Within this Work package the Kick Off Meeting will be held in Sarajevo at the very beginning of the project (22.01.2021.) to set up a management structure and prepare initial documents and manuals.

The Required Changes and Improvements Analysis will be performed to explore the present situation in BiH and EU with regards to teaching competencies development teaching and learning process quality assessment tools, experiential education (EE) and education of pharmaceutical professionals educators. 

Survey questionnaires will be employed to identify the BiH teaching staff and practitioners’ attitudes related to EE and teaching competencies development; The results obtained will be used to benchmark existing activities against the current best practices in Program countries and identify the needs for improvement.

In order to introduce the Consortium and the Project objectives and activities to a wider audience, IQPharm Introductory Symposium will be organized in Sarajevo in Month 6 of the Project life-span. Academic partners (2-3 representatives from each HEI) will gather to present and discuss their respective academic staff professional and pedagogical competencies, quality of pharmacy studies on public universities in BiH including experiential education and employability of pharmacy graduates.

Program countries will contribute through presentations of their respective academic staff professional and pedagogical competencies, quality of pharmacy studies including experiential education and employability of pharmacy graduates and current regulation for State professional exam and discussion of various models for improvement. 

This will be an opportunity to discuss the present situation (including the result of the analysis) with all the relevant stakeholders in BiH, since it is planned for the Introductory Symposium to be an open event for the pharmaceutical community from different sectors and students to exchange opinions and ideas. Relevant speakers from non-consortium countries will also be invited to share their experiences on the subjects of quality in pharmacy education. 

IQPharm Introductory Symposium will be widely publicized to gain as wide an audience as possible.

The Required Changes and Improvements (including SWOT analysis) will be compiled and published. It will serve as a resource and reference for further project activities.

Procurement procedure will be carried out for the necessary equipment to ensure timely project carryout.

WP Leader: University of Sarajevo