Erasmus Mundus is a higher education cooperation and mobility program that aims to improve the quality of European higher education and promote dialogue and mutual understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with third countries. In addition, it promotes the development of human resource potential and international cooperation in higher education institutions in third countries by increasing mobility between the European Union and partner countries.
Objectives of the program:
- Improving the quality of higher education;
- Increasing the attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area as a center of excellence for education and training worldwide;
- Promoting intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries in the field of higher education.
ERASMUS+ PROJECTS
KAZSEE participates in ERASMUS+ projects:
accessibility and Harmonization of Higher Education in Central Asia through modernization and Curriculum Development (ACADEMICA)
The aim of the project is to bring together European universities that have innovative teaching methods and provide extensive international experience in advanced developments, and universities from partner countries from Central Asia (CA) that need the same achievements, practice and experience.
The specific tasks/problems of the 7th Central Asian Region (CA) will be solved by ensuring accessibility and harmonization of higher education in Central Asia through the modernization of curricula and the implementation of the ACADEMICA project, which aims to promote voluntary convergence with the EU experience in engineering research.
The innovative nature consists in:
- Innovative methodology: ACADEMICA trainings involve the integration of methodology and content, which would provide lecturers with cross-cutting and key competencies and skills necessary for their active inclusion in the global digital learning and learning space;
- ICT-based educational opportunities: providing more flexible access to ICT-based learning opportunities;
- Modernized university programs in the field of engineering sciences with modern content and integrated modern approaches based on technology;
- Creating a system of transnational cooperation between universities and the business community in order to strengthen the capacity of higher education institutions in the 7th Region, thus achieving improvement through the interaction between education, innovation and business.
The project aims to create short- and long-term benefits for higher education, business and society by promoting European values through:
- Recognition of pan-European educational standards outside the EU;
- Strengthening education-business-society ties;
- Improvement of the intercultural dialogue between the participating countries;
- Assistance in providing accessible and free educational resources;
- Providing a common framework that encourages the exchange and synthesis of experiences and best practices through the collaboration of experts from the European Union and Central Asia in various fields.
The countries participating in the project are Bulgaria, Austria, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Italy, Spain.
PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING OF TEACHERS OF ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES (ENTER)
ERASMUS + 598506-EPP-1-PT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP “EngineeriNg educoTors pEdagogical tRaining / ENTER”
The main goal of the ENTER project is to develop a multi-level modular system of pedagogical training for teachers of engineering disciplines based on international network cooperation. Seven project objectives have been identified:
- Analysis of the European experience in developing effective methods of training highly qualified teachers of engineering disciplines;
- Development of three training programs for teachers of engineering disciplines (primary, basic, advanced level), consisting of a variable set of modules providing for the use of modern learning technologies, such as e-learning;
- Development of technology for creating individual educational trajectories in engineering pedagogy;
- Development of models of network interaction for the implementation of educational modules and dissemination of project results;
- Development of regulatory and regulatory documentation to ensure network cooperation;
- Development of criteria for evaluating the professional competencies of teachers of engineering disciplines and criteria for evaluating the quality of educational programs;
- Evaluation of the results of the pilot programs.
The ENTER project will develop an innovative approach to the professional and pedagogical training of teachers of engineering disciplines within the framework of formal postgraduate education, based on the principles of intercultural communication and international cooperation. This approach is characterized by a combination of low financial costs and ease of use, maximizing the use of e-learning technologies. In addition, it has prospects of obtaining international recognition and accreditation. Compared with existing analogues, the ENTER project approach has expanded possibilities for using individual educational trajectories and adapting engineering and pedagogical training to the needs of teachers and universities (for example, at the national or regional level), and can also be used to train teachers in various fields of engineering.
- Due to the network nature and priority attitude to the needs of universities and teachers (such as low cost, convenience, mutual recognition, independent quality assessment, customization), the ENTER approach is aimed at significantly increasing the number of teachers of engineering disciplines who have been retrained in pedagogical and professional development programs.
- The results of the project will have a significant impact on the quality of engineering education, first in the member universities of the ENTER consortium, and later in other EU universities.
- The management model and goals of the ENTER project are based on the principles of openness and improvement. A mechanism will be developed to seamlessly attract new partners and ensure strict quality control.
- Accreditation of the i-PET program is also one of the objectives of the project.
