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JOINT PROGRAMMES: CONSTRUCTION
AND CHALLENGES
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 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)
• 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)
• ADVERTISING / PROMOTION• WEBSITE• TUITION FEES / DISTRIBUTION OF FEES• SELECTION OF APPLICANTS• HARMONISATION OF THE COURSES
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JOINT ACTIVITIES (2)
• 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….
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 TOA 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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