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EMLE AS AN EXAMPLE OF A JOINT MASTER PROGRAMME
ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM
FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2006
EMLE PROGRAMME 2
PRESENTATION
LOUIS VISSCHER
• ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM• ROTTERDAM INSTITUTE OF LAW AND
ECONOMICS
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IMPLICATIONS OF BOLOGNA AND LISBON…(1)
• THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL CONFERENCES AND DECLARATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE: THE BOLOGNA DECLARATION
• THE TUNING PROJECT = IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BOLOGNA PROCESS AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL…
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IMPLICATIONS OF BOLOGNA AND LISBON…(2)
• BACHELOR / MASTER SYSTEM
- WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND CYCLE? AND THE 3RD?
• MASTER 60 – 90 – 120 ECTS
• CREDITS BASED ON ECTS
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IMPLICATIONS OF BOLOGNA AND LISBON…(3)
• DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT
• QUALITY ASSURANCE
- NATIONAL REGULATIONS REGARDING QUALITY AND RECOGNITION VERSUS AN INTERNATIONAL JOINT PROGRAMME…
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EUROPEAN MASTER IN LAW & ECONOMICS
• ERASMUS MUNDUS PARTNERS: BOLOGNA, HAMBURG, GENT, MANCHESTER, AIX, VIENNA, HAIFA (EM-PARTNER PER 2006/2007)
• NON-EM PARTNERS: BERKELEY, LINKOPING, MADRID, STOCKHOLM
• EM COORDINATOR: ROTTERDAM
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1st term
BOLOGNA ROTTERDAM HAMBURG
2nd term
BOLOGNA GENT HAMBURG
3rd term
(++)
Aix Bolog-
na
Ham-burg
Man-ches-
ter
Rotter-
dam
Vien-na
THREE TERMS
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EM CONSORTIUM
ERASMUS MUNDUS REQUIRES:• 3 CONSORTIUM PARTNERS AT LEAST• STUDENTS STUDY AT 2 PARTNERS AT
LEAST• STUDENTS STUDY AT EM CONSORTIUM
PARTNERS ONLY
IF NOT: STUDENT IS NOT REGARDED AS BEING AN EM STUDENT…
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APPLICATIONS AND PLACES
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS (2006/2007):APPROX. 410 (285 non-EU + 125 EU)
PLACES AVAILABLE IN THE PROGRAMME:APPROX. 100 (35 non-EU + 65 EU)
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EM SCHOLARSHIPS
ERASMUS MUNDUS GRANTS (‘SCHOLARSHIPS’) FOR STUDENTS:
• € 21.000 – approx. 25 non-EU (‘third country’) students
• € 3.100 – approx. 10 EU participants, going to Haifa for the 3rd term (from 2006/07 onwards)
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BACHELOR / MASTER• ADMISSION CRITERIA:- STUDENTS HAVING A BACHELOR OR
MASTER DEGREE IN LAW OR IN ECONOMICS
- FOR EM: THE DEGREE MUST QUALIFY FOR THE LABOUR MARKET, SO THE DEGREE MUST BE JOB QUALIFYING, IN MOST COUNTRIES FOR LAWYERS THIS MUST BE: MASTER OF LAW!
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OVERVIEW OF COURSES
• 1ST TERM: 4 COURSES (5 ECTS EACH)
• 2ND TERM: 4 COURSES (5 ECTS EACH)
• 3RD TERM: 2 COURSES (5 ECTS EACH) PLUS THESIS (10 ECTS)
• TOTAL: 60 ECTS
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QUALITY CONTROL MECHANISMS
• EXTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL:
- ACCREDITIATION: NVAO (NL)
- ECA / ENQA IN FUTURE ON EUROPEAN LEVEL
• INTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL:
- BY THE PARTNERS
- AT THE CENTRAL LEVEL
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QUALITY CONTROL BY NVAO (1)
• LABOR MARKET PERSPECTIVES
• CONFORMITY WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
• IS THE MASTER REALLY SCIENTIFIC?
