PICSAP

PICASP PROJECT (ERASMUS+)

 

Yessenov University within the framework of the ERASMUS + program is implementing the project 617540- EPP-1-2020-1-IT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP PICASP “Pilot courses in practical business based on cooperation between universities and enterprises for the development of the Caspian region”.

 
 
Project implementation period: 2021-2023

Seminar with the University project executors within the framework of the PICASP ERASMUS+ project

Within the framework of the ERASMUS+ program with the project “pilot courses on practical business for the development of the Caspian region based on cooperation between universities and enterprises”, the university together with the project executors held a seminar and a course on September 15-17 in Serinar, Forli.

Meeting of project participants in Italy within the framework of the PICASP ERASMUS+ project

      Within the framework of the project “Pilot courses in practical business based on cooperation between universities and enterprises for the development of the Caspian region” within the framework of the ERASMUS+ program, a meeting of project participants and a cultural and educational tour between Chieti University and ICA (Istituto Centrale per l’archeologia) (Central Institute of Archaeology) took place in Italy from September 12 to 17, 2022 together with the Italian Ministry of Culture.  Project researchers from the Caspian University of Technology and Engineering named after Sh. Yesenov A. G. Gusmanov, E. T. Zhangozhaev and Zh. Nizamatdinova took part in round tables and seminars during her working trip.

     On September 12, in Rome, together with the Italian Ministry of Culture, a round table was held on the topic «Protection of Italian cultural heritage and enhancement of its value».

  1.  On September 14, a round table was also organized at the University of Chieti on the topic: “Courses, dissemination of information and languages for the implementation of cultural tourism and administrative issues”.

Round table at the University of Chieti within the framework of the PICASP ERASMUS+ project

Within the framework of the ERASMUS+ program with the project “Pilot courses in practical business based on cooperation between universities and enterprises for the development of the Caspian region”, on September 14, 2022, a round table on the topic “Pilot courses in practical business based on cooperation between universities and enterprises for the development of the Caspian region” was organized at Chieti University.

Round table with UIB University representatives in the framework of the PICAP ERASMUS+ project

     On June 21, 2022, within the framework of the ERASMUS+ program under the project “Pilot courses on practical business based on cooperation between universities and enterprises for the development of the Caspian region”, representatives of the coordinating UIB University in the country, Professors Meruert Narenova and Galiya Sikhimbayeva visited the Caspian University of Technology and Engineering named after Sh. Yesenova.  A round table was organized at the university, a report on the topic “Development of a practical PICASP approach” was made by Professor M. Narenova of UIB University.

     Also on April 22, 2022, the Caspian University of Technology and Engineering named after Sh . Yesenov was visited by Professor from Italy, Mr. Massimo Bianchi and Ms. Gabriella Paganelli.   A round table was held, and Professor Massimo Bianchi and Professor Gabriella Paganelli “Decisions to be made before starting a partnership in Practice Enterprise” made a report on “The Start -up of Courses in PE”. A tour of the campus and an excursion to the sights of Mangystau, such as the Bozzhyr Gorge and the underground mosque of Beket-Ata, were organized for the guests.

Round table with employers in the framework of the PICASP ERASMUS+ project

Within the framework of the ERASMUS+ program, the project “Pilot courses in practical business based on cooperation between universities and enterprises for the development of the Caspian region” was held on May 12, 2021.   At the round table, the deputy director of the Chamber of entrepreneurs of the Mangistau region Aitzhanova Akku took part, the manager of the Rixos Waterworld hotel in Aktau Muratova Asem, the deputy head of the Tourism Management of the Mangistau region Omarova Gulsim.

Meeting with Italian Professor of Business Administration Massimo Bianchi within the framework of the PICASP ERASMUS+ project

     Yessenov University On March 29, 2023, an online meeting with students and a working group took place within the framework of the ERASMUS+ program within the framework of the project “Pilot courses in practical business based on cooperation between universities and enterprises for the development of the Caspian region”.

     The online meeting was attended by Massimo Bianchi, Professor of Business Management in Italy, Advisor to the President of the University of International Business (UIB), Candidate of Economic Sciences Meruert Narenova, project administrator from the University, Vice President for Research and Development A. A. Seidaliev, Manager, researcher S. Syrlybekovna, Acting Head of the Department of International Relations and Tourism. E. T. Zhangozhaeva, Leading specialist of the Center for the Development of Educational Resources A. A. Zhilkishbayev, Researchers: Assistant Professor of the Department of International Relations and Tourism J. S. Nizamatdinova, Professor of the Department of International Relations and Tourism Aitbay Zh. A., lecturer of the Department of International Relations and Tourism Aidarbayeva A. S.

