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Enhancing Global Partnerships: Joint Graduate Programs Conference

Explore structures, benefits, and challenges of joint programs between Germany and Europe. Discover opportunities for innovative international cooperation in education.

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Enhancing Global Partnerships: Joint Graduate Programs Conference

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  1. Opening Conference:„New Forms of International Cooperation-Joint Graduate Programs“Workshop 1: Structures of Joint Programs Berlin, March 31st Dr. Birgit Klüsener DAAD

  2. PhD MA BA The European Bologna Structure PhDabroad Employment Study abroad

  3. The (European) Doctorate The EuropeanHigher EducationArea The EuropeanResearchArea

  4. Germany Europe Educational Reform 2008 PhD-Net (DAAD) 2005 Excellence Initiative Intern. Ph.D. Programme (DAAD/DFG) 2001 Graduate Schools (NRW) FP 4-7 1999 Max-Planck Research Schools Bologna Prozess Marie Curie measures 1994 Stifterverband 1990 Research Training Groups (DFG) 1968 Collaborative Research Centres Independent foundations for individual promotion of young scientists 1925

  5. Joint degree programs in Europe • Joint degree programs: A definition • (Lisbon Convention on recognition of qualifications, 2004) • Study program developed collaboratively by two or more Higher Education Institutes leading to • a joint diploma in addition to one ore more national diplomas • a joint diploma issued by the institutions offering the study programme in question without being accomanied by any national diploma • one or more national diplomas issued officially as the only attestation of the joint qualification in question • EUA Trends V Report 2007: • Survey of Higher Education Institutes in Europe: • Replies on joint degrees: • 20% at Bachelor level • 36% at Master`s level • 18% at Doctoral level

  6. What are the benefits of joint degree programs? • Improvement of international research cooperations • Improved academic quality of the doctoral program • Internationalization of curriculum • attractive conditions for highly qualified international doctoral candidates (without the risks of a permanent brain drain) • Access to unavailable knowledge • Economic savings

  7. Requirements of joint doctoral programs • Mutual research interest • Joint curriculum • Substantial time spent in the partner institution • Joint supervision of PhD candidates • (Joint thesis committee and joint or double degree)

  8. Obstacles in setting up joint programs • National regulations about academic requirements and exams • Financial resources (project office, fellowships for PhD candidates etc.) • Critical mass of PhD candidates • Unbalanced mobilty/exchange of doctoral candidates • Language and administrative skills of staff and faculty

  9. Questions for discussion • What are the key aspects (e.g. most important steps) in settingup a joint program? • What are typical structural problems in setting up joint programsbetween Germany and China? • What kind of exchange is most promising, according to the groupsexperience? • What are the costs and benefits of joint programs? • What academic disciplines are most suited for joint programs and why? • What would be the group`s 3 best tips to setting up a succesful jointgraduate program?

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