SRI and industry,
5. Promoting networking and long-term cooperation between Armenian and European HEIs for further internationalization of higher education research in Armenia.