     2nd year student Sungatova Aziza made a report on the topic “Business planning in hospitality”, 4th year student Rasulova Nuraim on the topic “Korpe”.

Official website of the project

European Education Area

Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti – Pescara

erasmusplus

Leading partner: UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO DI CHIETI-PESCARA (Italy)

Grant amount: 882.359,00 Euro

The main goal of the project:

To strengthen cooperation between universities and enterprises through the development of innovative teaching methods on entrepreneurship and management of small and medium-sized businesses in universities.

Project objectives:

Development of new teaching methods, including practical business in entrepreneurship and medium-small enterprises;

Development of courses on entrepreneurship and management of medium-small enterprises;

Improving the exchange of best practices between European partners through the mobility of academic and technical staff;

Expanding stakeholder participation in curriculum and graduate development;

Development of standards and quality assurance in teaching and sustainability.

Consortium members:

Caspian State University of Technologies and Engineering named after Sh. Yessenov

Kazakhstan

University of International Business

Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan Tourism Institute (Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University

Azerbaijan

Khazar University

Azerbaijan

Servizi Integrati d’ Area Ser.In.Ar. Forli-Cesena Società Consortile per Azioni

Italy

University of Warsaw, Antiquity of Southeastern Europe Research Center – UW

Poland

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Lithuania

Astrakhan State University

Russian Federation

Volgograd State Technical University

Russian Federation

WORKPLAN for project year 1
WORKPLAN for project year 2
WORKPLAN for project year 3

Activities

Total duration

(number of weeks)

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5

M6

M7

M8

M9

M10

M11

M12

Ref.nr/

Sub-ref

nr

Title

2021

1

PREPARATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.1

Review of the European best practices on Practice
Enterprises and MOOCs  and of PC
courses programs.

12

 

3X=

3X=

3X=

3X=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Meetings with local key institutions and
enterprises for the definition of the professional profile and main skills.

4

 

 

 

2X

 

 

2X

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

Training of the PC Universities staff.

12

 

 

 

 

3X=

3X=

3X=

3X=

 

 

 

 

1.4

Building
the basic framework of professional profiles and skills

6

 

 

 

2X

2X

2X

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

Improving the programme facilities infrastructures particularly as it
concerns new didactics (Practice Enterprise 
Classrooms and Laboratories, MOOCs)

12

 

3X=

3X=

3X=

3X=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

Building the
structure of Pilot Courses

8

 

 

 

 

2X

2X

2X

 

2X

 

 

 

2.2

Development of
Curricula and Syllabi

8

2=

2X=

2X=

2X=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

Accreditation and
coorditation of Pilot Courses

 10

 

 

 

 

2X

2X

2X

 

2X

2X

 

 

2.4

Testing  the technical  premises for new didactics

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

 

 

2.5

Improving
the  skills on New Didactics of
teachers, tutors and technical staff 
of pilot courses

8

 

 

 

 

2X

2X

2X

 

2X

 

 

 

2.6

Enrolment
of students, teahers,tutors,mentors and technical Staff

16

 

 

 

 

 

4X

4X

 

4X

4X

 

 

2.7

Realization
of the courses/lectures
(1st Cycle)

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st 4X

1st 4X

1st 4X

1st 4X

2.9

 Implementation of Inter University Network
for New Didactics on SMEs Entrepreneurship and Management

12

 

 

 

 

2=

2X=

 

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2.10

Enforced networking with non consortium organizations

14

 

 

 

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2.11

Implemented new teaching methods by Massive Open
on Line Courses

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3=

3=

3=

3=

3

QUALITY PLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

Handbook on Quality Assurance

4

 

 

2=

2=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

Report
on Internal and External control of 
Quality

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2X=

 

3.3

Report on quality procedures implementation

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2X=

 

3.4

Recommendations by Peer-Review Team Meetings

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2X=

2X=

4

DISSEMINATION 
AND EXPLOITATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

Elaboration
of dissemination plan

5

 

 

 

 

1=

2X=

2X=

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

Website
establishment  and updating

22 

 

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

4.3

Production
of dissemination materials in printed and electronic version and publications

6

 

 

 

2X=

 

2X=

 

 

2X=

 

 

 

4.4

Conferences,
Workshops, Seminars, meetings, inter project Meetings

12

 

 

 

2X

2X

2X

2X

 

2X

2X

 

 

4.7

Agreements with Institution and Enterprise to Ensure the
Sustainability

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1X

1X

1X

 

5

MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.1

General
Project Governance

24

2X

2X

2X

2X

2X

2X

2X

2X

2X

2X

4X

4X

5.2

Consolidatet
Work Plan and Project Management Handbook 

6

2X

2X=

2X=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.3

Designing
of Logo, Project Concept and Project Website

6

2X

2X=

2X=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.4

Development
of the project structure

 6

 

2X

2X=

2X=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activities

Total duration

(number of weeks)

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5

M6

M7

M8

M9

M10

M11

M12

Ref.nr/

Sub-ref

nr

Title

2022

 

 

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

1

PREPARATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.

