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v. u. Virtual placements: improving the international work experience of student s. Mariet Vriens, AVNet K.U.Leuven (Belgium) EDULEARN10, 5&6 July 2010 Virtual presentation. EU-VIP. What is EU-VIP? Why EU-VIP? Output Framework. What is EU-VIP. Enterprise-University Virtual Placements
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v u Virtual placements: improving the international work experience of students Mariet Vriens, AVNet K.U.Leuven (Belgium) EDULEARN10, 5&6 July 2010 Virtual presentation
EU-VIP • What is EU-VIP? • Why EU-VIP? • Output • Framework
What is EU-VIP Enterprise-University Virtual Placements • Project funded by European Commission within the framework of lifelong learning programme • Duration: 01.10.2009 – 30.09.2011 • Consortium of 16 partners from 8 different countries
Consortium • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (BE) (project coordinator) • University of Bologna (IT) • Aalto University (FI) • University of Turku (FI) • West Pomeranian Business School (PL) • FernUniversität in Hagen (DE) • Laurea University of AppliedSciences (FI) • EAL, TietgenSkolen (DK) • Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven (BE) • University of Padova (IT) • University of Groningen (NL) • EADTU (NL) • Coimbra Group (BE) • EuroPACE ivzw (BE) • EFMD (BE) • BEST (FR)
Goal To enhance international work placements through the use of new technologies
Why EU-VIP Why international work placements? • Knowledge transfer between HEI and businesses • Internationalisation of curricula
Why EU-VIP Obstacles for international work placements • Financial, social or geographical reasons that prevent international mobility • Integrating the work placement in the curriculum • Prepare students before going abroad • Follow-up and coaching during and after the placement
EU-VIP Output • Design models for: • virtual mobility activities to prepare students, coach and follow-up students • fully virtual placements • Methodology: developing, testing and improving via 18 pilot projects • Project results will be collected in an online and printed guidebook
More information ? • Visit our website: www.euvip.eu • Send us an email: Mariet.vriens@avnet.kuleuven.be