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Our AEL Project

Our AEL Project. Situation May 2011. 1. What we are building on 2. What we hoped (and still hope?) to achieve 3. Where we are now 4. Where we are heading. 1. What we are building on. ALE : multiple degree structure

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Our AEL Project

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  1. Our AEL Project Situation May 2011 ALE/AEL Meeting5-8 May 2011

  2. 1. What we are building on • 2. What we hoped (and still hope?) to achieve • 3. Where we are now • 4. Where we are heading ALE/AEL Meeting5-8 May 2011

  3. 1. What we are building on • ALE: multiple degree structure • Structure: Year 1 at homeYear 2 abroad, L1Year 3 abroad, L2Year 4 at home. • Certification: three degree certificates • Problems: new partners / modified degrees of existing partners: - questions are asked about Learning Outcomes- universities require more than 60 ECTS at their institution before they grant their degree. ALE/AEL Meeting5-8 May 2011

  4. AEL: Joint Bachelor degree Certification: one degree certificate, co-signed Structure: same as ALE Learning Outcomes: same for all the AEL “paths” Curriculum (240 ECTS): - ingredients selected from existing local courses; - a minimum of 48 ECTS for each of the foreign languages & 30for the “applied subjects”. Obstacles: national legislations (mainly) Ghent: no “recognition”; Cologne: no acceptance of joint character; Aix: positive comments. 2. What we hoped to achieve ALE/AEL Meeting5-8 May 2011

  5. 3. Where we are now • Cologne, Aix, Granada, Limerick may continue their ALE agreements among themselves (leading to dual or triple degrees), henceforth under the AEL umbrella • However: Aix: 4-year formula is under threat • Granada: adjustments needed now that the new Grado is phased in. • Aston, Ghent can co-operate as “associate AEL members”: • they issue “exchange certificates” for the 60 credits that students from AEL partners study with them; • likewise, their students receive “exchange certificates” when they study at Cologne, Aix, Granada, Limerick. • Heriot-Watt may now explore its position and find out in which of the above ways it can co-operate • Examples: • A student studying at Cologne (home), Aix & Granada, receives a degree certificate from all three universities • A student studying at Cologne (home), Granada and Ghent, receives a degree from Cologne & Granada, and an exchange certificate from Ghent • A student studying at Ghent (home), Cologne and Aix, receives his/her Ghent degree and two exchange certificates (one from Cologne, one from Aix) ALE/AEL Meeting5-8 May 2011

  6. 4. Where we are heading • We remain interested in the Joint formula. If Aix gets the go-ahead, other partners may decide to re-apply. • Meanwhile, we choose to define the AEL broadly; it is a project in which a consortium of universities  promote a 4-year Bachelor programme with two years abroad, leading to the AEL learning outcomes,  and with varying types of certification depending on the “path” followed. ALE/AEL Meeting5-8 May 2011

  7. 4. (Where we are heading) • We agree to sign an AEL agreement to this effect later in 2011. • We also agree to specify, in two Annexes to the agreement: • Our intended student flows for the next few years (itineraries and numbers) • Details of our academic calendars, with exam periods and deadlines for communicating marks to partners. ALE/AEL Meeting5-8 May 2011

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