PROJECT OF INTERNATIONALIZATION OF COOPERATION IN FUNCTION OF MODLINIZATION AND INCREASING OF COMPETITIVENESS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

The international co-operation project for the modernization of the higher education institution is a project of strategic partnership meant for the higher education institutions, through which innovative practices are launched and the standard and quality of higher education institutions are increased. The project encompasses the internationalization and modernization of study programmes, through which new knowledge and skills will be acquired, and, as a result of which it will be easier to employ European citizens. The purpose of the project is to modernize and build new improved teaching approaches, by means of which the students can achieve professional working skills at the end of their studies. The design and testing of the concept of the teaching model called 3I are the main tasks of the project. The application of innovative models encompasses e-portfolio, running of the course according to the PBL (Problem Base Learning), WIL (Work Integrated Learning) and IaH (Internationalization at Home) concepts. The role of the project is to initiate the development of an international strategic partnership of the higher education institution of the contracting entity of the project, which contributes to the integration of the higher education institution into the European Educational Area and thus provides the basis for deepening international cooperation. The results of the project will be applied primarily through the courses by teaching, which is the primary activity of the project contracting entity, thus ensuring their sustainability, i.e. exploitation after the project has been completed. The aim of this paper is to present the process of preparation of the previously mentioned development project for modernization and increasing of competitiveness of a higher education institution. The most important elements of this kind of project development are presented in this paper, using the methodology of the project starting study.