The regular meeting of Rectors’ Council of the Republic of Moldova

The regular meeting of the Rectors’ Council of the Republic of Moldova, which is an associate partner of the project “Leadership and Management in Higher Education in the Republic of Moldova / MHELM”, took place on January 28, 2022. The meeting was attended by 24 members of the association.

Academician Grigore Belostecinic mentioned the importance of developing the Higher Education System in the Republic of Moldova, by developing the management skills of HEI leaders of different levels.

Ms. Bugaian Larisa, coordinator of the MHELM project, informed about the importance of training managerial skills, a task that aligns with the activities of the Activity Plan of the Ministry of Education and Research approved by Order of the Minister of Education and Research no. 1718 of 30.12.2021, which include the implementation of a training program for the development of higher education management, focused on governance, strategic planning and management. In accordance with this plan, during the year 2022 it is necessary to delegate all HEI managers to the mentioned training. Ms. Bugaian presented the objective and tasks of the MHELM project, as well as the structure of the “Leadership and Management” continuing education program developed within the project, the activities of which provide 1200 academic hours (40 credits), upon completion of which a continuing education certificate CRP type is awarded. The program is authorized by NAQAER and implemented by the consortium formed by the partner universities of the project: TUM, SUM, AESM, SUMPh, SAUM, SUARB and SUCh. The program is carried out by a team of 24 professors from all partner universities. The project coordinator also informed about the conditions for enrolling potential beneficiaries, noting that the next training period will be March – June 2022 and invited both managers from the seven partner partner universities and managers from other public universities of R. Moldova.