PPQR MEETING FRANCE

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PPQR MEETINGFRANCE LITHUANIA
31st August-1st September, 2007University Pierre
et Marie Curie (Paris 6) FRANCE
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The participants
? Claude Alquié (University Pierre et Marie
Curie (Paris 6), France)? Ruta Jankauskiene
(Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania)
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Proposed issues

• General introduction of both universities
• Review of the situation of the continuing
  education (CE) in both universities
• Identification and analysis of the problematic
  areas in CE in both universities
• Choice of a virtual tool out of two (Consultancy
  Tool, Quality Learning Tool) for the selected
  problematic area(s)

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CE in University Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6)

• In France CE was developed since 1971 (a
  centralized management of the activity by
  Continuing Education Service (SFC)).
• Certificate ISO 9001 was obtained in June, 2007.

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CE in Kaunas University of Technology

• Continuing education is hosted and managed by the
  various faculties, departments and institutes
• There are around 200 programmes of CE in the
  university.

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Problematic areas in CE in Paris 6

• In orientation and guidance of adults applying
  for preparation of the courses leading to the
  national diploma (bachelor and master degrees in
  sciences)
• A database of the former attendees of the courses
  of CE is not used to maintain the links with
  them.
• ?
• Communication problems

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Problematic areas in CE in Kaunas University of
Technology

• No structural unit focusing on continuing
  education in the university
• Lack of information in the course description
  (e.g. no exact dates of the beginning of the
  courses)
• No systematic marketing means.
• ?
• Communication problems

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Analysis of the Virtual Learning Tools
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Sharing of good practice

• Geneva case study (EQUIPE website)
• University Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6),
  France)