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MOBILITY BETWEEN EU AND NON-EU HIGHER EDUCATION Zdenka Gadušová , zgadusova @ukf.sk Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v

MOBILITY BETWEEN EU AND NON-EU HIGHER EDUCATION Zdenka Gadušová , zgadusova @ukf.sk Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra Bratislava, 1 .3.201 3. Erasmus-Mundus

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MOBILITY BETWEEN EU AND NON-EU HIGHER EDUCATION Zdenka Gadušová , zgadusova @ukf.sk Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v

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  1. MOBILITY BETWEEN EU AND NON-EU HIGHER EDUCATION Zdenka Gadušová, zgadusova@ukf.sk Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra Bratislava, 1.3.2013

  2. Erasmus-Mundus ACTION 2 - Partnerships between European and non European higher education institutions at all academic levels MANECA – provides mobility scholarships for students and staff from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to five European partner universities

  3. Partners EU partners: • Technische Universität Berlin (DE),coordinator • Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre (SK) • Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg (DE) • Lessius Mechelen - Campus De Nayer (BE) • Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (LI) CA partners: • Kazakhstan4 uni + 4 assoc. partners • Tajikistan3 uni • Uzbekistan4 uni + 2 assoc. partners • Kyrgyzstan3 uni + 1 assoc. partner • Turkmenistan1 uni + 1 assoc. partner

  4. Mobility • three target groups for individual mobility flows • Students and academic staff registered in one of the CA universities (members of the partnership) • Third-country nationals working in public administration, public and private enterprises (not included in the partnership) • Nationals of the third countries concerned by the geographical lot who are in particularly vulnerable situations, for social and political reasons • five different types of individual mobility for students and academic staff • UG, MA, PhD, post-doc., staff

  5. Total number of mobilities – 114 • per country: KZ 31, UZ 27,KG 25, TJ 20, TK 11 • per mobility type: UG 31, MA 20, PhD 21, post-doc. 17, staff 25 Length of mobility • UG, MA, PhD., post-doc.: 6 -10 months • Staff: 1 – 3 months

  6. Scholarship covers: • Travel expenses • Subsistence costs • Insurance costs • Tuition fee (where applicable) Subsistence allowance: • UG, MA – 1000€/m • PhD. – 1500€/m • Post-doc. – 1800€/m • Staff – 2500€/m

  7. Application procedure 1 stage – finding EU uni and a supervisor 2 stage – submitting application with the letter of confirmation from host uni and other supporting documents (detailed info on web) to coordinator in Berlin 3stage – on-spot (mostly by coordinator) and Skype interviews of applicants 4 stage – communicating decision

  8. Getting ready for mobility To apply for visa: • letters of acceptance (coordinator + host uni) • accommodation agreement • insurance agreement • air ticket To apply for temporary residence permit (TRP): • criminal record from home country with super legalisation • birth certificate (aforementioned docs translated into Slovak) • criminal record from SK • application form with stamps and photos

  9. During the stay • mobile phone • bank account • biometric data collection to receive TRP • medical report confirming the applicant does not suffer from a disease endangering public health • survival Slovak language course, attending classes, courses, visiting supervisor, libraries, conferences, writing papers/essays/other works

  10. Mobility to CPU according to the type of mobility and country

  11. CPU: 20 persons, 151 person-months

  12. Project Pros – EU perspective • New experience as a project partner in E-M • Wide range of challenges related to work with students and staff from different cultural background • Exchange of information, knowledge and skills • Creation of network for future co-operation among universities in Asia and Europe by expanding experience in student and staff exchanges • Central Asia – one of the geographic target regions of EU strategy for internalisation

  13. Project Pros – CPU perspective • New bilateral cooperation agreements with universities in CA developed and signed • More CA students coming for study stays at the university • Joint research projects planned • Joint publications published • Dual diploma (at masters level) in the process of signing • Teaching staff mobilities (both directions) continue • New projects written and submitted

  14. Project Cons – EU perspective • Lack of information about the systems of education and grading in CA HEIs • Lack of knowledge about visa and TRP application procedure • Lack of FL skills of Slovaks working with foreigners (police, hospital) • Extensive paper work and preparation • Problems with applicants from countries where the country doesn't have embassy • Time for adaptation to a new living and working place

  15. Project Pros – CA perspective • Possibility to study abroad – in Europe • Having fully subsidized study stay • Getting to know system of European education • Exchange of scientific knowledgeand research results (post-docs and staff) • Publishing possibilities abroad • Development of language skills • Certificates about successful completion of study stay abroad – important documents for future carrier of mobility participants • New cultural experience • Possibility of travelling in Schengen area • Finding new friends and contacts • Raised self-confidence

  16. Project Cons – CA perspective • Administrative and language difficulties with addressing and finding host supervisors • Problems with getting visa (necessity to apply in person – huge distances to travel) and TRP • Extra expenses and time to travel and to get visa (only 2 embassies for 5 CA countries) • Extra expenses to travel and to get visa to the other CA country to get Schengen visa • Getting used to a different study system • Difficulties to find matching study subjects to have them recognized by their home university • Extra expenses and time to travel and to get visa (only 2 embassies for 5 CA countries) • Problems with home university (bachelors were not allowed to stay for another semester)

  17. Lessons learnt • Set clear management rules and timing • Be ready to invest much time into communication with applicants and then, students • Give clear and structured instructions to applicants • Work closely with the sending and receiving departments • Face the challenges of study stay recognition – look for similarities in the systems and possibilities how to match them • Be ready for unexpected – stay flexible

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