Meetings with
local key institutions and enterprises 
for the definition of  the
professionalprofile and main skills

8

 

2X

2X

 

 

2X

2X

 

 

 

 

 

2

DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

Accreditation and
Coordination  of Pilot Courses

10

 

 

 2X

 

2X

 

2X

 

2X

 

2X

 

2.6

Enrolment of
Students, Teachers, Tutors, Mentors and Technical Staff

14

 

3X

3X

 

 

 

 

 

 

4X

4X

 

2.7

Realization
of the courses/lectures
(1STCycle2ND
Cycle
3rd
Cycle
)

28

 

1st 4X

 

2nd 4X

2nd 4X

2nd 4X

 

 

2nd 4X

2nd 4X

 

3rd 4X

2.8

Evaluation
of modules and new teaching methods at the end of each Course or Cycle

8

 

2X=

2X=

 

 

 

 

 

 

2X=

2X=

 

2.9

Implementation of Interuniversity Network for New
Didactics on SMEs Entrepreneurship and Management

18

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

 

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2.10

Enforced networking with non consortium
organizations

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1X=

1X=

1X=

2.11

Implemented new teaching methods by Massive Open
On Line Courses

20

 

 

 

 

4=

4=

4=

 

4=

 

 

4=

3

QUALITY PLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

Report
on Internal and External control of 
Quality

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4X=

 

3.3

Report on quality procedures implementation

6

2X=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2X=

2X=

3.4

Recommendations by Peer-Review Team

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2X=

4

DISSEMINATION 
AND EXPLOITATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

Website
establishment  and updating

22

2=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

4.3

Production
of dissemination materials in printed and electronic version and publications

8

 

 

2X=

 

 

 

2X=

 

2X=

2X=

 

 

4.4

Conferences,
Workshops, Seminars, meetings, inter project Meetings

12

 

 

2X

2X

 

 

2X

2X

 

 

2X

2X

4.7

Agreements with Institution and Enterprise to Ensure the
Sustainability

6

 

 

1X

1X

1X

 

 

 

1X

1X

1X

 

5

MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.1

General
Project Governance

28

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

4X=

4X=

Activities

Total duration

(number of weeks)

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5

M6

M7

M8

M9

M10

M11

M12

Ref.nr/

Sub-ref

nr

Title

2023

2

DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

Accreditation
and Coordination of Pilot Courses

10

 

 

 

 

2X

2X

2X

 

2X

2X

 

 

2.6

Enrolment
of Students, Teacgers, Tutors and Technical Staff

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

4X

4X

 

 

 

 

2.7

Realization
of the courses/lectures
 (3rd
Cycle
4thCycle)

36

 

3rd 4X

3rd 4X

3rd 4X

3rd 4X

4th 4X

 

 

4th 4X

4th 4X

4th 4X

4th 4X

2.8

Evaluation
of modules and new teaching methods at the end of each Course or Cycle

8

 

 

 

 

4x=

 

 

 

 

 

 

4x=

2.9

Implementation of Interuniversity Network for New
Didactics on SMEs Entrepreneurship and Management

20

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2.10

Enforced networking with non consortium
organizations

12

 

 

2X=

 

2X=

 

2X=

 

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2.11

Implemented new teaching methods by Massive Open
On Line Courses

24

 

4X=

4X=

 

 

 

4X=

 

4X=

4X=

4X=

 

3

QUALITY PLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

Report
on Internal and External control of 
Quality

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2X=

 

3.3

Report on quality procedures implementation

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2X=

 

3.4

Recommendations by Peer-Review Team Meetings

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2X=

4

Dissemination and Exploitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

Website
establishment  and updating

22 

 

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

 

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

4.4

Conferences Workshops

16

 

 

4X

4X

 

4X

4X

 

 

 

 

 

4.5

Tutoring of implementation of the courses in PC

12

 

 

2X=

2X=

 

2X=

2X=

 

2X=

2X=

 

 

4.6.

Sustainability Plan

10

1X

1X

1X

1X

1X

1X

1X

 

1X

1X

1X

 

4.7

Agreements with Institution and Enterprise to Ensure the
Sustainability

8

 

 

1X

1X

1X

1X

1X

 

1X

1X

1X

 

5

MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.1

General Project
Governance

34

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

2X=

4X=

4X=

4X=

4X=

4X=

5.5.

Final Reporting
and Publishing

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1X=

1X=

1X=