Despite ever accelerating workplace changes, including rapidly expanding technological access and fast improving information and communication systems, the education system in Kosovo is not fully developed to provide a high quality research-based education in Information and Communication Technology . Coping simultaneously with varied national priorities, Kosovo – a small country with 2 million inhabitants and a national budget of only 2.3 billion – lacks the needed investments to transform the education system quality. A funded ICT doctoral program would address today's workforce priorities and requirements. The design and delivery of a national PhD program in ICT is crucial for Kosovo in order to ensure competitive readiness within the regional education systems and national economies of the West Balkans - and beyond. The Partner Country’s specific objectives are to:1: Establish a national research school in ICT 2: Establish a national curricula for PhD studies in ICT with key elements of learning outcomes, goals and skills 3: Increase the knowledge, skills and abilities of Kosovo university staff and faculty4: Facilitate the accreditation process to appropriate national bodies5: Implement the national PhD program and register the first generation of graduate studentsThe ICT sector in Kosovo has created around 6,500 jobs in the past decade and, according to economic projections, another 10,000 new jobs will be created by 2025. The project aims to create long term effects, by generating high quality instructional cadres for the education system in Kosovo, who will disseminate their knowledge to the next generation of ICT students, preparing them for the growth of the ICT industry. Specific expected effects will be:1: An academically rigorous research education in ICT 2: Increased national quality assurance policy for research pedagogy and education in ICT 3: Increased mobility of PhD students and faculty from Kosovo with Programme Country counterparts
The Partner Country’s specific objectives are to:1:Establish a National Research School in ICT2:Establish a national curricula for PhD studies in ICT with key elements of learning outcomes, goals and skills3:Increase the knowledge, skills and abilities of Kosovo university staff and faculty4:Facilitate the accreditation process to appropriate national bodies5:Implement the national PhD program and register the first generation of graduate students
In Kosovo none of the public and private higher educational institutions had a PhD program in ICT. The idea of proposing a National Research School in this domain, reliant on the experiences of universities that have demonstrated long time experience in similar programs, was an innovative idea that helped to establish a new concept of collaboration among the researchers to support the education system in Kosovo. This contributed to accredited successfully a PhD program in University of Prishtina
<< Background >> In Kosovo none of the public and private higher educational institutions had a PhD program in ICT. The idea of proposing a National Research School in this domain, reliant on the experiences of universities that have demonstrated long time experience in similar programs, was an innovative idea that helped to establish a new concept of collaboration among the researchers to support the education system in Kosovo. This contributed to accredited successfully a PhD program in University of Prishtina << Objectives >> The Partner Country’s specific objectives are to:1:Establish a National Research School in ICT2:Establish a national curricula for PhD studies in ICT with key elements of learning outcomes, goals and skills3:Increase the knowledge, skills and abilities of Kosovo university staff and faculty4:Facilitate the accreditation process to appropriate national bodies5:Implement the national PhD program and register the first generation of graduate students << Implementation >> The project established a National Research School in ICT which supports the quality advancement of the education system, the modernization and internationalization of the PhD programs in HEI in Kosovo, what CBHE is supporting and also what Kosovo has as national priority. Through this project a collaboration between Programme country partners and Partner Country has strengthen cooperation to tackle current HEI challenges, especially when it comes to research and internationalization results. << Results >> Results1:The National Research School (NRSI) in ICT is established and positioned in University of Prishtina2:A national curricula for PhD studies in ICT is designed (Deliverable 2.3.2 & 2.3.3) 3:A number of training for supervision, mentorship, for research writing, for research funding are accomplished successfully4:All local Universities are facilitated for accreditation processes, University of Prishtina got the accreditation5:The inauguration of NRSi is accomplished as planned.