National Pre Analysis Report Republic of MACEDONIA Goce Delcev University Stip The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
1) General data This first part of the report contents general information on the situation of EU-funded education-projects in the partner country, focussed on the Leonardo da Vinci Programme 2007-2013. Partner: Name of the organisation: Faculty of Educational Sciences, UGD- Stip Basic information Was your country partner in the Lifelong Learning Programme? ( ) Yes (x )No Y: since when? :. National Agency: Name + Address + Phone etc National Agency for European Educational Programmes and Mobility Porta Bunjakovec A2-1 MK, 1000 Skopje Republic of Macedonia Tel. +389 2 3109 045 Fax: +389 2 3109 043 E-mail: info@na.org.mk Type of Organisation (public association, ministry ): public institution Short description of the NA The National agency for European educational programs and mobility is a public institution established by Law and adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia.
The aim of the National agency for European educational programs and mobility is to promote and implement the European educational programs into the Republic of Macedonia. By implementing the programs, the National agency for European educational programs and mobility contributes to development of knowledge-based society, with sustainable economic development, more and better jobs and bigger social cohesion, at the same time providing environmental protection and especially exchange, collaboration and mobility into the areas of education and training. Program beneficiaries are: learners, students, teachers, professors, educators and other personnel engaged in any stage of educational process, enterprises and other legal bodies including commercial entities, chambers of commerce and other associations of legal bodies in the field of industry, research centers and bodies, as well as citizen associations and foundations. Main users of the programs represent: Comenius: primary and secondary schools Leonardo da Vinci: all institutions engaged in vocational education and training Erasmus: Universities Grundtvig: adult education institutions E-twinning: primary and secondary schools, kindergartens Study visits: decision-makers in educational institutions Youth in action: Non-governmental organizations, public bodies and non-formal groups of young people. The implementation of the European Programs Lifelong Learning and Youth in Action in Macedonia got introduced for the first time, by the National Agency in the period of 2008-2013. It is in the beginning of 2014 when Erasmus+ become the new name of the Programme that undertook the activities of the previously mentioned programmes, as well unified the new EU Programmes for education, training and youth and sports. Other EU-funded programmes with education projects 2006-2013: Name(s) + short information Study visits Study visits (5) 2009/2010 Study visits (15) 2012 first application deadline (9 February 30 March) Study visits (10) 2012 second application deadline (23 July- 12 October) Study visits (21) 2013-2014 first application deadline (8 February -28 March) Study visits (11) 2013-2014 second application deadline (22 July-15 October)
Grundtvig activities: visits and exchanges Application deadline: 2013 Number of approved projects: 2 Location: Hague, Netherlands. Grundtvig activities: training at work Application deadline: 2013 Number of approved projects: 4 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus; Palermo, Rome Italy; Sevilla, Spain. Grundtvig activities: training at work Application deadline: 2013 Number of approved projects: 6 Location: Bologna Italy; Tortiano, Italy; Prague, Czech Republic; Bath, Great Britain; Lisbon Portugal; Gijón Spain; Grundtvig activities: preparative visits Application deadline: 2013 Number of approved projects: 4 Location: 2 granted in Stockholm, Sweden; 2 granted in Strasbourg France. Grundtvig activities: training at work First application deadline: 2012 Number of approved projects: 2 Location: Florence, Italy; Limassol, Cyprus. Grundtvig activities: training at work Second application deadline: 2012 Number of approved projects: 6 Location: Limassol, Cyprus; Reggio Emilia, Italy; Wiener Neustadt, Austria; Dublin, Ireland; Rotterdam, Holland; Bologna Italy. Grundtvig activities: training at work Third application deadline: 2012 Number of approved projects: 3 Location: Strasbourg France; St. Julain s Malta. Grundtvig activities: visits and exchanges Application deadline: 2012 Number of approved projects: 1 Location: Ljubljana Slovenia. Grundtvig activities: preparative visits Application deadline: 2012 Number of approved projects: 1 Location: Bitonto Italy.
