TEMPUS Projects
CD_JEP-15050-2000 Enhancing and Complementing Postgraduate Education in Balkan Countries with Emphasis on Regional Planning and Institutional Development
| Project title: Enhancing and Complementing Postgraduate Education in Balkan Countries with Emphasis on Regional Planning and Institutional Development Project Number: CD_JEP-15050-2000 | |
| Contracting Institution | University of Hohenheim |
| Coordinating Institution |
University
of Hohenheim Eastern Europe Centre |
| Project Leader |
University of Hohenheim Prof. Dr. Franz Heidhues Institute for Agricultural Economics |
| Project Duration | 03/2001-06/2004 |
| Origin of Funding | European Commission, TEMPUS CARDS |
| Project Partners | Agricultural University Tirana, University of Sarajevo, Ss Cyril and Methodius University Skopje, University of Greenwich/NRI |
| Objectives of the Project |
The
project’s objective is to enhance and complement at the three
partner universities in the Balkan region the postgraduate education
in the field of regional rural development, in particular to close
existing gaps in the agro-economic curricula with regard to regional
development, market and institutional mechanisms. This overall
objective has been broken down into the following single objectives:
establish a needs-oriented education of highly qualified professionals for agricultural economics. Close existing gaps in the agro-economic curricula esp. regional and institutional development. Retraining of scientific staff and improvement of their skills, e.g. in regional planning, market and institutional development through intensive courses in the region. Upgrading teaching and communication equipment . Develop the programme jointly for the region. Develop contents which can be applied at all 3 universities but leave space for considering the specific development of the countries. Take special note of the relevance of the programme contents for the job market. Rebuild a network of collaboration in the region in the area of education, training and research. Rebuild collegial partnership in the region. Perform student and postgraduate exchange visits to EU partner universities |
| Description of the Project |
This overall
objective has been broken down into the following single objectives
and measures: - establishing a needs-oriented education of highly qualified professionals for agricultural economics. - Closing existing gaps in the agro-economic curricula esp. regional and institutional development. - Retraining of scientific staff and improvement of their skills, e.g. in regional planning, market and institutional development through intensive courses in the region. - Upgrading teaching and communication equipment . - Developing the programme jointly for the region. - Developing contents which can be applied at all 3 universities but leave space for considering the specific development of the countries. - Taking special note of the relevance of the programme contents for the job market. - Rebuilding a network of collaboration in the region in the area of education, training and research. - Rebuilding collegial partnership in the region. - Performing student and postgraduate exchange visits to EU partner universities |
| Outcome of the Project |
Management
and professional skills training including workshops and seminars.
Staff development mobilities of over 180 person-weeks. Organisation of intensive lectures held by scientists from UK and D in Sarajevo (March 2002), Skopje (November 2002) and Tirana (November 2003). Student exchange programme with 18 students from BIH, ALB and FYROM. Intensive language courses organized in Macedonia in English and German. Organisation of peer to peer contacts at universities in Stuttgart, Sarajevo, Tirana, Skopje and London. |
| Output (Materials developed) |
Course
materials in Serbian/Macedonian Curriculum for download |
| Project's website | http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/oez/jep15050.htm |