EDUQAS Project Kick-off Meeting

On 26–27 February 2018, the founding meeting of participants of the international educational project ERASMUS+ KA2 "Implementation of an Education Quality Assurance System through University-Business-Government Cooperation in Higher Education Institutions" (EDUQAS) was held at the University of Craiova, Romania.

The primary objective of the project is to implement a quality education system by developing effective internal quality standards that contribute to improving the employability of students at partner-country universities. The internal quality control system will be based on an analysis of the needs and capacities of Kazakhstani and Ukrainian higher education institutions, as well as the experience and best practices of the quality system within the Bologna Process.

The consortium comprises representatives of participating universities from Ukraine, Romania, Belgium, France, Latvia, Sweden, Bulgaria, and Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan was represented by two universities: the Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages (Almaty) and the Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade (Astana), with the active participation and support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan.

During the meeting, presentations were delivered by all consortium members, roles and responsibilities for work packages were defined, and issues of project and financial management were discussed. The quality assurance system at the University of Craiova was also reviewed.