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Erasmus Placements in Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences

Erasmus Placements in Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences. Iveta Putniņa, Head of Study, Research and International Relations Department February 2, 2011. Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences - Modern higher education and research centre in Vidzeme region. Vidzemes Augstskola.

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Erasmus Placements in Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences

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  1. Erasmus Placements inVidzeme University of Applied Sciences Iveta Putniņa, Head of Study, Research and International Relations Department February 2, 2011

  2. Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences - Modern higher education and research centre in Vidzeme region

  3. Vidzemes Augstskola The only university in Vidzeme region

  4. Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences • State university, founded in 1996 • Mission: developing as one of the most innovative regional centres for academic education and research • Offering professional bachelor and master’s programmes • 1300 Students, 109 staff members

  5. International Cooperation I • Mobility programmes for studies and placements: Erasmus, HESP, Nordplus • Courses in English from Tourism, Political Science,Communication and Public Relations,Media Studies, Information Technologies and Business study fields for Incoming students • 76 active cooperation agreements with partneruniversities and organisations, out of these38 placement partners • Participation in networks: Atlas, Euprera, EAIE, Baltic Sea Network, EUCEN, EkoTekNord, Anna Lindh Foundation • Active staff training on international level • Guest lecturers – an important aspect of study programmes

  6. International Cooperation II • Baltic International Summer School In 2011 it is the 13th university summer school with 3 programmes • International Conferences: VARE 2011 - Virtual and Augmented Reality in Education ; ATLAS 2011 - The Dualistic Experiment in Relationship: Landscape and Tourism • Active international project work – more than 40 projects since 2000: improvement of study and research infrastructure and library premises, development of curricula, research, regional development, development cooperation etc.

  7. Student Mobility 2010./2011. • Erasmus studies - 54 • Erasmus placements – 40* (forecast) • Total – 94 • 7,2 % out of total student number (forecast) 2009./2010. • Erasmus studies - 46 • Erasmus placement - 61 • Total – 107 • 7,7 % out of total student number • 29% out of summer 2010 graduates have gained experience abroad either in studies or during practical placement

  8. Possibilities for Placements Abroad • Erasmus scholarships • Nordplus scholarships • Work possibilities in Germany in cooperation with Employment Agency • Summer work (mainly in Spain and Greece) • 32 students used their scholarships for placements in new companies and 33 – in previous cooperation partners of the university (2009/2010)

  9. Overview of 2010 placements: number of students per country

  10. Organisation of Placements • Information for students about placement opportunities: emails, intranet, posters, seminars, presentations • Information in intranet and webpage • Application deadlines: October 15 – winter/spring placements December 1 – summer placements March 15 – autumn placements • Data base with current cooperation partners • Meetings with Ex-Erasmus students • Professional guidance, raising self-awareness and self-confidence

  11. Cooperation with employers • Continuous communication – before, during and after the student placement • Employers questionnaires • Monitoring at the work place • Involvement of faculty and teachers

  12. Different types of hotels: rural guest houses, hostels, 3*, 4*, 5* hotels, resorts Tourism agencies Tourism information centres Museums Active tourism companies Governmental institutions IT and marketing companies Non-governmental organisations Placement Cooperation Partners

  13. Erasmus Placement Evaluation Study byInternational Centre for Higher Education Research(INCHER-Kassel) University of Kassel, Germany Kerstin Janson, Harald Schomburg, Ulrich Teichler: THE PROFESSIONAL VALUE OF ERASMUS MOBILITY The Impact of International Experience on Former Students’ and on Teachers’ Careers Bonn: Lemmens 2009 (ACA Papers on International Cooperation in Education). Mit einem Vorwort von Bernd Wächter.

  14. More information on the study Materials from the Belgian EU Presidency conference „Youth on the Move – Achieving mobility for all!“,4 & 5 October, 2010 Antwerpen, workshop 5 http://www.education2010.be/nl/calendar/learning-mobility/media/ Final report as PDF in English language http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus/doc/publ/evalcareer.pdf

  15. www.va.lv international@va.lv Thank you

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