THE EMMC IN LAW AND ECONOMICS (EMLE) AS AN

EXAMPLE OF A JOINT PROGRAMME

ASEM CONFERENCEQUALITY ASSURANCE AND RECOGNITION

IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

LIMASSOL (CYPRUS)6 DECEMBER 2010

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PRESENTATIONBY

WICHER SCHREUDERS

• ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM• ROTTERDAM INSTITUTE OF LAW AND

ECONOMICS (RILE)• ERASMUS MUNDUS ASSISTANT

COORDINATOR EMLE PROGRAMME

PRESENTATION

INVITED TO PRESENT THE EMLE EXAMPLE:• THE CONSTRUCTION• A JOINT PROGRAMME?• A JOINT DEGREE?• A JOINT QUALIFICATION OR MULTIPLE

QUALIFICATIONS?

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ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTERS COURSE IN LAW & ECONOMICS

(EMLE)

• ONE-YEAR MASTERS COURSE (60 ECTS)• 85-105 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR• TOPIC: THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAW• EM COORDINATOR: ROTTERDAM• PARTNERS: FROM EU AND NON-EU

COUNTRIES

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THE EMLE PROGRAMME

EMLE STARTED IN 1990

EMLE SELECTED FOR / PARTICIPATED IN:• 2003: THE EUA ‘TOP JOINT MASTER’

PROJECT• 2004: ERASMUS MUNDUS (AT THE START)• 2005/2006: ENQA’S TEEP II PROJECT• 2009: ERASMUS MUNDUS II (START 2010)

EMLE PROGRAMME FROM 2010/2011 ONWARDS (EM II)

1st TERM

BOLOGNA ROTTER-DAM

HAMBURG

2nd TERM

BOLOGNA GHENT HAMBURG

3rd TERM

AIX/MARSEILLE, HAIFA, HAMBURG, MUMBAI, ROTTERDAM, VIENNA, WARSAW

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EMLE’S NUMBER OFSTUDENT APPLICATIONS

NON-EU EU TOTAL

2005/2006 138 116 254

2006/2007 265 114 379

2007/2008 334 114 448

2008/2009 375 115 490

2009/2010 330 156 486

2010/2011 374 236 6102011/2012 418 +

(provissional)N/A N/A

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EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME?(1)

• CLEAR CONSORTIUM STRUCTURE• CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT• REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS• INVOLVES ALL PARTNERS• DISTRIBUTION OF TASKS• DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY

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EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME?(2)

• ADVERTISING / PROMOTION• WEBSITE• TUITION FEES / DISTRIBUTION OF FEES• SELECTION OF APPLICANTS• HARMONISATION OF THE COURSES

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EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME? (3)

• INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE• (EXAM) REGULATIONS• DECISIONS ON THESIS TOPICS• DECISIONS ON RESULTS AND RANKING

EMLE: 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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EMLE: A JOINT DEGREE? (1)

A JOINT DEGREE =• 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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EMLE: A JOINT DEGREE? (2)

• UNTIL MID-2010 A JOINT DEGREE WAS NOT POSSIBLE, DUE TO THE DUTCH LAW!

• BUT THE DUTCH LAW CHANGED RECENTLY….

• AT THE MONENT: NO JOINT DEGREE!• EMLE IS ON THE WAY TO A JOINT DEGREE

EMLE: MULTIPLE DEGREE

AT THE MOMENT NO JOINT DEGREE

UNTIL NOW:• EMLE STUDENTS RECEIVE THE DEGREE

FROM ALL PARTNERS (2 OR 3) WHERE HE/SHE STAYED

= MULTIPLE DEGREE

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FROM A MULTIPLE TOA JOINT DEGREE

• THE EMLE CONSORTIUM WANTS TO GO TOWARDS A JOINT DEGREE

• CHECKING IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES:

- IS A JOINT DEGREE ALLOWED?- IF YES: ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION

FOR THIS JOINT DEGREE IS NEEDED IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES

THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME….

