1. WP6 – Dissemination Project Name: Enhancing Students Participation in Quality Assurance in Armenian HE- ESPAQ Ref. 544261-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-BE-TEMPUS-SMGR Focus Area: Structural Measures and Higher Education Area

2.  The purpose of this document is to provide a point of reference on the dissemination of the results of project Enhancing Students Participation in Quality Assurance in Armenian HE- ESPAQ, to outline the approach to dissemination, to establish tasks for dissemination and to define the target groups and strategies to reach them.

3.  Raise awareness – let others know what we are doing  Inform – educate the community (target groups)  Engage – get input/feedback from the community (target groups)  Promote – ‘sell’ project outputs and results

4.  To ensure visibility of the project aims and results;  To valorize the activities and the results of the project;  To foster mainstreaming of results among the stakeholders;  To raise awareness and increase acceptance of QA;  To open new opportunities for changes in the education system  To ensure the visibility of the funding institution: the European Commission through EACEA;  To promote HE and TEMPUS program.

5.  Students & students’ representatives  National associations of students  Teachers’ representatives, association of teachers  Researchers in the field QA  Educational stakeholders  Policy makers and policy supporters  European educational networks  Mass-media

6.  6.1 Dissemination event on QA and students involvement / M 17  6.2 Dissemination Final conference / M 35  6.3 Online dissemination / M 1- 36  6.4 Miscellaneous dissemination materials / M 7-8, M 15-16, M 33-34  6.5 Campaigning materials for students engagement in QA

7. Raising awareness involves the following main activities:  Setting up a common project design, such as the ESPAQ logo, templates for documents and presentations;  Creating the project website that will describe the challenges and the goals of the project and will introduce the project partners;  Designing the project information materials (such as a leaflet and an introductory off-the-shelf presentation), which can be distributed later on without investing greater efforts;  Giving introductory presentations at conferences and workshops about the challenges and goals of ESPAQ in order to raise awareness among the stakeholders;

8. Promoting the results ESPAQ will address stakeholders in Higher Education area through:  Update of the project website with public deliverables and news in order to encourage active communication, to keep interested parties informed and to demonstrate project liveliness and progress;  Presentations of the research-oriented results of the ESPAQ project at international conferences and workshops;  Submission of articles to specific conferences, seminars, workshops, (such as.........).  Publishing and dissemination of press releases following the finalisation of important project milestones.

9. Exploitation is specifically targeted at decision- makers and students policy supporters. The activities of this phase include:  Publishing of the ESPAQ Toolkit, Handbook and Research Reports (in order to lay the foundation of changes in higher education. ………………………………. )

10. Work Package / When? Responsi ble The sources of information /Dissemination Role WP1 Management 1.2 Management meetings / M 3, 10, 17, 23, 30, 36 ESIB  List of participants  Internal evaluation (project team members feedback) WP2 Overview on Quality Assurance (QA) in Armenia 2.1 Comparative Study on students involvement in QA in EU and Eastern Neighbouring area – desk research / M 1-5 2.2 State of art of students involvement in QA in Armenia / M 4-8 UNIMC The two research studies WP3 Students Empowerment in QA 3.1 Role and involvement of students in QA - Awareness raising event / M 11 3.2 Training the students on QA / M 9-12, 27 3.3 Students Participation in QA Handbook / M 19-26 Sparqs  List of participants in the event  Report on the event  List of participants in the training  Reports on the training and feedback evaluation analysis  QA Handbook

11. Work Package / When? Responsi ble The sources of information /Dissemination Role WP4 QA Review Simulation 4.1 Simulation exercises for reviewing QA at the program and institutional level/ 4.2 Simulation exercise for reviewing QA at National Agency for QA level - Preparation / M 13-17 - Assessment in AM / M 18-23 ASUE ASPU YSAFA SEUA  Reports on the assessments conducted WP5 Capacity Building for studentsorganisations to ensure students participation in QA 5.1 Students’ exchange / M 28-31 5.2 Students involved in QA networking / M 28-36 5.3 QA responsible and staff site visits 5.4 Students' guide to improving learning experience ESIB  List of participants and their reports on the exchange activities  List of participants and their reports on the site visits  Project website and web2.0  Printed useful tool for students

12. Work Package / When? Responsi ble The sources of information /Dissemination Role WP6 Dissemination Activities 6.1 Dissemination event on QA and students involvement / M 17 6.2 Dissemination Final conference / M 35 6.3 Online dissemination / M 1- 36 6.4 Miscellaneous dissemination materials / M 7-8, M 15-16, M 33-34 6.5 Campaigning materials for students engagement in QA SHU  List of participants  Evaluation feedback from the participants in the events  Website visits  Web 2.0 fans and followers  Campaigning materials published online WP7 Project Quality Assurance and Evaluation 7.1 Quality Assurance and Evaluation Plan and implementation / M 1-2, M 19-20 7.2 Quality Assurance and Evaluation Reports / M 19, M 36 7.3 Advisory Board Meetings PHT  Approved Quality plan  Internal and external monitoring tools  QA and evaluation reports WP8 Exploitation and Sustainability 8.1 National students experts pool – online data base / M 31-36 8.2 Legal Framework for ensuring students participation in QA 8.3 Sustainability Plan / M 26-36 ESIB ANSA MoES  Project website  Official statement on the role of students prepare & published; commitments signed and publically announced  Sustainability plan approved by the steering committee

13. Main communication channels:  Project Web-site;  Partners web-sites;  Newsletter;  Events organized to promote the project and to disseminate the results;  Mass-media communicates.

14. Project sub-web site:  Title of project  Background  Aims and objectives  Outcomes  Main contact persons with Address, Telephone, Fax, Email  Other project staff and contact details (where applicable) – this part is optional

15. ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS FOR DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES ???

16. Stefan Barbalata: stefan.barbalata@yahoo.comstefan.barbalata@yahoo.com Mihai Andronie: mihai_a380@spiruharet.romihai_a380@spiruharet.ro