ResearchCult Project
The project “Enhancing Research Culture in Higher Education in Kosovo” was a structural Erasmus+ project financed by the European Commission, and is coordinated by IBCM.
The overall aim of the project is to support the enhancement of research culture in Kosovo higher education institutions, in line with the National Priorities of Kosovo and in harmonization with Kosovo Education Strategy, by supporting the enhancement of existing policy and practices, as well as establishing and installing new regulations and mechanisms in project beneficiary institutions in Kosovo, which is achieved through the following objectives:
- Assessing the current state of research capacities in the Kosovo higher education sector;
- Increasing research stimulation and support by establishing university offices/centers and their strategic plans to support constant research activities among their institutions;
- Enhancing university strategy for the publication of scientific research through developing and approving internationally recognized standards for scientific journals, as well as establishing inter-institutional scientific journals aligned with key research priorities in Kosovo.
- Promoting research work through the annual research joint conference;
- Improving research quality and standards by developing research ethics and integrity regulations and establishing research ethics committees in higher education institutions;
- Facilitating regular access to research publications and establishing an online open-access platform/database for accumulating research knowledge;
- Increasing research publication opportunities through building capacities among researchers in preparing research articles as per international criteria and requirements for publication of research work;
Project Consortium
The project consortium is composed of 13 partners from Kosovo and European countries.
Partners from Kosova:
Project contact
b.gallopeni@ibcmitrovica.eu