Lead Beneficiary: SEEU and co-led by Polis University
Internationalization has a significant role in quality enhancement in Higher Education (HE). Its main role is in strengthening institutions in their efforts to meet standards and expectations in promoting institutional reputation, improving academic standards, encouraging continuous improvement, and fostering accountability. It gives an international dimension into the teaching, research, and service functions of higher education institutions. In addition, internationalization has a crucial role in enhancing the quality of higher education by providing students and faculty with a wealth of opportunities for growth, learning, and Collaboration. Through this WP, all Albanian and Kosovo partners, under the supervision, guidance and suggestions of EU partners, will ensure implementation of QA standards in their respective institutions based on European Standards and Guidelines (ESG2015), which provides a comprehensive set of standards and guidelines for quality assurance in higher education and is used as a reference by quality assurance agencies and higher education institutions across Europe. These standards provide guidance in the areas which are vital for successful quality provision and learning environments in higher education. The ESG are applied by HE institutions as a reference document for internal and external quality assurance systems. Main activities included in this WP are aligning Quality Assurance Offices according to ESG 2015 standards and Quality Enhancement, Training for the QA Offices in HEI towards meeting the ESG 2015, and Switching from Quality Control to Quality Enhancement. All partners will be active in realization of these project activities. The ESG are applied by HE institutions as a reference document for internal and external quality assurance systems. Main activities included in this WP are:
- Aligning Quality Assurance Offices according to ESG 2015 standards and Quality Enhancement
- Training for the QA Offices in HEI towards meeting the ESG 2015
- Workshop on reviewing and updating the partner HEI QA policies in respecting ESG Standards and guidelines for internal quality assurance
- Switching from Quality Control to Quality Enhancement
- Agreements among consortium members and other EU partners to increase collaboration and QA
