ERASMUS+: IMPROVE

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Bringing higher education in line with the needs of society is of strategic importance for Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Russia and the EU countries. The project is aiming at strengthening regional cooperation in the area of educating specialists for Agriculture and Forestry via internationalizing Master programmes and development of inter-institutional partnership.

The goal of the project is: to contribute to modernization and to increase the quality and availability of higher education in Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia via internationalizing Master programmes in Agriculture and Forestry by bringing them to the EU quality standards, introducing English Medium Instruction (EMI) and blended learning delivery

The project will integrate the efforts of universities and companies in Germany, Greece, UK, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia

SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Contribute to development of a new model for internationalising Master programmes in the area of Agriculture and Forestry based on English Medium Instruction (EMI) and blended learning delivery
Enhance teaching capacities at the PC HEIs via re-training staff and modernising teaching resources using a multidisciplinary approach
Design a trans-institutional e-platform for master students to improve access to teaching/learning resources internationally
Create potential for internationalization via increasing international academic mobility

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Consultations with relevant professional and administrative organisations to coordinate their needs and ensure high quality of the educational product
Delivering staff development courses for the partner countries’ participants
Developing and implementing new modules for the Master curricula, to be delivered via English Medium Instruction (EMI) and blended learning, corresponding to international quality standards
Academic Mobility
Designing and maintaining an e-learning capacity
Management and quality control activities
Dissemination of results

PARTICIPANTS

universities and organizations in Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Germany, Great Britain and Greece

COORDINATORS

On behalf of the EC