Albanian experience on ECTS WL

Universities in the EHEA

Prof. Rajmonda Buhaljoti Prof. Aleksandër Xhuvani

Dr. Eng. Miranda Kullolli

Bratislava, February 2008

Three cycle study system

University studies

University studies

Cycle ICycle I Cycle IICycle II Cycle IIICycle III

European university degrees

EuropeanTitles

Denomination

EuropeanTitles

Denomination

“Bachelor”“License”“Laura”

“Bachelor”“License”“Laura”

“Master”“Laura

magistrale”

“Master”“Laura

magistrale”“Doctor”“Doctor”

Albanian university degrees

University Titles

over 3 cycles

University Titles

over 3 cycles

Level I“Level I Diploma”

(L1D)

Level I“Level I Diploma”

(L1D)

Level II“Level II Diploma”

(L2D)

Level II“Level II Diploma”

(L2D)

Level III“Doctor”Level III“Doctor”

( 3 + 2 + 3 study years)

___________________________ Cycle I 180 ECTS points (at least – 3 years) Cycle II 120 ECTS points (at least – 2 years)

Cycle III 60 ECTS points (at least – 3 years)

3 cycles of university studies in Albania

ECTS points in Albania

1 ECTS point = 25 hours at national level (60 minutes) __________ 1 academic year - total 60 ECTS points

- or 60 x 25 = 1500 hours

1500 hours divided in (auditor + homework or KD)

Knowledge Transfer + Knowledge Digestion = 1500 hours

(650 - 750 hours) + (750 – 850 hours) 700 hours 800 hours 700 hours / 30 teaching weeks = 23 hours / a week

Course organisation

TEACHINGACTIVITY ECTS points

CYCLE 1 CYCLE 2

In Face 2 Face

KDIn

Face 2 Face

KD

LESSONS 1 ECTS point 10-14 15-11 6-10 19-15

SEMINARS 1 ECTS point 12-15 13-10 8-12 17-13

LABS 1 ECTS point 20-23 5-2 20-23 5-2

SMALL PROJECTS

1 ECTS point 1-3 24-22 2-4 23-21

PROJECTS 1 ECTS point 2-4 23-21 4-6 21-19

PRACTICAL WORK

1 ECTS point 24-25 1-0 24-25 1-0

Degree organization

COURSE TYPE CYCLE 1 CYCLE 2

Fundamental Courses

Up to 33% or 60 ECTS points

Up to 10% or 12 ECTS points

Specialty Fundamentals

Up to 33% or 60ECTS points

Up to 10% or 12 ECTS points

Special Courses Up to 20% or 36 ECTS points

Up to 30% or 48 ECTS points

Diploma work

Up to 12% or 18 ECTS points

Up to 25% or 30 ECTS points

Diploma work Up to 7% or 12 ECTS points

Up to 25% or 30 ECTS points

TOTAL 180 ECTS points 120 ECTS points

Albanian marks scheme

European marks

Albanian marks

Mean Albanian mean

A 9.5 - 10 Excellent Shkëlqyeshëm

B 8.5 – 9.4 Very good Shumë mirë

C 7.5 - 8.4 Good Mirë

D 6.0 - 7.4 Satisfactory Kënaqshëm

E 5.0 – 5.9 Sufficient Mjaftueshëm

FX/F up to 4.9 Fail Pa kalueshëm

Albanian HEI’s personal WL

HEI – Higher Education Institution permanent staff should have one of these profiles:

I. Teaching + R&D (60% and 40%)II. Only teaching (100%)III. Teaching + R&D + Admin (50%, 30% and 20%)IV. Admin (100%)V. R&D (100%)

Albanian HEI’s personal WLHEIs personal work load

Position

Permanent academic staff External academic staff

ECTSpoints

Cycle 1

ECTSpoints

Cycle 2

ECTSpoints

TOTAL

Year time

%

ECTSpoints

Cycle 1

ECTSpoints

Cycle 2

ECTSpoints

TOTAL

Professor Up to 6

Up to 8

14 / 170 50 % / 800 hours

Up to 4

Up to 6

10 / 120 hours

AssociateProfessor

Up to 8

Up to 6

14 / 170 50% / 800 hours

Up to 6

Up to 4

10 / 120 hours

Doctor(PhD)

Up to 10

Up to 4

14 / 170 50% / 800 hours

Up to 8

Up to 2

10 / 120 hours

Lecturer Up to 8

Up to 2

10 / 120 40% / 640 hours

- - -

Msc Up to 8

Up to 2

10 / 120 40% / 640 hours

- - -

Hot debates in view .. about

Introduction of (ECTS points) x (number of Students) as another parameter of the academic load;

Minimal requisites for the teaching process;

..how to find the famous consensus among the Albanian HE stakeholders.. and many other issues

Thank you !