From ERAMIS to PROMIS: Extending and improving a Master’s Degrees network in Central Asia.

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The ERAMIS (European-Russian-central Asian network of Master's degrees Informatics as a Second competence) Tempus Project started in January 2010 and ended in June 2013 with the creation of a network of 10 ISC (Informatics as a Second Competence) Master's degrees as its main result. Based on a critical analysis of the results and outcomes of this project, this paper presents the motivations of PROMIS (PROfessional network of Master’s degrees Informatics as a Second competence) a new Tempus Project as a continuation of ERAMIS.The main result of the ERAMIS project is the creation of a network of Master's degrees involving 10 universities in Russia (4 universities), in Kazakhstan (3 universities), in Kyrgyzstan (2 universities) and in France (1 university). Based on the experience gained during the creation of 9 ISC Master's Degrees in Russian and Central Asian partner universities, the PROMIS project aims to geographically extend the ERAMIS network in three other countries of Central Asia: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. The project will also aim at generally improving the vocational features of the Master's degree network by both strengthening the relationships between the universities and the local companies, and adapting the teaching process to the social needs (working status) of the students.