Duration: 4 years
The aim of the INSPIRE project is to implement a sustainable institutional accreditation system in Ukrainian higher education focused on optimizing and improving accreditation processes, raising education quality, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The project seeks to strengthen the strategic impact of higher education institutions on achieving national development goals, integrate European standards under conditions of instability and external challenges, and support Ukraine’s European integration.
Project implementation
- Development of a framework model for institutional accreditation for Ukrainian higher education institutions.
- Creation of procedural guidelines, accreditation standards, evaluation protocols, and self-evaluation report templates.
- Optimisation and simplification of accreditation processes to reduce administrative burden on universities.
- Institutionalisation of accreditation procedures, integration of professional development programs into university strategic plans, and implementation of post-accreditation monitoring mechanisms.
- Implementation in cooperation with European universities, national and international quality assurance agencies, governmental authorities, student and professional organisations.
Expected Results:
- Introduction of an effective and transparent institutional accreditation system in Ukrainian higher education.
- Reduction of administrative burden and risks of corruption in accreditation processes.
- Increased motivation of academic staff and students, and cultivation of a continuous quality improvement culture.
- Strengthened the institutional capacity of universities and national quality assurance bodies.
- Ensured long-term sustainability of the accreditation system through post-accreditation monitoring.
Project Coordinator
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Poland)
Партнери проєкту
- University of Oslo (Norway)
- University of Bayreuth (Germany)
- National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance
- Evaluation Agency Baden-Württemberg (EVALAG)
- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
- Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University
- Odessa National Maritime Academy
- Bukovinian State Medical University
- Sumy National Agrarian University
- Kharkiv National University of Radio-Electronics
- Khmelnytskyi National University
- KROK University
- Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
- International Foundation for Educational Research
- Ukrainian Student Association
- IT Ukraine Association
