National, Regional and Cross-regional priorities for the 2018 Call for Erasmus+ KA2 Capacity Building in Higher Education are now published.
National priorities:
I. Curriculum development – Modernization of curriculum by developing new and innovative courses and methodologies.
The curriculum development project can include elements as follows:
- Reform of degree programmes (introduction of three-cycle competency based degree programmes, credit transfer, Diploma supplement etc.);
- Learning and teaching tools, methodologies and pedagogical approaches including learning outcomes and ICT-based practices (inter alia, flexible learning paths, blended courses, virtual and real mobility, practical placement etc.);
- Multidisciplinarity / Interdisciplinarity.
Key areas: Arts; Languages; Social and behavioural science; Business and administration; Environment; Physical sciences; Information and Communication Technologies; Engineering and engineering trades; Manufacturing and processing; Agriculture, forestry fisheries and veterinary; Health; Personal services.
II. Improving management and operation of Higher Education Institutions
- Governance, strategic planning and management of higher education institutions (such as human resources and financial management);
- Quality assurance processes and mechanisms (such as the development of mechanisms and benchmarks for quality assurance in different segments of HE (academic content services)).
- Development of research and innovation capacities (excluding research activities).
III. Developing the Higher Education sector within society at large
- Lifelong learning, continuing education;
- Development of school and vocational education at post-secondary non-tertiary education level (such as reforming in-service training for teachers and reforms to the teaching profession);
- New technologies in higher education (support of the modernization of Higher Education system through the development of open educational resources connectivity, the acquisition of digital skills and learning methods and mobilization of stakeholders including teachers, learners, economic and social partners);
- Definition, implementation and monitoring of reform policies (including evidence-based policies, financing of education, governance, quality assurance of public and private higher education sector, introduction of transparency tools and standards and guidelines).
Regional priorities:
I.Curriculum development – Modernization of curriculum by developing new and innovative courses and methodologies.
The curriculum development project can include elements as follows:
- Reform of degree programmes (introduction of three-cycle competency based degree programmes, credit transfer, Diploma supplement etc.)
- Learning and teaching tools, methodologies and pedagogical approaches including learning outcomes and ICT-based practices (inter alia, flexible learning paths, blended courses, virtual and real mobility, practical placement etc.)
- Multidisciplinarity / Interdisciplinarity.
Key areas: Education; Social and behavioural science; Law; Physical sciences; Agriculture, forestry fisheries and veterinary; Health; Environment.
II. Improving management and operation of Higher Education Institutions:
- Governance, strategic planning and management of higher education institutions (such as human resources and financial management);
- Internationalisation of Higher Institutions (including recognition mechanisms and mobility, international relations capacities);
- Quality assurance processes and mechanisms (such as the development of mechanisms and benchmarks for quality assurance in different segments of HE (academic content services));
- Equity, access to and democratisation of higher education (including disadvantaged groups of people and regions).
III. Developing the Higher Education sector within society at large
- University-enterprise cooperation (Such as support for students’ practical placement, entrepreneurship, employability of graduates, etc.);
- Knowledge triangle, innovation (such as reinforcing links between education, research and business);
- Definition, implementation and monitoring of reform policies (including evidence-based policies, financing of education, governance, quality assurance of public and private higher education sector, introduction of transparency tools and standards and guidelines).