Development of Quality Assurance System in Turkmenistan on the

Base of Bologna Standards

Consortium:
P1 Applicant - KoblenzLandau University Koblenz, Germany P2 Partner - ASIIN Consult GmbH Dsseldorf, Germany P3 University of Algarve, Portugal P4 - Universitet Marii CurieSkodowskiej, Poland P5 - Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World

Languages, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan P6 - International TurkmenTurkish University, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan P7 - Seyitnazar Seydi Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute, Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan

P8 - Turkmen Polytechnic Institute, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan P9 - Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, Armenia P10 - Tebigy Kuwwat Social Unit Enterprise, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Development of Quality Assurance System in Turkmenistan on the Base of Bologna Standards

Specific objectives of the project

To develop standards, formal procedures and associated instructions for the assurance of the education quality in Turkmenistan on the basis of European and national quality assurance standards. To establish National Agency of Quality Assurance. To promote international co-operation of the Agency to enhancing quality assurance decisions and quality assessment.

Development and Integration of University Self-Assessment Systems

Specific objectives of the project

To develop a university self-assessment framework
To train the staff responsible for effective university self-assessment processes To establish a necessary infrastructure for effective university self-assessment To promote student involvement in university selfassessment processes To make the self-assessment mechanism an integral part of university functioning To make the result public for further application and elaboration

PICQA

Promoting Internationalization and Comparability of Quality Assurance in Higher Education

Specific objectives of the project

The project aims at developing new and at adjusting existing models for external quality assurance systems in higher education in the partner countries which are acceptable and comparable regionally and internationally. The competences of HEIs in the partner countries in external and

internal quality assurance will be developed in order to prepare them for applying its methods and instruments.

Work package: A perspective plan of the continuous enhancement of education quality in Turkmenistan
1.1. Kick-off meeting of all contact persons in Koblenz 1.2. Establishment of Academic Council

1.3. Brief visit EU members to Turkmen universities 1.4. Selection of 3 project experts by ASIIN 1.5. Development of the Perspective plan 1.6. Publishing of the Project Proceedings

Work package:
Retrained group of Turkmen universities academic and administrative staff

2.1. Forming academic groups

2.2.

Education quality assessment methodology courses Selection of best participants of the courses

2.3.

2.4.

Intensive English courses for the selected staff Carrying out a seminar

2.5. Retraining of the courses participants

2.6.

Work package:
Didactic package and project of Quality Assurance Standard for Turkmen Ministry of Education
3.1. Interview of main Turkmen universities and TurME 3.2. Processing of results of the interview

3.3. Workshops for Turkmen academic staff 3.4. A project of Quality Assurance Standard 3.5. Discussion and approval of the standards 3.7. Project presentation of Quality Assurance Standard

Some financial aspects: Equipment

VAT problem: Tempus project can not pay VAT; by Tempus agreement, signed by all NIS countries, all purchases are free from VAT. But it is very difficult to realise this right. Equipment can be purchased by 3 ways: by money transferring from the project account to account of a seller; better if the account of the seller is in EU, but the seller can deliver the equipment to corresponding NIS country; it is better way to buy big consignments of equipment; by cash in NIS or EU country; it is better way to buy separate inexpensive units; In all the cases the main document, which should be presented, is an invoice with stamp paid. VAT can not be mentioned in the invoice; or VAT should be paid by corresponding university.

Some financial aspects:

Travels

Originals of tickets should be presented. For aircraft tickets (ordinary or electronic) it is necessary to present boarding passes. In the contract the maximal level of per diem expenses is represented; real sums will be determined depends of a budget situation. Participation in project events will depend on 3 factors: 1. Real contribution of the person and the university. 2. Propositions of the home university. 3. Financial possibilities.