Target area:	Higher Education & Human Rights
Sub-target area:	Higher Education & Human Rights
Target countries:	Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration:	15/10/2016 – 15/10/2019
Partners:	Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts, Armenia (Coordinator) AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA Unison NGO for Support of People with Special Needs, Armenia Univerzitet u Travniku, Bosnia and Herzegovina JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET U TUZLI UNIVERSITAS STUDIORUM TUZLA, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Meeting of Culture, Bosnia and Herzegovina The Armenian National Students; Association /Hayastani Usanoxa MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE - FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia UNIVERSITAET GRAZ, Austria UC LIMBURG, Belgium ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY LBG, London/UK
Budget line:	Erasmus +, Key Action 2 - Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education

Project description

INCLUSION aims to enhance the capacity of stakeholders on the field of higher education in Armenia and BiH in contributing to the implementation of the social dimension (SD) strategies through capitalizing on knowledge transfer and cross-regional cooperation.

The specific objectives of the project are:

• Capacity building of the HE sector for designing and implementing SD strategies;
• Development of a harmonized approach to the implementation of SD strategies in line with country specific objectives;
• Fostering access to/participation in and completion of higher education for persons from vulnerable/ underrepresented groups.
• Principle outputs and outcomes of the project:
• National level guidelines on development and operationalization of SD strategies
• Institutional level master plans and mechanisms to implement SD strategies related to fostering access to, participation in and completion of HE for students from vulnerable and underrepresented groups;
• Reviewed roles, functions and ongoing initiatives at HEIs in promoting SD strategies;
• Capacity building of HEIs and respective government authorities for operationalization of SD strategies;
•  Ensuring resources for inclusive teaching and learning;
• Capacity building materials to raise awareness of high school pupils & teachers on equal access to higher education and trained highschool teachers.