““I Mediterranei I Mediterranei South/East DialogueSouth/East Dialogue””

Modica/Ragusa Modica/Ragusa 7/8 Marzo 20087/8 Marzo 2008

The TUNING projectThe TUNING project

The European IdeaThe European Idea in the Higher in the Higher Education AreaEducation Area

Tuning Educational StructuresTuning Educational Structures in Europe in Europe

“ “The name TUNING was chosen for The name TUNING was chosen for the project to reflect the idea that the project to reflect the idea that universities do not look for uniformity universities do not look for uniformity in their degree programs of any sort in their degree programs of any sort of unified, prescriptive or definitive of unified, prescriptive or definitive European curricula but simply for European curricula but simply for points of reference, convergence and points of reference, convergence and common understanding”.common understanding”.

TUNING ProjectTUNING Project “ “The protection of the rich diversity of The protection of the rich diversity of

European Education has been European Education has been paramount in the Tuning Project from paramount in the Tuning Project from the very start and the project in no the very start and the project in no way seeks to restrict the way seeks to restrict the independence of academic and independence of academic and subject specialists, or undermine local subject specialists, or undermine local and national academic authority”.and national academic authority”.

TUNING ProjectTUNING Project

“ “TUNING is a university driven TUNING is a university driven project which aims to offer a project which aims to offer a concrete approach to implement concrete approach to implement the the Bologna ProcessBologna Process at the at the level of Higher Education level of Higher Education Institutions and subject areas”. Institutions and subject areas”.

TUNING ProjectTUNING Project “ “The Tuning approach consists of a The Tuning approach consists of a

methodology to (re-) design, methodology to (re-) design, develop, implement and evaluate develop, implement and evaluate study programs for each of the study programs for each of the Bologna cycles.Bologna cycles.

It can be considered valid worldwide, It can be considered valid worldwide, since it has been tested in several since it has been tested in several continents and found fruitful”.continents and found fruitful”.

TUNING ProjectTUNING Project “ “Launched in 2000 and strongly Launched in 2000 and strongly

supported, financially and morally, supported, financially and morally, by the European Commission, the by the European Commission, the Tuning Project now includes the vast Tuning Project now includes the vast majority of the majority of the BolognaBologna signatory signatory countries”.countries”.

TUNING MOTTOTUNING MOTTO

““Tuning Tuning of educational of educational

structures and programs structures and programs on the basison the basis

of diversity and autonomy”.of diversity and autonomy”.

TUNING METHODOLOGYTUNING METHODOLOGY

“ “It has been designed to It has been designed to understand curricula and understand curricula and make them comparable”.make them comparable”.

Five Lines of ApproachFive Lines of Approach““1.- Generic competences or transferable skills1.- Generic competences or transferable skills 2.- Subject-specific competences2.- Subject-specific competences 3.- The role of ECTS as an accumulation system3.- The role of ECTS as an accumulation system 4.- Approaches to learning, teaching and 4.- Approaches to learning, teaching and

assessmentassessment 5.- The role of quality enhancement in the 5.- The role of quality enhancement in the

educational process (emphasizing systems educational process (emphasizing systems based on internal institutional quality culture)”.based on internal institutional quality culture)”.

Source:Source:Publication:Publication:““Tuning Educational Structures in Europe,Tuning Educational Structures in Europe,Universities’ Contribution to the Bologna Universities’ Contribution to the Bologna

Process,Process,An Introduction,An Introduction,December 2006”December 2006”

The Tuning Project is supported The Tuning Project is supported by the European Commission, DG EAC.by the European Commission, DG EAC.

