Erasmus+ is the EU's largest education, training, youth, and sports program, with a first phase running from 2014 to 2020 and a second phase running until 2027.
In the 2021-2027 period, Erasmus+ will provide more than €26.2 billion to promote mobility and cooperation.
Countries that are not yet members of the EU have the opportunity to participate in a number of Erasmus+ actions as "non-associated third countries" (formerly partner countries).
Armenia is an Erasmus+ "non-associated third country" and is eligible to participate in the actions listed below.
learning mobility of individuals (OP 1),
cooperation between organizations and institutions (OP 2),
support for policy development and cooperation (OP 3),
Jean Monnet actions.
Detailed information about the program can be found in the Erasmus+ Program Guide or at:
www.ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus:
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The PROVE project aims at enhancing HEIs in the three South-Caucasian countries (Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan) by introducing Peace Education courses based on Values & Knowledge Education (VaKE). The project aims at promoting peace in the region.
The project description can be found here.
The project website is accessible here.
The eCAMPUS project aims to enhance the quality of digital teaching & learning (T&L) in Armenian universities through multiple strategic initiatives. These include developing teaching staff's digital skills, implementing internal QA mechanisms for digital T&L, establishing adequate digital educational ecosystems with model infrastructure, introducing innovative educational practices, and creating a supportive regulatory framework.
Program details here.
Program website here.
''Establishment of National framework of Key Performance Indicators for good governance and quality towards inclusive, digital and green oriented higher education in Armenia'' (KPI4HE) project aims at improving higher education system governance, university strategic planning and management contributing to quality and inclusive, digital and green oriented higher education in Armenia through development and implementation of National framework of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for higher education (NF-KPI), operationalization of Institutional Research and Planning Services (IRPS) and revision of State Institutional Accreditation Standards in line with NF-KPI.
Capacity building of national and institutional administrators, decision and policy makers, educators and researchers to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals targeting environmental issues into NF-KPI as tool for higher education steering and university practices of governance, strategic planning, management and quality assurance will be the core of the project.
Details can be found on the project website.
The T4GREEN project aims at reforming teacher education in Armenia and Moldova enabling the shift from traditional to future-oriented curricula and teaching methods towards attainment of the national goals of general education and supporting green and digital transition.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
Promote increased interest in the teaching profession.
Contribute to rethinking the role of teachers in modern society and increasing interest in schools.
As an outcome, develop 12 initial teacher education programs: 5 bachelor’s, 5 master’s, and 2 short credit-bearing programs (both existing and newly developed) in the areas of STEM, foreign languages, special and inclusive education, as well as revised general pedagogy courses. Standards related to the green and digital transition will be reviewed in 5 universities in Armenia and Moldova.
COORDINATOR:
Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University
ARMENIAN PARTNERS:
Yerevan State University
Shirak State University named after M. Nalbandyan
Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia
National Center for Education Development and Innovation
Armenian Center for Educational Policy and Management
EUROPEAN PARTNERS:
University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Masaryk University, Czech Republic
University of Valladolid, Spain
OTHER PARTNERS:
“Ion Creanga” State Pedagogical University, Chișinău, Moldova
Alecu Russo State University, Bălți, Moldova
PRO DIDACTICA Educational Center of the Civic Association, Moldova
Ministry of Education and Research of Moldova
T4GREEN project Facebook page.
T4 GREEN project summary for this training session.
The T4GREEN project (“Transforming Teacher Education for Green and Digital Transition in Armenia and Moldova”) aims to reform teacher education in Armenia and Moldova by enabling a shift from traditional to future-oriented curricula and teaching methods in support of achieving national general education goals and facilitating the green and digital transition.
Donor: Co-funded by the European Union
Project summary: The T4GREEN project aims at reforming teacher education in Armenia and Moldova enabling the shift from traditional to future-oriented curricula and teaching methods towards attainment of the national goals of general education and supporting green and digital transition. This intervention is justified taking into account the dramatic situation in Armenia and Moldova with teacher shortage, lack of interest towards career of teacher, the transformation of the role of a teacher in modern society and the non-attractiveness of school program for learners in general conditioned by the out-of-date methodology and curricula.
Specific objectives:
- Capacity building of national and institutional administrators, decision makers, lecturers and researchers to transform teacher education policy and programs towards attainment of the national goals of general education, green and digital transition.
- Development of “National Concept for Teacher Education (NCTE)” promoting the shift from traditional to future, green and digital oriented teacher training curricula and methods.
- Development of benchmarks for different level teacher initial education and revision of bachelor, master, as well as short credit program.
- Revision of teacher initial education program in Bachelor, Master, as well as short credit program levels. As an outcome, develop 12 initial teacher education programs: 5 bachelor’s, 5 master’s, and 2 short credit-bearing programs (both existing and newly developed) in the areas of STEM, foreign languages, special and inclusive education, as well as revised general pedagogy courses. Standards related to the green and digital transition will be reviewed in 5 universities in Armenia and Moldova.
As a result of project implementation:
- 12 selected teacher initial education programs in Bachelor (5), Master (5), and 2 short credit programs (existing and newly developed) for STEM, foreign language, and special and inclusive education, as well as general pedagogy courses based on the functioning standards will be revised at 5 universities in Armenia and Moldova regarding green and digital transition.
- “National Concept for Teacher Education (NCTE)2027-2035” for promoting the shift from traditional to future, green and digital oriented teacher training curricula and methods will be developed that will put effort to modernize teacher education at national levels promoting the shift from traditional to future, green and digital oriented teacher training curricula and methods.
