Coimbra Group short presentation Virtual Erasmus, Leuven, March 6, 2006

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Coimbra Groupshort presentationVirtual
Erasmus, Leuven, March 6, 2006

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Coimbra Group a network of 37 universities in
Europewith typical profile

• 4 characteristics (with some exceptions)
• high quality
• long established
• outside capital (in university-dominated cities)
• Comprehensive
• (membership by invitation only)

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From Coimbra GroupMission Statement

• The Coimbra Group is committed to the promotion
  of academic collaboration between its members
• 3 levels
• mutual exchange of experience
• development of best practice
• influencing European policy

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Erasmus and Coimbra

• - Coimbra Group at origin of
• European Erasmus Programme
• - annual statistics made within CG
• CG extremely active in Erasmus mobility
• 25 to 30 to partner universities of CG
• - CG very active also in Erasmus Mundus
• 19 of the 37 CG universties involved
• in Erasmus Mundus Master (2004-2005-2006)
• to support the Coimbra Group universities in the
  development of the use of ICT in traditional,
  blended and distance learning and teaching.

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Erasmus and Coimbra

• Two Task Forces of the Coimbra Group
• support physical and virtual Erasmus
• Education and Training Task Force
• stimulates supports Erasmus exchanges
• e-Learning Task Force
• supports ICT-activities at CG universities
• including use of ICT in distance learning
• and teaching (e.g. Victorious project)

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K.U.Leuven

• Internationalization is priority
• - 4.000 international students
• - 15 of students participate in physical
  Erasmus
• Virtual component in international programmes
• - 3 Erasmus Mundus programmes
• with distance learning components
• - joint degree programmes (e.g. with USA)
• with distance learning
• - virtual Dutch language course

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for more information

• www.coimbra-group.be
• www.kuleuven.be