‘Quality’ of study programmes is certainly one of the objectives of the Bologna process, whose main aim is the harmonisation of the tertiary educational systems in the European Higher Education Area.
To assure its quality a study programme should:
- establish outcomes of the learning process which meet the needs and expectations of society and labour market, ensuring personal development and employment;
- document learning objectives, educational process, learning context, results and management system in order to provide evidence of its quality.
The focus of DoQuP project is the definition and implementation of an on-line documentation system for the quality assurance of study programmes in partner countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan), consistent with the European Standards and Guidelines
A more detailed description of the project can be found at the following link: http://tempus-doqup.unige.it/project-description.
Project objectives are available at http://tempus-doqup.unige.it/project/ objectives.
Project team members at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University:
2011-2012:
- Jamilya Nurmanbetova, First Vice-Rector;
- Larissa Nefedova, Director of the Department of Development and Academic Policy;
- Raushan Zhappassova, Head of the Office of Bologna process;
- Gulnara Askarova, Chief Specialist of the Office of Bologna process.
2012-2013:
- Jamilya Nurmanbetova, First Vice-Rector;
- Larissa Nefedova, Director of the Department of Development and Academic Policy;
- Dinara Kamzinova, Head of the Office of Bologna process;
- Azina Akhmetova, Chief Specialist of the Office of Bologna process.
2013-2014:
- Jamilya Nurmanbetova, First Vice-Rector;
- Larissa Nefedova, Director of the Department of Development and Academic Policy;
- Dana Akhmedyanova, Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations;
- Assel Omarbekova, Associate Professor in the Department of Theoretical Informatics.
Target groups and sectors that will be addressed by DoQuP project are at least:
- Partner universities, which can leverage a tool to integrate the regular academic planning and monitoring activities with an added QA perspective;
- Academic staff of SPs with academic planning and quality management responsibilities;
- Administrative staff responsible for the management of SP results.
Project outcomes and outputs
- Definition of standards for quality assurance (QA) and requirements for quality of study programmes (SPs) in partner countries (PCs) consistent with the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG).
- Definition of quality requirements consistent with the ESG and identification of information and data for the QA of the SPs in PCs.
- Definition of methodologies and procedures for the definition, collection, elaboration and documentation of the identified information and data.
- Implementation of the positions of responsibility and of the facilities for the management of the identified information and data and implementation of the software for their on-line management in all the partner universities.
For more information about the project rationale, see http://tempus-doqup.unige.it/project/rationale.
Tempus Project 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-1-IT-SMGR «Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes – DoQuP» is implemented by a Consortium composed of 28 partners from universities in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Germany, Slovakia, Spain.
Information on the partner universities is available in the DoQuP Web Site at http://tempus-doqup.unige.it/consortium.
As part of the project, specific workshops, training seminars, dissemination meetings, devoted to present the project objectives, the developed activities, the obtained results and the activities to be developed, are organized.
For more information about the activities related to the project, see http://tempus-doqup.unige.it/events