UNICAEC PROJECTS

Arthur Mettinger

PROJECTSJoint LLL and Tempus service contract:

Information Project on Higher Education Reform IIILeonardo da Vinci: Be-TWIN, Testing a Joint

ECVET-ECTS ImplementationErasmus Mundus: European Campus -Enhancing

Overseas Student MobilityErasmus Accompanying Measures:

ExchangeAbility - Fostering Mobility of Students with Disabilities

Erasmus Multilateral Project University-Business Cooperation: INENTER – Improving the Placements & Internships from Academia to Enterprises

HE Reform IIIContract Period: Dec 2009 – Dec 2011Consortium: UNICA (coordinator)-BESUNICA share - 2 years: € 385.570 (Total budget: € 1.239.225) Main objectives:

5 training seminars (2-3 days) including workshops for the Bologna Experts and the Higher Education Reform Experts,

Additional coordination and networking activities, Preparation of relevant information material (upgrading web pages, gathering relevant ppt presentations, brochures etc.),

5 regional workshops (1-2 days) in Tempus partner countries (Tbilisi, Tirana, Moscow, Barcelona & Almaty)

Selection and provision of experts for specific HE Reform related missions in the Tempus partner countries

HE Reform III Seminars

Tallinn & Tallinn University of Technology, 7-9 June 2010: ‘Recognition in HE: How to make it work!’

University of Cyprus, 22-24 November 2010: ‘The Social Dimension of HE: Building Excellence & Equity’

Erasmushogeschool Brussel/VUB, 21-23 March: Mobility

University of Oslo, 6-8 June 2011University of Lisbon, October 2011 : Employability

Experts form UNICA universities have provided their expertise in the framework of this project.

Tallinn Seminar

Be-TWIN

Coordinator: Chambre de Commerce de Paris Ile-de-France

Contract period: March 2009 – Feb 2012UNICA coordinated WP 2 (Methodology) and participates

in WP 6 (Dissemination)UNICA share - 3 years: € 12.643 (Total budget: € 566,270)Objectives:

Testing a Joint ECVET-ECTS ImplementationCreating translation tools for reaching common goals of

transparency, mobility and recognition.

Erasmus Mundus: European Campus

Contract Period: Nov. 2008 – Nov. 2010

Coordinator: UNICAUNICA share - 2 years: €

34.550 (Total budget: € 262,800)

Pilot Group:Partners:

www.europeancampus.eu

Main Objectives

Enhancing attractiveness for overseas students

Promoting transparency in finding information

Collecting Master courses information in a coherent way

Collecting attractive stories from students, professors,

spin-offs

Providing European-wide search tools for students

ExchangeAbility

Contract Period: Nov. 2010 – Oct. 2011UNICA share – 1 year: € 16.550

(Total budget € 141.950)Consortium members:

UNICA (Coordinator)Erasmus Student Network (BE)University of Cyprus (CY)Tallinn University of Technology (EE) Eötvös Lorand University Budapest (HU)Comenius University Bratislava (SK) Erasmushogeschool Brussel (BE)

Main objectives

Increase the participation of disabled students in mobility programmes: ‘ExchangeAbility Ambassadors’

Promotion of active citizenship and community participation among young people

Common dialogue, exchange of best practices, awareness raising & multiplying effect

Main outcomes

Site visits to all partner universities

Collection of good practices & multiplying effect

Website and Blog connected to social media

Audiovisual material: site visits, interviews &

testimonials

Final Café Event

INENTERContract period: Oct. 2010 – Sept. 2012UNICA share – 2 years: € 20.480 (Total budget: € 289.300)Partners

University of Cyprus (CY) (coordinator) UNICA (BE) Tallinn University (EE) Vilnius University (LT) Universite Libre de Bruxelles (BE) University of Warsaw (PL) Université de Lausanne (CH) University of Vienna (AT) University of Zagreb (HR) University of Latvia (LV) European Association of Erasmus Coordinators-EAEC (CY), Chambre de Commerce & d' Industrie de Paris (FR), EUE-net / MAC Team (BE),

Main objectives

• Developing a quality strategy for improving internships and placements of students of all levels in enterprises.

• Promoting better communication and cooperation between Enterprises and Academia, with emphasis on placement of students

• Enhancing cooperation of research activity of postgraduate students involving enterprises.

EC Projects: Outcomes for UNICA

Increase visibility of the Network;Involvement of UNICA experts and

universities;Support the development of the Bologna

Process; Face-to-face relations with the European

Commission; Support members in co-operative projects;UNICA staff for the projects’ management.

UNICA - EC PROJECTS

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