EMLE AS AN EXAMPLE OF A JOINT MASTER PROGRAMME ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2006.

EMLE AS AN EXAMPLE OF A JOINT MASTER PROGRAMME

ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM

FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2006

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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…..

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