The Testing Board carries out international projects in two main fields: international collaboration in the field of educational evaluation and testing and international collaboration in the field of higher medical education.
Since its founding, the Testing Board has been actively working with the international community in these two fields.
International collaboration takes form of joint projects, advisory support, and expert assessment.
Completed projects
2018 - 2022
The REHAB Project “Innovative Rehabilitation Education — Introduction of new master degree programs in Ukraine” implemented under the European Union ERASMUS+ Programme.
2018 - 2022
2011 - 2014
The European Commission TEMPUS/TACIS MUMEENA project “Modernising Undergraduate Medical Education in EU Eastern Neighbouring Area”.
2011 - 2013
The scientific research project of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine “Scientific and methodological support for the implementation of national and international standards of management, monitoring, and quality assurance in medical education” carried out primarily by the O. O. Bogomolets National Medical University.
2011 - 2013
since 2010
The membership in the Ukrainian Standardized External Testing Initiative Legacy Alliance (USETІ Legacy Alliance) — a USAID project.
2009 - 2011
The research project “Scientific and methodological principles of general secondary education quality assessment” carried out by the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine.
2009 - 2011
since 2009
The joint transatlantic project of certification organizations “A Healthcare Workforce Assessment Organization for Europe”
2009 - 2011
The European Commission TEMPUS/TACIS DEMED project “Development of Master Study Programmes in Education in Balkan Countries”.
2009 - 2011
2007
The joint project of the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) aimed at development and implementation of the Fundamentals of Assessment in Medical Education (FAME) training course during the annual conference held by the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE).
2006 - 2008
The research project “Scientific and methodological principles of monitoring the quality of education” carried out by the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine.
2006 - 2008
2005 - 2008
The transatlantic project of the European Commission “Tuning Educational Structures in Europe — Phase III: Validation, dissemination and further development”.
2004 - 2007
The research project of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine “Support for the implementation of the Bologna Declaration principles in medical and pharmaceutical education”.
2004 - 2007
2004 - 2007
The European Commission TEMPUS/TACIS TRAST project “True assessment: distance learning network of teachers”.
2001 - 2005
The “Development of Branch Standards of Higher Education” project for medical education carried out jointly by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. In particular, it concerns the development of assessment methods — standardized national test-based exam (licensing integrated exam) and practice-oriented national exam.
2001 - 2005
2001 - 2003
The International Renaissance Foundation project aimed at implementing the system of external independent evaluation in Ukraine.
2001
The UNDP/IRF research project “Education Quality Monitoring” that is a part of the Doctrine of Education Development in Ukraine.
2001
2000 - 2001
The IREX/Carnegie project “A new instrument of curriculum development”.
2000
The International Renaissance Foundation project “Summer school and distance learning course in standardized testing”.
2000
1999 - 2000
The European Commission TACIS BISTRO international project “Development of Independent Testing Board to Introduce Licensure in Health Sector in Ukraine” — in partnership with the Centre for Medical Education at the University of Dundee (Scotland).
1998 - 2004
The independent project aimed at organization of internships for Ukrainian medical students in the USA in collaboration with the Ukrainian community in Rochester (USA) and the Rochester Ukrainian Group.
1998 - 2004
The projects that contributed to the creation of the Testing Board and had been implemented by the Testing Board team before the Testing Board was officially registered
1994 - 1997
The USA-Ukraine USAID/IREX (United States Agency for International Development) project “Partnership Program in Medical Education” concluded between the University of Rochester and Ukrainian medical schools.
1994 - 1997
1993 - 1995
The international project with participation of 6 countries, aimed at administration of the pilot ECFMG exam for clinical competence assessment of medical school graduates.