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CAMPUS EUROPAE AN OVERVIEW

CAMPUS EUROPAE AN OVERVIEW. Estela Pereira Universidade de Aveiro Member of the Management Committee. CAMPUS EUROPAE Building European Citzenship. New European University Network At present 16 Universities (EU and East Europe) 350000students

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CAMPUS EUROPAE AN OVERVIEW

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  1. CAMPUS EUROPAEAN OVERVIEW Estela Pereira Universidade de Aveiro Member of the Management Committee

  2. CAMPUS EUROPAEBuilding European Citzenship • New European University Network • At present 16 Universities (EU and East Europe) • 350000students • Core Aim: Practical realisation of the Bologna Process / EHEA • Formal Charter: European University Foundation / CE (Luxembourg Law)

  3. Purposes of the EUF (from the charter) • Build up a close co-operative network of Universities in Europe as a cultural and Educational space • Promote excellent performance in research teaching and service and create a convergence towards high educational university standards, by leveraging on the richness of cultural differences • Foster and develop the University culture and organisation required for this purpose

  4. CAMPUS EUROPAETHE CORE IDEAS • 1. A fundamental European experience for students and teachers. • a) Sharing the value of Joint Programmes • b) Adding a value to Joint Programmes • 2. Students spend 2out of 5 years of B.A. and M.A. programs in two different Campus Europae universities of different languages. • 3. Students obtain a “concerted” degree, e.g. B.A. (CE), M.Sc. (CE)

  5. CAMPUS EUROPAESHARING THE VALUE OF JOINT PROGRAMMES • „Moreover, they (the Ministers) stress the necessity of ensuring a substantial period of study abroad in joint degree programmes as well as provision for linguistic diversity and language learning, so that students may achieve their full potential for European identity, citizenship and employability.” • (from: “Realising the European Higher Education Area”, Communiqué of the Conference of Ministers responsible for Higher Education in Berlin on 19 September 2003)

  6. CAMPUS EUROPAESHARING THE VALUE OF JOINT PROGRAMMES • 1. For Students and Staff • a) Gain from different academic environments and traditions • b) Benefit from different social environments (language learning, culture) • c) Development of international research and/or work experience • d) Joint study activities establish international research contacts • e) Fostering interaction between teaching and research in specialised areas

  7. CAMPUS EUROPAESHARING THE VALUE OF JOINT PROGRAMMES • 2. For Europe • a) Development of European Citizenship and cultural understanding • b) Response to European professional development by training in an international environment and/or on trans-national issues • c) Retaining Europe’s best students, attracting overseas students, encouraging co-operation with non-European institutions • d) Encouraging rapid implementations of all Bologna reforms: • - comparable degree structures • - use of ECTS and Diploma Supplement • - degree recognition • - European dimension of quality assurance

  8. CAMPUS EUROPAESHARING THE VALUE OF JOINT PROGRAMMES • 3. For the Institution: • a) Combining strengths of institutions builds potential for specialised programmes • b) Enabling smaller universities to offer more attractive programmes • c) Enhancing international reputation of an institution • d) Interaction with other universities serves as a quality development tool • e) Attracting new students to an institution

  9. CAMPUS EUROPAEVALUE ADDED / NEWNESS • Fundamental European emphasis covering entire study programme; i.e.: • Promotion of European identity to a larger number of students. • Early period of extensive study abroad. • European languages promoted. • Standardised / Functioning procedures for study recognition.

  10. CAMPUS EUROPAEVALUE ADDED / NEWNESS • Contribution to the European Higher Education Sector while > • maintaining individual character of local university programmes; • plus recognition • Guarantee: recognition of learning experience ”imported” from the host university • Guarantee: recognition of Campus Europae / EUF degree • clear European language policy based on diversity.

