From Theoretical-Oriented to Practical educaton in Agrarian Studies Erasmus Project

Project Title

From Theoretical-Oriented to Practical educaton in Agrarian Studies

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Armenia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan have shared a common historical background. Since their independence in the 90s, agriculture has undergone a period of transformation. The social, economic and political changes have had an impact on the entire higher education system.TOPAS aims at filling the gap within a common former soviet inherited agricultural sciences higher education system in these countries and practical training in real working environment to provide a better match between job market needs and the qualifications offered. The vocationally oriented practical programs should be introduced and improved based on learning outcomes and competencies approach with flexible learning pathways and permeability among the different agrarian management programs. Within the program partnership between universities and stakeholders (farm industry and associations) will be fostered.A wide-range of activities will facilitate the transition from teacher centered knowledge-based form of education to student-centered practice based education in Agrarian studies and hence employability by enhancing the cooperation between universities and agriculture enterprises through adequate internship schemes with government support to recognize formal and informal learning and endorse ECQIP.Another innovative aspect of the project is the creation of a databank for applied sciences on the field of agriculture management for teaching purposes in the field of data collection of students, teachers and researchers. This databank will consist of data on production inputs, costs and outputs of major cash crops of these countries and will offer valid data for agricultural management study courses.The experience of the last decade showed, that missing practical orientation and knowledge of BA and MA students is one of the most important obstacles for professional qualification. While curricula development was well adapted in many fields, the cooperation with farms and industry has to be built up

Project Website

https://erasmus-topas.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 977963 Eur

Project Coordinator

HOCHSCHULE WEIHENSTEPHAN-TRIESDORF & Country: DE

Project Partners

• NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE
• ARMENIAN NATIONAL AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY
• YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
• ANDIJAN BRANCH OF TASHKENT STATE AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY
• SUMY NATIONAL AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY
• UNIWERSYTET PRZYRODNICZY WE WROCLAWIU
• UNIVERSITATEA PENTRU STIINTELE VIETII “ION IONESCU DE LA BRAD” DIN IASI