TEMPUS Projects
CP 20501-99 Reform of Economic Education at Agricultural Universities in Russia
| Project title: Reform of Economic Education at Agricultural Universities in Russia Project Number: CP 20501-99 | |
| Contracting Institution | University of Hohenheim |
| Coordinating Institution |
University of Hohenheim Prof. Dr. J. Zeddies Institute of Farm Management |
| Project Leader |
University of Hohenheim Prof. Dr. J. Zeddies Institute of Farm Management |
| Project Duration | 15.12.1999 – 14.12.2001 (2 years) |
| Origin of Funding | European Commission, TEMPUS - Tacis |
| Project Partners | Timirjasew-Academy Moskau |
| Objectives of the Project |
• Dissemination of the achievements and results of T-JEP 10014-95 to
key agricultural universities in the RF by: • Reviewing the results of T-JEP 10014-95 • Improvement of selected text-books and development of additional teaching materials • Introduction of new courses in 5 key agricultural universities • Training of younger teaching staff of MTAA • Modernisation of teaching and communication equipment of the key agricultural universities |
| Description of the Project |
From 1995 to 1998 in a TEMPUS-JEP a new BSc-programme in
‘Agricultural Economics’ was developed, approved and introduced at
the Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. In addition younger
teachers were trained in Western Europe, teaching materials and text
books have been developed and distributed to other Agricultural
Universities in Russia. However, most of the other Agricultural
Universities in the Russian Federation have this far been unable to
restructure their economic education, because the effective use of
the new teaching materials requires at the same time structural
changes in the curriculum and well prepared and trained teaching
staff. Therefore, in a TEMPUS-Compact-Project the Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (Russian Federation) the Wageningen Agricultural University (The Netherlands) and the University of Hohenheim (Germany) intend to intensify the dissemination process and to introduce new ‘Agricultural Economics’-curricula in at least 5 key Agricultural Universities in Russia. The outcomes of the previous Tempus-JEP will be reviewed by a dissemination committee, updated, extended and disseminated to other Agricultural Universities in Russia. At the same time, teaching staff of these key Agricultural Universities will be re-trained during 13 one- and four-week training courses organized at the Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. Furthermore 6 younger teachers and 4 professors of MTAA will be trained at the Western European partner universities in order to improve their ability to conduct training courses for economic teaching staff in Russia and to update teaching materials. The proposed project will, thus, increase the quality of the teaching process, accelerate the restructuring of Agricultural Economics education, and, by establishing a network of key Agricultural Universities, make an essential contribution to the reform of the higher agricultural education system in Russia. |
| Outcome of the Project |
• Dissemination of new courses and study materials • Training of younger teaching staff • Modernisation of equipment • Co-ordination and evaluation |
| Output (Materials developed) | |
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