Polish Experience in Educational Double Degree Programs as One of the Technical Education Quality ...

Polish exPerience in educational double

degree Programs as one of the

technical education quality

assurance factors

Prof. Petro Yasniy

Rector of Ternopil I. Pul'uj

National Technical University

TNTU Membership in international educational associations

1999 Member of European University Association

2005 Magna Charta Universitatum Participant

2007 Member of the "n + i" network of higher engineering schools of France

2011 Member of the Baltic University Program BUP

2011 Member of the International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries (IATUL)

Magna Charta

Ternopil I. Pul'uj National Technical Universityhttp://tntu.edu.ua

Ternopil Ivan Pul'uj National Technical University International Study Centres and Programs

• Regional Networking Academy СІSСО (USA,1999)

• Certification Center VUE (2000)

• Regional training center Schneider Еlесtrіс (France, 2000)

• Misrosoft IT Academy (USA, 2002)

• Authorized Training Center ASCON (Russia, 2002)

• Training Center QNX Software Systems (Canada, 2003)

• Training Center SUN Microsystems (USA, 2004)

• Training Center IBM (USA, 2006)

• University program STMicroelectronix (Switzerland, 2007)

• Business Institute СІSСО (USA, 2008)

• Authorized Training Center of D-Link Company (Taiwan, 2010)

• The "Apollo" Pragram (Germany, 2010)

• Baltic University Program BUP (Sweden, 2011)

Information about TNTU

Number of partner-universities - 60

Number of international agreements - 53

Number of international educational programs - 19

Number of foreign students - 285 (01/10/2014)

Number of students` foreign countries - 29

Number of international projects - 8


Key issues of higher technical education quality in Ukraine

• slow adjustment of the technical universities in Ukraine to the requirements of the labor market;

• lack of a unified concept of technical specialists training;

• insufficient level of theoretical and practical training of students due to limited access to advanced learning technologies, production and running of technical systems and different purpose complexes;

• Low level competitiveness in the global labor market of graduates from Ukrainian technical universities.

Up-to-date requirements for technical engineers (European model of an engineer

and scientist)

high level of theoretical and practical training;

rapid adjustment to changes and trends of industry knowledge development;

excellent knowledge of foreign languages;

leadership skills and leading-edge thinking.


The University Priorities

Formation of new philosophy and approaches to learning, based on active pre-university training;

Continuous interdisciplinary training;

Development of practical training;

Graduates employability;

Active cooperation with European universities in educational and scientific fields.


Joint educational double degree programs of TNTU and universities of Poland, Germany, France and the UK

Key aspects: sophisticated engineers preparation for leading positions in the international arena; optimization of specialists preparation not only in scientific and technological fields, but also in management, foreign languages, and corporate style;. high-quality training in two cultural environments simultaneously; developing exchanges of graduate students and teaching staff between partner-universities; infrastructure establishment for students exchange.



The main steps for the program implementation:

cooperation agreement;

adjustment/development of curriculum; approval of statutory documents for students admission and recognition of ECTS credits;

admission.



Students` benefits:

An effective tool to overcome the dilemma of choosing alternatives - education in the EU or in Ukraine. To obtain an acknowledged diploma of a prestigious European university it is not necessary to study 3-4 years abroad. Students according to the double degree program receive thorough knowledge in professional disciplines as required by partner-universities. An exceptional opportunity to improve foreign language skills both at the household level and at the level of professional communication. Graduate students (within double degree program) are able to successfully get a employ both in Ukraine and the EU.



Benefits for partner-universities: joint participation in the development and implementation of the program and its components; modernization of curricula, teaching materials and the usage of modern learning technologies; involvement of teaching staff into joint activities (seminars, conferences) on the development of modern education and science; formation of joint scientific-research topics and sectors of cooperation; management improvement of students and teaching staff mobility.


The program implementation


Primary and secondary general

school (training in Ukraine)

College (training in

Ukraine and in Poland)

1st year in the University (training in Ukraine)

Language programs

Foreign language

(basic)

The mechanism of program implementation


2-4th year of the University “Bachelor”

5th year of the University "Master"

The double degree program (end-of-term training, double degree protection "Bachelor")

The double degree program (end-of-term training, double degree protection "Master")

The current double degree program between TNTU and Lublin University of

Technology


Number of TNTU faculties involved – 9

Number of specialties - 17

Number of ECTS credits

to obtain master`s degree - 90

Duration of the program - 2-2.5 years


Technology


Stages TNTU Lublin University of

Technology

1st semester September-January

2nd -3rd semester (preparation and thesis defense)

December of the 2nd year of study(thesis defense)

February-January

4th semester (thesis defense)

February-June of the 2nd year

The stages of the program:


Technology


The problems of joint international double degree

programs creation and implementation

• Joint research and educational training programs for specialists with leading European universities are unitary

• Different program terms for bachelors and masters;

• Inconsistency in the legal framework of the university partners;

• The effectiveness of programs management;

• The balance of student exchange between university partners;

• The level of foreign languages skills;

• Programs financing.

The prospects of further joint educational programs development

interuniversity language schools and centers establishment;

grants for students (the EU Erasmus+ scholarships (components of the Joint Master Degree, Student mobility)); organization of teaching staff educational and scientific mobility programs funded by the EU Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 (components Staff mobility, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions).

universities network and research centers establishment to support mobility and innovations.


The contact information for double degree programs


Rector of the University Petro V. Yasniy Tel .: +380 352 52-41-81 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-Rector of International Cooperation DepartmentTatiana VitenkoTel .: +380 352 25-17-89 E-mail: [email protected] The Center of International Relations TNTUTel .: +380 352 25-29-76 E-mail: [email protected]

Address: Ruska Str. 56, Ternopil, Ukraine, 46001

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