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Workshop 5 01/12 Asia and Oceania. Carsten Mantel tropEd - MSc Programme in International Health Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin. tropEd EM Action 3 Partners. Eight European universities plus: Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, China Khon Kaen University, Thailand
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Workshop 5 01/12Asia and Oceania Carsten Mantel tropEd - MSc Programme in International Health Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
tropEd EM Action 3 Partners • Eight European universities plus: • Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, China • Khon Kaen University, Thailand • University of Cape Town, South Africa • University of Basel, Switzerland • (Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines) • (Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia)
Partnership Development • Primary focus on Asia and Africa Latin America at a later stage • Building on established personal links: Mostly alumni of European study or research programmes
Third Country Cooperation • Original mission and vision of the tropEd network – spanning Europe with Africa, Asia and Latin America • Main focus of “International Health“ • Mutual learning process, adaptation of teaching styles and learning approaches, research opportunities • Balanced cooperation on equal terms
Third Country Cooperation: Challenges • Language (China, Thailand) for field research and background reading • Student finances: Cheaper to study in Europe in spite of EM scholarship (European subsidies) • Varying quality of tutoring and supervision • Intercultural challenges increase time originally allocated for academic work
Third Country Cooperation: Challenges • Fee transparency, e.g. extra fees for books, internet, library use etc. • Differences in academic quality standards: • Course assessments • Thesis requirements (desk study vs. field work) • Thesis assessment (formal vs. content) • Thesis defense as feedback session
Development of European Student Mobility • Quality assurance of course provision through the network (peer review) • Focus on learning objectives and assessment procedures • ECTS easily translated into other credit systems • English language • Recognition of joint degrees: A long way to go …
Recommendations • Increase scholarships for European students, e.g. bonus payment • Hold regional joint ToT workshops / seminars to discuss: • Curriculum development • Learning styles and methods • Asessment procedures • Quality assurance in HE • Recognition and legal issues re: joint degrees