On KUTEL project
“Kazakh Universities To Quality Assurance Processes In Technology Enhanced Learning” (KUTEL) is a three-year project co-funded by the European Commission in the framework of the ERASMUS Plus Programme, Key Action 2 “Capacity-building in the Field of Higher Education”. The Project Consortium brings together 14 organisations: 4 are from European countries - Italy, Bulgaria, Finland and Greece – and 10 are from a Central Asia country, namely Kazakhstan. The Kazakh organisations involved are 7 Universities from different areas of the country, the Ministry of Science and Education, an Accreditation Agency and a Public Foundation.
The main aim of the project:
KUTEL core objective is to promote the modernization of HE in Kazakhstan through the introduction of a national quality assurance system for technology-enhanced learning by guaranteeing the im- provement and implementatation of accreditation standards and procedures of TEL
KUTEL specific objectives are:
- Modernize and reform teaching methodologies through the introduction of quality assurance (QA) framework in blended learning.
- Develop and improve accreditation standards and procedures related to quality assurance of technology-enhanced (TEL) in Kazakhstan universities according to EU practices.
- Establish a methodological frame- work to improve TEL quality assurance in Kazakh universities.
- Provide training for Heigher Education (HE) key actors and public authorities responsible for accreditation and evaluation of TEL programs.
On KUTEL project