Other outcomes - implemented preparatory activities; ensured quality assurance and secured effective project management should lead to all five specific objectives, and correspond to WP1 - Preparation, WP6 - Quality Assurance and WP8 - Management.
Key milestones on this project will be:
M1 – the scorecard methodology development by March 2021 (WP1.3);
M2 – development of university scorecards and action plans by October 2021 (WP2.1 and WP2.4);
M3 - workshops on university scorecards by July 2021 (WP2.3);
M4 – workshops with Program country institutions for adoption best practices on University Governance by October 2021 (WP3.1);
M5 - experts network created by December 2021 (WP3.2);
M6 - capacity building training and consultancy sessions for management staff by December 2021 (WP3.3);
M7 -workshops on University Autonomy Regulations by June 2022 (WP 4.1);
M8 - conference on university autonomy and transparency by June 2023 (WP 7.5).
| | WP (tasks) Description | From | To | Status | Lead | Participants | Location |
| WP1 | Initiation of project
implementation | | | ||||
Y1 | A1.1 | Organization of the kick-off
meeting | 03.03.2021 | 03.03.2021 | Completed | IBC-M | All | IBC-M |
Y1 | A1.2 | Organization of the workshop
on project management | 03.03.2021 | 05.03.2021 | Completed | IBC-M | All | IBC-M |
Y1 | A1.3 | Adaption of methodology for
University Autonomy Scorecard in WB partners | 06.05.2021 | 07.05.2021 | Completed | EUA | WB Partners | POLIS |
| WP2 | Development of University
Autonomy Scorecards | | | ||||
Y1 | A2.1 | University Autonomy Scorecard
Assessment in partner countries Data collection and
processing | 16.03.2021 | 20.09.2021 | Completed | EUA | WB Partners | |
Y1 | A2.2 | Three national assessment
reports of University Autonomy | 16.03.2021 | 10.10.2022 | Completed | EUA | WB Partners+ Ministries IBC-M: Kosovo Report; POLIS: Albania Report; UOM: Montenegro Report; | 3 workshops: IBC-M, POLIS and
UOM |
Y1 | A2.3 | Roundtables to present the
Assessment report | 09.12.2021 07.10.2022 16.09.2022 | 09.12.2021 07.10.2022 16.09.2022 | Completed | EUA | WB Partners | 3 workshops: IBC-M, POLIS and
UOM |
Y1 | A2.4 | Development of Action Plan
and strategy to enhance University Autonomy | 15.07.2021 | 01.02.2023 | Ongoing | EUA | WB Partners | Working Groups Meetings ( at least
2 meetings per country): UP: Kosovo POLIS: Albania UOM: Montenegro |
| WP3 | Enhancement of university
governance for promoting autonomy | | | ||||
Y1 | A3.1 | Workshops with Program
country institutions for adoption best practices on University Governance | ||||||
Y1 | WSH.1 | Workshop in Germany
(financial autonomy) | 15.06.2021 | 15.06.2021 | Completed | UNIZG | WB Partners | TUHH |
Y1 | WSH.2 | Workshop in Croatia (academic
autonomy) | 15.07.2021 | 15.07.2021 | Completed | UNIZG | WB Partners | UNIZG |
Y1 | WSH.3 | Workshop in Italy (staffing
autonomy/university governance) | 15.09.2021 | 15.09.2021 | Completed | UNIFG | WB Partners | UNIFG |
Y1 | W.4 & 5 | Seminar and Workshop in North
Macedonia (organizational dimension) | 18.05.2022 | 20.05.2022 | Completed | EUA, SEEU | WB Partners | SEEU |
Y1-3 | A3.2 | Establishing a regional
expert network on university autonomy | 01.06.2021 | 30.12.2021 | Completed | IBC-M | All | |
Y1 | A3.3 | Capacity building training
and consultancy sessions for management staff (senior and middle management)
of the partner universities | ||||||
Y1 | | Workshops on Organizational
