Recognition of credits – Turkish experience & Bologna Working Groups at TR HEIs

Ilyas UlgurTurkish National Agecy, Erasmus Coordinator

30-31 March 2009, Rome

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Recognition Problems • What is a “full recognition”?• How can be correctly implemented and checked?

Turkish Bologna Project• Bologna Working Group• Learning Outcomes• National Qualification Framework• In situ visits

Presentation Outline

The Institution agrees to comply with the following fundamental principles of Erasmus mobility:

“……Full recognition must be given to students for satisfactorily completed activities specified in the compulsory Learning Agreement”

Erasmus University Charter:

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Credits obtained while studying abroad have not been recognized for the following reasons:Student was failed to pass the required courses

stated in the Learning AgreementThe host institution did not provide enough

information on the passing marks, how they give the passing marks or the content of the courses given

Student did not start the process of recognition for personal reasons

Student did not start the process of recognition because of irresponsibility

Information Note on Student’s File

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“…..recognition of the credits by the home institution is automatic if the conditions stipulated in the learning agreement have been fulfilled”

“….A student should not be asked to negotiate academic recognition with individual academic staff members. The Learning Agreement, together with the Transcript of Records, is designed to guarantee full recognition of the programme of study undertaken in the host institution”

ECTS Users’ Guide 2009:

Home Institution Host Institution

CoursesCredit

s CoursesCredit

s

A 6 A 6

B 6 B 6

C 6 C 6

D 6 D 6

E 6 E 6

TOTAL 30 30

Recognition in an Ideal World

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Home Institution Host Institution

Courses Credits Courses Credits

A 6 X 10

B 6 Y 10

C 6 Z 10

TOTAL 18 30

Is this a “full recognition”?

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Recognition Sheet – an example

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Home Institution Host Institution

Courses Credits Courses Credits

A 6 X 10

B 6 Y 10

C 6 Z 10

D 6

E 6

TOTAL 30 30

Or is this the correct way to recognize full credits?

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Courses in the Learning Agreement

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Recognition Sheets

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Diploma Supplement

No information is provided with regards to the recogniton of courses when the mobility is completed at the home institution

Standard Learning Agreement

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Do we have to use the current model?

How about using this model instead?

Suggestion of a Learning Agreement Model

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We asked 3500 Erasmus students (510 responded) who went abroad for study.

Do you agree that you did not face any difficulty in recognition of courses at the home institution after mobility?

Impact Assessment Survey 2008 –Student Mobility for Studies

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Establishment of Bologna Working Group at each HEIVice Rector responsible for International

Relations and/or EducationErasmus Institutional CoordinatorBologna Expert (if any)Head of Student AffairsStudent representative (permenant member)Head of Institutional Academic Evaluation and

Quality Improvement Committee

Bologna Project in Turkey

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A survey will be prepared by the Bologna Experts on each Bologna Process areas to conduct at each institution to determine the level of Bologna Process at each institution

The Group will be trained by the Bologna Experts The Group will prepare a workplan to improve

their Bologna Process level in each areas and will carry out their workprogramme

The Group will then prepare a Progress Report at the end of the Workprogramme period

Bologna Working Group

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Workshops on Learning Outcomes on 1st and 2nd cycles: Deans of Faculties: Social Science, Natural Science, Fine Arts, Medicine,

Visits ECTS & DS Visits Bologna Process implementation: ECTS& DS, Recognition, Promotion of Mobility,

Quality assurance etc. (5 good ones, 3 problematic ones and 2 newly established ones)

Sharing the Draft National Qualification Framework with stakeholders

Workshops & Visits

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Thank you for your attention!

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