Introducing Problem Based Learning in Moldova: Toward Enhancing Students’ Competitiveness and Employability Erasmus Project

Project Title

Introducing Problem Based Learning in Moldova: Toward Enhancing Students’ Competitiveness and Employability

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 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

This project addresses the extant problem of student’s diminishing competiveness and diminishing employability rate as reflected in priorities of the Moldovan Government. This project responds to these needs by introducing innovative teaching methods: Problem Based Learning (PBL), Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) and Simulations (S). These innovative teaching methods contribute substantially to enhancement of students’ competitiveness and employability as witnessed in various universities across Europe. Each partner country university chose a study program to be re-designed based on these innovative teaching methods: MSc in Business Administration (AESM); MSs in Information Technology (TUM); MSc in Human Rights (MSU); MSc in European Policy and Public Administration (USARB); MSc in Entrepreneurship and Business Administration (USC); BA in Medicine (SUMPh). The following key outputs are envisaged: work plan; consortium agreement; training materials; roadmaps for change; training of trainers; roadmaps for content change; PBL/EBL/S based study programs/curricula; semester 1 and 2 learning outcomes; evaluation reports; project website; progress and final reports. The following impacts are expected: (1) short term – improved ability for academic staff to draw roadmaps for program and curricula modernization; improved skills of staff working with PBL/EBL/S teaching methods; improved support and access for disadvantaged students; improved participation of business communities; improved knowledge and competences expressed as learning outcomes; (2) long term – at involved Moldovan universities: improved available teaching methodologies that can be applied in other study programs; improved quality of education; improved participation and performance by disadvantaged students; improved cooperation with business communities; improved integration into the EU based excellence networks; at system level – improved quality of educational policy and modernized HE system in Moldova.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 1544760 Eur

Project Coordinator

AALBORG UNIVERSITET & Country: DK

Project Partners

• KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
• UNIVERSITATEA DE STAT B.P.HASDEU DIN CAHUL
• UNIVERSITATEA DE STAT DIN MOLDOVA
• ACADEMY OF ECONOMIC STUDIES OF MOLDOVA
• UNIVERSITATEA DE STAT DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE NICOLAE TESTEMITANU DIN REPUBLICA MOLDOVA
• UNIVERSITATEA DE STA ALECU RUSSO DIN BALTI
• UNIVERSITAET SIEGEN