The PELIARQ project team invites European Higher Education Institutions, Levantine Higher Education Institutions and Policy makers to participate in this survey concerning internationalisation activities between Europe and the Levant.

The Erasmus+ project “PELIARQ” (Promoting European-Levantine Internationalisation and Automatic Recognition of Qualifications) is being implemented by Ecctis Limited (UK ENIC) with partners UNIMED and MQRIC (NARIC Malta) funded with support from the European Union.  The project seeks to promote opportunities for internationalisation by European universities with the focus on the specific target countries in the Levant; and to promote improved recognition of qualifications and transparency around the education systems in Europe.  For this project, the focus countries in the Levant are Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

The project will collate information from this survey as well as interviews and other sources, in order to develop guidance and support tools on internationalisation opportunities, and education systems in the region, for universities to use to improve engagement between Europe and the Levant.

This survey seeks to collect information on what activities are already in place, and what plans Higher Education Institutions have to pursue collaboration between Europe and the Levant; as well as to look briefly at areas where further guidance on Levantine education systems and opportunities for internationalisation may be needed.

The team will begin analysing the responses to the survey from beginning of June onwards and will contact respondents who have provided their details and expressed and interest in participating in further discussions with the project team in order to shape the guidance being developed.