Title of the Action and Development of Universities` Autonomy and Accountability _ATHENA

acronym

Republic of Moldova (Chisinau), Armenia (Yerevan), Azerbaijan (Baku),

Locations of the Action Georgia (Tbilisi), Ukraine (Odessa), Romania (Constanta)

Total duration of the 24 month

Action

Objectives of the Overall objective: The DUNAMOL wider objective will be contribution to
Action modernization process of the higher education system in the Republic of
Moldova by developing University Autonomy and Accountability, in
accordance with the Lisbon agenda and the Bologna process.
Specific objectives: 1)To learn European and benchmarks Moldovan
experience in the field of UAA by October 2011; 2) To increase
awareness on national and institutional levels of the crucial importance
and multiple benefits of UAA by December 2011; 3) To elaborate higher
education policy on UAA based on European standards and best practices
by December 2012; 4) To support higher education institutions to
approach internal procedures of implementation of UAA in a
constructive way by October 2013; 5) To disseminate the outcomes on
institutional, national and European levels by the end of the Project and
elaborate the pattern of long-term cooperation between Moldova and EU
in the project field.
Partners:

Applicant: CEIS/ASEM -Centre for European Integration Studies of the Academy of

Economic Studies of Moldova

ENPI Partner no 1: UOC - University Ovidius, Constanta, Romania

ENPI Partner no 2: ODS - Odessa National University, Ukraine

ENPI Partner no 3: TSU - Tbilisi State University, Georgia

ENPI Partner no 4: YSU -Yerevan State University, Armenia

ENPI Partner no 5: BSU- Baku State University, Azerbaijan

Target group(s) (1) academic/research/administrative staff of the partner universities;

(2) Students and their organisations; (3) Administrative staff of the
national authorities; (4) Representatives of the non-governmental
organisations.
(1) students, who had graduated the universities studies in law,
Final beneficiaries
economics, political sciences and in the similar fields, (2) persons who
are employed in local, regional and state administration and other
public agencies as well, (3) managers and other experts
from the companies and economic institutions and organisations, (4)
teachers from universities and secondary schools who wish to acquire
advanced knowledge in these fields.
(1) Exploratory Study on University Autonomy and Accountability in
Estimated outputs and
Moldova elaborated and published; (2) Study on University Financial
results Sustainability in Moldova elaborated and published; (3) Mobility
programme for academics (PC-EU) realised; (4) Launching Conference
organised and executed; (5) Public Presentation of both Studies
organised and executed; (6) Round Tables on promoting development of
University Autonomy and Accountability; (7) Mobility programme for
 students (PC-EU) organised and executed; (8) Mobility programme for
administrative staff (PC-EU) organised and executed; (9) Concluding
Conference organised and executed; (10) Planning for Policy
Development realised; (11) New Education Policy on University of
Autonomy and Accountability in Moldova drafted and adopted; (12)
National Policy Implementation Action Plan drafted and adopted; (13)
New Policy promoted at University level; (14) University Implementation
Action Plan drafted and adopted; (15) Monitoring and Evaluation the
Policy realised; (16) Quality Control Panel Meetings organised and
executed; (17) Concluding Evaluation Panel organised and executed:
(18) Materials of adoption prepared; (19) DUNAMOL Network
established and Statute drafted, adopted; (20) Elaborated Project
Website; (21) Elaborated and published Information Leaflet; (22)
DUNAMOL information disseminated among beneficiaries; (23)
Dissemination of information in media realised; (24) Ramified, rational
and efficient management, which will include adequate capabilities of
all Project partners; (25) Elaborated DUNAMOL suggestions and
recommendations to EU and national governments on how to improve in
Moldova the regulation of different matters concerning the high
education reforms and development of the relevant EU PC cooperation,
including the development of University Autonomy and Accountability
process at institutional and national level respectively in order to meet
the needs of Bologna process and Lisbon agenda.
Expected impacts 1) Educated necessary human potential for the development and
implementation of University Autonomy and Accountability policy in the
Black Sea Basin, 2) the continuation of the process of overwhelming
capillary cooperation with EU-27 and 3) in the long run realisation of
the European integration process.
The Project will have a form of a diversified promotion, research,
Main activities
studies, policy development, training and educational activities targeted
at specific groups but also aimed at reaching wider public. We designed
Project`s Workpackages (WPs) taking into account Project`s timing
(activities between WPs realised in parallel or continually);
demonstrating links between WPs; avoiding of redundancies (no double
work in different WPs) and showing how the results of activities will be
used in more than on WP. The Work Packages (WP) and the Work Plan
(WPL) will include the detailed list, description and timing of activities
that will be undertaken for achieving the Projects outcomes. Thus we
are presenting in continuation only an outlook of these activities (WP.1-
WP.8):
WP.1 Research desk (DEV);
WP.2 Awareness raising and capacity building (DEV)
WP.3 Developing new education policy (DEV)
WP.4 Implementing the policy (DEV)
WP.5 Quality Plan (QPLN)
WP.6 Sustainability (EXP)
WP.7 Dissemination (DISS)
WP.8 Management (MNGT)