Strategic Support for Accreditation of Programs and Internationalization at South Asian Higher Education Institutes (HEIs)

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Acronym | SSAPI
Project title | Strategic Support for Accreditation of Programs and Internationalization at South Asian Higher Education Institutes (HEIs)
Project Code | 619438-EPP-1-2020-1-PK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP
Main objective |

Region of intervention | Pakistan, Germany, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives

Beneficiary entity |
  • Capital University of Science and Technology(líder)
  • Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (KGUMSB)(parceiro)
  • Maldives National University (MNU)(parceiro)
  • National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES)(parceiro)
  • Ripah International University (RIU)(parceiro)
  • Royal University of Bhutan(parceiro)
  • Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC)(parceiro)
  • Universidade de Évora(parceiro)
  • Universität Bremen(parceiro)
  • University of Peradeniya(parceiro)
  • Villa College (VC)(parceiro)

Approval date | 03-08-2020
Start date | 15-01-2021
Date of the conclusion | 15-01-2024
Date of extension | 14-07-2024

Total eligible cost | 876206 €
European Union financial support | Comissão Europeia - 876206 €
National/regional public financial support |
Apoio financeiro atribuído à Universidade de Évora | 157658 €

Summary

The project aims to:

  • Create awareness among staff, and also students, about the importance of higher education, which is standardized as well as accredited by the international bodies;
  • Develop and implement the standards and processes for internal and external qualiry audit system in HEI of partner institutions;
  • Develop a system to engage students and staff for the integration of education, research and innovation to achieve long term goals and objetives 

More information: https://ssapi-project.net/uevora/


Goals, activities and expected/achieved results

Objectives
  • Capacity building for the development of well-defined and documented policies and procedures in HEIs of partner countries.
  • Capacity building for the development and implementation of a mechanism to assess and evaluate various academic activities at the HEIs, in comparison with international best practices and guidelines.
  • Providing strategic support in identifying the key areas to focus in each HEI.
  • Based on the key focus areas identified for each HEIs, drafting the action plans supporting the processes of quality enhancement in teaching, learning and administration
  • Developing a qualifications framework, as per the international standards, by setting out the attributes and abilities that can be expected from the holder of a qualification, i.e. Bachelors, Masters, M. Phil, Doctorate, etc., so that the qualification is recognized and accepted internationally.
  • Providing training on reformation of the systems, policies and procedures based
  • on the key focus areas identified for each HEIs
  • Establishing sound and sustainable processes and mechanisms to ensure effective management and continuous improvement of teaching and learning
  • Developing standardization mechanisms and quality assurance processes and methods of evaluation
  • Strengthening the integration of education, research and innovation to achieve long term socio-economic objectives.
Work packages
  • WP1: Project initiation activities, and assessment and need analysis at each partner HEI
  • WP2: Development of Action Plans for each Partner HEI, and Training the Staff
  • WP3: Quality Plan for Monitoring and Assessment of Project
  • WP4: Dissemination and Exploitation of the Project
  • WP5: Management of the SSAPI project