The development and implementation of PhD Curricula in ICT for Kosovo Education System / DI-PHDICTKES Erasmus Project

Project Title

The development and implementation of PhD Curricula in ICT for Kosovo Education System / DI-PHDICTKES

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Despite ever accelerating workplace changes, including rapidly expanding technological access and fast improving information and communication systems, the education system in Kosovo is not fully developed to provide a high quality research-based education in Information and Communication Technology . Coping simultaneously with varied national priorities, Kosovo – a small country with 2 million inhabitants and a national budget of only 2.3 billion – lacks the needed investments to transform the education system quality. A funded ICT doctoral program would address today’s workforce priorities and requirements. The design and delivery of a national PhD program in ICT is crucial for Kosovo in order to ensure competitive readiness within the regional education systems and national economies of the West Balkans – and beyond. The Partner Country’s specific objectives are to:1: Establish a national research school in ICT 2: Establish a national curricula for PhD studies in ICT with key elements of learning outcomes, goals and skills 3: Increase the knowledge, skills and abilities of Kosovo university staff and faculty4: Facilitate the accreditation process to appropriate national bodies5: Implement the national PhD program and register the first generation of graduate studentsThe ICT sector in Kosovo has created around 6,500 jobs in the past decade and, according to economic projections, another 10,000 new jobs will be created by 2025. The project aims to create long term effects, by generating high quality instructional cadres for the education system in Kosovo, who will disseminate their knowledge to the next generation of ICT students, preparing them for the growth of the ICT industry. Specific expected effects will be:1: An academically rigorous research education in ICT 2: Increased national quality assurance policy for research pedagogy and education in ICT 3: Increased mobility of PhD students and faculty from Kosovo with Programme Country counterparts

Project Website

http://phdictkes.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 909347 Eur

Project Coordinator

LINNEUNIVERSITETET & Country: SE

Project Partners

• NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU
• KENTRO EREVNON NOTIOANATOLIKIS EVROPIS ASTIKI MI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIREIA
• MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• UNIVERSITETI UKSHIN HOTI
• UNIVERSITETI NDERKOMBETAR PER BIZNES DHE TEKNOLOGJI UBT SHPK
• UNIVERSITETI I PRISHTINES