The second mission under the Activity 3.4 Hold a training workshop for higher education institutions on how to conduct self-evaluation process was hosted by the  Twinning project from 29 April to 3 May 2019. 

The mission was carried out by short-term experts Jolita Butkiene, Director of Quality Center at ISM University of Management and Economics of Lithuania and Ms. Nora Skaburskienė, Director for Studies at the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.

The objective of the mission was to support the staff of the pilot universities involved in writting the self-evaluation reports on selected programmes and give them recommendations on how to improve the initial drafts of the SERs submitted.

The round tables held with the members of the groups involved in writting self-evaluation reports of chemical engineering, computer engineering, Physics, Computer sciences, Foreign Language Teacher, Informatics/Math Teacher study programmes focused on advising the SER groups on how to improve the initial drafts of the reports and guiding these groups in preparing a self-evaluation report which meets the requirements of the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area.

Furthermore, vice-rectors of pilot universities responsible for the self-evaluation writting process gathered in the Accrediation and Nostrification Office on Friday to discuss outstanding issues related to management of the self-evaluation processes at higher education institutions.

The final versions of the self-evaluation reports are expected to be submitted by late June. The university teams will be regularly supported by visiting Twinning experts and the Accreditation Office throughout the self-evaluation process.