TEMPUS TEMPUS Environmental Governance for Environmental Curricula EC Tempus Joint Project 511390-TEMPUS-1-2010-1-SK-TEMPUS-JPCR The project is funded

TEMPUSEnvironmental Governance for Environmental Curricula EC Tempus Joint Project 511390-TEMPUS-1-2010-1-SK-TEMPUS-JPCR

The project is funded by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

Comenius University in BratislavaFaculty of Natural Sciences

Department of Landscape Ecology

Skúsenosti s realizáciou projektu Tempus

ERASMUS MUNDUS a TEMPUS, Informačný seminár 6. 12. 2012, Bratislava

Mária KOZOVÁ, [email protected]

TEMPUS project: Environmental Governance in Environmental

Curricula Agreement number: 2010 – 3153 / 001 001 Project No.: 511390-TEMPUS-1-2010-SK-TEMPUS-JPCR Project acronym: EnGo Project duration: Oct 15, 2010 – Oct 14, 2013 Sub-programme: Joint projects Action: Curriculum Reform Total project finance: 1.266.090,44 € Partnership: 17 partners from 9 countries Coordinator: Comenius University in

Bratislava

TEMPUS 511390 – Environmental Governance for Environmental Curricula

Co-ordinator: Comenius University in Bratislava,

Slovakia

with its 13 faculties and several specialised centres

is the largest university in Slovakia


Comenius University in Bratislava, established in 1919

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Outline

General and specific objectives of the EC Tempus Joint Project No. 511390 EnGo

EU and non-EU partners of the project Management of the project Aims of Work Packages (WP1-WP7) Outputs and outcomes Activities - examples Perceived problems and their solution -

examples General comments and recommendation


General project objective

The key objective of the project is to increase the competitiveness of environmental professional

and research education in partner country universities in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine using principles and methods of the Bologna process

Proposed indicators of progress: a) courses updated with environmental governance contextb) new Joint MSc. program „Environmental Governance“

introduced and accepted by competent authorities / universities

c) introducing of new institutional mechanisms


Specific project objectives

To revise and upgrade curricula of three major areas of environmental education in partner countries (PC) universities in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine (environmental policy, management and science)

To transfer the best Bologna practices from EU to PC universities and advocating Bologna principles in Belarus

To build capacity for pro-active, innovative and competitive universities, including the development of an interactive platform for educators and employers, exchange teachers and teaching expertise

To channel the transfer of EU best practice to PC universities and to strengthen professional networks


EU and non-EU partners of the project

P01: Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia)

P02: Central European University (Budapest, Hungary)

P03: Vrije University Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

P04: Warszaw University of Life Science (Poland)

P05: University Klagenfurt (Vienna, Austria)

P17: Median S.C.P. (Valldoreix, Spain)


BelarusP06: Belarus State Technological Univ., Minsk P07: International A. Sakharov Envir. Univ., MinskP08: Joint Univ. of Belarus and Russia, MahilyowP09: Central Research Inst. for Water, MinskP10: Ecoproject (NGO), MinskUkraineP11: Kharkiv State Academy for Munic. Manag.P12: Odessa State Environmental University P13: Institute of Carpathian Ecology. LvivRussian FederationP14: Siberian Federal University, KrasnoyarskP15: Indepen. Envir. Chamber of Krasn. kraiP16: Pskov State Pedagogical University

6 EU partners 11 non-EU partners

EU Countries – P01 (Slovakia), P02 (Hungary), P03 (the Netherlands), P04 (Poland), P05 (Austria), P17 (Spain) Partner Countries – Belarus (P06, P07, P08, P09, P10), Ukraine (P11, P12, P13), Russian Federation (P14, P15, P16)

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P14, P15 P16

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Mobility

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6 117 km (Bratislava – Krasnoyarsk)

Project management and supporting tools for partnership

At the first beginning, all partners signed a Cooperation Agreement between their institutes and the grant holder institution including budget allocation (December 2010 – January 2011)

A Kick-off-Meeting had been held in Febr/March 2011 for all partners to conduct an easy way for flow data, to create necessary committees and working groups and to propose a system of project management

