Transcript Ei dian otsikkoa - European University at Saint Petersburg

Tempus JEP project
Understanding European Governance in the Northwestern
Regions of Russia
(Activity 2.1. Joint Workshop on Bologna Convention’s
Principles in Genoa)
European Studies in Russia in the Framework of Bologna
Process
Genoa 22-24 May 2005
Jouni Järvinen, Aleksanteri Institute – University of Helsinki
Finnish Universities
 20 Universities and out of them:
 10 multifaculty universities
 3 universities of technology
 3 schools of economics and business administration
 4 art academies
 + National Defence College (Ministry of Defence)
 Basic missions:
 Research
 Education based on research
 Societal interaction
Reform of the Degree Structure – A State of the
Art
 The University Act (645/1997) was amended on July 2004 and will come into force
on August 1, 2005
 Adoption of a system of easily readable and comparable degrees, Diploma
Supplement, and the ECTS
 1 August 2005, adaptation of the two-tier degree system, normally (3+2) and the
ECTS
 ECTS and Diploma Supplement already used in international student
mobility schemes
 Universities have a statutory duty to issue a DS to the student on request
 The periodization of the Academic year, 4 periods, two each semester
 Harmonisation of Grading Scales
 Individual Study Plans
Principles and Measures
 Research based education
 Student-centredness
 Feedback
 Intensified study guidance and study plans leading to the
graduation
 Study progress check points
 Curriculum design
 Teaching and learning environment
 Student services
 Follow-up and evaluation
Academic Curriculum Core Analysis
- dimensions of the core
 Working life relevant knowledge (professional/occupational core)
 Basic knowledge of discipline (scientific core)
 Understanding of multidisciplinarity (integrative core)
 Knowledge shared by all students (compulsory core)
 Balanced relation between amount of the new information and the time
in use (pragmatic core)
Academic Curriculum Core Analysis
- levels of the ACCA
 Core: “must know”, approx. 80%
 The knowledge necessary to become a professional (theories,
models, methods and principles of the discipline)
 Complementary knowledge: “should know”, approx. 15%
 The deepening of the methodological knowledge and familiarising
with different applications
 Special knowledge: “nice to know”, approx. 5%
 Profound understanding of an individual area of the discipline
Expected result: The High Quality Degree
Source: University of Helsinki
Example Degree: Faculty of Social Sciences
Bachelor of Social Sciences (180 study points)
Master of Social Sciences (120 study points)
Major Subject
70-90 sp
Major subject
85-120 sp
Basic studies
25 sp
Master´s thesis
40 sp
Intermediary studies
35-60 sp
Special studies related to the thesis
45-80 sp
Bachelor´s thesis
6 sp
Other studies
0-35 sp
Studies relatated to the thesis
4 sp
Language and communication studies
10 sp
Mother tongue
3 sp
Second domestic language
4 sp
Foreign language
4 sp
Compulsory minor subject studies
80-100 sp
Basic studies in two subjects (25 sp) or
Basic and intermediate studies in one subject (60 sp)
General studies (10 study points at the minimum) language courses, computer skills, etc
Masters´ Programme and the Bologna
 Aleksanteri Institute coordinates a national Master's degree programme
in Russian and East European studies
 Thirteen Finnish universities form the network for 150 participants in the
Masters’ Programme 2003
 Offers a separate study module, which can be integrated into a degree
programme
 Is controlled by the Executive Board representing all member
universities
Cross-border cooperation
 Finnish-Russian Cross-border University Consortium
 Aim: Joint degree (masters´ programme of 120 ECTS)
 Fields: History, Information Technology, Business Administration,
Forestry, Public Health, International Relations
 University of Helsinki, University of Joensuu, Lappeenranta University of
Technology, Petrozavodsk State University, Saint Petersburg State
University, European University at St. Petersburg
 All programmes should be launched in 2007
 Financed by the Ministry of Education (Finland, Russia) and the Finnish
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
THANK YOU!
[email protected]
Aleksanteri Institute