ERASMUS Curriculum Development Projects Intensive Programmes

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ERASMUS Curriculum Development Projects
Intensive Programmes

• Warsaw
• 24 January 2005

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Why European Projects?

• Unique learning experience
• Internationalising your institution
• Increase structured student/staff mobility
• New curricula to respond to todays needs (new
  European joint degrees)
• More projects to be coordinated by new member
  states

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Requirements

• Coordinating institutions of CDs and IPs must be
  holders of an Erasmus University Charter
• One institution accepts the role of the
  coordinating institution and starts the  ball
  rolling  (applicant)

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Curriculum Development Projects

• Joint development and implementation/dissemination
  of curricula
• Reinforcing the quality, European dimension and
  innovation
• Combining the expertise/know-how of universities
  from several countries

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Curriculum Development Projects

• Two types of CDs
• Projects for the development of study programmes
  at intermediate or advanced level
• (PROGS) BAs MA, PhDs
• Projects for the joint development of European
  Modules, including specialised language courses
  (MODS)

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Curriculum Development Projects

• PROGs
• Modifying or adapting existing programmes of
  study, or establishing new, jointly devised
  programmes (full cycles)
• Any level can be covered Bachelors, Masters,
  Doctoral/PhD

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Curriculum Development Projects

• PROGs
• The project has to develop and cover a whole
  degree programme
• Implementation and recognition of the resulting
  qualifications by all partners

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PROGS

• Recommendation
• Participation of enterprises
• Use of new media, open and distance learning

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European Modules

• The European modules aim at providing students
  with a European perspective on their specialist
  subject areas
• They aim at raising the awareness of the students
  of European culture, institutions and linguistic
  diversity

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European Modules

• Comparative aspects or elements relating to the
  content of a given discipline area in different
  participating countries
• The development of specialised language modules
  relating to the content of a given discipline
  which are integrated into the programme of study
  of that discipline (priority to LWTL)

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European Modules

• Modules may focus on the following areas
• History, society, culture, politics or economics
  of European countries
• Aspects of European integration such as Community
  law, European economics, or the organisation or
  history of the EU

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European Modules

• The project must constitute an innovation for the
  universities concerned
• all participating universities must demonstrate
  that they will include the module(s) as
  integrated elements in their respective degree
  programmes

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Priorities for 2005

• Particular emphasis will be given to projects
  that
• Contribute to the realisation of the European
  Higher Education Area  Bologna Process 
• Foster a substantial increase in student and
  staff mobility e.g. by combining public and
  private sources of funding

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The Bologna Process

• Mid-term priorities
• Quality assurance
• Two cycle system plus PhD phase
• Recognition of degrees

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Priorities for 2005

• Develop integrated study programmes at bachelor,
  master and doctoral level, including the use of
  distance learning
• Promote use of ECTS, also for lifelong learning
  purposes and the wider use of the Diploma
  Supplement

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Priorities for 2005

• Special attention will be given to projects that
• Aim at developing or revising  joint 
  programmes of study covering a complete degree
  cycle
• Projects that aim at mutual support in the
  development or revision of  single  programmes
  of study

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Joint programmes of study

• Development phase of 1 or 2 years
• Afterwards delivery by partner institutions
• in a genuinely  integrated manner 
• Structured student mobility
• Structured staff exchange

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Joint programmes of study

• Joint delivery of parts of the course
• (intensive programme)
• Agreement on admission criteria
• Learning outcomes (competences)
• Assessment
• Quality assurance and recognition
• Award of joint or multiple degrees recognised by
  the partner countries

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Minimum requirements

• One coordinating institution plus two
  universities from two more countries which are
  eligible for participation in the Socrates
  programme (3 countries)
• Reasonable geographical spread
• Average number of partners 5

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Joint degrees

• Application procedures
• Next deadline 1 March 2005
• Priority for 2005 call  joint degrees 
• Application forms NEW PROG
• Available at http//www. socleoyouth.be

