The INSPIRE Work Plan translates the project’s strategic objectives into a coherent sequence of coordinated activities designed to ensure measurable and sustainable impact. The structure of activities reflects a logical progression from governance and methodological development to capacity building, piloting and dissemination. Each work stream is interconnected, ensuring that tools and frameworks are not developed in isolation but are tested, refined and validated in real institutional environments. Particular emphasis is placed on alignment with the European Standards and Guidelines (ESG) and responsiveness to the evolving regulatory and organisational context of Ukrainian higher education.

The Work Plan also integrates continuous quality monitoring, stakeholder engagement and risk management mechanisms to ensure adaptability and accountability throughout the project lifecycle. By combining expert facilitation, peer learning and institutional pilots, INSPIRE ensures that developed solutions are practical, evidence-based and scalable. Ultimately, the planned activities aim not only to deliver project outputs but to embed a sustainable culture of quality and institutional improvement within partner universities and beyond.

Main activity streams

1) Governance and project coordination 

• Consortium coordination, reporting and risk management
• Stakeholder engagement and sustainability planning

2) Methodology and tools for institutional accreditation and quality improvement 

• Mapping needs and existing practices
• Developing guidelines, templates and self-assessment tools
• Aligning approaches with ESG and Ukrainian regulations

3) Capacity building and training 

• Training programme for QA units, academic staff and leadership
• Expert facilitation and mentoring, including peer-learning sessions
• Support materials for implementation (checklists, examples, toolkits)

4) Pilots and validation 

• Institutional self-assessment pilots
• Peer-review and feedback rounds
• Consolidation of recommendations for scaling up

5) Dissemination and exploitation 

• Public project updates and outputs
• Events, presentations and cooperation with relevant national stakeholders
• Resources for continued use after project completion

Expected impact

• Stronger internal QA systems and quality culture in partner universities.
• Better preparedness for institutional accreditation processes.
• Improved transparency and comparability of quality practices with European standards.
• Sustained national and international cooperation in QA and institutional development.