“erasmus+ халқаро кредит мобиллик: таълим ва илмий

1. Introduction 
The mobility project titled “GER-UZB Staff Mobility towards Enhancement of 
Teaching Competence and Professional Development” was funded under the Key Action 
1 – Learning Mobility of Individuals of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European 
Commission, and was carried out during the period from 1st June 2015 until 31st July 
2017 in order to implement the requirements set out in the Erasmus Charter for Higher 
Education as well as the general and specific objectives of the Erasmus+ Programme. 
The project was elaborated on the basis of Inter-institutional agreement 2015-2021 signed 
between Hochschule Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences (HSBHV), Germany 
and Tashkent State University of Economics (TSUE), Uzbekistan, as well as was a result 
of bilateral and sustainable cooperation between the institutions started in February 2013 
under the Cooperation Agreement which was made in concordance with the 
internationalization strategies of the partners and anticipated cooperation in science and 
teaching, research, exchange of staff and students.
This project aimed at increasing the potential of academic staff by improving their 
teaching and training competence and promoting the academic exchange in the subject 
area of Business and Administration. Academic staff exchange took place between the 
institutions both teachers and employees of which were given the opportunity to teach at 
the partner universities or take part in training events. 
The specific objectives of the project were to: 
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support staff in the acquisition of teaching competences, required knowledge and 
skills with a view to improving their personal development;
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support the professional development of the staff with a view to innovating and 
improving the quality of teaching and training;
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enhance the staff’s foreign languages competence;
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raise staff’s awareness and understanding of German and Uzbek cultures and 
countries;
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offer the opportunity to build networks of international contacts;
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increase the capacities, attractiveness and international dimension of HSBHV and 
TSUE;
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ensure a better recognition of competences gained through the teaching and 
training periods abroad. 
The project was relevant to the internationalization strategies of the institutions in 

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terms of effectively and efficiently implementation of the main areas of cooperation. The 
institutions have chosen staff-only mobility in the framework of Erasmus+ Programme in 
order to broadly realize their internationalization strategies. The project was approved for 
six staff mobilities (three for teaching mobility and three for training mobility from each 
universities) which were all implemented within the given project period. Other staff at 
both universities was involved through meetings with the staff members and teachers 
who were on exchange. 
The qualitative objectives as described in the Erasmus Charter for Higher 
Education (ECHE) were reached. All staff members from both HSBHV and TSUE who 
met the formal requirements for a teaching or training mobility had the chance to apply 
for an exchange within the project. This corresponds to the fundamental principle of non-
discrimination, fair, transparent and documented selection process all the partner 
institutions were committed to through the ECHE and had to follow in full before, during 
and after mobility.