MAHATMA Master in Higher Education Management Developing Leaders For Managing Educational Transformation www.mahatma.am Objectives: The wider objective is to promote transformation of higher education management in Armenia and Georgia through introduction of a new Master's programme/professional development courses in higher education management. The specific objectives evolve around the enhancement of the institutional capacity to implement the new Master's programme/PDCs (teaching and learning and management of the programme; as well as the promotion of a change dialogue between the education stakeholders thorough establishment of a Professional Association of Educationalists leading to system transformation Activities: * Development of a Master's programme/PDC in HE Management * Introduction of a learning outcome approach to teaching, learning and student assessment methods * Establishment of the Professional Association of Educationalists Follow the project IN ACTION Results: * Training events: (i) Academic Development – Management and Leadership at CIEP (France) and (ii) Developing leaders in European Partner Countries at CESIE (Italy) * MAHATMA – HEI ADMINISTRATIVE Staff Training Kit * MAHATMA – HEI ACADEMIC Staff Training Kit Partners: * Coordinator: Armenian State Pedagogical University (Armenia) * Universitat Koblenz-Landau (Germany) * Masarykova univerzita (Czech Republic) * Bath Spa University (United Kingdom) * Middlesex University (United Kingdom) * Centre International d’Etudes Pedagogiques de Sevres (France) * Armenian State University of Economics (Armenia) * State pedagogical institute of Vanadzor named after H. Toumanyan Goris State University (Armenia) * National Center of Professional Education Quality Assurance (Armenia) * Republic of Armenia Ministry of Education and Science (Armenia) * Ilia State University (Georgia) * International Black Sea University (Georgia) * Shota Rustaveli State University (Georgia) * Akaki Tsereteli State University (Georgia) * National Center for Education Quality Enhancement (Georgia) * Ministry of Education and Science in Georgia (Georgia) * CESIE (Italy) Date of project: 15/10/2012 - 14/10/2016 DG of reference: DG EAC, Tempus IV [Armenia] – Action 1. Joint Projects, Curricula Reform Contact: CESIE: [email protected] The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. CESIE - Via Roma, 94 - 90133 Palermo, Italy - C.F.97171570829 Tel: +39 0916164224 - Fax: +39 091 6230849 www.cesie.org .