Session 4.09 Joint degrees

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17th Annual Conference of EAIE
Internationalizing Higher Education:
A Priority for the Enlarged Europe
14-17 September, 2005 – Kraków, Poland
Session 4.09
JOINT DEGREES
a hands-on institutional approach
The Joy and Promise of an Adventure
First-hand experiences in establishing
Integrated International Degree Programs
László Imre KOMLÓSI
professor of linguistics
Department of English Linguistics, University of Pécs, Hungary
[email protected], www.btk.pte.hu
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The Alps Adriatic Joint Degrees
Integrated Multiple Diplomas
1. Starting point
Joint Degree Programs
no conceptual consensus exist
no standard procedures exist
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2. Difficulties I.
The pessimistic view
Such A Bad Experience Never Again
(S A B E N A)
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3. Difficulties II. (á la Ulla Kriebernegg, EAIE presentation)
Joint Degrees – Virgin Soil
The optimistic view
given the perplex conditions at the level of
individual partner institutions
Local Accreditation and Quality Assurance
Huge differences in national legislation concerning the
Bologna structure
Asynchrony in the phases of implementation of the
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Bologna structure in different countries
4. Overview
The most practised techniques and procedures of
internationalization of education (IE) for students,
teaching staff and administrators
are a follows:
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4.1. Non-Degree Related Objectives for IE
A. Random collaboration - Getting to know each other by exchange of
experience through conferences, study tours, etc. (unplanned
encounters) – GOING PLACES
B. Regular mutual collaboration – direct, bilateral exchanges of faculty
and student body between institutions (planned intellectual experiences)
C. Regular, mutual, EU-coordinated collaboration – ERASMUS,
LEONARDO, ERASMUS MUNDUS, TEMPUS, etc. student and staff
exchanges (planned education)
D. Regular, mutual networking collaboration – Coimbra, Compostela,
Utrecht, etc. (planned administrational experiences)
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4.2. Degree Related Objectives for IE
E. Individual, integrated collaboration
CO-TUTELLE (planned)
ONE (NATIONAL) DIPLOME
F. Systematic, one-sided collaboration
Inter-governmental full-degree programs
(planned with political priorities)
G. Systematic, one-sided program franchise: curricular,
procedural and royalty agreements
(planned know-how distribution)
JOINT DEGREE 7
TWO DIPLOMAS FROM ONE EDUCATIONAL SITE
H. Systematic, mutually integrated collaboration
Dual diploma program
JOINT DEGREE
TWO DIPLOMAS FROM TWO EDUCATIONAL SITES
(E.g.: US universities and Turkish universities, 1,500
Turkish students/year at SUNY)
I. Systematic, mutually integrated collaboration
Multiple (consortial) diploma program
JOINT DEGREE
MULTIPLE DIPLOMAS FROM TWO EDUCATIONAL SITES
(E.g.: The Alps Adriatic Joint Degree
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in English and American Studies, pilot program)
JOINT DEGREE
MULTIPLE DIPLOMAS FROM TWO EDUCATIONAL SITES
Explanation:
Multiple = a limited number of collaborating teaching units with
well-acquainted teaching staff who carefully elaborate curricula,
agree on the division of labor (e.g. special thematic foci of the
training content with strongly identifiable institutional profiles)
under conditions of a consortial framework.
Two educational sites = each student has a base university (for 3
semesters) and a host university (for 1 semester); thesis is to be
defended at base university.
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5. Rules-of-thumb

nothing is automatic
nothing is impersonal
nothing goes without personal commitment at the
institute level
not everything goes
strict internal accreditation among consortial partners
base national diplomas need to be accredited in (all
individual) home country (countries)
if legal conditions permit, integrated international joint
degrees should be accredited (under separate category)
in (all individual) home country (countries)
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integrated international joint degrees shall be issued by
ALL consortial partner institutions (rectors’ agreement)
6. Collaborating partners
in the pilot program
in English and American Studies (MA)
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The University of Graz, Austria
The University of Bamberg, Germany
The University of Trieste, Italy
The University of Pécs, Hungary
Roehampton University, United Kingdom
The City University of New York, USA
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Graz –
University Library and
The City off Graz
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The main building of the University of Graz
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The founding four
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7. Results
No partner has left the consortium yet!
