Project number: 598964-EPP-1-2018-1-UK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP
Erasmus+ KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices – Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education
Project Goals and Objectives
Goals are staples of project planning, giving you long-term vision, motivation & focus:
A1. Curriculum Reform
Curriculum Reform: to reform, start to deliver and evaluate new/revised curriculum for 9 BA and 11 MA Journalism programmes (2 degrees in each of the 10 Ukrainian partner universities), and the institutional quality assurance for academic programmes, so that all new/revised programmes are aligned with European Qualifications Frameworks (EQF), meeting European standards of integrity and professionalism, improving students’ industry engagement, career preparation and employability, and enabling staff and students to develop strong and sustainable connections with European journalism departments and associations
A2. Curriculum Context
Curriculum Context: to enhance the media environment in which Journalism graduates will work: improving the ‘media literacy’ of key target groups, providing new opportunities for Journalism students to engage with public audiences during their training, and raising public awareness of the vital role of journalists and media in the promotion and protection of citizens’ rights within a multi-cultural democracy.
Specific Project Objectives are:
- to audit (desk review) all current curriculum (20 degrees), with gap analyses and action plans;
- to train curriculum teams in the alignment of programmes and QA with EQF standards;
- to use European models of Journalism education to inform curriculum reform;
- to train academic and professional staff in principles and processes of peer review;
- to conduct peer review (including 10 site visits) of all new/revised programmes;
- to deliver and evaluate the first year of all new/revised BA and MA programmes;
- to produce National Guideline Statements for BA and MA Journalism education;
- to maximize public stakeholder engagement and participation in the work of the project;
- to deliver and evaluate Outreach Media-Literacy Courses for target groups;
- to maximize the sustainability of the work and outputs of the project.
Project Partners and Roles
Work Packages
WP1 Preparation (Preparation)
WP2 Curriculum audit and action plan (Development)
WP3 European curriculum design: Principles and practices (Development)
WP4 Curriculum models: European models of journalism (Development)
WP5 New / Revised curriculum, evaluation and National Guidelines (Development)
WP6 University outreach online ‘Media Literacy’ courses (Development)
WP7 Quality Management: Monitoring and evaluation (Quality Plan)
WP8 Dissemination and Participation (Dissemination and Exploitation)
WP9 Sustainability Plan (Dissemination and Exploitation)
WP10 Project Management (Management)
Governing Board Members
At the start of the project the Governing Board planned to meet four times throughout the three years of the project. Due to the pandemic, it was decided to meet virtually on a three-monthly basis to ensure that the project could be reviewed and changes actioned quickly as partners respond to the demands put on us by the coronavirus restrictions.
DESTIN Structure
Project Plans
Equality and Diversity Statement
Strategy and Operational Plan for Outreach Courses
Dissemination and Participation
Project Leaflet
The Project Leaflet is available in both Ukrainian and English