The project applicant should demonstrate that the activities planned within the project are defined on the basis of the analysis of the situation conducted by the project applicant and the cooperation partner (if applicable), the order of their implementation is logical, transparent, mutually coordinated and corresponding to the time schedule planned within the scope of the project. The activities planned in the project and the order of their implementation should ensure the achievement of the goals and results planned in the project application within the scope of the planned funding. The project application provides information about the project implementation quality control measures planned by the project applicant and the cooperation partner (if applicable), which allows to measure progress, quality of the planned actions and make necessary amendments to ensure the achievement of the goals and results planned in the project application within the scope of the time schedule specified and the funding planned in the project application. If the evaluation is below 3 points, the project application is rejected. 3.4. Quality of the project implementation team and the cooperation arrangements 3.4.1. The project envisages close, reciprocally complementary and goal-oriented partnerships between higher education institutions participating in the project; 0 – 5 (Evaluation unit – 0.5 points) Must score at least 3 points The project application provides information: about cooperation partner’s (if applicable) specialisation, experience, skills, know-how and management support, which are necessary for the implementation of the specific planned activities listed in the project application, and a description of the cooperation partner’s (if applicable) planned involvement and expected effect on the achievement of the aim and results defined in the project application; 3.4.2. The project implementation staff (incl. that of the cooperation partner) have appropriate knowledge, skills, experience and management support to successfully
of joint programmes with a foreign HEI. applicant indicates in the project application the title and the code of the joint study programme, foreign HEI involved in the development and implementation of the study programme, and the source of funding, with support of which the study programme has been developed and is implemented. The project should receive 0 points, if the HEI has no previous experience of development and implementation of a joint study programme with a foreign HEI. 3.7. It is planned to attract Latvian nationals having a degree from foreign higher education institutions and no previous employment relationship with the relevant HEI as academic staff (in the main job) for the implementation of the newly developed study programmes. 1 The criterion gives additional point The project should receive 1 point, if it is planned to attract at least 1 Latvian national having a degree from a foreign higher education institution and no previous employment relationship with the relevant HEI as academic staff (in the main job) for the implementation of the newly developed study programmes. The project should receive 0 points, if it is not planned to attract at least 1 Latvian national having a degree from a foreign higher education institution, or a Latvian national having a degree from a foreign higher education institution has a previous employment relationship with the relevant HEI as academic staff (in the main job) for the implementation of the newly developed study programmes. Note: The Latvian national, who obtained a degree in a foreign higher education institution and was not in an employment relationship with the relevant HEI, should be employed at the HEI as academic staff at the time of commencement of the implementation of a new study programme. 3.8. The project applicant has concluded an agreement with the Ministry of Education and Science on good 2 The criterion gives additional point The project should receive 2 points, if the project applicant has concluded an agreement with the Ministry of Education and Science on good practice of attracting foreign students and delivering studies.