TEMPUS SCM-C005Z04-2004
Croatian Bologna Promoters Team
Cro4Bologna
Project description
Meetings
Seminars
Project Description
Croatia signed the Bologna Declaration in 2001 and the requirements of Bologna were implemented in The Act on Higher Education and Research in Croatia, which was adopted by Croatian Parliament in year 2003. Due to that, the need has occurred at the universities for better information about Bologna requirements and best practice exchange in order to make the transformation of the system feasible. On the other hand the Ministry needs expertise on the theoretical and practical foundations for reform polices and development strategies. The EU partners will exchange their know-how with us.
Wider Objective:
To meet the Bologna requirements and demands of The Act on Higher Education and Research in Croatia in order to join EHEA and to intensify the cooperation in the field of higher education in the region.
Indicators of progress:
- New curricula meeting the Bologna requirements
- More common projects among partners
- Increased mobility
-Raise the awareness of need for cooperation in the field of higher education in Europe
How indicators can be assessed:
- Greater number of new curricula
- The increased number of exchanged students, teachers and staff
Assumptions & risks:
Assumption - National Committee for Higher of Education and/or Ministry of Science, Education and Sport speed-up the process of evaluation of new curricula.
Risk - Students do not recognize the new degree system
Specific project objective:
The Bologna Promoters team deployed, 150 Croatian university teachers, students, staff and management at 6 universities enriched with knowledge and understanding of Bologna importance.
To provide Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport with the expertise about Bologna implementation.
Indicators of progress:
- More teachers and university and faculty management familiar with Bologna requirements
- International (European) recognition of Croatian HE
- More effective decision making process at the universities and Ministry
How indicators can be assessed:
- Greater number of courses offered in accordance with Bologna
- Internal and external institutional evaluation reports
- Individual reports on teaching and research activities
- Transparent decision making system at universities and Ministry
Assumptions & risks:
Assumption - State/University financial and logistic support for Promoters team
Outcomes:
1. 10 Bologna Promoters retrained
2. 150 Croatian university teachers , staff and students retrained
3. Seminar material (handouts, visuals, readers, best practice)
4. Croatian Bologna Guidelines publication
5. Recommendations for Ministry
6. Progress review and report
Indicators of progress
- Kick-off meeting held
- Preliminary seminar program constructed
- Special request questionnaire constructed
- Final program constructed
- 150 seminar participants retrained
- University management of 6 Croatian Universities counselled
- Seminar material constructed
- Guidelines published
- Recommendations written
- Written report
- Web page launched
How indicators can be assessed:
- Minutes of kick-off meeting
- The reports on project activities
- Survey among potential participants
- Evaluation report on seminars
- Number of Guidelines distributed
- Number of Recommendations distributed
- Number of hits on web page
- Written report
Assumptions & risks:
Assumptions:
- Universities and Ministry show commitment through financial participation
- That the trained university management and professors really apply their new knowledge
Risk - Lack of interest for dissemination results
Activities
1. Kick off meeting - Promoter team selection, General promotion program
2. Preliminary seminar program
3. Participant selection
4. Special request questionnaire for participants
5. Construction of seminar material, final program and web page
6. Writing the Croatian Bologna guidelines
7. Seminars at the universities 4-6
8. Writing Recommendations for Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport
9. Counselling of individual institutions
10. Participation of Promoters in training seminars and other events abroad at European level
11. Analysis, report writing and final meeting
Inputs
1. Travel HR-HR 10 people for 3 days, EU-HR (W-E) 3 people for 3 days (travel and stay costs)
2. Preliminary seminar program (staff costs)
3. Workload for participant selection (staff costs)
4. Questionnaire for participants (staff costs, printing and publishing costs, equipment costs)
5. Travel HR-HR 5 people for 2 days (travel and stay costs) ; 1 part-time web designer for 2 month (staff costs)
6. Printing and publishing Guidelines (staff costs, printing and publishing costs, equipment costs)
7. Travel HR-HR 10 people for 3 days (travel and stay costs); teaching material: readers, handouts, visuals, best practice (equipment, printing and publishing)
8. Printing and publishing Recommendations (staff costs, printing and publishing costs, equipment costs)
9. Promoters counselling time- workload (staff costs)
10. Travel HR-EU (E-W) 12 people two times for 4 days (travel and stay costs)
11. Travel HR-HR 10 people for 3 days, HR-EU (E-W) 8 people for 3 days (travel and stay costs)
12. Management of the project (staff costs)
13. 1 part-time secretary with coordinating partner for 10 months (staff costs)
14. 1 part-time secretary with grant holder for 2 months (staff costs)
15. Equipment: 8 notebooks, 1 projector, 1 printer, books and periodicals, consumables
Assumptions & risks:
Assumption -Enough interest at universities for seminars
PARTNER COUNTRY INPUTS:
- Co-financing of Croatian Ministry (7,500€)
- Necessary equipment (PCs, printers, fax, telephone, infrastructure, software)
- Seminar participants travel and stay costs
- Organizational costs
- Communication lines for internet connections