Alternative interpretation:
No partner has dared to leave, thus ……….
The marriage is still intact
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8. Prospects

International Joint Degrees issued by consortial universities
will strengthen the market positions of the participating
universities on national and international levels alike.

Recruitment for such designated MA programs can hope for
stronger student support.

Student with such International Joint Degrees will have
competitive opportunities on the labor market.

Students as individuals and as (European/world) citizens will
have a different look on education and will acquire an 17
international dimension of human collaboration.
The University of Pécs
works hard with its partners for a better
future of the
European Higher Educational Area
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Thank you four your attention!
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Joint Degrees
at the University of Graz
Ulla Kriebernegg
Presentation outline
1. Background of the project and
actual state of affairs
2. Good practise and bad experience
3. Lessons learned
Joint Degrees at the University of Graz – Ulla Kriebernegg, 16. 9. 2005
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1. Background (1)
Objectives: Development and
implementation of 6 Joint Degree programs
Graz = co-ordinating institution
15 international partner universities
MA level – 120 ECTS; min. 30 ECTS abroad
Project phase: October 2004 – September
2007 (3 years); admission of first students in
September 2007
Funding: Local government – 400.000 €
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1. Background (3):
Actual State of Affairs
9 Partners fixed – Letters of Intent
exchanged
9 3rd and 4th co-operation meetings
(curriculum development and cooperation agreement)
9 Conference for consortium members in
Graz in March 2006
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2. Good Practice &
Bad Experience (1)
9Sufficient funding for planning phase
9Careful analysis of project environment
9Well researched choice of partners
(priorities: network partners – Coimbra
Group, Utrecht NW, DRC, Alps Adriatic
RC etc.)
9Great interest in participation due to
Higher Education policy
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2. Good Practice &
Bad Experience (2)
9 Lobbying on all levels at Graz University
9 Administrative and academic staff involved
9 Information package and folder
9 Top level support (strategic project of
rectorate)
9 Joint Degrees included in university policy
document (statutes)
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2. Good Practice &
Bad Experience (1)
Decision-makers at partner institutions not
always involved in development
2 partners decided to quit
BA/MA reorganization not complete at all
partner institutions
Accreditation and Quality Assurance =
„virgin soil“
Legal differences, state laws
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2. Good Practice &
Bad Experience (2)
Communication (language-wise and socially)
(Financial) committment of all partners
Dissemination of project information at
partner universities
Time
Not much experience available – trial and
error Æ ...lots of unanswered questions
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3. Lessons learned
„10 Golden Rules“ (EUA)
Clear tasks for everyone involved
Coordinators at all partner institutions
need VERY clear understanding
Agree on clear terminology and rules
Ensure information dissemination
Top down AND bottom up
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Thanks for your attention!
Further information:
http://international.uni-graz.at/e/jd/index.html
Ulla Kriebernegg
Office of International Relations
University of Graz
Tel.: +43 316 380 1248, Fax: +43 380 9156
[email protected]
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Joint Degrees
The K.U.Leuven experience
Guido Langouche
K.U.Leuven
Chairman Coimbra Group
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Outline
International programmes at K.U.Leuven:
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–
strategy
offer
–
degrees
Typical joint degree example: Erasmus Mundus
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academic requirements
organisational requirements
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main issues
Support structure for joint curricula/degrees
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International programmes
at K.U.Leuven:
Strategy
Improve international academic/professional
competencies of students
Strengthen the quality of the curricula
through international co-operation
Increase international attractiveness of curricula
for master en doctoral students
Create an international, multicultural environment
Recruit more and better international students
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at K.U.Leuven:
Offer
About 60 English language master programmes
(+ 1 Spanish language master programme )
(+ 2 English language bachelor programmes)
About 15 of these jointly organised by different institutions
4.000 international students (master + doctoral)
(total student body: 29.000)
600 Erasmus students
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at K.U.Leuven:
Degrees
Different formulas for (~15) Master-programmes
jointly organised/taught by different institutions:
‘’Only K.U.Leuven’’ Master degree
e.g. Master in Social Security
e.g. Master of Laws in Energy and Environmental law
‘’Multiple’’ joint Master degree
(degree from all participating institutions)
e.g. Master in Bio-ethics [Padova, Leuven]
e.g. Master en Estudios Ibericos y Iberoamericanos [Graz, Leuven, …
‘’Common’’ joint Master degree
e.g. Master of Science in Earth Observation [Purdue, Leuven]
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Master en Estudios Ibericos
e Iberoamericanos (1/2)
Existing degree programmes in universities of Leuven, Graz, and
Poitiers: good basis (programmes work already) and wellacquainted partners (all Coimbra-group members)
Complementary content: linguistics, literature, history, art
history (incl. architecture, music), film
Aim: a one year joint master programme based on this
complementarity (from 2006) – possibly an Erasmus Mundus
Master Programme (later)
Issues:
- Structure of the programme (number of credits per subject;
adaptation to different semester/trimester systems)
- What degree: common/multiple joint degree ?
