Share Experience on UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme UCTS

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Share Experience on UMAP Credit Transfer
Scheme(UCTS)

• by
• Siriwan Ratanakrn, Ph.D.Bangkok University
• Thailand
• June 12, 2009

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• Following the footsteps of the EU, the University
  Mobility in
• Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) was founded in 1991
  and the
• UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme was initiated in the
  year
• 2000.

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• The UCTS is a credit conversion scale set up
  to promote student mobility by ensuring that
  credits are received by students for study
  undertaken when on exchange with at the host
  university.

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Guidelines on Credit Transfer Issued by the
Commission of Higher Education in 2006

• Undergraduate Level
• Equivalent course from
• an accredited
• college/university
• A grade of at least C (or 2.00)

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Guidelines on Credit Transfer Issued by the
Commission of Higher Education in 2006

• Graduate Level
• Equivalent course from
• an accredited
• college/university
• A grade of at least B (or
• 3.00) or S

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Guidelines on Credit Transfer Issued by the
Commission of Higher Education in 2006

• Non Formal Education System
• CS Credit from Standardized Test
• CE Credit from Exam (Non Standardized Test)
• CT (Credit from Training/Evaluation of Non
  Sponsored Training)
• CP Credit from Portfolio

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• UCTS Successful students normally Definition
• Grade achieving grade ()
• A 10 Excellent
• B 25 Very Good
• C 30 Good
• D 25 Satisfactory
• E 10 Sufficient
• FX Fail (some more work
• required before credit
• can be awarded)
• F Fail (considerable further
• work is required)

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• The home institute is responsible for
• Selecting an exchange student
• Negotiating for the program of studies to be
  undertaken by the
• student under the UMAP Program
• Recording the approved study program on the
  Record of UMAP
• Study Form
• Approving any changes, by signing amendments to
  the Record
• of UMAP Study Form

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• The home institute is responsible for
• Arranging the level of financial support to be
  provided by the
• student
• Ensuring that the home institution makes
  available any
• preparatory course required by a student
• Liaising, any necessary, with the host
  institution on the
• students progress
• Converting the UCTS credit points and grades to
  home
• institution.

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• The host institute is responsible for
• Negotiating the program of studies to be
  undertaken by the UMAP exchange
• student
• Authorizing the approved program of studies,
  including any changes initially
• approved, by signing Section 2 of the Record of
  UMAP Study Form, and
• providing a copy to the student and the home
  institution
• Ensuring that the student receives the necessary
  tuition and assessments to
• complete the approved study program
• Liaising, as necessary, with the home
  institution on the students progress
• during the study program

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• The host institute is responsible for
• Ensuring that the student receives appopriate
  counselling and other support
• services at the host institution
• Entering the host institution credits/grades,
  and convertring these to UCTS
• credits/grades in the Section 3 of the Record
  of UMAP Study Form
• Ensuring that the registrar issue the official
  transcript to the home institution
• Ensuring that a copy of the completed Record of
  UMAP Study Form is
• received and placed on the student records of
  the host institution.

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• Impediments of the implementations of the UMAP
  and UCTS
• Language barriers
• Difficulty in obtaining appropriate financial
  assistance
• Unwillingness of students to consider studying
  abroad as part of their study plan
• Different school system and different academic
  year
• Difficulty with credit transfer and recognition
  of degrees

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The Challenges and New Pursuits for UMAP Member
Universities

• Mutual cooperation
• Communication, based on mutual understanding
  among participating universities
• Openness and fairness

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The Challenges and New Pursuits for UMAP Member
Universities

• Flexible academic program that encourages
  cooperative, competitive or individualistic
  efforts
• Universal accessibility recognition of studies
  and academic qualifications

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The UNESCO Declaration (1997)

• Individual institution must develop
  international linkages, such as those for the
  exchange of staff and students and for academic
  co-operation. As well, they must support the
  activities of international organizations and
  bilateral agreements between countries within the
  region.

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Conclusion

• By fostering student mobility international
• linkages, the regional aims to mobilize
• people in a global and diverse society will
• not be too farfetched. People, regardless of
• nationality, will learn from each other and
  strive for
• a better place to live and work together
  peacefully.

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Q A
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• Thank You
• siriwan.r_at_bu.ac.th