Bruno DallagoGraz, 10 June 2010

CoDeCoDeJoint European MasterJoint European Master

in Comparative Local Developmentin Comparative Local Development

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Mission and approachMission and approach

1. Balances and combines global and idiosyncratic issues and approaches;

2. Integrates codified and tacit knowledge and competences with theory and case-studies;

3. Interdisciplinary and comparative;

4. Integrates teaching and research.

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Main featuresMain features

• In line with Bologna process: 2 years/120 ECTS• Students’ mobility:

–1st year: Coordinating University –2nd year:

• 1st term: EU Rotation University; • 2nd term: any Partner University (optional modules offered based on partners’ areas of excellence).

• Lecturers’ mobility integrate students’ mobility;

• Jointness and embeddedness;• Spillovers and Alumni.

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ActivitiesActivities

• Pre-programme and introductory course

• Modules and laboratories : mandatory (60 ECTS) and elective (30)

• Internship and research (10), dissertation (20)

• Group work, field visits, online teaching and methodology

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The ConsortiumThe Consortium

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GovernanceGovernance

• Network of Partners with equal rights and duties (one partner-one vote);

• Unity and consistency of activities implementation and budget management;

• Trust building: making decisions on the basis of shared rules and selected unanimity rule;

• Assessment and adaptation.

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Strength of AccreditationStrength of Accreditation

• Coordination among accreditation bodies;

• Accreditation experts, academic and subject experts, student representative;

• Interaction between the Accreditation Committee and the course;

• Self-evaluation report with standardised grid;

• Site visit meeting and interactionwith all the partners.

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Weaknesses Weaknesses

• Lack of an Italian Accreditation Body;

• National norms fail to offer clear joint procedures;

• Self-evaluation report questions not always clear, leading to misinterpretation;

• Uneven implementation of time deadlines.

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What can be improvedWhat can be improved

• Inclusion of a comparative glossary and explanation of technical terminology and unambiguous guidelines;

• Participation of employers for assessing employability perspectives;

• Evaluation of jointness and value to substantive issues and standards in respect of fundamental formal ones.

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ChallengesChallenges

• Improving operational knowledge of and interaction among national requirements and regulation;

• Compatibility of national regulations and convergence of work styles/timing also in specific areas or issues;

• Convergence towards a common European track for joint programmes;

• Employers’ and third countries’ acceptance of joint degrees.