- What mobility flows are preferable?
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Master en Estudios Ibericos
e Iberoamericanos (2/2)
Still in exploration phase
Staff is committed
Planning phase has to decide on integration of programmes and
mobility flows
Implementation phase will cause additional workload for staff
but probably as well a division of work(load) by an integration of
staff
Support structure in partner universities is available
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Erasmus Mundus programmes
Strong K.U.Leuven interest for Erasmus Mundus label
(already internal consultations about 25 programme proposals /
10 actual submissions / 2 approvals)
Two projects approved in 2005 [start end 2005]:
Erasmus Mundus Master of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Erasmus Mundus Master in Adapted Physical Activity
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Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters
Academic requirements
Academic excellence (minimum same level as existing programmes
Extra European dimension needed (“European competitiveness”;
“European added value”)
Academic integration needed between partners: content,
approach, mobility
Internal recognition by each partner (internal procedures)
Quality assurance (has to fit into national schemes)
Accreditation (remains to be solved by special procedure)
Quality of “learning outcomes” and “competencies” to be acquired
Application of ECTS and Diploma Supplement
Links with research and academic/professional relevance
Linguistic policy
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Organisational requirements
Mechanisms for co-operation: joint management structure and
procedures
Basic funding of the programme (feasibility, sustainability)
Curriculum/staff ratio
Planning of mobility
Organisation of recruitment
Financial management
Language preparation
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Main problems encountered
Integration of curricula (staff and students; content and
approach)
Common entry requirements, selection procedures
Different duration of masters (e.g. 60 and 120 ECTS points)
Common fee policy (legal barriers)
Type of joint degree (multiple, common)
Semester structure (e.g. start/end)
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K.U.Leuven support structure
for joint curricula/degrees (1/3)
Existing procedures have to be adapted
Existing offices and councils have to create new windows
Overall advice and co-ordination:
Office International Relations
Educational design of new programmes:
Academic Programme Director (Graduate School Director)
Central Office for University Education
Internal recognition procedures:
Fast ad hoc internal recognition procedure was introduced for EM,
Before EU introduction: approval needed of Dean concerned, Central
Educational Policy Office and Legal Office
After EU introduction: Educational Council and Academic Council
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International Announcement:
Study Advisory Centre
Admission and selection procedures:
Office for Foreign Student Admission
Distance education and IT: video lectures, communication
aspects (students-staff, students-students), educational
technology (master thesis, assessment, tutoring,..):
AVnet
Central Office for University Education (‘’ICT in Education’’ service)
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Language policy:
Institute for Living Languages
Financial management:
Financial Services
Office for Foreign Student Admission
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Conclusion
International programme and joint degree
policy at K.U.Leuven:
university management advocates strategic importance of
international programmes and joint degrees
initiative always has to come from departments
university administration facilitates and supports implementation
Is it worth it ?
