Transcript Intro SHE Serbia - Council of Europe Office in Belgrade

Joint EAR/CoE Project 2007-2009
“Strengthening Higher Education in Serbia”
1st Quality Assurance Workshop
Belgrade
19-20 November 2007
A EU-funded project
managed by the European Agency for Reconstruction
and implemented by the Council of Europe
CoE Focus in HE and Research
The European Higher Education Area (EHEA)/
Bologna Process
Recognition of qualifications
CoE/UNESCO Lisbon Recognition Convention
Public responsibility for higher education and research
Higher Education Governance
Support sharing experience in the elaboration of
National Qualifications Frameworks
Bilateral and regional cooperation and assistance
The Project’s Context
Serbian National Report 2005-2007 in the
Bologna Process:
‘The work to be done on National
Qualifications Framework and on the
National Plan for Recognition of
Qualifications will represent the
largest forthcoming challenges in the
next stage of implementation of the
Bologna Process in Serbia.’
The Project’s Core Areas
Quality Assurance
in Higher Education
Framework for Higher
Education Qualifications
Recognition of
Qualifications
Legislative Review
Activities and support for QA
Assist CAQA, NCHE and
Universities to implement
the QA
Promote student
participation in QA
Support intra-regional and
international cooperation
Promote benefits of QA
Expected Outcome
Serbian ENIC is fully operational
Serbian National Action Plan (NAP) is implemented
Quality Assurance practice is in line with EHEA
Standards and Guidelines
A National Framework of Higher Education
Qualifications is developed and piloted and a roadmap
for its further implementation agreed
Higher education legislation reviewed
Ministerial Conference of the Bologna Process
Leuven, April 2009
Partners and Activities I
joint identification of problems and solutions with
Ministry of Education & Sport
Serbian Conference of Universities
Universities
National Council for Higher Education
Commission for Accreditation and Quality
Assurance
Students
ENIC Centre of Serbia
Social partners
others
Partners and Activities II
International expertise to develop solutions:
support from the CoE’s Education Directorate,
the EUA, ENQA, the ENIC/NARIC Network, and
the EAR
Ongoing process of discussion & endorsement of
project results:
Steering Committee
CoE Project Team
– project implementation
– ensure linkage and coherence
Further Information?
http://www.coe.int
http://www.coe.int/higher-education
http://www.coe.org.yu
CoE contact:
Silvija Panović-Durić
[email protected]
Miroslava Balabanović
[email protected]
Karen Roberts
[email protected]