The Twinning project carried out the sixth mission under the Activity 1.5 Provide recommendations for improvement of education standards for qualification for programmes in the priority areas (incl. legislative arrangements) with a view to describing achievements based on competences and skills, considering the AzQF from 30 September to 4 October 2019.

The mission was implemented by Mr. Michel Narce, Professor of Physiology at Burgundy University of France and Ms. Trine Meza Johansen, study program expert in Biology/Biomedicine at the European Social Fund Agency of Lithuania.

The purpose of the mission was to revise the state standard for the study programme in the field of Biology and suggest recommendations for improvement of national classification of specialties in this field.

As part of the mission, the experts met with the academic staff of the Biology faculty of Baku State University (BSU) to learn their views and suggestions regarding the revision of Biology state standard. The experts also visited Biology faculty of BSU to get familiar with the resources and infrastructure of the Faculty.

As a result of the mission, based on the new format of study programmes developed by Twinning experts in line with a competence-based approach, the experts revised professional competences, the list of disciplines and defined the minimum requirements for infrastructure and the possible areas of employment for graduates. The experts also provided samples of learning outcomes and assessment methods in the relevant study programme revised by them.

The experts also developed recommendations aimed at improving the classification of specialties in the field of Biology.