International recruitment increasing in number and quality
Erasmus Mundus approval is considered “label of excellence”
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17th Annual Conference of the European Association for International Education
Internationalizing Higher Education: A Priority for the Enlarged Europe
14-17 September, 2005 – Kraków, Poland
Session 4.09
Joint degrees: a hands-on institutional approach
The Joy and Promise of an Adventure
First-hand experiences in establishing International Degree Programs
László Imre KOMLÓSI
professor of linguistics
Department of English Linguistics, University of Pécs, Hungary
[email protected], www.btk.pte.hu
1. Starting point
Joint Degree Programs
(i) no standard procedures exist
(ii) no conceptual consensus exist
2. Difficulties I. (the pessimistic view)
Such A Bad Experience Never Again
SABENA (?)
3. Difficulties II. (á la Ulla Kriebernegg, EAIE presentation) – (the optimistic view)
Joint Degrees – Virgin Soil
given the perplex conditions at the level of individual partner institutions
(i)
Accreditation and Quality Assurance
(ii)
Huge differences in national legislation concerning the Bologna structure
(iii)
Asynchrony in the phases of implementation of the Bologna structure in
different countries
4. Overview
The most practiced techniques and procedures of internationalization of education (IE)
for students, teaching staff and administrators are as follows:
4.1. Non-Degree Related Objectives for IE
A. Random collaboration - getting to know each other by exchange of experience through
conferences, study tours, etc. (unplanned encounters) – GOING PLACES
B. Regular mutual collaboration – direct, bilateral exchanges of faculty and student body
between institutions (planned intellectual experiences)
C. Regular, mutual, EU-coordinated collaboration – ERASMUS, LEONARDO,
ERASMUS MUNDUS, TEMPUS, etc. student and staff exchanges (planned education)
D. Regular, mutual networking collaboration – Coimbra, Compostela, Utrecht, etc.
(planned administrational experiences)
4.2. Degree Related Objectives for IE
E. Individual, integrated collaboration – CO-TUTELLE (planned)
F. Systematic, one-sided collaboration – Inter-governmental full degree programs
(planned with political priorities)
G. Systematic, one-sided program franchise: curricular, procedural and royalty agreements
(planned know-how distribution)
JOINT DEGREE – TWO DIPLOMAS FROM ONE EDUCATIONAL SITE
H. Systematic, mutually integrated collaboration - Dual diploma program
JOINT DEGREE – TWO DIPLOMAS FROM TWO EDUCATIONAL SITES
(E.g.: US universities and Turkish universities, 1,500 Turkish students/year at SUNY)
I. Systematic, mutually integrated collaboration - Multiple (consortial) diploma program
JOINT DEGREE – MULTIPLE DIPLOMAS FROM TWO EDUCATIONAL SITES
(E.g.: The Alps Adriatic Joint Degree in English and American Studies, pilot program)
Explanation:
Multiple = a restricted number of collaborating teaching units with well-acquainted teaching
staff who carefully elaborate curricula, agree on the division of labor (e.g. special thematic
foci of the training content with strongly identifiable institutional profiles) under conditions of
a consortial framework.
Two educational sites = each student has a base university (for 3 semesters) and a host
university (for 1 semester); thesis is to be defended at base university.
5. Rules-of-thumb
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
nothing is automatic
nothing is impersonal
nothing goes without personal commitment at the institute level
not everything goes
strict internal accreditation among consortial partners
base national diplomas need to be accredited in (all individual) home country
(countries)
(vii) if legal conditions permit, integrated international joint degrees should be
accredited (under separate category) in (all individual) home country (countries)
(viii) integrated international joint degrees shall be issued by ALL consortial partner
institutions (with reference to rectors’ agreement)
6. Collaborating partners for the pilot program in English and American Studies (MA)
The University of Graz, Austria
The University of Bamberg, Germany
The University of Trieste, Italy
The University of Pécs, Hungary
Roehampton University, United Kingdom
The City University of New York, USA
7. Results
No partner has left the consortium yet!
(The marriage is still intact)
8. Prospects
(i)
International Joint Degrees issued by consortial universities will strengthen the
market positions of the participating universities on national and international
levels alike.
(ii)
Recruitment for such designated MA programs can hope for stronger student
support.
(iii)
Student with such International Joint Degrees will have competitive opportunities
on the labor market.
(iv)
Students as individuals and as (European/world) citizens will have a different look
on education and will acquire an international dimension of human collaboration.