The wider objective of the project is to promote synergy between HEIs and the labor market in Uzbekistan by improving the perceived quality of the four dimensions of the university: teaching, research, third mission/social engagement, and institutional environment. The goals of QUARTZ are fully consistent with the regional priority defined by the Erasmus+ program “Sustainable Growth and Jobs,” i.e., they will contribute to the development of new approaches to ensuring the quality of students and their competitiveness in the labor market, as well as linking the content of education with the needs of all stakeholders. It is expected that the QUARTZ project will contribute to the comprehensive improvement of the quality assurance systems of universities in Uzbekistan through the development of procedures, tools, human resources, and continuous professional development based on EU best practices. The project is designed for “beginners” at Uzbek universities that do not have experience participating in Erasmus+ and CBHE programs. It focuses on developing the first skills of universities in using the partnership with the EU HEIs to achieve their goals; thus, in addition to the goals of the project, universities receive significant experience in cooperation and a new vision for the advanced higher education systems in general
Quality Assurance for Reform and Transformation of HEIs in Uzbekistan
Project acronym: QUARTZ
Topic: ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE-STRAND-1
Type of action: ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
Granting authority: European Education and Culture Executive Agency
CAU Status: Beneficiary
Project Coordinator: Mr. Bobir Ergashev, Department: Quality Assurance for Education and Accreditation
Office: 225, Main Building
Email: bobir.ergashev@univ-silkroad.uz
Project duration: 36 months, 2024-2027
Total funding amount: 358,323.00 euros
MEMBERS OF THE CIRCULEC PROJECT CONSORTIUM:
P1 Tashkent Kimyo International University Uzbekistan
P2 Central Asian University Uzbekistan
P3 "Silk Road" International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage Uzbekistan
P4 Urgench Branch of Tashkent University of Information Technologies Named After Muhammad Al-Khwarizmi Uzbekistan
P5 Universita Degli Studi Dell'aquila Italy
P6 Varna University of Management Bulgaria
