WP6 – DisseminationProject Name: Enhancing Students Participation

in Quality Assurance in Armenian HE- ESPAQ 

Ref. 544261-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-BE-TEMPUS-SMGR 

Focus Area: Structural Measures and Higher Education Area

 

The purpose of this document is to provide a point of reference on the dissemination of the results of project Enhancing Students Participation in Quality Assurance in Armenian HE- ESPAQ , to outline the approach to dissemination, to establish tasks for dissemination and to define the target groups and strategies to reach them.

INTRODUCTION

Raise awareness – let others know what we are doing

Inform – educate the community (target groups)

Engage – get input/feedback from the community (target groups)

Promote – ‘sell’ project outputs and results

Main expected outcomes of the dissemination strategy

To ensure visibility of the project aims and results; To valorize the activities and the results of the

project; To foster mainstreaming of results among the

stakeholders; To raise awareness and increase acceptance of QA; To open new opportunities for changes in the

education system To ensure the visibility of the funding institution: the

European Commission through EACEA; To promote HE and TEMPUS program.

OBJECTIVES

Students & students’ representatives National associations of students Teachers’ representatives, association of

teachers Researchers in the field QA Educational stakeholders Policy makers and policy supporters European educational networks Mass-media

TARGET GROUPS & STAKEHOLDERS

6.1 Dissemination event on QA and students involvement / M 17

6.2 Dissemination Final conference / M 35 6.3 Online dissemination / M 1- 36 6.4 Miscellaneous dissemination materials /

M 7-8, M 15-16, M 33-34 6.5 Campaigning materials for students

engagement in QA

Specific dissemination deliverables – WP6

Raising awareness involves the following main activities: Setting up a common project design, such as the ESPAQ

logo, templates for documents and presentations; Creating the project website that will describe the challenges

and the goals of the project and will introduce the project partners;

Designing the project information materials (such as a leaflet and an introductory off-the-shelf presentation), which can be distributed later on without investing greater efforts;

Giving introductory presentations at conferences and workshops about the challenges and goals of ESPAQ in order to raise awareness among the stakeholders;

 

Dissemination activities (1)

Promoting the resultsESPAQ will address stakeholders in Higher Education area

through: Update of the project website with public deliverables and

news in order to encourage active communication, to keep interested parties informed and to demonstrate project liveliness and progress;

Presentations of the research-oriented results of the ESPAQ project at international conferences and workshops;

Submission of articles to specific conferences, seminars, workshops, (such as .........).

Publishing and dissemination of press releases following the finalisation of important project milestones.

Dissemination activities (2)

Exploitation is specifically targeted at decision-makers and students policy supporters. The activities of this phase include:

Publishing of the ESPAQ Toolkit, Handbook and Research Reports (in order to lay the foundation of changes in higher education . ……………………………….)

Dissemination activities (3)

Work Package / When? Responsible

The sources of information /Dissemination Role

WP1 Management1.2 Management meetings / M 3, 10, 17, 23, 30, 36

ESIB List of participants Internal evaluation (project

team members feedback) WP2 Overview on Quality Assurance (QA) in Armenia2.1 Comparative Study on students involvement in QA in EU and Eastern Neighbouring area – desk research / M 1-52.2 State of art of students involvement in QA in Armenia / M 4-8

UNIMC The two research studies

WP3 Students Empowerment in QA3.1 Role and involvement of students in QA - Awareness raising event / M 113.2 Training the students on QA / M 9-12, 273.3 Students Participation in QA Handbook / M 19-26

Sparqs List of participants in the event

Report on the event List of participants in the

training Reports on the training and

feedback evaluation analysis

QA Handbook

DISSEMINATION MANAGEMENT (1)

Work Package / When? Responsible

The sources of information /Dissemination Role

WP4 QA Review Simulation4.1 Simulation exercises for reviewing QA at the program and institutional level/ 4.2 Simulation exercise for reviewing QA at National Agency for QA level- Preparation / M 13-17- Assessment in AM / M 18-23

ASUE ASPUYSAFASEUA

Reports on the assessments conducted

WP5 Capacity Building for studentsorganisations to ensure students participation in QA

5.1 Students’ exchange / M 28-315.2 Students involved in QA networking / M 28-365.3 QA responsible and staff site visits5.4 Students' guide to improving learning experience

ESIB List of participants and their reports on the exchange activities

List of participants and their reports on the site visits

Project website and web2.0 Printed useful tool for

students

DISSEMINATION MANAGEMENT (2)

Work Package / When?Responsible

The sources of information /Dissemination Role

WP6 Dissemination Activities 6.1 Dissemination event on QA and students involvement / M 17 6.2 Dissemination Final conference / M 35 6.3 Online dissemination / M 1- 36 6.4 Miscellaneous dissemination materials / M 7-8, M 15-16, M 33-34 6.5 Campaigning materials for students engagement in QA

SHU List of participants Evaluation feedback from the

participants in the events Website visits Web 2.0 fans and followers Campaigning materials

published onlineWP7 Project Quality Assurance and Evaluation

7.1 Quality Assurance and Evaluation Plan and implementation / M 1-2, M 19-207.2 Quality Assurance and Evaluation Reports / M 19, M 367.3 Advisory Board Meetings

PHT Approved Quality plan Internal and external

monitoring tools QA and evaluation reports

WP8 Exploitation and Sustainability8.1 National students experts pool – online data base / M 31-368.2 Legal Framework for ensuring students participation in QA8.3 Sustainability Plan / M 26-36

ESIBANSAMoES

Project website Official statement on the role

of students prepare & published; commitments signed and publically announced

Sustainability plan approved by the steering committee

DISSEMINATION MANAGEMENT (3)

Main communication channels: Project Web-site; Partners web-sites; Newsletter; Events organized to promote the project

and to disseminate the results; Mass-media communicates.

DISSEMINATION CHANNELS (1)

Project sub-web site: Title of project Background Aims and objectives Outcomes Main contact persons with Address,

Telephone, Fax, Email Other project staff and contact details

(where applicable) – this part is optional

DISSEMINATION CHANNELS (2)

ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS FOR DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES ???

Stefan Barbalata: stefan.barbalata@yahoo.com

Mihai Andronie: mihai_a380@spiruharet.ro

Contact information