ESPAQ project objectives and directions: informative seminar in ASUE

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Today,  participants  of  ESPAQ (Enhancing Students Participation in Quality Assurance in Armenian HE)  project,  students  of  Armenian Universities,  representatives of  career  centers, employers  attended the informative seminar  in ASUE:   main goals, directions,  key  accents of  ESPAQ  project  were  presented. 

Nerses Gevorgyan, Head of  Quality Assurance Division, ASUE, made opening  remarks, highlighting development of democratic methods for management of

higher education quality.  The  Head of  the  division highlighted  the activities of all  participants, as a result, appropriate mechanisms should be developed.

Lana  Karlova, coordinator  of “Erasmus+” office  in Armenia,  was  next  to  speak; “We  are  glad  to  participant  in this project. ESPAQ  is with  students, for  students”.

Lana  Karlova   presented statistics,  which  shows the involvement of  Armenian Universities in EU Tempus  programs: Armenia is a member of more than 2 dozen programs. Particular reference was made to the “Erasmus +” exchange program.

The seminar went on  according to the  working agenda.

Nerses  Gevorgyan mentioned  that assurance and control of education quality assurance  are  multidimensional and continuous processes, hence students’ direct  participation, their  suggestions are  important to be  taken into  account.

The ESPAQ project is looking at one of the core challenges of Armenian higher education (quality of its provision and outcomes), by engaging the students into processes of quality assurance (QA) and enhancement of their learning experience.

P.S. On May 17-19, the 3rd management meeting of ESPAQ (Enhancing Students Participation in Quality Assurance in Armenian HE)  project  launched  in  ASUE, International Projects Center.

  

ASUE Media  and Public Relations Division


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