Activities

Update of need analysis

• Preliminary desk research, collection of relevant data
• Identification of stakeholders
• Identification of existing governance frameworks and best practices
• Design and preparation of a diagnostic tool
• Self-evaluation for a final assessment study

Training and capacity building activities for internal staff in quality assurance and strategic planning

• Designing of training content and programme;
• Development of training methodology and didactic material;
• Selection of training participants;
• Implementation of online training for universities in Iraq;
• Preparation and organisation of training study visits at EU Universities (Siena, Evora and Aydin Istanbul Universities);
• Organizing and conducting capacity building activities in Iraq (training field missions in Basrah and Baghdad Universities)
• Organisation of some ToT at local level

Implementation of changes and best practices through action plans

• Development of a specific action plan for each HEI in Iraq
• Piloting the Implementation of the action plans in each Iraq HEIs
• Drawing up of a general guideline handbook for strategic planning and governance for HEIs
• Assessing and refining the governance framework at each university

Modernization of Iraqi HEIs International Relations Strategies

• Tailor modelling of the WP according to WP1 outcomes;
• Selection of training participants, crucial for the good outcome of the WP. This task should be carried out involving the in-selection process Iraqi University with the coordination of the WP leaders.
• Organisation of the trainings at University of Bologna;
• Definition of a modern university international relation strategic plan in each Iraqi partner;
• Organisation of a national workshop at national level.

Launching of consultative centre in HEIs to coordinate University, state and not-state actor

• Definition of the strategy for the creation of a consultative centre in each university for a better coordination of university and non-university actors
• Organisation of a National Consultative workshop to define the creation of consultative centre (at the MHESR, Baghdad)
• Creation and launching of the consultative centre in each HEI in Iraq

Project Quality and Evaluation

• Definition of Quality Committee
• Definition of Quality Plan
• Internal evaluation: evaluation of the quality of each deliverable for WP and suggested improvements
• External evaluation: Preparation of quality report (mid-term and final reports)

Dissemination and Exploitation

• Design of the dissemination and exploitation plan
• Creation and management of the Project website
• Preparation of dissemination Materials
• Deployment of Dissemination and Sustainability Campaign
• Organisation of the final Conference

Management

• Operative and financial management
• Performing of plenary and virtual meetings