Bridging the GapErasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window For Lot 12

Partners Meeting in Guangzhou28 -29 September 2011

Ajindar KaurUniversiti Sains Malaysia

Target Group for Outgoing Students and Staff

• Graduate School of Business for Masters and PhD participations

• School of Management undergraduates.

• Postgraduates from School of Social Sciences ( offer Masters in International Business and

Diplomatic Studies ( MIDS)

Participation - OutgoingApplied Approved Confirmed Remarks

Undergrad: 2 None None The applicants did not meet the requirements.

Masters: 5 4 3 3 USM participants completed the semester.

(One applicant did not fulfill the requirements , the othergraduated in August 2010)

PhD: 2 1 1 The confirmed student could not make it due to PhD work commitment.

(One student did not have satisfactory progress report)

Staff: 1 1 1 Had to postpone mobility due to work commitments

Participation - IncomingApplied Offered Confirmed Remarks

Undergrad: 2 2 2

Masters : 3 3 3 Completed

PhD : None None None

Post-Doc: 1 1 None Withdrew

Applied Offered Confirmed RemarksStaff/Visiting Scholar: 6

6 1 One completed

One withdrew & the rest did not provide any reason provided.

Partner Institutions

• Outgoing: University of Trento, Italy

• Incoming: University of Trento and University of Murcia

Issues/ Difficulties• Internal coordination between units, schools and

the need to promote and include more schools.

• Course recognition and credit transfer mechanism at the postgraduate level to make it more attractive for students.

• Withdrawal of participants after being offered to participate

Recommendations

• Improve internal coordination and involve administrative staff in schools in addition to increasing publicity.

• Coordination of approval from home institution and host institution.

Thank You

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