Mobility Joint Degrees

1. Mobility Joint Degrees Bologna Promoters Seminar in Dubrovnik, 30 June 2005 Vera Stastna Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

2. Before and after EU membership (1990 – 2005 ) Pre-accession period • development of international collaboration – Tempus programme • various international and institutional agreements (multilateral, bilateral) • CEEPUS • Aktion • international projects – education, research and development • EU programmes: • Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Youth for Europe (access available from 1997) • 5th Framework programme, other programmes of research and development

3. Before and after EU membership (1990 – 2005) EU membership • one year of experience only • not many differences or surprising/unexpected impact (thanks to previous experience) • some particular examples of new benefits • access to further programmes of the EU • better position of students in studying individually or finding part time jobs • wider possibilities within EU programmes- namely co-operaion outside EU

4. Mobility Multilateral EU programmes • SOCRATES, namely ERASMUS – main (2003/04 3500 students, 1000 teachers) – strong co funding from state budget • LEONARDO DA VINCI Regional programmes • Multilateral cooperation - CEEPUS; • Bilateral cooperation - Aktion (Austria); cooperation with DAAD; intergovernmental agreements

5. Mobility Programme of Development - Ministry • Supports direct cooperation of HEIs; „free-movers“ – growing importance; Direct cooperation of HEIs • Institutional funds to support mobility; • Direct study offers Professional organisations (IAESTE, AIESEC) • Professional placements Self paying bases Weak point - no support for studying the whole programme abroad

6. Some Figures – Socrates Erasmus 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 Outgoing (plan) students 879 1 249 2 001 2 533 3 002 3 589 5 817 months 4 130 5 980 10 481 14 355 17 384    21 508 34 785 teachers 366 408 635 782 973 987 2 393 weeks 531 729 800 890 1 062       1 027 3 631 Incoming students 290 509 635 800993      1 398  

7. Mobility - Some Figures

8. Mobility - Some FiguresSocrates Erasmus EU FundingNational Funding 2000 2 136 086 EUR 1 691 692 EUR (52 443 000 CZK) 2001 2 205 865 EUR 5 107 000 EUR (158 319 757 CZK) 2002 2 271 664 EUR 5 728 300 EUR (176 500 000 CZK) 2003 2 255 374 EUR    7 064 500 EUR (219 000 000 CZK) 2004 2 620 045 EUR    8 125 000 EUR (260 000 000 CZK) 2005 3 063 477 EUR 8 935 000 EUR (277 000 000 CZK) (plan)

9. Mobility - Some Figures Other costs • CEEPUS – 10 millions CZK • Aktion – 6 millions CZK • Programmes of Development - 50 millions CZK

10. European HE Area – new challenges for mobility Possible models • Short term stays (1-2 semesters); • Double degree programmes; • Joint diploma theses, joint doctoral dissertations • „joint degree“; • Bachelor's degree at domestic institution  Master's degree abroad (possibly doctoral degree abroad);

11. Joint degrees – Berlin 2003 “They (Ministers) note that initiatives have been taken by Higher Education Institutions in various European countries to pool their academic resources and cultural traditions in order to promote the development of integrated study programmes and joint degrees at first, second and third level. Moreover, they stress the necessity of ensuring a substantial period of study abroad in joint degree programmes as well as proper provision for linguistic diversity and language learning, so that students may achieve their full potential for European identity, citizenship and employability. Ministers agree to engage at the national level to remove legal obstacles to the establishment and recognition of such degrees and to actively support the development and adequate quality assurance of integrated curricula leading to joint degrees.”(Berlin Communiqué, 19. September 2003)

12. Joint degrees – Bergen 2005 “We (Ministers) note that 36 of the 45 participating countries have now ratified the Lisbon Recognition Convention. We urge those that have not already done so to ratify the Convention without delay. …………… We express support for the subsidiary texts to the Lisbon Recognition Convention and call upon all national authorities and other stakeholders to recognise joint degrees awarded in two or more countries in the EHEA.“ Stocktaking for 2007 „In particular, we (Ministers) shall look for progress in: ……….. the awarding and recognition of joint degrees, including at the doctorate level;” (Bergen Communiqué, 20 May 2005)

13. Whereare we now in Europe? • There is no national legislation in most European countries • „Joint degree“ – What is it - JOINT PROGRAME? or JOINT DIPLOMA? • Erasmus Mundus – since 2004 • Bologna Seminar - Joint degrees – Further Development, Stockholm, May 2004 • Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee, Strasbourg, 9 June 2004 Related document to the CoE/UNESCO Lisbon Recognition Convention: Recommendation on the Recognition of Joint Degrees • http://www.enic-naric.net – Recognition Tools – Legal Framework and Background - Related Council of Europe/UNESCO Documents

14. Definition - Standards • Related document to the LRC : „A joint degree should, for the purposes of this Recommendation, be understood as referring to a higher education qualification issued jointly by at least two or more higher education institutions or jointly by one or more higher education institutions and other awarding bodies, on the basis of a study programme developed and/or provided jointly by the higher education institutions, possibly also in cooperation with other institutions.“ • ERASMUS MUNDUS • Minimum three universities • Master's level

15. Related document to the LRC • A joint degree may be issued as: a. a joint diploma in addition to one or more national b. a joint diploma issued by the institutions offering the study programme in question without being accompanied by any national diploma c. one or more national diplomas issued officially as the only attestation of the joint qualification in question.

16. Programmes • ERASMUS MUNDUS • Minimum three universities • Master's level • Double diploma, • Joint diploma, • Multiple diploma • Other programmes • CEEPUS II • Central European Initiative – CEI- University Network

17. Czech Republic • Possibilities of a Czech HEIs 1. the study programme is accredited (as a programme realised jointly at the institutions of the consortium) - right to award HE diploma and HE degree (§46 The Act on HEIs) 2. the study programme is not accredited - the diploma will be considered as a foreign diploma - recognition according to §§ 89-90 of The Act on HEIs - recommended: abbreviation of the academic title • 3 Joint Master Degrees – Erasmus Mundus • Nisa University • www.neisse-uni.org/enversion/index.htm • Many others – mainly Master's and doctoral degrees

18. Diploma Supplement • More transparency • Annex to the UNESCO/RE Lisbon Recognition Convention: Recommendation on the Recognition of Joint Degrees “The DS issued with a joint degree should clearly describe all parts of the degree, and it should clearly indicate the institutions and/or study programmes at which the different parts of the degree have been earned” ?Description of all different national systems?