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HARMONY Meeeting in Tomar- IPT

WS - Harmony training on the development and effective application of joint diplomas (April 18 and 19):

IP Leiria – Rethinking Degrees in a Global Perspective, Ana Cecília Boa-Ventura

Seville University – Best Practices of SU, Miguel Angel Adame + dOC1+dOC2+dOC3

Universidade de Cabo Verde – The Double Degrees at Cape Vert University, Paulino Monteiro

IPTomar – Portuguese Language Speaking Countries Environmental Studies Network , Luís Santos

Aston University - The double degrees at Aston Business School, Selena Teeling

IPTomar - Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees at IP Tomar (DYCLAM), Laurent Caron

IPTomar - IMQP at IPT -International Joint Master Degree in “Quaternary and Prehistory”, Catarina Freire

IPCoimbra – The Erasmus Mundus Master at IP Coimbra, Cristina Faustino Agreira

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Erasmus + Harmony - Development of approaches to harmonization of a comprehensive internationalization strategies in higher education, research and innovation at EU and Partner Countries

HARMONY (561561-EPP-1-2015-1-ES-EPPKA2 -CBHE-SP – ERASMUS+ CBHE) Application Form Selection: 2015 Key Action 2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices – Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education

HARMONY PROJECT SUMMARY

Harmony project aims to contribute to the development of a comprehensive internationalization strategies and their harmonization at EU and Partner Countries (Armenia, Belarus, Russia) within the framework of HEA in accordance with the main provisions of the Bologna Process through:

modernization of international relation management of the partner countries universities
promoting the academic mobility and correspondently
increasing the attractiveness of the higher education systems in these countries and EU.

Project represents a comprehensive approach to much-needed strategies for the PCs HEIs that will start from comprehensive research of internationalisation level of HE, following EU best practice study to boost horizontally their internationalisation.

The action foresees:

strengthening strategic, infrastructural & human capacities in HEIs of 3 PCs,
implementation of Internationalization Action Plans in 7 HEIs and
further approval by national Ministries which involvement ensures project impact on policy level and provides modernisation at national development strategies.

At the project core there lays development of approaches to harmonization of internationalization strategies in HE, research and innovation through setting-up tool kits and their national approval.

The specific objectives will be reached by actions at institutional, national & multi-regional levels across PCs like:

implementing a set training set
establishing Framework of a Comprehensive internationalization strategy as well as
recommendations for harmonisation.

The action is complemented by extensive dissemination & networking activities. The partnership of 17 members comprises 6 EU HEIs, 2 HEIs from AM and BY and 4 RU institutions; and the MoES of PCs join them.

Expected impact is seen as contribution to coherence between internationalisation strategies and EU development cooperation policies by considering principles of equity and PC ownership; use academic and research mobility as given direction of cooperation.

HARMONY WIDER OBJECTIVE

The projects’ wider objective is to contribute to increase attractiveness of HE systems, setting a HEI as centre of excellence in HE, research and innovation on global scene but according to national strategies by strengthening integration of education, R&D and innovation and internationalization of HE systems within HEA considering Bologna Process provisions.
The main project aim is comprehensive internationalization strategies in HE, research and innovation and the approaches to its harmonization at EU and PCs – AM, BY, RU

PARTICIPANTS

University of Seville (Spain) Project leader

Leader of Work package 1

Methodology development

Belarusian State University (Belarus)

Co-leader of Work package 1

Methodology development

Instituto Politecnico de Tomar (Portugal)

Leader of Work package 2

Survey and document analysis

Eurasia International University (Armenia)

Co-leader of Work package 2

Survey and document analysis

Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)

Leader of Work package 3

Development of Framework of a Comprehensive internationalization strategy

Southern Federal University (Russia)

Co-leader of Work package 3

Development of Framework of a Comprehensive internationalization strategy

Kassel University (Germany)

Leader of Work package 4

Tool kits for harmonization of internationalization strategy in EU and Partner Countries in higher education, research and innovation

International Centre for innovation in Science, Technology and Education(Russia)

Co-leader of Work package 4

Tool kits for harmonization of internationalization strategy in EU and Partner Countries in higher education, research and innovation

Aston University (United Kingdom)

Leader of Work package 5

Quality Control Plan

Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University (Armenia)

Co-leader of Work package 5

Quality Control Plan

Alexander Technological Educational Institute (Greece)

Leader of Work package 6

Dissemination & Exploitation

Belarusian Trade and Economics University of Consumer Cooperatives (Belarus)

Co-leader of Work package 6

Dissemination & Exploitation

University of Seville (Spain)

Leader of Work package 7 Management

Voronezh State University (Russia)

Co-leader of Work package 6 Management

Voronezh State University (Russia)