Project details
Education for Equal Opportunities at Croatian Universities
(EduQuality)
| Project Identification: | 158757-TEMPUS-1-2009-1-HR |
| Project Period: | 1/2010 - 12/2012 |
| Investor: | European Union |
| Programme / Project Type: | TEMPUS
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AnnotationGeneral goal of this project is equalizing of opportunities in higher education for students with disabilities in the Republic of Croatia through realisation of several specific goals of the project:
- Enhancement of existing and development of new forms of support in equalizing opportunities for students with disabilities in Croatian universities;
- Initiation of creating new national standards and guidelines for improving accessibility of higher education for students with disabilities (proposal for a national document);
- Ensuring accessibility, sustainability and quality of systems of support for equalizing opportunities for students with disabilities in a higher education system in the Republic of Croatia.
Specific goals of the project will be realized through following outcomes and outputs of the project:
- Initiated university course Peer support for students with disabilities;
- Created and distributed educational materials about possibilities of adapting academic surroundings to students with disabilities;
- Educated and sensitized representatives of universities and their member faculties for enhancement of accessibility and quality of higher education for students with disabilities;
- Created proposal for a national document - national standards and guidelines for the development of accessibility to higher education for students with disabilities and initiated a procedure for its adaptation.