New Master’s Degree Curricula for Sustainable Bioeconomy in Uzbekistan Erasmus Project

Project Title

New Master’s Degree Curricula for Sustainable Bioeconomy in Uzbekistan

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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

The project aims to support Uzbekistan in development and implementation of study curricula, which serves needs of public and private sector stakeholders of bioeconomy sectors for professionals, who are able to link the potential of natural resources, objectives of bioeconomy related sectors of national economy, and socio-economic interests of the society, and are able to plan, build and maintain bioeconomy policy and bioeconomy innovation ecosystem, in which sustainable use of natural resources is in the focus.Overall aim: To contribute to the development of sustainable and inclusive socio-economic growth in Uzbekistan. Work packages:WP1. Detailed needs analysisWP2. Elaboration of the master study programme in the bioeconomy WP3. Increase of CA universities teaching and technical capacity WP4. Implementation of the master study programme WP5. MSP and the project quality assurance and measurement tools WP6. Publicity, dissemination and exploitation WP7. Management and coordinationMain outcomes and outputs:WP1: D1.1. Report – in depths study.WP2: D2.1. New bioeconomy related master curricula (120 ECTS) elaborated and licensed; D2.2. Set of new bioeconomy related master curricula documentation and materials.WP3: D3.1. 6 study visits held, 18 UZ HEIs teachers and 3 MARU representatives participated (in teach visit); D3.2. Teaching capacities improved – 3 video conference classes developed, scientific data base licences acquired for 3 UZ HEI.WP4, D4.1. Pilot studies provided, at least 24 students participated; D4.2. 3 open master classes provided.WP5, D5.1. MSP quality assurance methodology (QAM); D5.2. External expert assessment of the project progress, quality, results applicability; D 5.3. The results sustainability plan.WP6. D6.1. The website; D6.2. 12 TV and radio broadcasts; D6.3. 36 publications; D6.4. 2 bioeconomy forums, at least 100 participants (in total).

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 897167 Eur

Project Coordinator

LATVIJAS LAUKSAIMNIECIBAS UNIVERSITATE & Country: LV

Project Partners

• BUXORO DAVLAT UNIVERSITETI
• VYTAUTO DIDZIOJO UNIVERSITETAS
• JYVASKYLAN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY
• MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
• TOSHKENT DAVLAT AGRAR UNIVERSITETI
• TOSHKENT IRRIGASIYA VA QISHLOQ XO JALIGINI MEXANIZATSIYALASH MUHANDISLARI INSTITUTI
• SAMARKAND BRANCH OF TASHKENT STATE AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY