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Erasmus+ Challenges and opportunities Parviz Baghirov NEO Azerbaijan Erasmus+
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Challenges and opportunities
Parviz Baghirov
NEO Azerbaijan
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• The EU's programme to support education, training youth and sport
• Funding for programmes, projects and scholarships
• Fosters EU-EU and EU-international cooperation
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Opportunities for HE institutions from Partner Countries
✓ International credit mobility
✓ Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees
✓ Capacity Building for Higher Education
✓ Jean Monnet activities
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Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees
• Excellent integrated Master courses offered by consortia of 3+ HEIs from Programme (and Partner) Countries
• Attract best students worldwide through EU-funded scholarships (four years' intakes)
• 12 – 24 month courses with study in 2+ countries; joint or multiple degrees
• Programme-Country institutions may submit a proposal on behalf of an international consortium
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Capacity-building for higher education
Joint project focus on HEI capacities
Structural projects focus on HE reform
2-3 year Partnerships of HEIs from programme and partner countries
Southern Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Western Balkans, Russia, Asia & Central Asia, Latin America, Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP)
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Jean Monnet Activities
• Focus on European integration studies
• Teaching and research (Modules, Chairs, Centres
of Excellence)
• Policy debate with academic world (Networks,
Projects)
• Support to activities of institutions
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Wider objective of the project is ensuring that the target Universities in AZ, IL and KZ can offer two cycle programmes in Space Based Remote Sensing Techniques to improve teaching in line with the new development in the area, the market demand and according to the Bologna Process, last recommendations in Bucharest communiqué and best practice.
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Technische Universität Berlin Berlin Germany
University of Twente Enschede Netherlands
Tallinn University of Technology Tallinn Estonia
Engineering, Consulting and Management Office
Berlin Germany
National Aviation Academy Baku Azerbaijan
Sumgait State University Sugmait Azerbaijan
Baku State University Baku Azerbaijan
Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv lsrael
lsrael lnstitute of Technology Haifa lsrael
Jerusalem College of Engineering Jerusalem lsrael
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Almaty Kazakhstan
L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University
Astana Kazakhstan
Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda State University Kyzylorda Kazakhstan
Centre for Remote Sensing and GlS «TERRA»
Almaty Kazakhstan
U. Sultangazin Space Research lnstitute Astana Kazakhstan
EkoSfera "Social-Ecological Center" Baku Azerbaijan
Ministry of Education & Science of the Republic of Kazahkstan
Astana Kazakhstan
lsraeli Space Agency at Ministry of Science
Tel Aviv lsrael
Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Baku Azerbaijan
Ministry of Environmental Protection of lsrael
Jerusalem lsrael
List of Participants
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Global Challenges
• Unemployment
• Education …out of touch
• Breaking cycles of disadvantage
• Ageing population
• Finances
• Productivity, competitiveness and innovation
• Digitization
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Local Challenges
• Organizational Issues
• Visa for participants
• Financial issues
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Local Challenges continued
• Incompatibility of study programmes
• Duration of the exchanges
• Credit calculation techniques
• Organizational difficulties (students fear of going abroad)
• Professors do not recognize studies
• Lack of legislation
• Some home universities does not recognize ECTS credits of host universities and give extra projects and lesson for fulfilling the credits
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Local Challenges continued
• Some universities oblige students to do the extra exams after exchange.
• Language difficulties. Some courses are not available in English.
• Transparency problems:
• -Information Package / Course Catalogue
• -Learning Agreement
• -Transcript of Records
• Learning outcomes (credits recognized, outcomes not)
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Successes• It brings openness/transparency to higher education systems.
• It gives the opportunity to compare the grades of students more effectively.
• It’s a major component of internationalization.
• Major tool for Bologna process. A credit system has to support the Bologna objective of Employability
• European Higher Education Area
• Possibility for more joint projects in the future (curriculum development, etc.)
• ICM – largest network of alumni, more possibilities for students
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Contacts
▪ NEO Azerbaijan www.erasmusplus.org.az
Parviz Baghirov
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (994 12) 4659912
(994 50) 2038865
