KETEVAN DARAKHVELIDZE/ DEVELOPMENT OFFICE/ ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY EAP Conference on Promoting Common Values through Education and Culture, June 2019

ERASMUS+ CBHE – SM NATIONAL ProjectAcademic Integrity for Quality Teaching and Learning in Higher

Education Institutions in Georgia (INTEGRITY)585841-EPP-1-2017-1-GE-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP

The core objective of the project is to enhance the quality of teaching and learning processes that are based on the principles of academic integrity and supported by policies, mechanisms and tools that help prevent and detect cases of plagiarism in higher education institutions in Georgia.

KEY AREASCORE OBJECTIVE

Quality of Teaching & Learning

Academic INTEGRITY& Support Services

Policies & Mechanisms to Detect/Prevent Plagiarism

PR Plagiarism Campaign

Why ACADEMIC INTEGRITY?

1. The New Authorization Standard for Universities to regulate quality (academic integrity/plagiarism).

2. Research Report on 'The Problem of Plagiarism and Its Perceptions in Georgia' (2016) - HERE Group financial support and co-funding by the European Commission (National Erasmus+ Office in Georgia) and Open Society Georgia Foundation.

3. Needs Assessment of GE HEIs (2016) – for partners only.

4. European Higher Education Area since (2004) – closer to the EU Standards and Requirements.

5. Successful case of Ilia State University to use (Turnitinand Moodle) (2016 – present).

Specific Objectives

1. Faculty Training in TLA - effective assessment and feedback to students that focus on the principles of academic integrity.

2. Plagiarism (Text Similarity) Detection Software -subscription and integration into the existing Learning Management System(s).

3. Academic Writing Curriculum Overview/Creation -adopting modern standards established for academic communication to prevent plagiarism.

Specific Objectives II

4. Student (Academic Support) Services - design and developservices to boost student writing skills (academic writingcenters/student services centers/volunteer senior student tutors/library services)

5. University Policies and Resources - create framework ofpolicies and regulations for quality teaching and learningprocesses based on the principles of academic integrity

6. PR CAMPAIGN - design and launch consistent and coherent PR

campaign (institutional and country level) as an importantpromotional mechanism that targets both students andfaculty/teaching staff

Consortium

NATIONAL PARTNERS

1. Ilia State University (Coordinator)

2. Tbilisi State University

3. Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

4. Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University

5. Davit Aghmashenebeli National Defense

Academy of Georgia

6. Shota Meskhia State Teaching University of

Zugdidi

7. Samtkhe-Javakheti State University

8. Akaki Tsereteli State University

9. Caucasus University

10. Bank of Georgia Teaching University

11. Ministry of Internal Affairs Academy

12. David Tvildiani Medical University

13. GIPA (Candidate)

NON-UNIVERSITY PARTNERS

• Ministry of Education & Science of Georgia• National Center for Educational Quality

Enhancement

EU PARTNERS

• University of Roehampton (UK)• University of Vienna (AUSTRIA)• Dublin City College (IRELAND)• University of Uppsala (SWEDEN)

BUDGET: 856.834 EUR

Georgian Partnership

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Plagiarism Detection E-Program

PR Campaign

Capacity TLA/Turnitin Building Trainings

Student Academic Support

Academic Writing Curriculum

Academic Integrity Policies

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Thank you!