With the continuous development of the knowledge-based society and the shared knowledge economy the role of higher education (HE) is in perpetual evolution with few constants: taking a central role in knowledge creation and innovation, building citizens for democratic societies, and providing trusted certifications. The Lebanese HE system is no exception in this regard. However, the sector has been spreading in the past two decades with a big number of institutions and programmes following different education systems. Despite great efforts supported by EU actions in the past years, the country has not succeeded in establishing yet a Lebanese agency that would be responsible for the quality and relevance of the numerous institutions, programmes and certifications. TLQAA+ is a follow up on TLQAA Tempus project. It aims at developing the culture of programmes’ evaluation and matching against national qualifications framework (NQF) for the sake of increased transparency and recognition of skills and certifications. TLQAA+ has multiple objectives. Its direct capacity building objectives fall under: i. Study the relations between recognition and quality assurance (QA), ii. Suggest a Lebanese QF, iii. Suggest recommendations regarding the QA for new delivery modes of courses and programmes and, iv. Develop necessary blocks for programmes’ evaluation and the usage of a NQF. These goals foster the culture of quality, dialogue and transparency at the programmes’ level and better serve in a Lebanese QA agency as well as internal programmes’ review. They will be experimented in the context of a pilot evaluation.In addition, the project will achieve many indirect objectives, among which: i. Nurture the climate of trust, ii. Produce a short course about internal QA units, iii. Set descriptive indicators to serve external or internal evaluation and strategic planning and, iv. Establish dialogue with the labour market based on transparency and recognition of certifications.

E-TALEB is a structural project aiming at developing Lebanese Professional Standards in Teaching and Learning and cooperating for innovation and exchange of good practices and experiences relevant to similar frameworks established in Europe.The main objective of this project is to support the initial and continuing professional development of staff engaged in teaching and foster dynamic approaches to teaching and learning through creativity, innovation and continuous development in diverse academic disciplines and/or professional settings. The project will support in creating a community of researchers in different disciplines who share inter and intra university practices in teaching and learning.E-TALEB will acknowledge the variety and quality of teaching, learning and assessment practices that support and underpin student learning including instructional technology. It will also demonstrate to students and other stakeholders the professionalism that staff and institutions bring to teaching and their support for student learning. As a result, the project will have high national impact, providing at once many outcomes: - Establishing Professional Standards Framework in Teaching & Learning LBPSF;- Offering Post-Graduate Certificate Programme in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education for Faculty members;- Collaborating interuniversity activities centered on training and educational programs; - Creating Centers for Teaching Excellence inside each of the participating universities supporting faculty and students in their teaching and learning activities;- Supporting the universities in their accreditation programs by having a formal process for teaching and learning;- Developing human capital and talented experts in teaching and learning in the participating countries;- Sustaining the competitiveness of the Higher Education field in Lebanon, the Middle East and participating EU countries;- Publishing the Lebanese Journals on Teaching and Learning.