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Development of application

• Preparatory Phase
• Time scale until March 1st 2005
• Identification of subject area
• Identification of suitable partner institutions
• Development of partnership and balanced
  partnership structure
• Development of application in stages

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Joint degree application

• Selection procedure
• Inputting into data base by TAO
• Technical assessment
• Analysis of budget
• Assessment by 2 independent academic experts
  (grading)
• Calculation/allocation of EU grant
• Selection policy developed by Commission
• Presentation of results to SCHE/SOCCOM.
• European Parliament

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CD Applications

• Deadline for submitting 1 March 2005
• Date of postmark on the envelope
• Decision taken by subdelegation in June 2005
• Publication of selected projects on the web
• Contractualisation and sending of financial
  agreements (autumn)

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CD application

• Contractualisation/financial agreement
• Co-ordinating/applicant institution signs on
  behalf of partner institutions
• Co-ordinating Institution is responsible for
  implementation/reporting of the project
• Implementation within the eligibility period
  (contractual period) which will start on October
  1st 2005

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CD application

• Implementation period
• One year development phase plus one year
  implemenation of year 1 (funding for 2 years)
• Two year development phase plus one year
  implementation of year 1 (funding for 3 years)

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CD applications

• Minimum requirements
• Three partners in three countries which are
  eligible for participation in the
  Socrates/Erasmus Programme
• One institution of higher education makes the
  first step and starts the ball rolling.

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Intensive Programmes

• An intensive programme is a short programme of
  study which brings together students and staff
  from universities in different participating
  countries

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Intensive Programmes

• IP aim at multinational teaching of specialist
  topics which might otherwise not be taught at all
  
• IPs enable teachers and students to work
  together in multinational groups and so benefit
  from special learning and teaching conditions not
  available in a single institution

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Intensive Programmes

• Intensive Programmes can be run for up to three
  years (multiannual IPs)
• The grants are annual grants therefore renewal
  applications have to be handed in
• Minimum duration 10 continuous working days
  (seperated only by a weekend) and three months

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Intensive Programmes

• The number of students from countries other than
  the country in which the Intensive Programme is
  taking place must not be less than 10
• Minimum duration 10 continuous working days
  interrupted by a weekend

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Intensive Programmes

• Priorities for 2005
• Special attention will be given to projects that
• respond to new needs and challenges emerging at
  European level and present a strong
  multidiciplinary approach

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Intensive Programmes

• Priorities for 2005
• constitute an integral part of a joint
  programme of study, delivered by partner
  institutions in a genuinely integrated manner

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Intensive Programmes

• Priorities for 2005
• describe precisely the mechanism of academic
  recognition and the corresponding ECTS credit
  points of the IP

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Intensive Programmes

• Examples of IP topics
•  Crossing borders in interpretation of classical
  music and jazz  (Eesti Muusikaakeeemia Tallin
  20177 Euro)
•  EPE Excluded people in Europe, Comparison with
  European countries Practice  (Tartu Ülikooli
  Pärnu Kolledz 27275 Euro)

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Intensive Programmes

• Examples of IP topics
•  Ethics for Human Capital Development and
  Responsible Business  (Vilniaus Iniversitetas,
  14018 Euro)
•  Alternatives for ecological crop production 
  (Univerza V Mariboru, 33817 Euro)

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CDs/IPs

• Agreements between partners
• Conclude written agreements prior to submitting
  the application (this committment is obligatory)
• Clear arrangements and criteria for distribution
  of the grant (recommended)

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CDs/IPs

• This years application forms (and instructions)
  can be found on the internet
• http//www.europa.eu.int/comm/education/programme
  s/socrates/e rasmus/forms_en.html
• or homepage of the Techncial Assistance Office
• http//www.socleoyouth.be
• (click  Documents , then  Erasmus , then
  Application forms , then New Curriculum
  Development projects 

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CDs/IPs

• Guidelines for Applicants (2004 version) and
  general call for proposals 2005
• http//www.europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes
  /socrates/download_en/html

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CDs/IPs

• friedrich.wittib_at_cec.eu.int

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