Ten years of EUPEN a review

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Ten years of EUPEN - a review

• Hendrik Ferdinande
• UGent (BE)
• STEPS by EUPEN (BE)

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Summary

• Roots
• Prelude/Prologue
• EUPEN I (i), (ii)
• EUPEN diss
• EUPEN II (i), (ii)
• Tuning
• STEPS (i), (ii) STEPS TWO
• Global connection (i), (ii)

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Roots

• ERASMUS (DG XXII) 1987
• Student mobility
  
  
• still active, but leveled-off
• ICPs e.g. EMSPS (start 1993) by EPS (E. Heer)
  orginally 92 partners
• Coupled TEMPUS (1994) 5 MJEPs (P. Sauer) HU ,PL
  , LT , LV RO

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Prelude/Prologue

• ERASMUS Thematic Evaluation Conference
• UGent, Gent (BE) 1995-04-07/08
• Physics Studies for Tomorrows Europe
• /Lenseignement de la physique pour lEurope de
  demain
• 24 National Reports about Physics Education
  status, needs, implementation in EU perspective
• Steering Committee for Thematic Network EUPEN
• Gent/Brugge (BE) 1996-04-19/20
• L. Donà dalle Rose, J.Dore, H. Ferdinande,
• C. Ferreira, I. Sosnowska

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EUPEN I (i)

• 1996/97 1998/99 106 partners
• WG1 The student experience
• L. Donà G. Jones
• WG2 Curricula structure development
• J. Dore J.-Cl. Rivoal
• WG3 Organisation of physics studies
• E. Cunningham A. Konsta
• WG4 Career aspects of physics education
• F. Brut J.-P. Hansen
• WG5 Research in physics teaching
• M. Vicentini R. Pinto

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EUPEN I (ii)

• EGF97 Grand Hotel Oude Burg, Brugge (BE) (1997)
  first-degree curricula
• EGF98 Dublin City Univeresity, Dublin (IE) (1998)
  discussion of Bologna Declaration
• EGF99 IoP (satellite of EPS-11) London (UK)
  (1999) doctoral studies, skills ICT
• Proceedings Inquiries into European Higher
  Education in Physics
• (3 vol.) 4th vol. initial teacher training
  (in 5 countries)

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EUPEN diss

• 1999/2000 Dissemination of Results
• EG in Eupen (BE) Athina (GR)
• ERF2000 (05-12/13) USTLille, Villeneuve
  dAscq(FR)
• ERF2000 (06-23/24) UAM, Poznan (PL)
• ERF2000 (09-01/02) (satellite to GIREP2000) RdI,
  Barcelona (ES)

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EUPEN II (i)

• 2000/01-2002/03 DG EAC
• 150 Phys. Dept. 30 countries
• WG1 Quality assessment and assurance/ TEEP2002
  G. Jones (UK)
• WG2 First second cycle degree in context of
  Bologna/Tuning, L. Donà dalle Rose (IT)
• WG3 Networking opportunities for specialisation
  in physics, E. Cunningham
  (IE)
• WG4 Trends enrolment destination students
  /Comparing exams in Europe, H. Latal (AT)
• WG5 Multimedia in physics teaching learning,
  H.-J. Jodl (DE)

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EUPEN II (ii)

• EGF2001 Severinshof, Köln (DE)
• EGF2002 Hotel Riviera, Varna (BG)
• EGF2003 Hotel Scandia, Uppsala (SE)

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Tuning

• Tuning Educational Structures in Europe
• J. González, U Deusto (ES) R. Wagenaar, RuG
  (NL)
• http//tuning.unideusto.org/tuningeu/
• EUPEN in synergy as Subject Area Group Physics
  (chem,math, geol, busi, hist, edu.sc., Eur. st.,
  nursing)
• Phase I, II, III IV (2000/03/04/06/08) EU
  RO, UA
• Generic Specific Competences, Learning
  Outcomes ECTS Teaching Learning Assessment
  Quality Enhancement
• Physics Tuning Brochure (Validation Panel)

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STEPS (i)

• 2005/06-2007/8 EAC EC
• EG1Tuning Eurobachelor
• F. Cornet (ES) E. Cunningham (IE)
• EG2Research education
• I. Sosnowska (PL)/G.V. Pallottino (IT) J.
  Naudts (BE)
• EG3Learning methodologies
• S. Feiner-Valkier (NL) I. Ruddock (UK)
• EG4Quality assurance/doctorate
• U. Titulaer (AT) F. van Steenwijk (NL)
• EG5Teacher training/school-university gap
• M.-C. do Carmo (PT) H. Geurts (NL)

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STEPS (ii)

• EGF2006 Gent (BE)
• EGF2007 Sant Feliu de Guíxols (ES)
• EGF2008 Poiana Brasov (RO)
• Coaches L. Donà, L. Tugulea,
• W. Nawrocik, P. Sauer G. Jones
• EG meetings
• 2006 Granada (ES) Vilnius (LT)
• 2007 Berlin (DE) Aveiro (PT)
• 2008 Vico Equense (IT) Budapest (HU)

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Global connection (i)

• US J. Redish (1997) , R. Howard (2002)
• Asia K.H. Lee (KR)
• LA, Perù V. Latorre (RPU Lima) (2007)
• Students Nigel Harris IAPS (UK)(1997), Gönci
  Balázs IAPS (HU) (2002), Richard Sanders (NL) ,
  Liviu Bilteanu et al. (FR/RO) EPSI (2006/08)
• Industry S. Drageset NO R. Hubert BE (1997),
• Leybold Didactic GmbH DE (2001), Prof. E.
  Aarts (Philips, NL) (2006)
• EPS several Presidents (O. Poulsen, F. Wagner)

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Global connection (ii)

• Organisations EUA, ACA, IUA, EAIE
• International National Physical Societies
• EPS (EU), APS (US), BNV/SBP (BE), NNV (NL),
  IoP (UK), DPG (DE), SIF (IT)
• Other TNs ECTN ECTNA (EuroBa/Ma/doc), Eng. TNs
  (E4, TREE EUR-ACE), TechnoTN
• EUPEN ON-LINE (EOL) e-zine during 10 yrs,
  issue each month (readers?)
• Results books website in each country?