PROJECT SUMMARY

The ARMDOCT project addresses an urgent need in Reforming Doctoral Education (DE) in Armenia in line with the Salzburg Principles with the emphasis on policy, legal framework (including by-laws) and institutional procedures supporting integrative and internationally-oriented doctoral studies involving universities, research institutions and industry.

The action foresees:

• strengthening strategic, infrastructural & human capacities in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Institutes of the National Academy of Sciences (SRIs), the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia;  
• development of national new policy and legal framework, including by-laws for doctoral education in Armenia and further approval by national Ministry for pilot implementation;
• revision of institutional policies, procedures based on the redesigned national regulatory framework and design of the Institutional Handbook for Doctoral Education;
• establishment and operationalization of 5 Doctoral Schools creating synergies between HEIs, SRIs and industry; 
• promotion of networking and long-term cooperation between Armenian and European HEIs for further internationalization of higher education research in Armenia.

VISION

Reformed Doctoral Education (DE) in Armenia in line with the Salzburg Principles with national and institutional policies and regulations supporting integrative and internationally-oriented doctoral studies involving universities, research institutions and industry.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

Overall objective of the project is Reforming Doctoral Education (DE) in Armenia in line with the Salzburg Principles with the emphasis on policy, legal framework (including by-laws) and institutional procedures supporting integrative and internationally-oriented doctoral studies involving universities, research institutions and industry, and resulting in the establishment of Doctoral Schools.

Both the partners from the EU Member States and Armenia should reinforce their strengths and experience, previous lessons learnt, to overcome the developmental lag of Armenia in the organization of Doctoral education, research internationalization and support in strengthening the link between teaching, research and industry. It should be done considering shortages not only on the national, but also institutional levels.

This concept leads the project partnership to defining concrete project aims as:

1. Capacity building of the staff from HEIs/SRIs, Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia (MESA)
2. Development of new policy and legal framework, including by-laws for doctoral education in Armenia,
3. Development/revision of institutional policies, procedures, and tools,
4. Establishment and operationalization of new Doctoral Schools creating synergies between HEIs, SRI and industry,
5. Promoting networking and long-term cooperation between Armenian and European HEIs for further internationalization of higher education research in Armenia.

Eurasia International University (Armenia) (EIU) (Coordinator)

AM partners

• French University in Armenia
• Armenian State Pedagogical University named after Khachatur Abovian (ASPU)
• Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU)
• Vanadzor State University named after Hovhannes Tumanyan (VSU)
• Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences (YSULS)
• Yerevan State University (YSU)
• National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA)
• Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (IIAP)
• International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA (ISEC)
• The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia (MESCS)

EU partners

• Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) (Portugal)
• University of Teramo (UNITE) (Italy)
• Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 (JML3U) (France)
• Vilnius University (VU) (Lithuania)

Official website of the project —  https://armdoct.com/