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Kick-off-meeting at National Research Moscow University of Civil Engineering (MGSU), Russia, December 20-21, 2017

At the first meeting the coordinator of the project Elisabeth Lazarou (University of Politehnica Bucharest) outlined the main objectives and outcomes, logical framework and tasks of Work Package 1 and Work Package 2. Members of the consortium discussed the working plan for 2018, nominated Evaluation Working Group (EWG) and External Quality Control Team (EQCT). Also the dissemination and sustainability plans, financial rules and documents for correct reports have been discussed and agreed upon. All HEIs made presentations about their universities and project teams. Professors from Bauman Moscow State University carried out Online Platform Needs Analysis and developed the draft structure and requirements for the Project Online Platform. The Methodology for monitoring of Russian and Tajikistan practices in teacher training and competence enhancement has been discussed (with focus on teaching engineering disciplines).

Opening Ceremony of the Kick-off-Meeting at Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU)
Discussion about Work packages and project goals

AGENDA

Excellence in Engineering Education through Teacher Training and New Pedagogic Approaches in Russia and Tajikistan / EXTEND

Project reference:

586060-EPP-1-2017-1-RO-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP

Objective:

Start Up Meeting EXTEND Project

Date:

20th –21th December 2017

Place:

Moscow State University of Civil Engineering – Russian Federation

Wednesday, December 20th

9:30 – 10:00 Registration

10:00 – 10:20 Welcome speech – Moscow State University of Civil Engineering

10:20 – 10:40 Welcome speech –Russian National Erasmus+ Office

10:40 – 11:20 General overview of the project - Objectives and Outcomes, Logical Framework. Elisabeth Lazarou (University of Politehnica Bucharest)

11:20 – 11.50 Coffee Break

11:50 – 13:00 Presentation of the project – tasks and WP1, WP2. Schedule for the first year. Distribution of responsibilities between partners. Elisabeth Lazarou (University of Politehnica Bucharest); Natalia Vatolkina (Bauman Moscow State Technical University). Discussion of the working plan and it’s modernization if needed.

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 Presentation of partners (10 minutes for each partner).

16:00 – 17:00 Project Management Committee nomination. Nomination of Evaluation Working Group (EWG) and discussion of the nominations for the External Quality Control Team (EQCT).

17.00 – University Tour

18:00 – Dinner

 

Thursday, December, 21th

9:00 – 10:45 Presentation and discussion of the Methodology for monitoring of Russian and Tajikistan practices in teacher training and competence enhancement (with focus on teaching engineering disciplines and Contents and methodology of the survey on the importance and quality of teaching of general and professional competencies and learning outcomes in Russian and Tajikistan – Professor Yu. B. Zvetkov (Bauman Moscow State Technical University)

10:45-11.30 Online Platform Needs Analysis and development of the draft structure and requirements for the Project Online Platform – Elena Smirnova (Bauman Moscow State Technical University)

11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break

12:00 – 13:00 Financial rules and documents for correct reports - Elisabeth Lazarou (University of Politehnica Bucharest)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 Dissemination and sustainability plan: discussion and agreement - Participants

15:15 – 16:00 Final remarks and signing the minutes of the start-off meeting

16:00 – Social Program

 

Venue

Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (http://mgsu.ru/en/)

26, Yaroslavskoye Shosse, Moscow, Russia