• INTERACTION BETWEEN TEACHING AND RESEARCH
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QUALITY CONTROL BY NVAO (2)
• CONTENTS OF THE MASTERS COURSES
• ORGANIZATION OF THE LECTURES
• STUDY WORKLOAD
• ADMISSION CRITERIA
• EXAMINATION CRITERIA
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QUALITY CONTROL BY NVAO (3)
• QUALITY OF TEACHING STAFF
• ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
• QUALITY ASSURANCE
• FINANCING AND CONTINUITY
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OVERVIEW OF INTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL
• REGULATIONS• BOARD MEETINGS / MEETINGS OF
TEACHERS• PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS AND
ALUMNI• QUESTIONNAIRES• COMPETITION BETWEEN TEACHING
CENTERS
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TENSION- AT THE ONE HAND: AN AMBITIOUS
INTERNATIONAL JOINT MASTER PROGRAMME
- AT THE OTHER HAND: DIFFERENCES IN NATIONAL LEGISLATION
THE DIFFERENCES IN NATIONAL LEGISLATION STILL ARE THERE, DESPITE ALL DECLARATIONS (BOLOGNA, LISBON, BERGEN, ETC.) ….
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PROBLEMS (1)DIFFERENCES AMONG COUNTRIES…..• INTRODUCTION BA-MA? IF SO: 3+1, 4+1,
3+2?• JOB QUALIFYING? (REQUIRED FOR EM!)• DIFFERENCES IN PROCEDURES
REGARDING APPLICATION AND SELECTION
• DIFFERENCES IN THE FEE TO BE PAID (0 - 12.500 EURO PER YEAR…..)
• DIFFERENCES IN LANGUAGE SKILLS
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PROBLEMS (2)
• ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION DIPLOMA / DEGREE
- AUTOMATICALLY AWARDED TO EXISTING PROGRAMMES…
- CAN BE DONE BY THE UNIVERSITY ITSELF…
- ACCREDITATION AGENCY (E.G. NVAO)
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PROBLEMS (3)
• JOINT DEGREES?- POSSIBLE IN MOST OF THE EU COUNTRIES…- NOT YET IN THE NETHERLANDS- SO: MULTIPLE DEGREE (NOT ‘JOINT’)
• MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITATION DOES NOT EXIST YET
• SO: SEPARATE ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES: NL & D
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PROBLEMS (4)
• HAVING DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS…FOR EXAMPLE THE NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS FOR A THESIS:- IN GEMRANY MIN. 15 ECTS
THIS IMPLIES AN UNEVEN NUMBER OF ECTS PER TERM IN THE EMLE PROGRAMME:
18 + 18 + 24 = 60 ECTS (4,5 PER COURSE; 15 THESIS) OR:
16 + 16 + 28 = 60 ECTS (4 PER COURSE; 20 THESIS)
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PROBLEMS (5)
• FOR ERASMUS MUNDUS RECOGNITION THE EC REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 1/3 OF TOTAL ECTS CREDITS PER TERM: 60/3 = 20 ECTS PER TERM
• MEANING THE GERMAN ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS DO NOT FIT WITH EC’S ERASMUS MUNDUS REQUIREMENTS…
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PROBLEMS (6)
• FOR THE EMLE THE GERMAN ACCREDITATION AUTHORITIES MADE AN EXCEPTION, BUT ONLY FOR THIS TIME
• IT MUST FIT FOR THE NEXT ACCREDITATION IN GERMANY…!
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CONCLUSIONS (1)
• BA/MA SYSTEM STIMULUS FOR INTERNATIONALIZATION / MOBILITY (STUDENTS AND TEACHERS)
• INTERACTION BETWEEN TEACHING AND RESEARCH IS IMPORTANT
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CONCLUSIONS (2)
• MORE TRANSPARENCY AND COMPARABILITY REGARDING:
- QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMME
- DEGREES / RECOGNITION
• JOINT STUDY PROGRAMMES, ALTHOUGH JOINT DEGREES STILL ARE NOT RECOGNIZED…
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CONCLUSIONS (3)
• RECOGNITION OF JOINT DEGREES ON EU LEVEL IS NECESSARY
• MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITATION DECISIONS IS NEEDED, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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CONCLUSIONS (4)
• ERAMUS MUNDUS SELECTION BY THE EC:
- ATTRACTIVE TO STUDENTS AND TO SELECTED PROGRAMMES
- GRANTS FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS
- UNFORTUNATELY EXCLUDING NEW EU MEMBER STATES…..