General Co-ordinators of General Co-ordinators of the TUNING Project:the TUNING Project:

- Prof. Julia Gonzalez,- Prof. Julia Gonzalez,University of Deusto, SpainUniversity of Deusto, Spainrelint@relint.deusto.esrelint@relint.deusto.es

- Prof. Robert WagenaarProf. Robert WagenaarUniversity of Groningen, The NetherlandsUniversity of Groningen, The Netherlandsr.wagenaar@rug.nlr.wagenaar@rug.nl

TUNING ProjectTUNING Project• More information on the Tuning More information on the Tuning

Project is provided at the Tuning Project is provided at the Tuning website:website:

http://tuning.unideusto.org/tuningeuhttp://tuning.unideusto.org/tuningeuandandwww.rug.nl/let/tuningeu www.rug.nl/let/tuningeu

TUNING LinesTUNING Lines

• The TUNING lines (e.g. ECTS, based The TUNING lines (e.g. ECTS, based on student workload) can be adapted on student workload) can be adapted to European Educational to European Educational Programmes, such as Erasmus Programmes, such as Erasmus Thematic Networks, Erasmus Mundus Thematic Networks, Erasmus Mundus and External Cooperation Windows.and External Cooperation Windows.

Erasmus MundusErasmus MundusObjectivesObjectivesErasmus MundusErasmus Mundus (covering the period 2004-2008) is (covering the period 2004-2008) is

the EU co-operation and mobility programme in the the EU co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education which promotes the field of higher education which promotes the European Union as a centre of excellence in learning European Union as a centre of excellence in learning around the world. The Erasmus Mundus programme’s around the world. The Erasmus Mundus programme’s overall aim is to enhance the quality of European overall aim is to enhance the quality of European higher education by fostering co-operation with third higher education by fostering co-operation with third countries in order to improve the development of countries in order to improve the development of human resources and to promote dialogue and human resources and to promote dialogue and understanding between peoples and cultures.understanding between peoples and cultures.

Erasmus MundusErasmus MundusThe programme's specific objectives are to:The programme's specific objectives are to:• Select high-quality integrated masters courses Select high-quality integrated masters courses

which are offered by a consortium of at least which are offered by a consortium of at least three higher education institutions in at least three higher education institutions in at least three participating countries (three participating countries (Action 1Action 1););

• Give scholarships to highly qualified graduate Give scholarships to highly qualified graduate students and scholars from third countries to students and scholars from third countries to follow or participate in the selected masters follow or participate in the selected masters courses (courses (Action 2Action 2); );

Erasmus MundusErasmus Mundus• Select high-quality partnerships between Select high-quality partnerships between

selected masters courses and third-country selected masters courses and third-country higher education institutions (higher education institutions (Action 3Action 3); );

• Select projects of at least three institutions Select projects of at least three institutions in at least three participating countries in at least three participating countries aiming to improve accessibility and enhance aiming to improve accessibility and enhance the profile and visibility of higher education the profile and visibility of higher education in the European Union (in the European Union (Action 4Action 4). ).

Erasmus MundusErasmus Mundus

• More information on the Erasmus More information on the Erasmus Mundus Programme is provided at the Mundus Programme is provided at the Executive Agency’s of the European Executive Agency’s of the European Commission website:Commission website:

http://eacea.cec.eu.int/static/en/mundus/index.htmhttp://eacea.cec.eu.int/static/en/mundus/index.htm

Erasmus MundusErasmus Mundus

• The The List of Masters Courses selected under Action 1List of Masters Courses selected under Action 1 appears at the European Commission’s website as appears at the European Commission’s website as below.below.

• Interested students are invited to contact the Interested students are invited to contact the coordinators of the courses concerned for further coordinators of the courses concerned for further information on admission conditions, application forms information on admission conditions, application forms and scholarships. Erasmus Mundus scholarships are and scholarships. Erasmus Mundus scholarships are available for all courses published on this site.available for all courses published on this site.

  http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/projects/index_en.htmlhttp://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/projects/index_en.html

External Cooperation External Cooperation WindowsWindows

Overview of the ActionOverview of the Action

• The EThe Erasmus rasmus MMundusundus ECW is a co-operation and ECW is a co-operation and mobility scheme in the area of higher education mobility scheme in the area of higher education co-operation launched by Europe Aid cooperation co-operation launched by Europe Aid cooperation Office and implemented by the Executive Agency Office and implemented by the Executive Agency Education, Audiovisual and Culture.Education, Audiovisual and Culture.

