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ERACON 2008 Conference Panel Session ERASMUS Placements: first year experience. Panelists: Gregory Makrides (chair) President, European Association of ERASMUS Coordinators Director of Research and International Relations, University of Cyprus Patricia De Smet (invited)
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ERACON 2008 ConferencePanel SessionERASMUS Placements: first year experience
Panelists: Gregory Makrides (chair) President, European Association of ERASMUS Coordinators Director of Research and International Relations, University of Cyprus Patricia De Smet (invited) Principal Administrator, unit Higher education; "Erasmus", DG Education and Culture Topic: Erasmus student placement and staff training helping HEI to modernise Doru Talaba (invited) Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania Coordinator of EUE-Network (European University-Enterprises Network) Topic: European strategy for closer cooperation between the academia and enterprises Elena Avgoustidou Executive Secretary, European Association of ERASMUS Coordinators Topic: Experiences with Staff Placements at the University of Cyprus Jolanta Preidiene Vice-president, European Association of ERASMUS Coordinators Topic: Experiences with Student Placements at the Vilnius College of Higher Education, Lithuania
Survey on experience with ERASMUS Placements In cooperation between EAEC and unit ' Higher education; "Erasmus" , DG Education and Culture, EC RESULTS
PL= 7 LV= 4 LT= 6 EE= 2 BE= 2 CZ= 7 TR= 6 IT= 3 ES= 4 PT= 7 SK= 4 SL= 4 FR= 2 HU= 2 AT= 2 GR= 1 CY= 1 NL= 1 IE= 1 RO=1 NO=1 Countries replied
Q1. Do you believe that an EC (European Commission) promotional flyer for placements in enterprises will help your institution’s cooperation with enterprises? Please answer on the scale 1-5 (1=not at all, 5=very much) Average: 3,93
Q2. Does your office handle communication/links with Enterprises for student and staff placements? ____Yes ____No ____Other(who)_________________________ Yes = 67% No = 24%
Q4. What is the level of your satisfaction for the support you receive from the LLP National Agency ERASMUS coordinators on the scale 1- 5. (1=least satisfied, 5=most satisfied) Average = 3,9
Q5.Did you adapt the organisation inside your HEI to be able to manage the new Erasmus placements (student and staff) ____Yes ____No Yes= 54% No = 46% If yes, are you in contact with Q5Aa) the career services of your HEI, _____YES _____NO Yes= 62% Q5Bb) the alumni network, _____YES _____NO Yes= 35% Q5Cc) chamber of commerce _____YES _____NO Yes= 26% Q5Dd) a department in your HEI dealing with HEI/enterprise cooperation _____YES _____NO Yes= 59%
Q5E e) other intermediaries _____YES _____NO ( if yes, please specify________________________) Yes= 35%
Q6.How do you manage the insurance for student placement a) university health plan covers it (27%) b) students pay extra for insurance (32%) c) other(please specify)____________________ (19%)