Transcript QUALITY ASSURANCE AND JOINT DEGREES

JOINT PROGRAMMES:
CONSTRUCTION
AND CHALLENGES
ASEM CONFERENCE
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RECOGNITION
IN HIGHER EDUCATION:
CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
LIMASSOL (CYPRUS)
6 DECEMBER 2010
PRESENTATION
BY
WICHER SCHREUDERS
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ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM
ROTTERDAM INSTITUTE OF LAW AND
ECONOMICS (RILE)
ERASMUS MUNDUS ASSISTANT
COORDINATOR EMLE PROGRAMME
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PRESENTATION
INVITED TO GIVE SOME COMMENTS
REGARDING COLLABORATIONS
THIS PRESENTATION IS ABOUT:
• THE CONSTRUCTION OF JOINT
PROGRAMMES, JOINT DEGREES, JOINT
QUALIFICATIONS
• THE CHALLENGES OF ACCREDITATION /
RECOGNITION PROCEDURES
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A JOINT PROGRAMME
A JOINT PROGRAMME =
• OFFERED JOINTLY BY DIFFERENT HEIs
• IRRESPECTIVE OF THE DEGREE (JOINT,
MULTIPLE, DOUBLE) AWARDED
[ECA, PRINCIPLES, 2007]
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JOINT CONSTRUCTION (1)
• PARTNER CHOICE: LONG STANDING
COOPERATION (MOSTLY RESEARCH)
• CONSORTIUM STRUCTURE = THE BOARD +
DIRECTOR + SEVERAL COMMITTEES
• ORGANIZE MEETINGS REGULARLY (IN
PERSON, NOT BY EMAIL OR SKYPE ONLY)
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JOINT CONSTRUCTION (2)
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BE TRANSPARENT
INVOLVE ALL PARTNERS
CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT
DISTRIBUTION OF THE TASKS
DISTRIBUTON OF THE MONEY
REPORT TO ALL INVOLVED
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JOINT ACTIVITIES
(1)
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ADVERTISING / PROMOTION
WEBSITE
TUITION FEES / DISTRIBUTION OF FEES
SELECTION OF APPLICANTS
HARMONISATION OF THE COURSES
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JOINT ACTIVITIES
(2)
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INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE
(EXAM) REGULATIONS
DECISIONS ON THESIS TOPICS
DECISIONS ON RESULTS AND RANKING
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A JOINT DEGREE? (1)
A JOINT DEGREE (THE DOCUMENT) =
• AWARDED BY THE HEI’S THAT OFFER THE
JOINT PROGRAMME
• ATTESTING THE SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF THE JOINT PROGRAMME
• A SINGLE DOCUMENT
• THAT REPLACES THE INDIVIDUAL
DEGREES
[ENQA, METH. REPORT TEEP II, 2006]
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A JOINT DEGREE? (2)
• A JOINT DEGREE WAS AND IS NOT
POSSIBLE IN ALL COUNTRIES!
• FOR INSTANCE IN THE NETHERLANDS
THE LAW CHANGED ONLY RECENTLY….
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MULTIPLE DEGREE
• STUDENTS RECEIVE THE DEGREE FROM
ALL PARTNERS (2 OR 3 OR MORE) WHERE
HE/SHE STAYED
= MULTIPLE DEGREE
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MIXED DEGREE
• STUDENTS RECEIVE A SINGLE DEGREE
FROM ONE OR MORE PARTNERS AND A
JOINT DEGREE FROM OTHER PARTNERS
(WHERE HE/SHE STAYED)
= MIXED DEGREE
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FROM A MULTIPLE TO
A JOINT DEGREE
• ‘SOME’ STEPS TO BE MADE:
- CHECK THE LEGISLATION IN ALL
PARTNER COUNTRIES WHETHER A JOINT
DEGREE IS ALLOWED
- ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION IN ALL
PARTNER COUNTRIES FOR THIS JOINT
DEGREE
- THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME….
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JOINT DEGREE AND
QUALIFICATION
TWO OPTIONS:
JOINT DEGREE &:
• MULTIPLE QUALIFIACTIONS
• ONE JOINT QUALIFICATION
DEPENDS ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION!
QUALIFICATION = MASTER OF ARTS,
MASTER OF SCIENCE, MASTER OF LAWS
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PROGRAMME RECOGNITION
• A JOINT PROGRAMME QUALIFICATION
CAN BE RECOGNIZED ONLY IF THE JOINT
PROGRAMME IS RECOGNIZED
• FOR THIS THE JOINT PROGRAMME NEEDS
ACCREDITATION
[AERDEN & RECZULSKA, ECA, 2010]
• HOW? THAT IS A REAL CHALLENGE….
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ACCREDITATION /
RECOGNITION (1)
• REGULATION DIFFERS PER COUNTRY
• ALL PARTNERS (HAVE TO) MEET THE
NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• THIS IMPLIES A LOT OF PROCEDURES:
- AT DIFFERENT MOMENTS
- DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS
- DIFFERENT DURATION
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ACCREDITATION /
RECOGNITION (2)
• IT SEEMS TO BE A PERMANENT PROCESS
• SITE VISITS AT THE NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY ONLY, NOT VISITING THE
PARTNERS
• LOCAL COORDINATOR / LOCAL STAFF IS
INVOLVED (NOT THE CONSORTIUM
DIRECTOR / EM COORDINATOR AS SUCH)
• DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCED
(LOCALLY) FOR EACH PROCEDURE
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ACCREDITATION /
RECOGNITION (3)
• FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IT IS HARD
TO ‘EVALUATE’ / TO INCLUDE ALL
FOREIGN PARTNERS
• HOWEVER: THEY SHOULD EVALUATE THE
TOTAL PROGRAMME, INCLUDING THE
FOREIGN PARTS AND FOREIGN PARTNERS
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ADDITIONAL ERASMUS MUNDUS
REQUIREMENTS
• APART FROM DIFFERENT NATIONAL
REGULATIONS: EM CONSORTIA HAVE TO
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ERASMUS
MUNDUS REGULATIONS / REQUIREMENTS
• HAVING TO PRODUCE EVALUATION
REPORTS TO THE EM AGENCY
REGULARLY
• EVALUATION REPORTS CHECKED BY THE
EM AGENCY
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JOINT PROGRAMME, JOINT
DEGREE, JOINT
QUALIFICATION (1)
• VARIOUS OBSTACLES
• TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMMES VS.
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
• TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMMES VS.
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION AND
RECOGNITION
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JOINT PROGRAMME, JOINT
DEGREE, JOINT
QUALIFICATION (2)
• CROSSBORDER MUTUAL RECOGNITION IS
NEEDED
• EVEN BETTER: ONE SINGLE
ACCREDITATION PROCEDURE INSTEAD
OF MULTIPLE ACCREDITATION
PROCEDURES
• ACCEPT ONE JOINT QUALIFICATON
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CONCLUSION
SEVERAL STEPS:
• JOINT PROGRAMME
• JOINT DEGREE
• JOINT SINGLE QUALIFICATION
THE CHALLENGE IS TO COMPLETE THIS
CONSTRUCTION
INDEED: STEP BY STEP!
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INFO & CONTACT
• WEBSITES:
WWW.EMLE.ORG
WWW.RILE.NL
• EMAIL: [email protected]
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