dimension | 04.03.2022 | 04.03.2022 | Completed | Partner Countries | WB Partners | IBC-M, UP, UKZ, UASF, UGJFA,
POLIS, UT, UAMD, UOM |
Y1 | | Workshops on Financial
dimension | 10.11.2021 | 10.11.2021 | Completed | Partner Countries | WB Partners | IBC-M, UP, UKZ, UASF, UGJFA,
POLIS, UT, UAMD, UOM |
Y1 | | Workshops on Academic
dimension | 20.11.2021 | 20.11.2021 | Completed | Partner Countries | WB Partners | IBC-M, UP, UKZ, UASF, UGJFA,
POLIS, UT, UAMD, UOM |
Y1 | | Workshops on Staffing
dimension | 01.12.2021 | 01.12.2021 | Completed | Partner Countries | WB Partners | IBC-M, UP, UKZ, UASF, UGJFA,
POLIS, UT, UAMD, UOM |
| WP4 | Upgrade of national and
university regulations | | | Ongoing | |||
| A4.1 | Workshops on University
Autonomy Regulations | 10.06.2022 17.06.2022 06.07.2022 | 10.06.2022 17.06.2022 06.07.2022 | Completed |
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| A4.2 | Update of statutes of partner
country HEIs to comply with new regulations on university autonomy | 01.03.2022 | 28.02.2023 | Ongoing |
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| A4.3 | National/Regional Legal Base
update/development to strengthen university autonomy | 01.03.2022 | 30.09.2023 | Ongoing |
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| WP5 | Technical Infrastructure
Modernization and Update | | | ||||
Y1 | A5.1 | University Management
Software features development and procurement | 01.02.2021 | 11.12.2022 | Completed | TUHH UGJFA IBC-M + Subcontractor | WB Partners | |
Y1 | A5.2 | Delivery of Guidelines and
Training of the use of University Management Software | 01.03.2021 | 30.07.2021 | Completed | WB Partners | AT WB Institutions by
Subcontracting Company | |
| WP6 | Quality Assurance | | | ||||
Y1 | A6.1 | Development of the Quality
Assurance Monitoring Plan | 15.01.2021 | 01.04.2021 | COMPLETED | |||
Y1 | A6.2 | Meetings (4) of the Committee
for Quality Assurance | Ongoing | IBC-M | All | |||
Meeting 1 of the Committee
for Quality Assurance | 15.07.2021 | 15.07.2021 | Completed | UniZg | ||||
Y1 | A6.3 | Internal Quality Monitoring | 15.01.2021 | 14.01.2024 | Ongoing | IBC-M | All | |
| WP7 | Wider dissemination of
knowledge, information and guidance | | | ||||
Y1 | A7.1 | Communication Strategy
development | 15.01.2021 | 30.01.2021 | COMPLETED | TIUHH, UASF | ||
Y1 | A7.2 | Project Brand and Marketing
Plan development | 15.01.2021 | 30.03.2021 | COMPLETED | IBC-M | ||
Y1 | A7.3 | Online Platform development | 15.01.2021 | 05.03.2021 | COMPLETED | IBC-M | ||
Y1 | A7.4 | Organization of promotional
events | 15.01.2021 | 14.01.2024 | Ongoing | All Partners | ||
| WP8 | Management | | | IBC-M | |||
Y1-3 | A8.1 | Project management team
established project working documents drafted and adopted | 15.01.2021 | 14.01.2024 | Ongoing | IBC-M | All Partners | |
Y1 | 1 | Main documents developed | 15.01.2021 | 28.02.2021 | Completed | IBC-M | All Partners | |
Y1-3 | 2 | Management | 15.01.2021 | 14.01.2024 | Ongoing | IBC-M | All Partners | |
Y1-3 | A8.2 | Meetings of the project team | 05.06.2021 | 05.11.2023 | Ongoing | IBC-M | All Partners | |
Y1 | M1 | Meeting # 1 | 04.06.2021 | 04.06.2021 | Planned | IBC-M | All Partners | Online |
Y1 | A8.3 | Project finances and
administration | 15.01.2021 | 14.01.2024 | Ongoing | IBC-M | All Partners | IBC-M |
Y1 | A8.4 | Development and adhering to
internal management procedures | 15.01.2021 | 14.01.2024 | Ongoing | IBC-M | All Partners | IBC-M |