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Mundo wins Tempus tender for project in Georgia and Ukraine
6 October 2010
Mundo, Maastricht University Centre for International Cooperation in Academic Development, will carry out a large (over €1.1 million) EU funded Tempus project in Georgia and Ukraine. Through Mundo, Maastricht University will be leading this project which takes the form of a consortium comprising 12 partners. By establishing two doctoral schools, this project aims to enable postgraduates to undergo structured research training and to become valued members of the global academic community. Gerard Mols, rector of Maastricht University (UM) and also chair of the Board of Mundo, signed the official contract on Friday 1 October.
Both in Ukraine and Georgia, the need for systemic reform of university management regarding research and postgraduate training is widely accepted by policy makers. However, increasing research mass in universities and integrating this research in education requires a paradigm change in these two countries. Until now, no implementation model of such reform has been developed and only a few universities are capable of organising a best practice model.
This project will establish two doctoral schools, one in Georgia and one in Ukraine. Project activities will include drafting and disseminating legislative/normative changes required to transition from the current (aspirantura) system to structured PhD studies. Ultimately, the project aims to jointly establish, verify and accredit new university management structures and procedures that will provide improved services for doctoral students seeking EHEA (European Higher Education Area) and ERA (European research Area) integration.
The project consortium consists of 12 partners: three EU universities, two Georgian universities, three Ukrainian universities, institutes of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, and both the Georgian and Ukrainian Ministries of Education. As for Maastricht University, academic staff from the School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences and the International Centre for Integrated Assessment & Sustainable Development will play an active role by sharing their expertise and good practice in postgraduate training.
Active since 1997, Mundo has a long record of projects carried out in Africa, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe.
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