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University Teaching and Learning Enhancement

598816-EPP-1-2018-1-SE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP2018Capacity Building in higher educationfinalized
Countries: SE|TR|BY|DE|IT · Grant: €737,701

Project summary

The project is aimed to enhance quality of HE with employment focus in content by enhancing internal QA for teaching/learning & improving teaching staff performance at BY Universities for them to respond to the increased demands of society/economy. It has objectives to enhance QA policy-making & procedures for work with teaching staff to ensure quality in HE through the establishment of Centres for Academic Development & Teacher Training (CADTT) at each BY partner; optimise pedagogical performance of teaching staff via the development of an in-service university teacher training programme for university staff who need pedagogical training; increase quality of students’ performance at University & at work places through application of innovative education methods to ensure transition to student-centred practice-based & market-oriented education; apply QA system at BY Universities for identifying staff in need of pedagogical training; & introduce new regulations on teaching staff employment at BY Universities. Managerial, academic staff & students are the target groups in the project. Labour market, the other Universities in the country are the major stakeholders.The major outcomes & outputs achieved in the project – CADTTs, internal system of QA, innovative methods of education, In-service University Teacher Training Programme, & regulation for staff employment, will be the tools for producing impact on the target groups & stakeholders. An important aspect of the project is the development of pedagogical interaction & networks for staff in the EU, TK & BY. The main impact will be on the university management system in what concerns QA for teaching/learning & teaching staff performance-staff & students will be the target group. Innovative education methods will expand the impact. The society's stakeholders-other BY universities & labour market will be final beneficiaries of the wider impact – graduates’ enhanced skills for better employment & performance at work.

Objectives

It has objectives to enhance QA policy-making & procedures for work with teaching staff to ensure quality in HE through the establishment of Centres for Academic Development & Teacher Training (CADTT) at each BY partner. Managerial, academic staff & students are the target groups in the project. Labour market, the other Universities in the country are the major stakeholders.

Background

The project is aimed to enhance quality of HE with employment focus in content by enhancing internal QA for teaching/learning & improving teaching staff performance at BY Universities for them to respond to the increased demands of society/economy.

Final report summary

<< Background >> The project is aimed to enhance quality of HE with employment focus in content by enhancing internal QA for teaching/learning & improving teaching staff performance at BY Universities for them to respond to the increased demands of society/economy. << Objectives >> It has objectives to enhance QA policy-making & procedures for work with teaching staff to ensure quality in HE through the establishment of Centres for Academic Development & Teacher Training (CADTT) at each BY partner. Managerial, academic staff & students are the target groups in the project. Labour market, the other Universities in the country are the major stakeholders. << Implementation >> The UNITELE project implementation was divided into nine work packages to achieve the project objectives where the ten partners from Belarus, Sweden, Turkey, Italy and Germany worked together to make improvements in the higher education in Belarus. In spite of the obstacles, such as Covid-19 restrictions, most of the set result of the project have been achieved. Due to the sudden termination of the project, the final part of the project hasn’t been realized. << Results >> The major results & outputs achieved in the project – CADTTs, internal system of QA, innovative methods of education, In-service University Teacher Training Programme are be the tools for producing impact on the target groups & stakeholders. The main impact is on the university management system in what concerns QA for teaching/learning & teaching staff performance-staff & students are be the target group. Innovative education methods also expand the impact.

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