EXTEND Project Realisation Phases

2017 – 2018

Monitoring of  Russian and Tajikistan practices in teacher training and competence enhancement (with focus on teaching engineering disciplines) and practices in teaching engineering disciplines. Studying of best European practices in teaching engineering disciplines and teacher competence enhancement

2018 – 2019

Establishing a network of centres of Excellence in Engineering Education (EXTEND centres) offering training courses, methodological research and consultations in teaching engineering disciplines in Russian Federation and Tajikistan.

Selection and training teaching staff. Development or modernization of curriculum and methodology of pedagogical training of PhD students and curriculum and methodology of training programs for teachers of engineering disciplines (with final discussion at seminar at NMSTU for RF and TNU for TJK)

2019 – 2020

• Piloting training programs for PhD students and for experienced teachers. Evaluation and reporting on piloting and development of improvement plan.
• Development of sustainability business plan for EXTEND centres
• Internal and external quality control and evaluation.
• Final Project Conference. Development of On-line platform.
• Publishing papers, seminars, participation in conferences

2020 – 2021

• Piloting training programs for PhD students and for experienced teachers.
• Evaluation and reporting on piloting and development of improvement plan.
• Development of sustainability business plan for EXTEND centres
• Internal and external quality control and evaluation.
• Final Project Conference. Development of On-line platform (online courses).
• Publishing papers, seminars, participation in conferences