National Tempus Office
in Ukraine

Структурні заходи, спрямовані на вироблення національної політики, розвиток і реформування окремих вищих навчальних закладів і системи вищої освіти в цілому з метою їхнього наближення до європейських стандартів. Структурні заходи передбачають: реформування системи управління вищим навчальним закладом, збільшення його автономії; запровадження системи забезпечення якості; запровадження ЕСТS, реструктуризацію системи кваліфікацій, розробку нормативно-правового забезпечення на підтримку реформ у сфері вищої освіти; розвиток і нарощування інституційної, адміністративної та експертної спроможності для прискорення реформування освітньої сфери в світлі запровадження положень Болонського процесу; збільшення суспільної підтримки реформ, розширення кола їх прихильників та учасників; пропагування реформ через організацію міжнародних, національних і регіональних конференцій і семінарів.

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Structural Measure projects should be designed to support the structural reform of higher education systems and strategic framework development at national level based on the priorities that the competent authorities of the Partner Countries have identified.

Structural Measures must seek to contribute to the following:

• the development and reform of the national higher education structures and systems in Partner Countries This includes the establishment of representative bodies, organisations or associations;

• to enhance the quality, relevance of higher education structures and systems in Partner Countries, and to increase their voluntary convergence with EU developments. This may include the establishment of bodies, mechanisms or agencies for quality assurance; teacher, programme or institution assessment; accreditation, policy, etc.;

• to provide support to networks of higher education institutions or to national or ministerial working groups on higher education reform. This may include studies and other stock-taking exercises, commissions on developing roadmaps for reforms, preparing draft text for new regulations, staff development programmes, etc.

Depending on the regional and national priorities, Structural Measures can address the following issues, which are also on the EU modernisation agenda for higher education:

1. Governance reform: (For example)

• national certification and qualification systems;

• student admission, student services and participation;

• licensing and accreditation;

• develop national standards for quality assurance taking into account the quality references and guidelines developed at the ministerial conference in Bergen in May 2005 (Bologna process);

• legal issues concerning the autonomy, accountability and financing of the higher education system.

2. Higher Education and Society: (For example)

• the links between the general higher education system and the advanced vocational education and training system with the world of work;

• national actions to develop and support the knowledge triangle of education, research and innovation;

capacity-building in the public administration for the development of reforms, policies and legislation in higher education.

The eligible activities may include:

- surveys and studies on specific reform issues (including the publication and dissemination of results);

- policy and expert advice;

 - organisation of conferences, seminars, workshops, round tables (which should result in operational conclusions and recommendations);

 - staff training on policy issues (which may include the production of training manuals and guidelines);

 - awareness raising campaigns.

 Structural Measures can only include small-scale and short-term mobility for students, staff or officials of the partner organisations and institutions provided the mobility supports the achievement of the project objectives.

Projects may provide mobility also in the form of practical placements in companies, industries and institutions for Partner Country teaching/administrative staff, students and trainees in the European Union or Partner Countries participating in the project.

Proposals for Structural Measures which mainly aim at an impact at institutional level without demonstrating that the project will have a nation-wide impact will not be selected.