Institutional strategies for Joint Degrees

Case studies

Deusto University - Spain

CLUJ, Romania 24 October

Julia González, Vice-rector

Three strong statements

• Joint degrees are the highest or the closest form of cooperation in HE

•They can advance the HEA in quality and depth

•They require a clear and decisive institutional support at all levels

Based on the direct experience of Deusto University and indirectly of more than 50 partners

The University of Deusto

115 years old

Three Campuses:

Bilbao, San Sebastian & Vitoria

9 Faculties:

Business, Law, Engineering, Informatics & Telecommunications, Languages, History, Sociology, Psychology, Education, Humanities, Theology.

Institutes and Schools

In terms of Joint Degrees

• Double BA in Business Administration

Agreed paths and curriculum

Last year final semester + 6 months in one partner university

•Double MA in Business Administration

2 years degree. Agreed curriculum

one year in Deusto,

one year in partner university

Model one

• Agreed curriculum

• Period of extended studies to fulfill the requisites in both Universities/Countries

• Double Degree

Euroculture- Master of Arts

• First semester home (core programme)

• Intensive programme (all students)

• Second semester abroad in partner university (options)

• National Degree + Joint Diploma

European Master in International Humanitarian Assistance

NOHA

First: Intensive programme (5 ECTS)

Second: Core programme (25 ECTS)

Third: Orientation period (30ECTS)

Fourth: Research & Work placement (up to 30 ECTS)

National Degree + Joint Diploma Joint Diploma Supplement

Model two

• Agreed curriculum: core + options• Agreed structure• Intense jointly developed course design and delivery • Student-Staff mobility• Joint Intensive programme. Student group experience• Joint Diploma in addition to national Diploma

European Doctorates

• Comply with national regulations• Two intensive programmes with agreed curricula• Mobility & languages• Joint supervision• Network presence at the examination board & thesis defence in two languages• Joint Diploma in addition to national Diploma

European MBA

• A programme in 3 countries

• first part: management Deusto University (in Spanish)• second part: European management Nantes Grand Ecole (in French)• third part: Internship / research Bradford University (in English)

A unique Joint Diploma

European Master in Human Rights and Democratization

• First semester in Venice: all students together, taught by staff from all the partner universities• Second semester in partner University• Back to Venice for joint final examination and awarding of degree

A unique Joint Diploma

Model three

• Agreed curriculum: core + options• Agreed structure• Jointly developed course design • Jointly taught• Student-Staff mobility

A unique educational programme A unique joint Diploma

Three strong statements Joint degrees are the highest or the closest

form of cooperation in HE

Intense cooperation• Perceiving and evaluating social needs• Defining professional profiles• Elaborating and updating core elements• Designing educational experience• Developing teaching methods• Sharing responsability• Creating common structures for decision making and quality assurance• Mutual recognition of degrees

Three strong statementsThey can greatly advance the HEA in quality

and depth

•The depth of the shared educational experience

•The mutual interdependence including institutional levels

•The development of joint structures and mutual learning

Three strong statementsThey require a clear and decisive institutional

support at all levels

• It is a long term cooperation• It needs to be based on institutional strengths a critical mass is needed to develop programmes• Linked with institutional relevant interests• The topic needs high level of internationalisation at faculty/institute level• It also requires a significant know-how at international relations level• It needs will and committement

Three strong statementsThey require a clear and decisive institutional

support at all levels

• If most of these prerequisites are not present the partnership will not be able to cope

• It is best when it is linked with the mission and vision of the university

• When all these things are present it shows a high level of coherence and international visibility and becomes a focus for development

Institutional Strategies

• Internal consistency in the choices

• Awareness of cost and benefits

• Institutional, collegial decisions made and registered, involving faculty and rectoral levels

• Realistic allocation of resources

• European commitment

• Long-term vision