ENHANCING COMPETENCIES OF CENTRAL ASIAN UNIVERSITIES IN AGRICULTURAL POLICY FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION & LAND MANAGEMENT No 561590-EPP-1-2015-SK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP
 

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The project starts from the necessity of enhancement and strengthening the awareness in environmental protection and land management as integral parts of the agricultural policy needed to be implemented in Uzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The main objective of the project is to enhance the level of competencies and skills of the Higher Education Institutions in Central Asia (Uzbek and Kazakh universities) by providing them with innovated programme curricula in the field of “Environmental protection and Land Management”.

Partial objectives of the project are:
- to develop an innovated programme curricula within the related study programme in order to improve the quality of education in Central Asian countries in the field of environmental protection and land management in the context of a new agrarian policy;
- to increase the awareness of students from Central Asia on legal tools supporting environmental friendly farming practices;
- to create a partnership of European and Central Asian higher education institutions which will benefit from mutual support of education in the field of environmental protection and land management;
- to exchange of knowledge and skills concerning environmental friendly agricultural practices and legal tools development in the field of environmental protection and land management.
 
Target group of the project: teachers and experts of partner universities in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

 

 
Green skills will be promoted among different types of learners through lifelong learning channels and using new IT possibilities, starting from results of previous projects concerning curriculum development and sectoral  qualifications frameworks for three complementary subject areas conditioning better quality of life (ecology, food sciences and land management).
Fostering green skills improves quality of courses and positively influences qualifications framework descriptors. We have thus "the flywheel effect": educators gain momentum from a model for continuous improvement.
A systemic approach based on "complex adaptive systems" methodology will be used. It will give theoretical framework for designing, testing and putting into motion "self-organization" mechanisms within the consortium and support feedback mechanisms between the project and its environment. 
Project’s activities and outcomes will have anticipatory character, preparing target groups for future challenges and demands. Although various “green agendas” are present in public space, at the level of both education providers and labour market agents the awareness of the importance of sustainable development and of future needs for green skills and green jobs is still not too visible. Raising this consciousness shall lead to increased self-reflection on the resposibility for the future of our society.
 
 

 
WP1  Analysis of "green policies and practices" in European Higher Education Area and in partner Countries
 
1.1    Analysis of current situation and trends in the EU
1.2    Analysis of current situation and trends in Partner Countries
1.3   Analysis of stakeholders views on "green skills" and education for sustainable development
 
 
WP2    Creation of Open Education Resources (OER)
 
2.1    Needs identification and design of OER structure
2.2.    Creation of OER repository
2.3    Creation of "Green Network" of OER users
 
 
WP3    Creation of Green Training Centers (GTC)
 
3.1    Creation of administrative framework for GTC
3.2    Purchase of equipment
3.3    Training of staff in new T&L methods and information management
 
 
WP4    Development of Green Training Modules (GTM)
 
4.1    Design and development of the Module on Green Skills for Food Sector
4.2  Design and development of the Module on Green Skills for Land Management
4.3    Design and development of the Module on Green Skills for Ecology
 
WP5    Implementation and upgrading of training courses
 
5.1    Training on Green Skills for Food Sector
5.2    Training on Green Skills for Land Management
5.3    Training on Green skills for Ecology
 
 
WP6    Quality control and monitoring
 
6.1    Quality Management of project activities
6.2    Quality Management of project deliverables
6.3    Internal evaluation
6.4    External evaluation
 
 
WP7    Dissemination & Exploitation of Project Results
 
7.1    Dissemination events
7.2    Design and realization of of Dissemination and Sustainability Plan
 
 
WP8    Project management
 
8.1    Setup of project web site and communication platform
8.2    Design and approval of project documentation
8.3    Project meetings
8.4    Project administration and reporting

 

 
WP4-WP5: SAG FOOD
Courses prepared:
The Module “Green skills in food industry” for Master program consists of 3 disciplines:
    - Resource-saving technology in food industry (5 ECTS),
    - waste management and recyclingin food industry (5 ECTS),
    - Packaging technologyin food industry (5 ECTS).
The course “Green skills in food industry” (5 ECTS) for bachelor program.
The course “Green skills in food industry” (36 contact hours) for training of professionals.
The modules and courses will be included in curriculum in 2019-2020 study year.
 
WP4-WP5: SAG LAND MANAGEMENT
The prepared course Ecological and landscape arrangement of territories – (3 ECTS), for Master Program, was included in the curriculum 2018-2019
 
WP4-WP5: SAG ECOLOGY
The prepared course Ecological safety of agricultural products (5 ECTS) for Master Program. It will be included in the curriculum in 2019-2020 study years.
 
WP3: Green Training Centres
1. Organiz. framework etc.
The Centre is opening. The documentation is preparing
2. Equipment purchased from SUSDEV
Due to the public procurement the equipment was not purchased yet.
3. Activities conducted so far
No activities
4. Sustainability strategy
The sustainability will be insured by providing the training for professionals and distance learning students in the Centre. In addition, a Methodist is working in the Centre.