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The partnership consists of 11 well-chosen partners from 3 EU countries (United Kingdom, Germany and Romania) and 8 from Republic of Moldova representing HEI and Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, as well as one Associated Partner – Rector`s Council of Moldova.
The inclusion of Ministry of Education and Research as a partner, ensures that the new leadership and management development programme will generate capacity to deliver on Government policy for structural change in higher education. Their involvement will also support the approval and implementation in all public universities in Moldova. Their commitment to the project comes from a need to ensure the enhancement of university governance. They see the development of a new programme that supports institutions across the Moldovan higher education sector to formulate and enact sound strategy and, in turn, the creation of an efficient system, as vital. The involvement of Rector`s Council of Moldova, as an Associated Partner, is valued as it provides access to up to date information on the leadership and management challenges as viewed by its membership (26 of the 29 Universities in Moldova after the proposed changes occur).
Technical University of Moldova was founded in 1964 and is the only higher education institution for engineering in Moldova Republic. The fundamental mission of the Technical University of Moldova is to provide quality education by combining education, research and innovation, to the younger generation that will contribute to building a society and sustainable economy based on knowledge and to form the student personality of a creative and critical type. Technical University of Moldova as project lead will coordinate the project activities. TUM has led the way in identifying the need for a leadership and management development programme for Moldovan universities and is well placed to coordinate the project. TUM will also coordinate the delivery and evaluation of the pilot leadership and management development programme. In addition, TUM has previously delivered on the design, procurement, and installation of equipment for teaching spaces.
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The University of Gloucestershire is a public university based in Gloucestershire, England. The university mission is founded on values, centered on students, focused on learning. The university vision is to enable transformation, particularly for their students. University wants each student, during their time at the University, to gain the skills, knowledge, insight and confidence to transform their own lives for the better. University wants each graduate to leave equipped to achieve their potential more fully and ready to pursue their ambitions more successfully, for the benefit of society, their families and themselves. University staff create transformation, through supporting students to learn and through research leading to new knowledge, understanding and application. As a University, we work with partners to transform the wellbeing and prosperity of our community. We pursue this purpose of transformation through relationships. We want our academic community to be distinguished by the quality of relationships between students and staff, valuing the face to face, operating on a human, personalised scale, and welcoming diversity of views and experience. We want to be outward looking, intensively engaged with others to enrich our learning and research, and working in partnership for mutual benefit.
The Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova is a public institution, founded on September 25, 1991. The mission of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova is to create new knowledge and to train highly qualified specialists in the most diverse fields of economic sciences, as well as in adjacent areas, able to participate as entrepreneurs, as active and productive labours on the competitive market and as responsible citizens in a constantly changing democratic society. Today the studies in AESM are organized within 6 faculties (Business Management and Administration, General Economics and Law, Finance, Accounting, Information Technologies and Economic Statistics, International Economic Relations), Master School of Excellence in Economics and Business, AESM Doctoral School, Doctoral School in Law, Political and Administrative Sciences (in a consortium), National College of Commerce, School of Continuing Education, Higher School of Tourism and Hotel Services. The teaching staff is organized into 14 departments.
Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova is a leading and competitive institution at the national and international levels in higher medical and pharmaceutical education, postgraduate studies (Residency program and Continuing Medical Education), scientific research and in providing services of medical and pharmaceutical assistance, focused on quality, excellence, access and collaboration. The mission of Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova is to offer quality services in education, research, medical assistance and professional formation through the whole life, having a continuous preoccupation in ensuring and promoting the highest national values in the frame of globalization.
State Agrarian University of Moldova is one of the oldest and unique agricultural university in our country. The main mission of State Agrarian University of Moldova id to form specialists in the field of agriculture, economic sciences, land environment, veterinary medicine, offering study programmes at all three levels according to the Bologna Process. SAUM offer to its student the opportunity to identify their aspirations and future plans for the national labour market. As a university, we teach our students about shared values centered on a basic curriculum, at the same time, we want them to acquire and apply advanced knowledge skills.
Cahul State University “Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu” is a public institution that was founded on June 7, 1999, and its aim is to train and provide the southern region of the Republic of Moldova with highly qualified professionals. The purpose is developing the educational domain in the southern region of the Republic of Moldova.
Moldova State University is the oldest and biggest university in Moldova with broad range of study programs and research areas. Our main strategic goals are to provide high quality education, to accelerate the transfer of research results to education and business, to support the development and implementation of innovative ideas, competitive products / services, and to raise the level of the university collaboration with business, industry and civil society.
Alecu Russo Balti State University (USARB) is a higher education institution founded in 1945, with a rich history, traditions and experience, which assumes the role of promoter of scientific, educational and cultural excellence in society. From the year of its establishment until now, the University has diversified its academic offer, developing study programs at all educational levels: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate, Continuing education. USARB undertakes the general mission of education and advanced scientific research, being designed to meet the requirements of society. The main concern is the training of specialists able to quickly integrate into the labor market, to be competitive in a competing environment, through their ability to adapt to the changes and innovation.
The Ministry of Education and Research is the central specialized body of the public administration that ensures the realization of the governmental policy in the fields of activity entrusted to it. The Ministry has the mission to analyze the situation and problems in its fields of activity, to develop effective public policies in the fields: education, culture and national heritage, research and innovation, youth, physical culture and sports, interethnic relations and the functioning of spoken languages in the territory of the Republic of Moldova, to monitor the quality of policies and normative acts and to propose justified interventions of the state that will offer efficient solutions in the fields of competence, ensuring the best rapport between the expected results and planned costs.
ISOB (Institute for Socio-Scientific Consultancy) is a private research and development institute, working in the following research areas: Evaluation and quality assurance of projects, Organisational development of enterprises (industrial, service, SMEs), Third sector (non-profit organisations), Human resource development and vocational training in enterprises and by training institutions, Labour-market research, Migration and Education, Digitalisation and Vocational Training, Start-up Support, Reform of the “Dual System”, Media Pedagogy.
Transilvania University of Brașov (UniTBV) is the largest university in the centre of Romania; it is a comprehensive university that offers study programmes in 43 domains. The mission of UniTBV is the production and transfer of knowledge to the society by means of initial training at bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, advanced scientific research, development, innovation and technological transfer. In addition, the mission of UniTBV envisages the organization of postgraduate programmes and enhancing the interaction between the University and the society through partnerships in compliance with the principles of a knowledge-based society.
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