- Capacities of national and institutional administrators, decision makers, lecturers and researchers will be built to transform teacher education policy and programs towards attainment of the national goals of general education, green and digital transition
PARTNERS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA:
- “Ion Creanga” State Pedagogical University, Chișinău, Moldova (https://upsc.md/en/main-page-en/)
- “Alecu Russo” State University, Bălți, Moldova (https://usarb.md/)
- Ministry of Education and Research of Moldova (https://mec.gov.md/en)
ARMENIAN PARTNERS:
- Yerevan State University (https://www.ysu.am/en)
- Shirak State University named after M. Nalbandyan (https://shsu.am/en/)
- Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia (https://escs.am/en)
- National Center for Education Development and Innovation (https://kznak.am/)
- Armenian Center for Educational Policy and Management (https://www.acep.am/)
EUROPEAN PARTNERS:
- University of Beira Interior, Portugal (https://www.ubi.pt/en/)
- Masaryk University, Czech Republic (https://www.muni.cz/en)
- University of Valladolid, Spain (https://universityofvalladolid.uva.es/)
Details about the T4GREEN project can be found here.
Official website of the T-GREEN project․
Program details here.
CLUVEX (Climate University for Virtual Exchanges; 2023-2026) is a three-year project implemented by four universities in Finland, Denmark, Ukraine, and Armenia, together with a non-profit association of arts and sciences based in Finland.
CLUVEX’s thematic areas are “climate action, environment, and nature protection”, “environment and climate change” and “green skills”. CLUVEX organizes virtual seminars and facilitates the participation of university students in the Climate University MOOCs.
Official website of the ClUVEX project.
JoPScip Project goal is to improve governance, peace, security and human development, and to strengthen active citizenship through the development and implementation of a modernized, internationalized and digitized joint MA degree program in Political Science among EaP countries.
Specific objectives of the project are to design an innovative curriculum and management mechanisms for a joint MA program in PS among EaP countries via European Approach for Accreditation of JP (Bologna Declaration, Yerevan 2015). The developed Joint Program (JP) will comply with EU quality standards and acquire accreditation for the joint MA program in PS on international and national levels through Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ Austria) and national quality assurance agencies in partner countries.
PROJECT VISION, IMPACT AND INNOVATION
Project Goal is to improve governance, peace, security and human development, and to strengthen active citizenship through the development and implementation of a modernized, internationalized and digitized joint MA degree program in Political Science among EaP countries.
Project objectives are in line with the wider objective of modernization and internationalization of the teaching in Political Science (PS) in the EaP, by offering a joint MA degree.
Those objectives include
- To design an innovative curriculum and management mechanisms for a joint MA program in Political Science among EaP countries via European Approach for Accreditation of JP (Yerevan 2015);
- To comply with EU quality standards and acquire accreditation for the joint MA program in PS on international and national levels;
- To capacitate teaching and administrative staff of the HEIs to implement the multilateral, innovative managing and teaching methods for joint MA program in PS;
- To strengthen the capacities of HEIs via creating joint virtual educational space for joint MA program in PS;
- To engage with the international PS field through dissemination, cooperative research and labor market proximity;
- To implement the joint teaching activities and test teaching.
Official website of the project.
JoPScip Project newsletter is here.
ReGard is a three-year project that aims to create a green and sustainable environment that will improve educational quality and progress for undergraduate students in Armenia and Moldova.
Twelve universities from five countries participate in the project.
Information about the project kick-off meeting here.
Development of post-university interdisciplinary educational programs in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan and strengthening of research networks in the field of global information technologies 2021-2024 ("GEOTAK") project.
Official website of the project.
TOPAS aims at filling the gap within a common former Soviet-inherited agricultural sciences higher education system in these countries and practical training in real working environments to provide a better match between job market needs and the qualifications offered.
Project's official website here:
Creation of the "Armenian Network of Excellence in Bio-products Science and Technology" (ABioNet) of "Erasmus+ KA2"
Project's official here.
The transformation of doctoral education in Armenia in line with the requirements of the academic industry and current EU practices (ARMDOCT)
Project's official here.
The project is aimed at the creation of postgraduate programs in public health and social work at partner universities, contributing to the integration of medical and social approaches in the regulation of public health issues.
Project's official here.
The general goals of the Modest project are to expand the level of cooperation in postgraduate studies between higher education institutions of partner countries in the European Higher Education and Research Platform.
More information here.
MINERVA project aims to contribute to the implementation of the basic principles of accessible science in the universities of Moldova and Armenia. Public science, innovation, and openness to the world are some of the main targets of the research and innovation strategy in the European Research Area (ERA).
Project's official here.
The project is aimed at solving one of the main tactics of higher education, which is the development and innovation of teaching and learning methods, as well as the introduction of new technologies into the teaching process. In the modern world, this is also a major problem in the global system of higher education.
Project's official website.
The project consists of 16 universities: four from the participating countries (Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, and Italy), four from Kazakhstan, four from the Republic of Armenia, four from Israel, as well as two stakeholders in the relevant field: 1 from Kazakhstan, the other from Israel, and one from the ECM spin-off company based in Germany.
Project's official website.
The purpose of the "C3QA" project is to develop and test a policy concept and toolkit for quality assurance of 3rd-degree education, particularly postgraduate programs, as well as practical mechanisms and procedures, which will be further implemented in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Ukraine.
Project's official website.
On July 10-14, the international workshop of The Erasmus+ CBHE project "Transforming Graduate Education for Green and Sustainable Future" funded by the European Union was held at the International Hellenic University (Greece).