Grundtvig activities: training at work Application deadline: 2009/ Duration period 01.09-31.12. Number of approved projects: 2 Location: Italy and Cyprus. Grundtvig activities: training at work Application deadline: 2009/ Duration period: 01.01-30.04.2010 Number of approved projects: 3 Location: Belgium; Italy and Czech Republic. Grundtvig activities: visits and exchanges Application deadline: 2009 Number of approved projects: 4 Location: 2 granted in Slovenia; Sweden and Finland. Grundtvig activities: preparatory visits Application deadline: 2009 Number of approved projects: 6 Location: 2 granted projects in Estonia; 2 granted in Hungary; Belgium and Great Britain. Erasmus Universities Goce Delcev University -Stip FON Private Univirsity International University of Struga The School of Journalism and Public Relations Euro Balkan Institute Ss. Cyril and Methodius University- Skopje State University of Tetovo Total number of months approved by the National Agency Granted mobility of the teaching staff for teaching involvement Year Year Year Year 2012/2013 2013/2014 2012/2013 2013/2014 296 183 2 3 100 1 116 52 1 0 50 30 1 0 46 10 1 0 175 225 3 4 246 183 2 3
Ss. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola Faculty of Business and Economy MIT University of Skopje European University South East European University 200 170 2 3 70 50 1 0 30 0 74 1 171 128 1 1 Erasmus 2009 Number of approved projects: 3 Location: State University of Tetovo; Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje and Ss. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola. Comenius activities: training at work First application deadline: 2013 Number of approved applications: 11 Location: Almada, Portugal; Sofia, Bulgaria; Rome, Italy; Krakow, Poland; Vichy, France; Coimbra, Portugal; Glasgow. UK; 2 granted in Ta' Xbiex Malta; 2 granted in Salignac, France. Comenius activities: training at work First application deadline: 16. 01. 2012 Number of approved applications: 5 Location: 2 granted in Fano Italy; Roma Italy; Paris, France; A Coruna, Spain. Comenius activities: training at work Second application deadline: 30. 04. 2012 Number of approved applications: 11 Location: Budapest, Hungary; Exeter, UK; Florence, Italy; Cheltenham, UK; Berlin, Germany; Nuneaton, UK; Chelmsford, UK; St. Julian s, Malta; Antalya, Turkey; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Genoa, Italy. Comenius activities: training at work Third application deadline: 17. 09. 2012 Number of approved applications: 3 Location: Berlin, Germany; Scarborough, UK; Maidstone, UK. Comenius activities: training at work First deadline for application: 2009 Number of approved applications: 2
Comenius activities: training at work Second deadline for application: 2009 Number of approved grants: 9 Comenius activities: preparatory visits First application deadline: 2013 Number of approved applications: 1 Location: Biella, Italy. Comenius activities: preparatory visits Application deadline: 2012 Number of approved applications: 3 Location: Herrsching, Germany; Izmir, Turkey; Rybnik, Poland. Comenius activities: preparatory visits Application deadline: 2009 Number of given grants: 11 Key Action 1: Mobility project for School Education staff Year of realization: 2014 Number of approved applications: 10 Key Action 102: Mobility project for VET learners and staff Year of realization: 2014 Number of approved applications: 15 Key Action 103: Mobility project for Higher Education Year of realization : 2014 Number of approved applications: 11 Key Action 104: Mobility project for Adult Education staff Year of realization: 2014 Number of approved applications: 1 Key Action 105: Mobility project for young people and youth workers Year of realization: 2014 Number of approved applications: 5 Key Action 2: Mobility project for Vocational Education Training Year of realization: 2014 Number of approved applications:1 Key Action 2: Youth Year of realization: 2014 Number of approved applications: 1
Key Action 3: Support for Policy Reform Year of realization: 2014 Number of approved applications: 1 Key Action 1: Mobility project for young people and youth workers Year of realization: 2014 Number of Name: approved activities: 1 Mobility of youth workers 2 European Volunteering Center 2 Youth Exchange Overview on EU-funded education projects This chapter focusses on EU-funded education programmes, especially the Lifelong Learning Programme 2006-2013. It aims to offer statistic data and information in the already closed Leonardo da Vinci programme. Please try to answer the following questions based on LLP (If your country hasn t been involved in the Lifelong Learning Programme, please choose other programmes with education-projects and answer the same questions as before.) How many Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation (TOI) projects were conducted in the funding period 2006-2013? Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility project for Professionals in Vocational Education and Training (VETPRO) Year 2013 Number of given grants: 9 Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility project for Professionals in Vocational Education and Training (VETPRO) Year 2012 Number of given grants: 8
Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility project for people in the Labor Market (PLM) Year 2013 Number of given grants: 2 Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility project for people in the Labor Market (PLM) Year 2012 Number of given grants: 1 Leonardo Da Vinci: Initial Vocational Training (IVT) Year 2012 Number of given grants: 5 Leonardo Da Vinci: Initial Vocational Training (IVT) Year 2013 Number of approved grants: 4 Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility: Preparatory visits Year: 2013 Number of approved activities: 4 Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility: Preparatory visits Year 2009 Number of approved applications: 17 Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility: Preparatory visits Seminar: Back to work: Back to learning Duration period: 04 07.07 2012 Location: Birmingham Great Britain Number of approved activities: 4
Leonardo Da Vinci: Preparatory visits Seminar: Linking VET to market needs Location: Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration period: 15-18. 10. 2012 Number of approved activities: 3 Leonardo Da Vinci: Preparatory visits Seminar: Creativity and Innovations in Handcrafts and Arts Location: Espoo. Finland Duration period: 09-12. 10. 2012 Number of approved activities: 2 Leonardo Da Vinci: Direct preparatory visit Location: Netherlands Duration period: 08-12. 10. 2012 Number of approved activities: 1 Leonardo Da Vinci: Preparatory visit Seminar: European Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture, the Environment and Ecology Location: Warsaw, Poland Duration period: 09-12. 10. 2012 Number of approved activities: 3 How many projects per year in average? Acording to the available documents the average number of Leonardo Da Vinci projects per year is 19. Did any of these projects win a national or European Award? ( ) Yes ( ) No
This information is not available. Y: Project-name + Award....
