The wider objective of the ARARAT project, under the EC Tempus IV Programme, is to ameliorate the relevance of higher education to ever-changing labor market needs through establishment and operationalization of universities-employers cooperation nexus in Armenia. The specific objectives target the building on capacity of universities to effectively manage the units promoting university-market cooperation and facilitating an active dialogue between universities and labour market around qualifications offered through establishment of a database and relevant tools.
Hosting in Palermo a training week (8-12 April) in preparation to the establishment of the UMCU [University-Market Cooperation Units] at Partner Universities and establishing a National University – Labour Market Network (NULMN) in Armenia to promote cooperation between the partner universities and regional employers.
The modules delivered by European Partners were focusing on:
- State of the Art
- Management principles
- University-market cooperation, Best practices
- Learning outcomes and syllabuses in Computer Quality Assurance System
- Educational offer and students’ questionnaires in Computer Quality Assurance System
- Strategic considerations for sustainable university-enterprise cooperation
- Aligning study programmes with labour market needs. Case Study
- University units promoting student employment & business development
- Stimulating university-enterprise links through knowledge & technology transfer
- Employers’ involvement in the development of Professional Higher Education.
- Employers’ involvement in the development of Professional Higher Education.
- Quality Assurance of the University-Market Cooperation Units UMCUs.
- Design of UMCUs
Visit the project site www.ararattempus.org.
For further information, please contact research@cesie.org.
