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Project title: Higher Education, Research HERAS Plus Project Office and Applied Science Plus – HERAS+ Ministry of Education and Science, Str. Project duration: 2020 - 2023 Agim Ramadani, nn, 10000 Prishtina Total project budget: 2,800,000 EUR Phone: +383 38 241 472 Web: www.heraskosovo.org

Republika e Kosovës With funding from: Republika Kosova - Republic of Ministria e Arsimit dhe Shkencës/Ministarstvo Orazovanja i Nauke/Ministry of Education and Austrian Development Agency (ADA) Aqim Emurli, Team Leader Science with funds from Austrian Development [email protected] Cooperation Donjeta Ibra, Office Manager Co-financed by: [email protected] Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Kosovo Nehat Dervishi, Thematic Coordinator for Higher Education [email protected] Implementing Consortium Fitore Fazliu, Thematic Coordinator for Research and Innovation WUS Austria, Head Office Graz [email protected] Schmiedgasse 40/3 8010 Graz, Austria Tel. +43/316 382 258 Jeta Rexha, Junior Project Assistant E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Web: www.wus-austria.org

Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Linke Wienzeile 246, A-1150 Wien Tel. +43 1 4950442-0 Keep up to date with all the HERAS+ Fax. +43 1 495044240 news, events and calls by following us e-mail: [email protected] on social media or visiting our website. Web: www.zsi.at /heraskosovo OeAD-GmbH / Österreichische www.heraskosovo.org Austauschdienst /company/heraskosovo/ Ebendorferstraße 7, 1010 Wien www.heraskosovo.org Tel. +43 1 534 08-0 Fax. +43 1 534 08-999 e-mail: [email protected] Web: www.oead.at About the project Project Partners Project Intervention

The project “Higher Education Research • Ministry of Education and Science (MES) The project intervention is organized in and Applied Science Plus - HERAS+” aims • Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) three levels, namely, policy level, univer- at developing a more competitive and sity level and research level. The follow- • Office of Strategic Planning (OSP), diversified public higher education and ing are the aimed project outputs in each The Prime Minister Office research sector in Kosovo in line with the intervention level: European Higher Education Area (EHEA), • University of Prishtina “” European Research Area (ERA) and Sus- • University of Prizren “Ukshin ” Policy level: tainable Development Goals (SDG). • University of “Haxhi Zeka” MES is enabled to effectively develop and • University of “Fehmi Agani” implement policies along European stand- ‘HERAS+’ contributes to a higher educa- • University of Gjilan “Kadri Zeka” ards in HE and research adapted to the tion and research system in Kosovo that is • University of Mitrovica “Isa Boletini” national context. KAA has satisfactorily better governed, more international, addressed and implemented key recom- • University of Applied Science in coherent, effective and efficient, fostering mendations from the European Network students’ employability and promoting the of Quality Assurance Agencies (ENQA). third mission of universities i.e. the socio-economic development mission. University level: The Project is funded by the Austrian Coherence and Focus Areas Strategic plans of public universities are Development Agency (ADA) with funds of reviewed, developed, and decision-making processes are based on these strategies Austrian Development Cooperation, and The Project ‘HERAS+’ is built on the and better contribute to a competitive HE co-financed by the Ministry of Education lessons learnt from the previous Project, sector as well as to economic, social and and Science (MES). ‘HERAS+’ is imple- titled HERAS that was financed by the cultural development of Kosovo (in line mented by a highly experienced Austrian same donors and implemented by the with the third mission of universities). consortium represented by World Univer- same Consortium. ‘HERAS+’ remains sity Service Austria (WUS Austria) as the focused on the key areas in the field of lead partner, and including the Center for higher education, research, and applied Research level: Social Innovation (ZSI) and the Austrian science. In addition, the ‘HERAS+’ treats Kosovo has further advanced the quality of Agency for International Cooperation in several other eminent topics including: its research capacities and the international- Education and Research (OeAD). innovation, smart specialization, strategic ization / Europeanisation of its higher edu- development of public HEIs, and the third cation and research system. This will also mission of universities. contribute to enhance research capacities at the individual level and thus strengthen the profile and employability of researchers/ac- ademics.