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Nordic Consortium for China Studies Kick-off Meeting 8-9 December 2014 Department of Oriental Languages – Chinese Studies – Department of Oriental Languages Stockholm Confucius Institute Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies Chinese Studies Korean Studies Japanese Studies Middle Eastern Studies Chinese Studies – Staff • Professor Torbjörn Lodén (retired) • Associate Prof. Marja Kaikkonen • Associate Prof. Irmy Schweiger • Post-Doc Elena Pollacchi • Ingela Jin, language instructor • Wang Hailin, language instructor • Johan Fresk, administrator 3 PhD defenses (2012-14) Chinese Studies – Education 5 Year Ph.D. studies (80 % research/ courses & 20% teaching/ administration/ practical qualification) 2 Year Master Program Double Degree, 120 ECTS Chinese I Chinese II 30 ECTS 30 ECTS 1 Year Master Course, 60 ECTS Chinese III Chinese IV (Jilin) 30 ECTS 30 ECTS Intensive Prep-course 1 term OR Minor 30 ECTS BA course 30 ECTS 3 year high-school Chinese BA Studies - Chinese III • Exchange semester in China 吉林大学交换学期 Bachelor’s Course in Chinese Term 5 (Chinese V) Term 6 (minor) Chinese Texts 4,5 ECTS Literature Practical language skills History 3 ECTS Perspectives on Modern Chinese Culture 7,5 ECTS BA thesis, 15 ECTS Economy Linguistics “Excellent Quality of Education” highest possible rating after evaluation of the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education for undergraduate education 1,3 million Establishing a Nordic Consortium for China Studies US + Establishing a Nordic Consortium for China Studies • Strategic partnerships for higher education institutions (field) • Cooperation and innovation and the exchange for good practices (key action) • 1st call 2014 • Sep 2014 – august 2016 • 156.288,00 € Rationale behind … • Global relevance of “China” • Necessity for high-quality, innovative, diversified “China Studies” • “Nordic conditions” • Intra-disciplinary transformation of academic subject “Chinese/ Sinology” • Departmental restructuring, incorporation • Educational policy perspective Objectives pursued … • Establishment of a Nordic Consortium of China Studies (NCCS) = Strategic organizational, administrative, communication platform Promoting, monitoring, coordinating Master program of China Studies with Zheda Increasing synergies, promoting inter-Nordic cooperation (teaching, research etc.) Drafting joint Nordic Center for China Studies at Zheda Supporting Nordic Association of TCFL (European Qualification framework) Priorities addressed … • Contribute to modernization of Europe’s higher education systems (outlined in 2011 EU Agenda) • Strengthening professional profile of teaching professions (TCFL) International cooperation/ relations, development Quality and relevance of HE Regional dimension and cooperation Who is involved? • Coordinator: SU • Partners: OiU, AU, UCHG • Stakeholders • Beneficiaries International Office: Helena Björck Organization and communication: Johan Fresk Head of administration: Annika Lundström Head of Department: Alberto Tiscornia Flow of communication … • Mail, videoconferencing, phone • Open access website (internal communication, external knowledge/ information dissemination) • Transnational Project Meetings (TPM) SU - Dec 2014 AU - June 2015 UCHC - Nov 2015 UiO - June 2016 Time schedule/ organization (1) • Dec 2014 SU: kick-off • June 2015 AU: Public MA thesis defense Nordic Association of TCFL (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages & HSK) Multiplier event (potential MA students, representatives of different sectors of job market/ other academic fields, Alumni) Project management Time schedule/ organization (2) • Nov 2015 UCHG: Evaluation of Master program/ project/ intensive courses Nordic Association of TCFL Planning next study term Project administration • June 2016 OiU: Public MA thesis defense Multiplier event Project assessment/ wrap up Further funding of project? Activity (1) course material • Development of 8 Master intensive courses China Studies: Film and Media (SU/ UiO) China Studies: Literature and Culture (SU/ AU) China Studies: Economy (UCHG/ AU) China Studies: Politics (UCHG/ UiO) China Studies: History (AU/ SU) China Studies: Doing fieldwork in China (AU/ UCHG) China Studies: Education (UiO/ UCHG) China Studies: Classical Chinese (UiO/ SU) Activity (2) Website • Establishment open access Website Nordic Consortium for China Studies SU technical support, design, launch, updating OiU, AU, UCHG support with texts, contents, information, visual material Activity (3) Nordic Center • Nordic Center for China Studies at ZJU Draft & planning Discussion of concept, function, role, organization, admin., mutual benefits Activity (4) Nordic Association of TCFL • Draft of role, task, aims, activities of Nordic Association of TCFL Assessment methods for planning and evaluating language learning and teaching activities for TCFL Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) Policy recommendations/ guidelines Budget (1) Project management and implementation • Applicant • 12 000 € • Partner (each) • 6 000 € ______________ = 30 000 € Budget (2): Transnational Meetings • SU (12 Pers. x 575 €) • AU (15 x 575) • UCHG (12 x 575) • UiO (15 x 575) • • 6 900 € • 8 625 € • 6 900 € • 8 625 € ______________ = 31050 € Budget (3): Course development • SU (2 courses á 20 days x 241 € per day) • UCHG • AU • UiO • 9 640 € • 9 640 € • 9 640 € • 9 640 € Budget (4) Website • SU (Technician 24 days á 190 €) • SU (Teacher, researcher 48 days á 241 €) • 4 560 € • 11 568 € Budget (5) Nordic Association of TCFL • AU (60 days á 241 €) • SU (30 x 241) • UiO • UCHG • 14 460 € • 7 230 € • 7 230 € • 7 230 € Budget (6) multiplier events • AU, June 2015: • 2 200 € 10 local participants / stakeholders á 100 €, plus 6 foreign participants / stakeholders á 200 € • UiO, June 2016 • 2 200 € Budget AU • Project management • TNMeetings • Course development • Nordic Assoc. • Multiplier event • 6 000 • 8 625 • 9 640 • 14 460 • 2 200 ______________ = 40 925 € Budget UCHG • Project management • TNMeetings • Course development • Nordic Ass. • 6 000 • 6 900 • 9 640 • 7 230 ___________ = 29 770 € Budget UiO • Project management • TNMeetings • Course development • Nordic Assoc. • Multiplier event • 6 000 • 8 625 • 9 640 • 7 230 • 2 200 ______________ = 33 695 Budget SU • Project management • TNMeetings • Course development • Website • Nordic Ass. • 12 000 • • 6 900 9 640 • 16 128 • 7 230 ______________ = 51 898 € Budget Summary Project admin. TNP meetings Courses/we bsite/ Nordic Association Multiplier events 2 200 AU 6 000 8 625 24 100 UCHG 6 000 6 900 16 870 UiO 6 000 8 625 16 870 SU 12 000 6 900 32 998 30 000 31 050 90 838 Total budget 40 926 29 770 2 200 33 695 51 898 4 400 156 288 Budget Administration Annika Lundström AU UCHG UiO SU