KETEVAN DARAKHVELIDZE/ DEVELOPMENT OFFICE/ ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY EAP Conference on Promoting Common Values through Education and Culture, June 2019 ERASMUS+ CBHE – SM NATIONAL Project Academic Integrity for Quality Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Institutions in Georgia (INTEGRITY) 585841-EPP-1-2017-1-GE-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP CORE OBJECTIVE KEY AREAS Quality of Teaching & Learning The core objective of the project is to enhance the quality of teaching and learning processes that are Academic INTEGRITY& Support Services based on the principles of academic integrity and Policies & Mechanisms to Detect/Prevent supported by policies, mechanisms Plagiarism and tools that help prevent and detect cases of plagiarism in higher education institutions in Georgia. PR Plagiarism Campaign Why ACADEMIC INTEGRITY? 1. The New Authorization Standard for Universities to regulate quality (academic integrity/plagiarism). 2. Research Report on 'The Problem of Plagiarism and Its Perceptions in Georgia' (2016) - HERE Group financial support and co-funding by the European Commission (National Erasmus+ Office in Georgia) and Open Society Georgia Foundation. 3. Needs Assessment of GE HEIs (2016) – for partners only. 4. European Higher Education Area since (2004) – closer to the EU Standards and Requirements. 5. Successful case of Ilia State University to use (Turnitin and Moodle) (2016 – present). Specific Objectives 1. Faculty Training in TLA - effective assessment and feedback to students that focus on the principles of academic integrity. 2. Plagiarism (Text Similarity) Detection Software - subscription and integration into the existing Learning Management System(s). 3. Academic Writing Curriculum Overview/Creation - adopting modern standards established for academic communication to prevent plagiarism. Specific Objectives II 4. Student (Academic Support) Services - design and develop services to boost student writing skills (academic writing centers/student services centers/volunteer senior student tutors/ library services) 5. University Policies and Resources - create framework of policies and regulations for quality teaching and learning processes based on the principles of academic integrity 6. PR CAMPAIGN - design and launch consistent and coherent PR campaign (institutional and country level) as an important promotional mechanism that targets both students and faculty/teaching staff Consortium NATIONAL PARTNERS NON-UNIVERSITY PARTNERS 1. Ilia State University (Coordinator) 2. Tbilisi State University • Ministry of Education & Science of Georgia 3. Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University • National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement 4. Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University 5. Davit Aghmashenebeli National Defense EU PARTNERS Academy of Georgia • University of Roehampton (UK) 6. Shota Meskhia State Teaching University of Zugdidi • University of Vienna (AUSTRIA) 7. Samtkhe-Javakheti State University • Dublin City College (IRELAND) University of Uppsala (SWEDEN) 8. Akaki Tsereteli State University • 9. Caucasus University BUDGET: 856.834 EUR 10. Bank of Georgia Teaching University 11. Ministry of Internal Affairs Academy 12. David Tvildiani Medical University 13. GIPA (Candidate) Georgian Partnership • Plagiarism Detection E-Program PR Campaign Capacity TLA/Turnitin Building Trainings Student Academic Support Academic Writing Curriculum Academic Integrity Policies Thank you! 2015 www.iliauni.edu.ge 15.