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ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION EMLE (1)

PARTNER ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION

DURATION

AIX/MARSEILLE RECOGNIZED BY THE MINISTER

2004 - 20082008 - 2012

BOLOGNA AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED

WITHOUT EXPIRATION

GHENT 1. AUTOMATICALLY2. ACCREDITED BY NVAO

2004 - 20082008 - 2016

HAMBURG RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF HAMBURG[ACCREDITATION BY ZEvA, NOT OBLIGED; 2x]

WITHOUT EXPIRATION

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ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION EMLE (2)

PARTNER ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION

DURATION

ROTTERDAM ACCREDITED BY NVAO (2x)

2004 - 20102010 - 2016

VIENNA AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED

WITHOUT EXPIRATION

WARSAW RECOGNIZED BY THE MINISTER

WITHOUT EXPIRATION

HAIFA AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED

WITHOUT EXPIRATION

MUMBAI AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED

WITHOUT EXPIRATION

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ACCREDITATION /RECOGNITION BECAUSE OF THE

CHANGE TO A JOINT DEGREE

• REGULATION DIFFERS PER COUNTRY• ALL PARTNERS HAVE TO MEET THE

NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS• THIS IMPLIES A LOT OF PROCEDURES:- IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES- DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS (EVEN FOR

ROTTERDAM – GHENT, NL – B: NVAO!)- DIFFERENT DURATION

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ADDITIONAL EM REQUIREMENTS

• APART FROM DIFFERENT NATIONAL REGULATIONS: EMLE HAS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE (CHANGING) ERASMUS MUNDUS REGULATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

• THE ERASMUS MUNDUS AGENCY IS IN FAVOUR OF (PROMOTING) JOINT DEGREES!

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JOINT DEGREE AND QUALIFICATION

IN CASE A JOINT DEGREE IS ALLOWED:

TWO OPTIONS:

JOINT DEGREE &:• MULTIPLE QUALIFICATIONS• ONE JOINT QUALIFICATION

DEPENDS ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION!

QUALIFICATION = M.A., M.SC., LL.M20

MULTIPLE DEGREES AND MULTIPLE QUALIFICATIONS

EMLE (1)

PARTNER QUALIFICATION

AIX/MARSEILLE MASTER EN ANALYSE ECONOMIQUE DU DROIT ET DES INSTITUTIONS

BOLOGNA MASTER IN LAW AND ECONOMICS

GHENT EUROPEAN MASTER IN LAW AND ECONOMICS

HAMBURG LL.M. (EUROPEAN MASTER IN LAW AND ECONOMICS)

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MULTIPLE DEGREES AND MULTIPLE QUALIFICATIONS

EMLE (2)

PARTNER QUALIFICATION

ROTTERDAM EUROPEAN MASTER IN LAW AND ECONOMICS (LL.M.)

VIENNA MASTER OF ARTS, MA (EUROPEAN MASTER IN LAW AND ECONOMICS)

WARSAW MASTER OF ARTS IN LAW AND ECONOMICS

HAIFA MASTER N LAW

MUMBAI MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LAW AND ECONOMICS

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TOWARDS A JOINT DEGREE AND A JOINT QUALIFICATION

• VARIOUS OBSTACLES IN LEGISLATION AND IN ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION PROCEDURES

• CROSSBORDER MUTUAL RECOGNITION IS NEEDED, FOR ALL PARTNERS!

• EVEN BETTER: ONE SINGLE ACCREDITATION PROCEDURE INSTEAD OF MULTIPLE ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES

• ACCEPTANCE OF ONE JOINT QUALIFICATON IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES IS NEEDED

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CONCLUSION

EMLE:• A JOINT PROGRAMME?

- YES, FOR SURE!• A JOINT DEGREE (THE DOCUMENT)? - NOT YET, BUT WORKING ON THIS,

DEPENDS ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION• A JOINT QUALIFICATION?

- IF WE HAVE THE JOINT DEGREE, AND IF ALLOWED BY ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES

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INFO & CONTACT

• WEBSITES:

WWW.EMLE.ORG

WWW.RILE.NL

• EMAIL: SCHREUDERS@FRG.EUR.NL