Bologna Process in a nutshell: training materials for schools

1. Bologna Processin a nutshell:training materials for schools Marek FRANKOWICZ Bologna Expert for Poland COMENIUS „CITIES” Project

2. Bologna Process and Schools • Flexible study system • Internationalization • Exchange of good practice

3. Bologna Garden with Bifurcating Paths

4. 1st cycle professionally oriented studies

5. 1st cycle academic interdisciplinary studies

6. Specialized 2nd cycle studies

7. „Graduate School”

8. „Bologna message” for pupils • Three cycles – „garden with bifurcating paths” • Recognition of competencies – parts of what little Johnny has learned in school may be recognized when big John goes to the university • Internationalization – not only for students of foreign universities

9. Program COMENIUS Possibilities of cooperations between schools and higher education institutions • Multilateral Projects • Thematic Networks • Accompanying Measures

10. Equipping Secondary School Teachers with the Tools for Inspiring the Next Generation of Young Chemists: A COMENIUS project called CITIES Chemistry and Industry for Teachers In European Schools

11. CITIESPartners • Contractor and Co-Ordinator: Europa Fachhochschule Fresenius (DE) • European Chemistry Employers’ Group ECEG (BE) • European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers’ Federation EMCEF (BE) • Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität (DE) • Czech Chemical Society (CZ) • Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (DE) • Insitut Químic de Sarriá (ES) • Uniwersytet Jagiellonski (PL) • Nottingham Trent University (UK) • Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

12. What is CITIES all about? • Giving teachers the tools to tell pupils why & how chemistry is indispensible in a modern society • Inspiring them to tell others how chemistry makes a difference to their lives • Helping teachers to make the chemistry they are required to teach more exciting, vibrant and relevant to its real life context • Interesting teachers and pupils alike in the European context in which all this happens

13. Module 1: European context of chemical education, training and development • General Basic Information on EU policies, with special respect to the context of chemistry and chemical industry • International educational programs, sources of funding etc. • Different approaches to vocational and tertiary chemical education in Europe (not only: also secondary – EURYDICE), with sub-section on student work experience and student mobility • Employability of the graduates in a global economy

14. Module 2: Commerce and innovation – our future Scope and impact of the European Chemical Industry, its workers and employees and of chemistry based products on the European economy, on citizens’ everyday life, on the environment and on the labour market

15. Module 3: Chemistry changes everything Current and future development trends in the field of commercial application of chemical innovation, with particular regard to the European area (covering fields such as nano-technology, bio-technology, bio-analysis, sustainability of material and energy use, Green Chemistry, chemical engineering design etc.)

16. Module 4: Chemistry – bringing it alive Modern, practically oriented, appealing methodologies of teaching chemistry to a broad spectrum of pupils from different abilities and interests, including those who are heading for a career in chemistry a n d those who will just be “users” of applications of chemistry and voters in elections (societal aspects) • Forensic chemistry brought alive • Chemistry of a tin of Ravioli • Everyday chemistry experiments