The ipad engineering teacher training program developed in the ENTER project has a 3-level hierarchical structure and meets the requirements of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning. In fact, this structure provides for 3 educational programs of different content and duration, under conditional names:
- iPET-1 – short-term courses (about 2 ECTS) with the issuance of a certificate of professional development;
- iPET-2 is a professional retraining program (about 8 ECTS) with the issuance of a diploma “Teacher in higher education”;
- iPET-3 is a complete educational program (about 20 ECTS), internationally recognized and providing for the assignment of an international qualification “Teacher Engineer”.
The modular structure of the program means that the ipt-1 modules are included in the ipad-2 and further modules of both programs are included in the i PET-3. Thus, a stable trajectory of self-development of teachers is ensured, and they can independently choose trajectories for improving their skills. Teachers have the opportunity to combine modules, choosing them from among those taught at different universities participating in the ENTER network.
Project Coordinator:
- Polytechnic University of Porto – https://www.ipp.pt/
EU Partners:
- Dubnitsa Institute of Technology – http://www.dti.sk/en/
- Tallinn University of Technology – https://www.ttu.ee/en/
Partners (Russia):
- National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University – https://tpu.ru/en
- Kazan National Research Technological University – https://kai.ru/web/en
- Tambov State Technical University – https://www.tstu.ru/en/
- Don State Technical University – https://donstu.ru/en/
- Association of Engineering Education of Russia – http://aeer.ru/en
- Vyatka State University – https://www.vyatsu.ru /
- Association for the Promotion of Internationalization of Education and the Export of Educational Services “Bologna Club” – https://bc.donstu.ru/en/
Partners (Kazakhstan):
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University – https://www.kaznu.kz/kz
- E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University – https://ksu.kz /
- Kazakhstan Association of Engineering Education KAZSEE – http://kazsee.kz/
AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO THE MASTER’S PROGRAM IN SMART CITY TECHNOLOGIES (SMART CITY)
ERASMUS + 598317-EPP-1-2018-1-BG-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP “SMARTCITY: Innovative Aproach Towards a Master Program on Smart Cities Technologies”
The project “SMARTCITY: Innovative Approach Towards a Master Program on Smart Cities Technologies” – “SMARTCITY: An innovative approach to the master’s program in smart city technologies” is aimed at improving the efficiency of IT education, developing cooperation between universities and business enterprises, as well as training qualified personnel to implement smart city technologies and the Internet of Things.
The project will be implemented over three years, from November 2018 to November 2021.
- Develop and accredit a new Master’s degree program in smart city information technology;
- to improve the qualifications of teachers on internships at universities in Europe and remotely;
- create a Master’s degree quality management system based on European experience;
- to put into operation the international educational e-learning portal;
- implement the integrated training of undergraduates in European universities.
To implement the educational process, a laboratory base on smart city and Internet of Things technologies will be created, textbooks on modern industrial programming technologies will be prepared.
Erasmus+ is a grant program of the European Union aimed at supporting cooperation in the fields of education, vocational training, youth and sports. The Erasmus+ project competition in 2018 was very high: out of the total number of applications accepted for consideration – 874 – financing of 147 applications was approved. The number of applications with the participation of Russia amounted to 102, of which 10 will be funded, including the project of the Gagarin State Technical University.
Project Coordinator:
- Technical University of Sofia – https://tu-sofia.bg/
EU Partners:
- International Greek University (formerly Alexandria Technological Educational Institute in Thessaloniki) – https://www.ihu.gr /
- Chemnitz University of Technology – https://www.tu-chemnitz.de /
- Riga Technical University – https://www.rtu.lv /
- Association of Information and Communication Technologies – https://www.atic.org.ro/
Partners (Russia):
- Saratov State Technical University named after Yuri Gagarin – http://www.sstu.ru /
- Novosibirsk State Technical University – https://nstu.ru /
- Russian Union of IT Directors – http://www.rucio.org/
Partners (Mongolia):
- National University of Mongolia – https://www.num.edu.mn /
- Mongolian University of Science and Technology – https://www.must.edu.mn/mn /
- Intec LLC Company
Partners (Kazakhstan):
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University – https://www.kaznu.kz/kz
- L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University – http://www.enu.kz/ru/
- Kazakhstan Association of Engineering Education KAZSEE – http://kazsee.kz/