December 2020
Signing of Grant Agreement
15.01.2021
Project start
The official beginning of the HAPPY Project.
January 2021
Attendance of CBHE conference
Attendance of a one-week CBHE conference by the project coordinators to learn about detailed issues related to the
implementation of the CBHE projects, the operational management of the grant agreement and the fi nancial rules applicable to the CBHE grant.
March 2021
Launch of the HAPPY website
https://www.happy-project.eu
6. - 8. 4. 2021
HAPPY Kick-off meeting
Online Kick-off meeting for the Erasmus+ HAPPY Project: Qualitative research in Higher education teaching APProacher for sustainabilitY and well-being in Bhutan that took place from 6th till 8th of April 2021.
13. - 15. 4. 2021
Workshops on PM and FM
Workshops on Project and Financial Management.
May 2021
Gatherings with QRM experts
Gatherings with QRM experts to align questions for the baseline assessment + brief capacity building workshop on how to conduct interviews and organize focus group discussions.
June 2021
Signing of the Partnership Agreement
which will function as the formal base for our project.
June & July 2021
Conducted a study of QRM capacity
Study via focus group discussions, questionnaire and data collection to understand the current status of QRM capacity and education at the Bhutanese partner HEIs.
19. - 21. July 2021
Joint consolidation meeting
We had a joint consolidation meeting at NRC by Bhutanese partner HEIs to discuss HAPPY baseline needs and assessment.
August 2021
QRM Baseline and Need Assessment Report
September 2021
Beginning of procurement process for QRM related investments and beginning of development of Training of Teachers on QRM.
October 2021
WP Leaders Meeting
Inventory of topics for Learning Management System and development of LMS guidelines; FM meeting with institutional coordinator for the first internal financial reporting
November 2021
QRM sensitization workshops
QRM sensitization workshops for Higher Management at RTC in Thimphu; Establishment of Steering Committee; Draft Quality Assurance Plan
December 2021
Basic Training of Teachers in QRM
January 2022
Part II of Basic ToT in QRM
In January, we conducted the second part of Training of Teachers in Qualitative Research Methodologies that was focusing on data collection and transcription by mini-research teams.
February 2022
Guest lecturer on the inquiry of knowledge from a Buddhist perspective by Dr. Karma Phuntsho
March 2022
Part III of Basic Tot in QRM
Part III of Basic Training of Teachers focused on analyzing the data and presenting mini-research findings.
March 2022
Meeting with EU representative
June 2022
Finalization of procurement - phase 1
July 2022
National Conference on Higher Education in Thimphu with HAPPY papers as input
September 2022
Opening of QRM labs at each of the HEIs
September 2022
Interview by Erasmus+: HAPPY as inspirational story
September 2022
Quality Action Plan finalized
October 2022
First external stakeholder seminar on added value of QRM for society
October 2022
Assesment of QRM status at each HEI by European partners
October 2022
Training workshop on QRM curriculum revision
October 2022
Joint coordinators meeting in Bhutan
November 2022
Submission of 21-month report to CBHE
November 2022
Submission of formal request to extend project period for 12 months
14.01.2025
End of HAPPY Project
The end of the Erasmus+ HAPPY Project.