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SUMMER SCHOOLS UNIVERSITY OF ANGERS. ERASMUS INTENSIVE PROGRAMS. Caracteristics of our summer schools Scientific program Social program and organisation Keys for success Benefits for our university Is it worth applying for an Erasmus IP? Dissemination, Practical tips.
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SUMMER SCHOOLSUNIVERSITY OF ANGERS ERASMUS INTENSIVE PROGRAMS Intensive Programs - University of Angers
Caracteristics of our summer schools • Scientific program • Social program and organisation • Keys for success • Benefits for our university • Is it worth applying for an Erasmus IP? • Dissemination, Practical tips Intensive Programs - University of Angers
2010 : 1st edition of the RSSA • 2011-12 : RSSA as an Erasmus IP • 2013 : • RSSA as an Erasmus IP • 1st edition of the CSSA • 2014 : • 5th edition of the RSSA • CSSA as an Erasmus IP • 1st edition of the VeSSAl and BI-SSA • 2015 : Erasmus application? Intensive Programs - University of Angers
Characteristics of our Intensive Programs • 12 dayScientific program • halfday or wholeday sessions • max. 45 students • Location: Angers • In English Intensive Programs - University of Angers
15 sessions • Format: • Lecture/Debate (max. 1 hour) • small group work, studentpresentations, • workshops & labwork • Visit of research institutes • One coordinatorfrom Angers • One invited speaker Intensive Programs - University of Angers
Scientific session CSSA 9:00-10:00am: Session 3: Oncogene, Epithelial-Mesenchymal transition and cancer: "Met, Receptor Tyrosine kinase signaling, EMT and breast cancer” 10:00-12:00pm: Workshop & article presentations by the students Olivier Coqueret, Angers University, Fr Morag Park, Mc Gill University, Canada ED 3 & 4 12:30pm: Lunch (University restaurant) 2:00-5:00pm: Workshop on Genomics, Genotyping and Data analysis Philippe Guardiola, Angers University, Fr ED 12 8:45-11:30pm: Theatre & Musical Evening at the "Festival d'Anjou” Musical theaterLe pays des galéjeurs, Château du Plessis-Macé (A bus will pick you up at 8:45pm in front of the University residence and will take you back afterwards.)
Scientific program RSSA 2013 Program containing 10 sessions: • 1 - Metabolism and cancer • 2 - From animal experiment to humanmedicine • 3 - Gene therapy • 4 – Microbiology • 5 - Experimentalsurgery • 6 - Nanomedicine • 7 - Fromphysiology to integrative spatial medicine • 8 - Neurogeriatrics • 9 - Cardiovascularresearch • 10 - Immunology Intensive Programs - University of Angers
Program CSSA 2013 Program containing 10 sessions: • 1 - Celldeath and cancer • 2 - Cellsignaling, oncogenic addiction and cancer • 3 - Oncogene, Epithelial-Mesenchymal transition & cancer • 4 - Prostate cancer and surgical innovations • 5 - Metabolism and cancer • 6 - RAS oncogenes and colon cancer • 7 - Melanoma : Fromgene mutations to targetedtherapies • 8 - Sociological perspective • 9 - Braintumors: molecularpathology in adult diffuse gliomas • 10 - Genomics and hematology Intensive Programs - University of Angers
Research Summer School Angers (RSSA) • 1rstedition: 2010 • Subject: Earlyexposure to medicalresearch • Public: undergraduatestudents in medicine / pharmacy /Vet/ Sciences • 2nd/4th year • Averageage: 22 years • 20 countries Intensive Programs - University of Angers
Cancer Summer School Angers (CSSA) • 1rstedition: 2013 • Subjet: Research and Cancer • Public: undergraduatestudents in medicine / pharmacy / biological sciences • 4th to 6th year • 16 differentnationalities Intensive Programs - University of Angers
SOCIAL PROGRAM Common social program for all summerschools: • Welcome barbecue • Open-air theaterevening by the « Anjou Festival » • Kayak session • Free afternoon in Paris • Atlantic Seacost Day • Free evening in Nantes • Rowing session • Farewell dinner Intensive Programs - University of Angers
Why is it successful? • Interdisciplinarity • Interactivity • « Young » Students • Proximity & Welcome service • International / In English • Opportunity to discover France • Cost-effective • Grants via the EU label • Private support Intensive Programs - University of Angers
BENEFITS Intensive Programs - University of Angers
What do wegetfromthe programs? • For students • New professional impulses • Motivation for research (role model) • International environment • Good fun • For Teachers • Teachingskills • Studentsinterested in PhD positions • Motivation • Good fun Intensive Programs - University of Angers
What do wegetfrom the programs? • Creationof a stable core group of partners : Targu-Mures (RO), Ulm (DE), Zaragoza (ES), Amsterdam (NL), Bristol (UK), Madrid (ES), Szeged (HU),Cluj-Napoca (RO), Naples (IT), Sevilla (ES) and Timisoara (RO). • Enhancement of the medical curriculum of Angers • Development of the attractiveness of the university for international students Intensive Programs - University of Angers
Cooperationwith IP partnersled to other programs • Joint Program for EuropeanMedicalSemester(JPEMS) withSzeged (HU), Naples (IT), Cluj-Napoca (RO) and Amsterdam (NL) Intensive Programs - University of Angers
Erasmus IP programs (2011-14) + - Administrative burden +++ Financial support for students is not crucial Real partnerships are difficult Extra european attractivity ? • Image +++ • Aknowledgement in the home curriculum? • Support for organisation + (6000 €) • Support for staff mobility • Support for student mobility Intensive Programs - University of Angers
Choosing the right partners • Former Erasmus partners(Ulm, Cluj-Napoca, Bristol, Szeged) • Co-construction of scientific sessions • Ex : Ulm and Szeged • Co-construction of an entire program • VeSSAl (University of Pisa) • Synergybetweenresearch and teachingpartnerships Intensive Programs - University of Angers
ORGANISATION Intensive Programs - University of Angers
IP COORDINATION • SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM:2 scientificcoordinators • Invitation of external speakers, • Setting up the scientific program, • Privategrant applications, Evaluation • ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECT COORDINATION: 1 international officer (+ 1 master trainee + 2 studentsbuddy) • Budget & Grant applications ; • Communication, Diffusion, Evaluation • Logistic ( travel, accomodation, lunch, social program, welcomeservice) Intensive Programs - University of Angers
TASKS AND TIME SCHEDULE Intensive Programs - University of Angers
DISSEMINATION/ VALORISATION • Worldwide diffusion • Website • Flyers/Posters • Videos • Press Intensive Programs - University of Angers
Assessment Of the students Of the Program Overall assessment Assessment of each session • English proficiency • Article analysis • Debriefing meeting • AttendencyCerticate + 6 ECTS Intensive Programs - University of Angers
2014 : 5 programs; 2020 : 1000 students Health sciences • RSSA • CSSA • VeSSAl • BI-SSA Vegetalbiology • Vegetal … Intensive Programs - University of Angers
Practical tips • Interdisciplinary up-to-date fancytopics • High level implication of a few teachers • Student implication • ADMINISTRATIVE coordinator (But youcan’t have Anne-Carole!) Intensive Programs - University of Angers