Proposal of joint european project CHAIN-E

also can act in a role of the observers and experts of the project activity. Except kinds of monitoring of quality, timeliness and expediency of the project activities, and also rational use of financial resources from the part of the project coordinators and of the Tempus Department, it is necessary to take into account monitoring from the part of other persons interested in development and effective outcomes of the project. First of all, organizations managers who sign the letters of endorsement of the project and guarantee additional financial and organizational support: the rectors of universities - participants of the project, chiefs of the Central Bank of Russia, chiefs of the Parliament committee on Economy of Sverdlovsk Area, and Nuffic as well. The regular publication of the plans of activity under the project and outcomes of their fulfillment in Newsletters will allow all interested persons to inspect process of the project development and its efficiency.

IV.4. WORKPLAN:

WORKPLAN Year 1998 - 1999 (November 1 - October 31)

Outcomes/activitiesNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTDuration (weeks / days)1. 20 East-West student mobility.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO52 weeks1.1 Working out a common selection procedure of students-economists of the consortium universities.XXXXXXXXXXXXX13 weeks1.2 Creation, annual updating, setting up in the Internet of information packages (in English language). OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO22 weeks1.3 Organization of access to the resources of the host university.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO30 weeks1.4 Accommodation of foreign students. Organization of their leisure and security during staying abroad.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO30 weeks1.5 Language training of the outgoing students.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO26 weeks1.6 Organizational and informational students support.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO52 weeks1.7 Supervising of the outgoing students. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO30 weeks1.8 Application of ECTS for the studying results recognition.XXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO26 weeks1.10 Organization of 1st annual regional conference on the problems of economic education.X3 days2. 15 East-East student mobility.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX52 weeks2.1 Working out a common selection procedure of students-economists of the consortium universities.XXXXXXXXXXXXX13 weeks2.2 Creation, setting up in the Internet of information packages of the consortium universities (in the Russian language).XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX22 weeks2.3 Organization of access to the resources of the host university.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX30 weeks2.4 Supervising of the outgoing students.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX30 weeks2.5 Accommodation of other-town students.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX30 weeks2.6 Organizational and informational students support. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX52 weeks2.7 Application of ECTS for the studying results recognition.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX26 weeks3. Internationalization of educational economic programs at the consortium universities.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOX45 weeks3.1 Comparative analysis of educational programs of the home and host universities. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO17 weeksActivities carried out both in the partner country and in the EU: O Activities carried out in the partner country: X Activities carried out in the EU: = 3.2 Selection of foreign study courses, which are of an interest for the sending university.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO17 weeks3.3 Foreseeing the ways to overcome the differences in educational programs.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO17 weeks3.4 ECTS system introduction.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO40 weeks3.5 Short-term visits of administrative and academic staff to coordinate student mobility.=1 weeks3.6 Staff training periods to perfect the teaching methods; intensive courses on credit transfer methods.== = =4 weeks3.9 Creation of a computer database of educational programs, curricula and teaching aids in Economics.OOOOOOOOOOOOO13 weeks3.10 Organization of inter-university seminar on internationalization of higher economic education.X3 days3.11 Publishing of 3 issues of Newsletter on internationalization of higher education.XXXXXXXXXXXXXX14 weeks4. A network of branches of the Regional Centre for Students Exchanges (RCSE).XXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO52 weeks4.1 Creation of RCSE branches at the universities of the Ural consortium.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX17 weeks4.2. Establishing of cooperation links between the heads of the RCSE branches.XXXXXXXXXXXXX13 weeks4.3 Appointment of ECTS coordinators in Economics at each participating university.XX2 weeks4.4 Training of the ECTS coordinators and staff of the RCSE at the European universities.= = = =4 weeks4.5 Organization of meetings, conferences, seminars on the exchange of experience.XX2 weeks4.6 Establishing of direct links between the ECTS coordinators of the Ural consortium and the European universities, participation in the work of the ECTS ALUMNI AssociationOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO44 weeks4.7 Publishing activities (Newsletters, see Outcome 3 Activity 3.11).XXXXXXXXXXXXXX14 weeks5. 6 academics deliver lectures at the universities-participants (see Outcome 3).XXX== = =OOOOOXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX27 weeks5.1 Elaboration of new study courses and their methodological provision. XXX== = = = =XXXXXXXX17 weeks5.2 Organizational and informational support of the outgoing lecturers.XXX== = == = = = =XX18 weeks5.3 Publishing activities (Newsletters, see Outcome 3 Activity 3.11).XXXXXXXXXXXXXX14 weeks6. Project management.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO52 weeks6.1 Annual planning of the activities and of budget (RBAP).OOOO4 weeks6.2 Annual report on done activities to the Tempus Department of the ETF.OOOO4 weeks6.3 Weekly holding of operating workshops with liaison-officers of Ural Consortium.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO52 weeks6.4 Coordinating Council meetings of managers of works on the project in Ural universities (monthly)XXXXXXXXXXXX12 days6.5 The Ural Rectors Council meetings: The intermediate results and perspectives of the project activities (every half-year)XX2 days6.6 Holding of coordinating workshops of representatives of all consortium universities.01 day6.7 Participation of representatives of consortium universities in the annual coordinating conference of ETF Tempus- Department (Turin, Italy).6.8 Purchasing, installation of telecommunication equipment for all universities of the Ural Consortium: 5 Faxes and 5 Fax\modems.XX2 weeks WORKPLAN Year 1999 - 2000 (November 1 - October 31)

Outcomes/activitiesNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTDuration (weeks / days)1. 24 East-West student mobility.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO52 weeks1.2 Creation, annual updating, setting up in the Internet of information packages (in English language).