  11. CAMPUS EUROPAEMatching Diversity and Convergence 1. Political Trends: Encouraging Joint Programmes • EU: Erasmus Mundus, based on joint degrees • Council of Europe: Recommendation on recognition of joint degrees • EUA: Joint Masters project • Bologna Process: Focussing on joint degrees 2. Political Objectives: Conflicts and Compromise Diversity: identity; profile; tradition; competition Convergence: common frames; transparency; quality assurance; recognition 3.Positioning of Campus Europae Diversity Convergence Campus Europae “A Concerted Degree”

  12. CE TRADITIONAL JOINT SOCRATES DEGREE THE "CONCERTED DEGREE" 1 EUF degree or degree 1 degree 3 degree 2 ext. Module 2 etc. University 3 University sub-degree 2 recognition of University etc. major parts, 1 ext. Module 1 guaranteed profiling Uni X Uni1 Uni 2 Uni 3 et al 1 curriculum 3 (or more) curricula with major parts result: interchangeable, with guaranteed 1 curriculum with unstructured imports. Short periods possible Result:: Problems with recognition possible 1 degree, less specific extreme convergence = recognition and guaranteed profiling. uniformity; result: diversity with major guaranteed, 1 degree structured interchange; UEF and and national degree CAMPUS EUROPAECONCERTED DEGREE • Comparison

  13. CAMPUS EUROPAERECOGNITION and RESPONSIBILITY 1. The Problem a. Public Responsibility: which “public”? – in the absence of a pan-European authority the nation state b. Recognition: Lisbon Convention – based on recognized national degrees 2. The Answer: Localizing the Degree • Traditional joint programs: problem largely unsolved; a “homeless” structure • CE: problem solved; EUF serving as a publicly responsible, identifiable institution (subject to Luxembourg Law)

  14. CAMPUS EUROPAELANGUAGE POLICY: OBJECTIVES For Students: • Proficiency in and empathy with the language of their host institution(s) For Campus Europae Universities: • Profile as efficient, “guest-friendly” European institutions For Europe: • Generating a European multi-language capacity • Protecting minority European languages

  15. CAMPUS EUROPAE LANGUAGE POLICY: PRINCIPLES 1. General Rule: a) English as an “interim-language” in first half, bridging to host language in second half of the academic year. b) Host Universities offer their guest students lectures in English (45 ECTS) during the first half of the year. c) In the second half of the year students attend lectures/seminars given in the local languages. d) Exams / Essays (at the end of the year) may be written in the local language or in English. 2. Exception to General Rule: Immediate use of host language also during first half of academic year, prepared by extensive language teaching prior to start of academic year abroad.

  16. CAMPUS EUROPAELANGUAGE POLICY: REALISATION Phase I: at home university a) approx. 30 hrs regular presence lang. course, provided by home univ. and / or b) IT-based learning course, provided by host univ. for entire network Phase II: at host university a) approx. 4 weeks intensive course prior to start of study year or (if “Exception to General Rule” applies and host university is not able to offer 45 ECTS in English) b) approx. 8 weeks intensive course prior to start of study year. Phase III: at host university During the first half year continuing language courses (2-4 hrs/week) and / or tutorials based on student twinning.

  17. CAMPUS EUROPAE - ACTION • Some Private Foundation Funding • Government of Luxembourg • Plenary Group • Steering Group • Subject Committees • Involvement of students (student council) • Launch of Pilot Projects (subjects / degrees)

  18. Tour d’Europe • 2 students from partner Institutions took part. • The visit started in Berlin,during the Berlin conference and ended in Louxembourg • 14 founding Universities were visited • Students were choosen in a University contest • A report was produced. • A student council originated

  19. Pilot Projects • In 6 areas: Business, Electrical/Computor/Telecom Engineering, Physics, Sociology and Political Sciences, Law, Languages/Business • Around 100 students will spend 2004/2005 in a host CE University • In each pilot 3 to 7 Universities participate • Recognition of studies garanteed • ECTS instruments will be used • Erasmus grants and CE grants (for NoviSad and Minsk)

  20. Strategy for the Pilot Projects2004-2005 • A group of partners agree on the study program, namely the courses are offered in English in the 1.st Semester • These courses should also be offered to home students • The offers are made available to all partners • Some Instituions are senders and receivers, others only senders

  21. The way ahead for mobility • Develop teacher mobility • Widen the number of partners in the pilot areas • More courses offered in English • Sender Universities to become also host universities • Open new projects in other areas • Study of Partner’s curricula • Compatibility matrixes developed

  22. CAMPUS EUROPAEHOW TO KNOW MORE • Information Pack • Website (http://www.campus-europae.org) • Concept Paper • Charter • Co-ordinating Secretariat: Ms Uta Wolf Tel: +49-(0)2302/926-376 Fax: +49-(0)2302/926-380 e-mail: uwolf@uni-wh.de

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