A contact person was appointed for each partner institution Dividing responsibilities - all partners were involved to project activities Regular communication and appropriate dissemination Initial and specialised trainings and thematic workshops for

partners Continuous self-evaluation (questionnaires, round-table discussions...) A problem solving approach


Management of the projectThe general management is the task of:

The General Assembly – the consortium of all partners, which facilitates appropriate coordination and integration of key project results

Steering Committee (SC) was approved on March 1, 2011 during the Kick-off-Meeting (KoM). SC consists of 12 members (coordinator, coordination team leaders, selected WP leaders and co-leaders, and 2 external advisors

Contact persons for individual partner institutions Project and financial manager + Centre for Project Co-operation (P01) Leads, co-leads and working groups for individual work packages (WP1 –

WP7) Four external advisors (Austria, Czech Republic, the Netherlands and

Sweden)

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Aims of Work Packages (WP1-WP7)

WP1 Revision and upgrading of BSc. /specialist degree programs according action plan, introducing new updated courses with environmental governance (EnGo) context, transfer EU expertise

WP2 EnGo curriculum development (MSc) and course syllabuses,coordination and development 4 textbooks, training, lecturing

WP3 Establishment of Joint MSc program according the results of WP2, developing mechanism for the quality assurance, training

WP4 Revision and updating PhD programs and integration of EnGo dimensions into core courses, training, lecturing, guests visits

WP5 Dissemination, web-portal, training seminars, Alumni conf. WP6 Monitoring of the project implementation, quality control WP7 Project management tools, setting up communication tools

Important outputs: laboratories modernised and equipment installed

WP4 (NEW title):Integration of EnGo di-

mensions into PhD prog.


Specific project objectives and the aims of Work Packages W1-

W7


Outputs (tangible) and outcomes (intangible)

1) to revise BSc courses in environmental sciences in partner universities, upgrading them in general and introducing environmental governance context

2) to set up at partner universities joint MSc programs in Environmental Governance and to integrate EnGo dimensions into PhD programmes ***

3) to create a set (four) of textbooks covering multidisciplinary issues of environmental studies, especially emerging and rapidly developing fields ***

4) to set-up national permanent seminars of environmental educators and employers and a web-portal

5) to introduce new mechanisms of evaluation and self-evaluation

*** Points 2) and 3) include development of curricula and syllabuses, re/training of teachers and short mobility periods for faculty and students, especially in support to international network-building.


Project web page http://iseu.by/index.jsp?resID=117067


Project web page http://iseu.by/index.jsp?resID=117067


Kick-off-Meeting in Bratislava (SK, 2/2011) Monitoring day in Kharkiv (UA, 5/2011)

Working meeting in Krasnoyarsk (RU, 9/2012)

Autumn School in Bratislava (SK, 10/2012)

Mahilyow (11/2011)

Summer School in Vorochta (UA, 7/2012)

Consortium meeting in Mahilyow (BY, 11/2011

Left: Consortium meeting in Amsterdam before completing intermediate report (NL, 3/2012)

Photos: Kozova M. and archive Tempus project No. 511390

Consortium meetings, workshops, seminars, trainings, lecturing, mobility, summer / autumn schools, monitoring

days

Perceived problems and their solution Example (1)


Perceived problems and their solutionExample (2)


Perceived problems and their solutionExample (3)


General comments and recommendations

To elaborate and base a project proposal on of previous cooperation and practical experience with partners

To construct realistic goals in the project (see WP4 our example, where we overestimated the real possibilities)

To familiarize with the legislation, accreditation processes and expected changes in the partner countries

To avoid formal "partners" and create partnership, good management and enthusiastic atmosphere from the beginning

To find a good balance for the division of responsibilities between partners

To initiate a way for sustainability of project - further prospects (Erasmus Mundus, EU Framework programs)

To be prepared to solve all problems


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TEMPUS TEMPUS Environmental Governance for Environmental Curricula EC Tempus Joint Project 511390-TEMPUS-1-2010-1-SK-TEMPUS-JPCR The project is funded