TEMPUS Projects
S-JEP 12316-1997 European orientation of post-graduate studies in Romania
| Project title: European orientation of post-graduate studies in Romania Project Number: S-JEP 12316-1997 | |
| Contracting Institution | University of Hohenheim |
| Coordinating Institution | Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Timisoara |
| Project Leader |
University of Hohenheim Prof. Dr. J. Zeddies Institute of Farm Management |
| Project Duration | 15.12.1997 - 14.3.2001 |
| Origin of Funding | European Commission, Tempus-Phare |
| Project Partners |
1) Agricultural University
Timşoara, Department of Management, Romania 2) Agricultural University Cluj-Napoca, Department of Economy, Romania 3) University for Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Iaşi, Department of Management, Romania 4) University of Aberdeen, Department of Agriculture, Great Britain |
| Objectives of the Project |
• Development and Implementation
of a new 2 years post-graduated study curse "European Agricultural
Economics" in 3 Romanian Univerities • Training of younger teaching staff of the agricultural economic faculties in the Universities of Aberdeen and Hohenheim • Improvement of teaching equipment • Development of a university degree recognised on European level |
| Description of the Project |
The planned accession of Romania
to the EU makes great demands to its Higher Education structure,
methods and contents. Especially the agricultural sector with its
high importance for Romania’s economy demanded and will demand
during the integration process first of all a thorough and
up-to-date education of future decision makers in agriculture,
laying the base for a transition to a modern, resource saving and
market oriented production. Of special importance were regarded topics which have been neglected systematically by the prior curricula, as Economics, Farm Management, Marketing, Accounting and further Business Administration and EU related issues. A second aim was to re-establish the international competitivity of the Romanian agricultural education system. For this purpose short visits, further training seminars and intensive courses have been organised for Romanian staff in DE and UK. This training was further accompanied by intensive lectures held by professors from NL and DE in Timisoara, Cluj and Iasi. |
| Outcome of the Project |
- Establishment of a new
post-graduate study course "European Agricultural Economics" to
prepare students for the work within an enlarged European Union - 6 weeks visits of respectively 3 Romanian professors in Hohenheim and Aberdeen (Curricula studies, development and revision) - development of teaching syllabus in the Romanian Universities of Timişoara, Cluj-Napoca and Iaşi by providing intensive courses of western european lecturers in Romania - one week intensive course of four professors from Hohenheim and Aberdeen every year - Training of predominantly younger teaching staff at the Universities of Hohenheim and Aberdeen - Three month visits of respectively three Romanian teachers in Hohenheim and Aberdeen (training, development and revision of study courses, preparation of new teaching materials) - Improvement of teaching equipment by purchasing relevant literature for new and revised courses - Purchasing of economic literature for libraries - Support of implementing modern and electronically supported teaching methods by purchasing relevant devices - Purchasing of equipment for the involved Romanian Universities (Computer, Overhead-Projectors, Copy machines etc.) |
| Output (Materials developed) | |
| Project's website | |