OUTLINE

• MESSAGE FROM BOLOGNA

• P. J. ŠAFÁRIK UNIVERSITY AND EUROPEAN LEVEL OF HIGHER EDUCATION: A SHORT HISTORY

• MOBILITY AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

• OTHER SOCRATES ACTIVITIES

• INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

• WHAT´S NEXT?

• PROBLEMS TO BE OVERCOME

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

MESSAGE FROM BOLOGNA

adoption of a system of comparable degrees as an attempt to create a common framework of reference of qualifications or degrees

adoption of a system essentially based on undergraduate (Bachelor´s degree) and graduate study (Master´s degree)

establishment of the ECTS-system of credits as a proper means of promoting student mobility

promotion of mobility of students by overcoming obstacles

promoting of European co-operation in quality assurance

promotion of inter-institutional co-operation, mobility schemes and integrated programmes

TEMPUS priority for the Slovak Republic

INSTITUTIONAL REFORM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

AND OPENING UP OF THE SOCRATES/ERASMUS

PROGRAMME

P. J. ŠAFÁRIK UNIVERSITY AND EUROPEAN LEVEL OF HIGHER EDUCATION: A SHORT HISTORY

UM JEP 13050-98

Credit-based System at Faculties of Science in Slovakia

Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University

Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University

University of Ghent, Belgium

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Key attributes

QUALITY - evaluated by accreditation commission

MOBILITY - internal

- national level

- international level

DIVERSITY - at MSc. and PhD. levels

OPENESS - to East and West

1998/99 implementation of credit system (ECTS) to the 1st year

1999/00“Big Bang”

Outputs

IDENTIFICATION OF AN APPROPRIATE MODEL OF CREDIT SYSTEM

1997/98

IMPLEMENTATION OF A CHOSEN MODEL

INFORMATION PACKAGE

2000

Science (2000)Medicine (2001)Law (2003)Public Administration (2004)

MOBILITY AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

MOBILITY OF STUDENTS

Act on Higher Education, § 75 Co-ordinators of students´ mobility

General medicine, Dentistry and Nursing

Biology

Chemistry

Geography

Physics

Mathematics

Informatics

Social Sciences

Law

Public Administration

FLOWS OF THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS SK EU

SOCRATES/ERASMUS at P. J. Šafárik University

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Students

Teachers

STUDENT MOBILITY SK EU

SOCRATES/ERASMUS at P. J. Šafárik University

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10

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45

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Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Law

Faculty of PublicAdministration

Institute ofPhilology andSocial Sciences

STUDENT MOBILITY EU SK

SOCRATES/ERASMUS at P. J. Šafárik University

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2

4

6

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14

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Institute of Philologyand Social Sciences

Faculty of Law

Faculty of PublicAdministration

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Medicine

TEACHERS MOBILITY SK EU

SOCRATES/ERASMUS at P. J. Šafárik University

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Law

Faculty of PublicAdministration

Institute of Philologyand Social Sciences

What´s the benefit for the students?... Fínsko je síce chladná krajina, no Fíni (samozrejme aj Fínky) určite nie. Snažili sa nám uľahčiť chvíle na novom pracovisku, ale aj spríjemniť pobyt rôznymi akciami. Perfektne zorganizovaná činnosť tamojšieho a nášho zahraničného oddelenia nás ušetrila mnohých organizačných problémov. Skúste a uvidíte. Iste oceníte. Tak ako my. JÁN KOŠUTH, ZUZANA BABINCOVÁ, Ústav biologických a ekologických vied

... Neváhajte, hľadajte a skúšajte!!! Bola by škoda nevyužiť šance dnešných možností. A nečakajte na posledné ročníky svojho štúdia!!! Skúste to hneď. Trochu viac sebavedomia,aj keď si myslíte, že Vaša jazyková úroveň nie je dostatočná na takýto pobyt. Ja som bola veľmi spokojná.SILVIA KOČANOVÁ, Ústav fyzikálnych vied

... Škoda len, že Friedrich Schliller Univestität nie je u nás. Preto, ak ste sa rozhodli študovať v zahraničí v programe Socrates/Erasmus, Vám túto univerzitu s veľkým U len a len odporúčam.Veď aj Pavol Jozef Šafárik či Ľudovít Štúr študovali v Jene. Prečo by ste to nemohli byť aj vy?ERIKA JANKAJOVÁ, Ústav chemických vied

... My sami sme neváhali odložiť štátnice.A zabudnúť na promócie, a v piatom ročníku sme využili poskytnutú možnosť študovať pol roka na University of Crete v gréckom Iraklione.Veríme, že ani jeden z nás neľutuje.....Koľko krát si bol na Erasmus pobyte, toľkokrát si človek...MIRIAM HUDÁKOVÁ, ĽUBOMÍR MÜLLER, TOMÁŠ ONDREJČÁK, Ústav biologických a ekologických vied (www.science.upjs.sk)

OTHER SOCRATES ACTIVITIES

Intensive programme (Monitoring of running waters in Europe) - Thessaloniki, Greece

European Class (Ecology) - Lueneburg, Germany,

Insbruck, Austria ...

ECTS

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

Faculty of Medicine ~ 100 EUR/month/student

Faculty of Science ~ 50 EUR/student

2003/04 – Funds for mobility of students and teachers

WHAT´S NEXT?SOCRATES 3 - THEMATIC NETWORK: University

and Society Cooperation in Europe

- Video Conferencing Schools Across Europe

- EUA Doctoral Programme project

SOCRATES MUNDUS – consortium of P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, University of Rzesow and University of Godollo

... and to increase student mobility up to 50 % !

PROBLEMS TO BE OVERCOME

Academic coordinators should better inform the students about all Erasmus activities during the whole academic year

Programme of the study abroad should be precisely prepared according to ECTS of the host University

Erasmus students should have opportunity to share experience with students from other universities in the city (Košice Erasmus Party is preparing ...)

All administrative tasks should move to IRO of the University

Better conditions for incoming students should be set; essential role of home students in organisation of their study period

Mobility of teachers is not sufficient

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Partner EU institutions

TEMPUS & SOCRATES/ERASMUS