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Erasmus Workshop
What is PRIME?
Problems of Recognition In Making Erasmus
European-wide research project
Conducted by ESN with the support of the
European Commission
Two editions:
• 1st in 2009
• Follow-up in 2010
Why PRIME?
20 years of Erasmus Programme
• Over 2 million students in total
• Annually 180.000
Recognition problems remain:
• Full recognition only for slightly more than half
of the Erasmus students
• Source: ESN Survey 2006 and 2007
• Only 47% of universities have no problems
with course recognition
• Source: European University Association
Objectives
Draw attention of the stakeholders and
parties involved in the process of
recognition to ever-lasting problems and
obstacles
Map and monitor good practices
Provide solutions
Improve the quality of exchange and
increase the numbers
Fields of the research
Most common practices in Europe regarding:
• Information provision about Erasmus and other
exchanges
• ECTS
• Course credit calculation
• Usage of the ECTS at European universities
• Learning Agreement (LA)
• Negotiation and signing
• Recognition
• Validity of the LA, involved parties, common
problems
PRIME 2009
Recognition
and exams upon return
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
All courses
Some courses
None
Nothing, 4%
Full
5.40%
18%
43%
Partly, 30%
Partial
3.00%
14%
12%
No recognition
2.50%
0.40%
1%
Full, 66%
PRIME 2009
Recognition:
remaining challenges
Student's problems
27%
Incompatibility of study programs
26%
Course credit calculation problems
15%
Organizational
10%
Certain courses not recognized
9%
No recognition for studies abroad
3%
Recognition in process
3%
Not known
Other
2%
4%
PRIME 2009
PRIME 2010
Research
Both qualitative and quantitative
Three-level research:
• New: In-depth interview with National Agencies
• Online questionnaire for Higher Education Institutions
• Online questionnaire for Students
From February until the end of April
New topics:
• Grade transfer
• Erasmus and additional grants, tuition fees
PRIME respondents
16 interviews with National Agencies
500 responses from Higher Education Institutions (500%
more than in 2009)
9000 responses from students (375% more than in 2009)
Erasmus students
1136
1200
986
1000
800
555
600
453
399
367
200
251
83 82
8 19
270
237
166
110
352
2
181
123
52
103
91
3
4
Malta
260
Luxembourg
400
749
682
186 196 189
154
102
United Kingdom
Turkey
Switzerland
Sweden
Spain
Slovenia
Slovakia
Romania
Portugal
Poland
Norway
Netherlands
Lithuania
Latvia
Italy
Ireland
Iceland
Hungary
Greece
Germany
France
Finland
Estonia
Denmark
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Croatia
Bulgaria
Belgium
Austria
0
Information provision
26% of students never receive information on exchange
students recognition rights
Institutions providing information to students
Learning agreement
91.2%
ECTS/credit system at the
host and home university
7.8%
75.77%
Grade transfer
41.1%
Exchange students
recognition rights
18.7%
19.5%
49.9%
0%
Before my exchange
10%
20%
30%
30.7%
17.4%
40%
During my exchange
50%
60%
7.2%
70%
After my exchange
3.2%
8.6%
26%
80%
Never
90%
100%
Learning Agreement
87% of institutions use official form of Learning
Agreement provided by European Commission
75% of students make changes to the Learning Agreement
Reasons for changing the courses
Signing the Learning Agreement
70%
60%
1% 1% 2%
58%
Before exchange
51%
50%
40%
During exchange
23%
30%
16%
20%
After exchange
13%
10%
0%
Personal
change of the
courses
previously
selected
The courses I
The host
I extended my
selected
university
stay
previously
requested
were not
some changes
available
73%
LA not signed
Don't remember
ECTS
93% of students use ECTS in their Learning
Agreement
Calculation of the ECTS credits
Usage of ECTS credits
4%
37%
According to
both workload
and type of
course
43%
According to
workload
43%
59%
According to type
of course
Together with national credit system
As the only credit system
ECTS are not used
Other
13%
1%
Grade transfer
Conversion of grades at home university upon return
Erasmus grants
Almost 100% of Erasmus students receive the grant
4% of students are required to pay back part or entire grant
Reasons
Too little time spent
abroad/early return
22%
9%
Lack of ECTS credits or
equivalent
53%
Failed exams
16%
Other
Recognition:
the concept
No common definition-subject of
interpretation
Full recognition according to ESN:
• “All the credits earned during the exchange
and that were originally present in the
final version of the Learning Agreement are
recognised by the home university without
a need to take any further courses or
exams.”
Recognition:
institutional perspective
Definition of full recognition according to HEIs
Recognition:
procedures
Parties involved in recognition of
courses studied abroad
38%
11%
20%
18%
16%
16%
37%
14%
7%
10%
I don't know
Special recognition
committee
International Relations
Office
Professors
Institutional Erasmus
coordinator
Dean / head of the
department
Study program director /
advisor
38%
Faculty Erasmus
coordinator
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Need of professors approval
before courses were recognised
14%
No
Yes, for some courses
Yes, for all courses
Not know
PRIME 2010
Recognition
and exams upon return
80.00%
73.08%
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
62.20%
23.93%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
All
More than 50%
Less than 50%
None
3%
Full
1.47%
2.64%
6.78%
62.20%
Partial
0.91%
3.46%
4.67%
14.89%
No recognition
1.18%
0.27%
0.25%
1.29%
PRIME 2010
Recognition:
influence on
exchange experience
Would you still have studied abroad, if you would have known you would not
receive full recognition?
19%
23%
Yes
Rather Yes
No
27%
31%
Rather No
Recognition:
remaining challenges
Incompatibility of study programmes
Problems with credit calculation
Problems with grade transfer
Bureaucratic issues
Attitude of certain professors
Insufficient information provision
Recommendations
Binding bilateral agreements
Flexible study programmes and creation of
“mobility windows”
ECTS as the only credits system, ECTS label as a
tool to promote correct usage of ECTS
Usage of ECTS grading scale or development of
other grade conversion method
Common guidelines on course recognition and
specific roles for all parties
Better and more timely information provision
Information and training provided to professors
PRIME Team ESN Greece
PRIMErs of Change
National Coordinator:
Nikolas Spanoudakis
(ESN Ioannina)
Local Coordinators:
Maria Kalaentzi
Michalis Naris
Katerina Pantelidou
Vassiliki Sioziou
Irene Kotsona
Alexios-Tryfonas Charalampous
Konstantina Papanikolaou
Apostolos Smyrnakis
(ESN Athens AUEB)
(ESN UOM Thessaloniki)
(ESN Ioannina)
(ESN KAPA Athens)
(ESN KAPA Athens)
(ESN NTUA Athens)
(ESN Auth)
(ESN TEI Piraeus)
More information
Justyna Pisera, PRIME Project Coordinator,
[email protected]
www.prime.esn.org
• Final report
Apostolos Smyrnakis – ESN TEI of Piraeus
[email protected]
http://esn.teipir.gr
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