Arteveldehogeschool University College Gent, Belgium

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Introducing
Artevelde University College Ghent
@
Stavanger Staff Exchange Week, 10/2011
Chapter 1
BELGIUM, IN THE HEART OF EUROPE
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Belgium: general info
Arteveldehogeschool is in Belgium
 Where? Western Europe
 Surface: 30528 km²
 Population: 10584534
 Head of State: King Albert II
 Host of the EU's headquarters
 First EU President Herman van
Rompuy
 Boundaries:
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The Netherlands
Germany
France
UK (over North Sea)
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Belgium: culture
Belgium: known for…
 Belgium is famous for
 beer
 chocolate
 waffles
 french fries
 Festivals:
 The Festival of Ghent also known as “Gensche fieste”. A 10 days’ city festival
with street theatre and concerts in July.
 Rock- popfestivals as Werchter and Pukkelpop
 Festival van Vlaanderen (September-October)
 Film Festival in Ghent (October)
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Chapter 2
HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE FLEMISH
COMMUNITY (FLANDERS)
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Higher Education System
General info
 Shaped by the European developments in the framework of the Bologna
Process
 2 types of institutions: universities and university colleges
=> specific profiles but cooperate intensively
 The Bachelor - Master structure:
 Bachelor's degrees
• professional bachelor's programmes:
=> only at University Colleges
practice-oriented + periods of apprenticeships (at least 180 ECTS )
• advanced bachelor's programmes:
Further studies + deepening knowledge and/or competences acquired in professional
bachelor's programme (at least 60 ECTS )
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ARTEVELDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT
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Who? What, Where?
 AHS is one of Flanders’ largest university colleges of
professional education
 AHS is situated in Ghent
• in Ghent live 65.000 students
• centre of learning: unique combination of a high quality education with
a variety of leisure life
 Part of University Ghent Association since 2003
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Degrees
• Business Management  Bachelor of Business Management
• Office Management
 Bachelor of Office Management
• Communication
Management
 Bachelor of Communication
Management
• Journalism
 Bachelor of Journalism
• Graphical and Digital
Media
 Bachelor of Graphical and Digital
Media
• Social Work
 Bachelor of Social Work
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Degrees
• Speech and language therapy  Bachelor of Speech and language
therapy
Physiotherapy
 Bachelor and Master of Physiotherapy
• Audiology
 Bachelor of Audiology
• Nursing
 Bachelor of Nursing
• Midwifery
 Bachelor of Midwifery
• Occupational therapy
 Bachelor of Occupational therapy
• Podiatry
 Bachelor of Podiatry
• Creative Therapy
 Advanced Bachelor of Creative
Therapy
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Degrees
• Pre-school Education
 Bachelor of Pre-school Education
• Primary Education
 Bachelor of Primary Education
• Secondary Education
 Bachelor of Secondary Education
• Early Childhood Education (NEW)
 Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
(NEW)
• Special Education
 Advanced Bachelor of Special Education
• Special Educational Needs and
Remedial Teaching
 Advanced Bachelor of Special
Educational Needs and Remedial
Teaching
• School Development
 Advanced Bachelor of Education: School
Development (NEW)
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International Courses
HEALTH CARE multidisciplinary:
 International Course on Health Care Issues: Health in a changing
world (ICHCI)
 International Programme on Chronic and End-of-life care
(IPCEC)
HEALTH CARE audiology:
 Intensive Programme on Technological Innovations in Audiology
(IPTIA)
HEALTH CARE speech therapy:
 Care of Older Systems/models of Service Delivery
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HEALTH CARE occupational therapy:
 Course on the use of creative arts within Occupational Therapy
(COCAO)
 Care of Older People from a European perspective
HEALTH CARE physiotherapy:
 International module on paediatric rehabilitation
HEALTH CARE occupational therapy AND social work:
 Social work and Health Care: International Programme:
Empowerment of clients (SHIP)
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TEACHER TRAINING:
 Bridges in Education
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT:
 Raising International Business Awareness (RIBA)
COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT :
 Module in Communication Management (MOCOMA)
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Ghent: some snapshots…
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Internationalisation
 Internationalisation at Home needs to be
further and actively developed.
 Departments need to be stimulated to
collaborate intensively with strategic
partners.
 Departments need to be stimulated to
evaluate through international contacts the
social relevance of the education
programme.
 The International Office can, if requested,
puts its know-how at the disposal of
others.
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 Internationalisation has to be embedded in the curriculum
of all study fields.
 There is a structural dialogue between the International
Office and other central services.
 The procedures used in the different departments are
streamlined.
 Next to the consolidation of existing activities, the first
steps need to be undertaken to establish further
interdisciplinary co-operation in international projects.
 Students need the guarantee for full recognition of all
kinds of internationalisation activities.
 The school has an active job assignment policy for
teaching staff as far as international activities are
concerned.
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International Office
 Office for Educational Development and
Hoogpoort 15  B-9000 Gent  Belgium
tel.: +32 9 235 20 44
fax: +32 9 235 20 88
[email protected]
 www.arteveldehs.be
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(click on English)
Examples of international activities
Around 143 international partners
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Student mobility
I@H
Staff mobility
Strategic alliances:
• International
projects include:
 ERASMUS Intensive
Programmes
 regional: Ghent University Association  Intensive Programmes
(no ext. funding)
 international: networks/consortia e.g.
 ERASMUS Curriculum
o EASSW (Social Work)
Development Projects
o Comenius Association (Teacher Training)
 Comenius, Grundtvig
o COHEHRE (Health Care)
 Leonardo da Vinci
o BUSINET (Business Studies)
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Dutch language courses for all students
 AHS offers free language courses (Dutch) to all its
incoming students arriving in time to attend them.
 Some International Modules (such as MOCOMA =
Module in Communication Management) include a
tailor-made language and culture course integrated in
the module.
 Students are also offered the possibility to participate
in regular Dutch courses on different levels and at
different dates.
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Housing
 The Housing Service is operated by
“SOVOARTE”, the organisation of
our school that is responsible for
the Social Services offered to the
students.
 Al students must register (online)
at the City of Ghent
 For all information about living in Ghent via
SOVOARTE:
www.SOVOARTE.be
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Useful links
 Ghent University Association
 www.augent.be
 Gent, the city
 www.visitgent.be
 www.use-it.be
 Flanders, the region
 www.visitflanders.be
 Higher Education in Flanders
 www.ond.vlaanderen.be/english
 www.studyinflanders.be
 www.highereducation.be
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 Belgium, the country
 www.belgium.fgov.be
 Europe and the ERASMUSprogramme
 www.europa.eu/
 http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
 Erasmus Student Network
 Transport to and in Belgium
 www.brussels-airlines.be (air)
 www.b-rail.be (rail)
 www.delijn.be (bus)

Arteveldehogeschool University College Gent, Belgium

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