DEREL TEMPUS DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCES ENGINEERING LEARNING DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCES ENGINEERING LEARNING DEREL DEREL academic visit, Florence, August 31 – September 2nd, 2011 PROGRAMME: TEMPUS SUB-PROGRAMME: JOINT PROJECTS ACTION: CURRICULAR REFORM

DEREL SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: 1.To develop new, up-to-date, postgraduate curricula in Environment and Resources Engineering at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania, based on the ECTS and in accordance with the Bologna Process, following the criteria and conditions for setting up a Joint Postgraduate Degree. 2.To develop and implement sustainable regional DEREL network aimed at: (i) offering lifelong learning seminars at the DEREL Partner Countries for environment and resources engineering education and training of interested stakeholders (i.e. public services, enterprises, non-governmental organizations); (ii) organize and work out workshops focused on strengthening the links in the knowledge triangle: environmental education- innovation-research, with participation of postgraduate students, public services, enterprises, and non-governmental organizations.

DEREL WORKPACKAGES: WP1. Start 2 – End 36 ECTS based Environment and Resources Engineering Curricula – developed, opened and carried out WP2. Start 9 – End 18 Acquirement of the DEREL Equipment WP3. Start 21 – End 24 Development and Implementation of Online Learning courses WP4. Start 13 – End 35 Development and Implementation of sustainable regional DEREL network

DEREL WORKPACKAGES: WP5. Start 1 – End 36 Dissemination of the DEREL deliverables WP6. Start 21 – End 36 Sustainability of the DEREL deliverables WP7. Start 5 – End 36 DEREL Quality Control and Monitoring WP8. Start 1 – End 36 DEREL Management and Administration

DEREL ACTIVITIES: 1.1. Start 2 – End 3, duration: 2 months Academic visits from PC to EU Universities 1.2. Start 3 – End 4, duration: 2 months Surveys of PC educational & Labour Market needs 1.3. Month 5, duration: 3 days Workshop for Curricula & lifelong learning courses 1.4. Start 6 – End 8, duration: 3 months PC staff training and retraining at EU Universities 1.5. Start 9 – End 18, duration: 10 months Work out and produce the educational materials 1.6. Start 17 – End 19, duration: 3 months Open new Curricula at CMU, UNS, PUT in autumn Start 25 – End 36, duration: 12 months Carry out the studying process at CMU, UNS, PUT

DEREL ACTIVITIES: WP2. Start 9 – End 18 Acquirement of the DEREL Equipment 2.1. Start 9 – End 10, duration: 2 months Prepare a tender for the DEREL Equipment 2.2. Start 11 – End 13, duration: 3 months Perform the open call and select the Suppliers 2.3. Start 14 – End 18, duration: 5 months Equipment Procurement, Commission & Installation

DEREL ACTIVITIES: WP3. Start 21 – End 24 Development and Implementation of Online Learning courses 3.1. Start 21 – End 23, duration: 3 months Adapt the DEREL courses for web-based access 3.2. Start 22 – End 24, duration: 3 months Develop blended learning courses methodology

DEREL ACTIVITIES: WP4. Start 13 – End 35 Development and Implementation of sustainable regional DEREL network 4.1. Start 13 – End 24, duration: 12 months Develop DEREL lifelong learning courses 4.2. Start 26 – End 35, duration: 24 days Organize and work out 6 lifelong training seminars 4.3. Start 29 – End 34, duration: 9 days Organize and work out 3 DEREL network workshops

DEREL ACTIVITIES: WP5. Start 1 – End 36 Dissemination of the DEREL deliverables 5.1. Start 1 – End 36, duration: 36 months DEREL web-site, network and informative sessions 5.2. Start 3 – End 36, duration: 6 months DEREL publications

DEREL ACTIVITIES: WP6. Start 21 – End 36 Sustainability of the DEREL deliverables 6.1. Start 21 – End 36, duration: 8 months Creation of sustainable linkages 6.2. Start 21 – End 36, duration: 8 months Institutional and financial sustainability assessment

DEREL ACTIVITIES: WP7. Start 5 – End 36 DEREL Quality Control and Monitoring 7.1. Start 5 – End 36, duration: 11 months Control and Monitoring of DEREL project quality 7.2. Start 12 – End 36, duration: 9 days Yearly quality control meetings

DEREL ACTIVITIES: WP8. Start 1 – End 36 DEREL Management and Administration 8.1. Start 2 – End 2, duration: 3 days Project representatives meeting 8.2. Start 2 – End 2, duration: 3 days DEREL start-up meeting 8.3. Start 1 – End 36, duration: 36 months Project Management and administrative coordination