about EUniAM

Specific objectives of the EUniAm project are to:

Contribute to the work of the permanent government structures that work with the reform of the university autonomy system

Develop skills for modernization capacity of the involved higher education institutions

Evaluate the existing university autonomy system applied to higher education institutions of the Republic of Moldova taking in consideration the main existing constrains

Study and adapt the relevant solutions and procedures of the university autonomy system applied in higher education institutions of EU partners

Draft legislative proposals on university autonomy

Disseminate the EUniAM project results and ensure the sustainability and awareness of the role of all stakeholders to assure the quality education system development in the Republic of Moldova.

The expected outcomes of the EUniAm project are:

Legislative proposal on organizational autonomy

Legislative proposal on financial autonomy

Legislative proposal on staffing autonomy

Legislative proposal on academic autonomy

Holistic university autonomy framework

A number of key success factors have been identified that are essential for the successful implementation of the EUniAM project, namely:

It is critical there is a continuous commitment and fruitful collaboration between all project partners and national stakeholders during the EUniAM project and beyond.

It is pivotal a holistic approach to university autonomy development is taken, recognizing that each type of university autonomy is necessary, but separately – not sufficient.

Active direct participation of all key stakeholders to public hearings on projects deliverables is indispensable to the success of the EUniAM project.

Stakeholders’ confidence in expertise and commitment of the EUniAM project team will also contribute tremendously to the success of the project.

Endurance and agility are the two properties of the emergent university autonomy framework – properties that ought to be part of the mind-set of all project members and stakeholders involved.

Last, but not least, patience and hard work are virtues everyone involved in the EUniAM project can not afford not to pursue.

Steering Committee

Olav Sorensen, Professor, Aalborg University (Chairman)

Nadejda Velisco, Head of Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education, Moldova

Ala Cotelnic, Professor, Vice-Rector, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Moldova

Birute Mikulskiene, Professor, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania

Victor Kordas, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Quality auditors

Summative evaluation of the EUniAM project will be conducted by two external experts and will focus on the comparison between the actual overall impact of the project at the national level and the objectives stipulated in the Grant Agreement. These experts are:

John Reilly, Professor, Higher Education Consultant, University of Kent, UK

Mihail Popescu, Professor, Vice-Rector Quality, Politechnical University of Bucharest, Romania

Steering Committee

Olav Sorensen, Professor, Aalborg University (Chairman)

Nadejda Velisco, Head of Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education, Moldova

Ala Cotelnic, Professor, Vice-Rector, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Moldova

Birute Mikulskiene, Professor, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania

Victor Kordas, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Executive Body

Romeo V. Turcan, Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark (Project Coordinator)

Diana Mardare, Aalborg University, Denmark (Project Manager and Financial Controller)

Larisa Bugaian, Professor, Vice-Rector Research, Technical University of Moldova, Moldova (Moldovan Coordinator)

Valeria Gulieva, Aalborg University, Denmark (Research Assistant)

Annual General Meeting

All co-beneficiaries of the EUniAM project