2) Existing evaluation tools This part of the pre-analysis report tries to detect existing evaluation tools in the field of project management which could be interesting for the development-phase of the ToI³ project. Please search for existing evaluation tools or structures in your country which could be useful for our project. Describe them as follows (use copy/paste): The evaluation tools that are used by the National Agency in Macedonia correspond to the ones used by all National Agencies and the European Commission. They are available at: Link to the Erasmus+ Guide: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmusplus/documents/erasmus-plus-programme-guide_en.pdf Link to the application forms: http://na.org.mk/index.php/mk/aplikaciski-formulari-2015.html Name of the tool: Source: Language: Web-based?.... ( ) Y ( ) N Short description: Used in which context / for which purpose(s)?
Structure of the tool / how to use it: Pros and cons: Which part could be interesting for our project? Work journal: Please document your web-research in a few words (date+work). The established communication and cooperation with the Director of the National Agency for European Educational Programmes and Mobility (11.11.2014, 18.11.2014) The established communication and cooperation with the Director of the Office for development of education in Skopje (13,20,27.11.2014) The established communication and cooperation with the Representative from the department for Education- OBSE (24-25.11.2014) The established communication and cooperation with the Representatives from the Ministry for Education and Science (26.11.2014) The established communication and cooperation between the Directors and Experts from the Educational Institutions, Higher Educational Institutions, the Elementary Schools and from the High Schools (8-18.12.2014) The established communication and cooperation with the Representatives from the Non- Governmental Organization in Macedonia (08-18.12.2014) Web- research (3 times per week in the duration period from 01.11-30.12.2014)
3) Data privacy law on a national level This part will be used for preparing the data privacy statement for the project. The TOI-TOI- TOI data privacy statement has to cover many different national laws under the umbrella of the European data privacy law. So please look for possible data privacy contracts and paragraphs, compare them with the EU-data privacy law and try to describe the things which have to be included in our project. This link will help you in comparing national paragraphs with EU standards: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/index_en.htm Official body in the field of data privacy on a national level: Name + Address + Website: Directorate for protection of Personal Data Address : Goce Delcev 18, (Zgrada na Makedonska radio televizija, MRTV- kat 14) Postenski Fax 417, 1000 Skopje Phone: + 389 (2)3230 617 + 389 (2)3230 790 + 389 (2)3230 413 Fax.+ 389 (2)3230 635 Email: info@dzlp.mk; info@privacy.mk Web: http://www.dzlp.mk/mk
Documents: Link to a prepared downloadable contract or guideline or copy of the text in English http://www.dzlp.mk/sites/default/files/law_on_personal_data_protection_clear ed_version_0.pdf http://dzlp.mk/sites/default/files/dokumenti/domasni%20propisi/en/ruleboo k_form_content_forms_transfer_personal_data_other_countries.pdf Differences to the EU data privacy law: In relation to the law for data protection in the EU there seems to be differences which relate to Article 31. This article applies to the issue of personal data transfer to other countries (Law for personal data protection in Republic of Macedonia). Personal data protection In the context for internal telecommunication networks. (Law for personal data protection In the EU) Paragraphs which have to be included in the TOI-TOI-TOI data privacy statement: TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA TO OTHER COUNTRIES (Law for personal data protection in Republic of Macedonia) Article 31 The personal data transfer to other countries may be carried out only if the other country provides adequate degree of personal data protection. The Directorate shall evaluate the level of protection provided by the other country, on the basis of: - the nature of the data; - the purpose and duration of the proposed operation or processing operations; - the country where the data shall be transferred; - governing of the law and - safety measures existing in the said country. The provisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not be applied to the countries members of the European Union and the countries members of the European Economic Space. If the European Commission shall determine that the third country does not provide proper level of protection regarding the transfer or category of personal data transfer, after receiving the notification in accordance with Article 27 of this Law, the Directorate shall issue a determination for prohibition of personal data transfer.
If the Directorate shall assess that the determined third country fails to provide proper level of protection regarding the personal data transfer, it shall immediately notify the European Commission and impose the controller to freeze the data transfer. If the European Commission shall determine that the third country towards which the personal data transfer was aimed pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Article, provides proper level of protection, the Directorate shall notify the controller for recalling the freezing of the transfer, implemented pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Article. If the European Commission shall determine that the third country towards which the personal data transfer was aimed, pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Article, fails to provide proper level of protection, the Directorate shall issue a determination for the controller to prohibit the data transfer towards that country.