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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES IN ERASMUS MUNDUS ACTION 2 : NOVGOROD STATE UNIVERSITY Elvira Kaminskaya, Head of International Academic Programmes St.Petersburg, 3 February 2011.
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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESFOR RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES IN ERASMUS MUNDUS ACTION 2:NOVGOROD STATE UNIVERSITYElvira Kaminskaya, Head of International Academic ProgrammesSt.Petersburg, 3 February 2011
YAROSLAV-THE-WISE NOVGOROD STATE UNIVERSITYlargest classical university in the region14000 students,900 academic staff8 institutes, 4 colleges, 20 faculties 19 bachelor & 11 master programmes335 international students from 41 country
EMECW/EMA2: How did we get there? Establish a systemic, institutionalized approach to internationalization Focus on regional networking Strengthen existing and develop new partnerships Encourage international project activities Enhance your visibility by all means Never stop trying!
Belarus China Estonia Finland France Germany Great Britain Latvia Norway Poland Serbia Sweden Ukraine USA
EMA2: Marketing activities Program presentations for students and academic staff Round tables on partnership issues Interviews with grantees Articles in university press & local papers Webpage developed and updated E-mails and phone calls to university graduates Poster sessions & flyer dissemination
Opportunities Institutions: Contribute to home campus internationalization Enhanced mobility flows Raise the university’s international profile Expand, complement and enrich educational content Tool for improving mobility organization
Opportunities Individuals: Gain perspective and insight that will increase their capacity to function in a globalized society Global engagement: cultural intelligence Improved language proficiency Personal growth and development
Dual degree program Novgorod State University – Pultusk Academy for the Humanities Master Program in History/Political Science Center for Russian-Polish Business Cooperation
Challenges Incompatibility of curricular, recognition of study periods, credit transfer Inequalities in higher education Outdated stereotypes Few courses taught in English, no course catalogues in English, low faculty incentives Language assessment tests TG2 recruitment