Higher Education Reform Experts

In 2008 the European Commission initiated a setup of a small team of experts in higher education at each Partner Country. The purpose of the National Teams of Higher Education Reform Experts (HEREs) is to provide a pool of expertise in certain areas to promote and enhance progress toward the Lisbon and Bologna objectives in the light of national needs and aspirations.

The mission of the National team of HERE is threefold:

Support policy development in their respective countries by supporting modernisation reform processes and strategies in Higher Education, in close contact with the local authorities concerned and in particular as regards for instance curriculum development, modernisation of governance, management and functioning of higher education systems and institutions, strengthening relations between the higher education sector and the wider societal and economic environment, etc.
Support policy dialogue with the EU in the field of higher education possibly in synergy and coordination with the various policy platforms established under the Erasmus+ programme or other potential initiatives established by, and under the guidance of, the European Commission.
Support Erasmus+ and EU funded projects by disseminating their results and outcomes, notably best practices and innovative initiatives and exploiting them for modernisation and development purposes.

HERE-Armenia is involved in different promotional and awareness-raising activities providing counseling to higher education institutions on the following areas:

Quality Assurance (internal and external);
The Three Cycle System: curricular reform, national and European Qualification Frameworks (NQF/EQF), Tuning;
Recognition (ECTS, Diploma Supplement, Europass, Lisbon Recognition Convention).

In October 2022, by the joint agreement of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia, the Delegation of the EU to Armenia and the National Erasmus+ Office in Armenia, the people below were selected (reappointed) as the Armenian experts in higher education:

Click on each HERE Expert's name to read their short bios.

Arevik Ohanyan

Strategic Project Manager, Eurasia International University

arevik_ohanyan@eiu.am

Tigran Mikaelyan

Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages,, Armenian State Pedagogical University

mikayelyantigran47@aspu.am

Ruzanna Minasyan

Head of Academic Programme Development Division, State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia

ruzannagminasyan@gmail.com

Kristine Gevorgyan

Coordinator for Partners' Cooperation, Centre for European Studies, Yerevan State University (YSU)

k.gevorgyan@ces.am

Garegin Hambardzumyan

Head of International Relations Department, Armenian National Agrarian University

garegin77@gmail.com

News and Activities

HERE Annual Conference took place
On December 4-5, 2023, the HERE (Higher Education Reform Experts) Annual Conference on Higher education policy reform for impact was held at the University of Barcelona. The Armenian delegation was presented by Lana Karlova, Coordinator of National Erasmus+ Office in Armenia and Higher Education Reform Experts Tigran Mikaelyan, Dean of Foreign Languages at the Armenian […]
HERE seminar took place on November 7-8, 2023 in Sarajevo
On November 7-8, Lana Karlova, coordinator of NEO Armenia, and Garegin Hambardzumyan, HERE expert, Head of the Department of International Relations of Armenian National Agrarian University, participated in the HERE seminar titled “Towards the 2024 Tirana Ministerial Conference: Implications and points of interest for higher education systems in Partner Countries neighboring the EU”, hosted by […]
An information meeting was held on Erasmus Mundus Actions
As we have already announced, the 2024 Erasmus+ call for proposals was launched. To provide detailed information and guidance on the program's activities to the target groups, within the framework of the "Erasmus+ Information Days 2023", another information meeting was held at Yerevan State University on November 29, on Erasmus Mundus Actions. The meeting kicked [...]
“Project writing and budget planning” workshop was held
On November 27, “Project writing and budget planning” workshop was held at the National Agrarian University of Armenia, the purpose of which was to transfer project development and budget planning skills to representatives of higher and vocational educational institutions in the context of the Erasmus+ program. More than 25 participants from the aforementioned institutions attended […]
The first and largest event of the “Erasmus+ Information Days 2023” took place
On November 17, the National Erasmus+ Office in Armenia successfully implemented the first and largest meeting of the “Erasmus+ Information Days 2023” event series at the Armenian State Pedagogical University. The event was attended by representatives from the host university, EU delegation to Armenia, higher education institutions, VET institutions, research institutes, non-governmental organizations, business sector […]
The Online HERE Network Meeting took place
On September 19-20, an online Higher Education Reform Experts (HERE) network meeting was held, in which representatives of the National Erasmus+ Office in Armenia and HERE experts participated from Armenia. The purpose of the meeting was to present the role of HERE experts, the opportunities, resources, and support frameworks provided by the SPHERE (Support to […]

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