External Cooperation External Cooperation WindowsWindows

• The Erasmus Mundus External Co-operation The Erasmus Mundus External Co-operation Window (EM ECW) objective is to achieve better Window (EM ECW) objective is to achieve better understanding and mutual enrichment between understanding and mutual enrichment between the European Union and third countries co-the European Union and third countries co-operation in the field of higher education through operation in the field of higher education through promoting the exchange of persons, knowledge promoting the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills at higher education level. This will be and skills at higher education level. This will be achieved through the promotion of partnerships achieved through the promotion of partnerships and institutional co-operation exchanges between and institutional co-operation exchanges between European Higher Education Institutions and Third European Higher Education Institutions and Third Country institutions and a mobility scheme Country institutions and a mobility scheme addressing student and academic exchanges.addressing student and academic exchanges.

External Cooperation External Cooperation WindowsWindows

More specifically, the EM ECW aims:More specifically, the EM ECW aims:• To enhance the international co-operation To enhance the international co-operation

capacity of universities in third countries; capacity of universities in third countries; • To promote co-operation between sending To promote co-operation between sending

and hosting institutions; and hosting institutions; • To enable students to benefit linguistically, To enable students to benefit linguistically,

culturally and educationally from the culturally and educationally from the experience of pursuing academic studies in experience of pursuing academic studies in another country, and to promote EU values; another country, and to promote EU values;

External Cooperation External Cooperation WindowsWindows

• To improve the transparency and recognition To improve the transparency and recognition of studies and qualifications, in particular of studies and qualifications, in particular building on the "acquis" and achievements building on the "acquis" and achievements gained of the Bologna process in this area; gained of the Bologna process in this area;

• To provide good students from vulnerable To provide good students from vulnerable groups with higher education; groups with higher education;

• To enhance the skills and qualifications of To enhance the skills and qualifications of foreign higher education staff so that they foreign higher education staff so that they can contribute actively towards improvement can contribute actively towards improvement of quality; of quality;

External Cooperation External Cooperation WindowsWindows

• To build the capacity of the administration To build the capacity of the administration and public and private sector by participation and public and private sector by participation of their staff in higher education mobility of their staff in higher education mobility activities (especially through doctorate and activities (especially through doctorate and post-doctorate activities); post-doctorate activities);

• To enhance in the medium term the political, To enhance in the medium term the political, cultural, educational and economical links cultural, educational and economical links between the European Union and Third-between the European Union and Third-countriescountries..

External Cooperation External Cooperation WindowsWindows

An iAn indicative list of universities in ndicative list of universities in the the following following third countriesthird countries

YemenYemen,, ArmeniaArmenia,, AzerbaijanAzerbaijan,, BelarusBelarus,, EgyptEgypt,, GeorgiaGeorgia,, RussiaRussia,, IranIran (partial list) (partial list),, IraqIraq,, JordanJordan,, Kazakhstan IKazakhstan I + + IIII,, KyrgyztanKyrgyztan + + IIII,, LebanonLebanon,, MoldovaMoldova,, UzbekistanUzbekistan,, Morocco IMorocco I + + IIII,, Syria I Syria I + + IIII,, Tajikistan I Tajikistan I + + IIII,, Ukraine Ukraine,, Tunisia Tunisia

appears at the Executive Agency’s website:appears at the Executive Agency’s website:http://eacea.cec.eu.int/static/en/mundus/extcoop/call/index.htmhttp://eacea.cec.eu.int/static/en/mundus/extcoop/call/index.htm

External Cooperation External Cooperation WindowsWindows

More information on the Erasmus More information on the Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Windows Mundus External Cooperation Windows Programme is provided at the Programme is provided at the Executive Agency’s of the European Executive Agency’s of the European Commission website:Commission website:

http://eacea.cec.eu.int/static/en/mundus/extcoop/call/index.htmhttp://eacea.cec.eu.int/static/en/mundus/extcoop/call/index.htm

SourceSourceEuropean Commission’s website:European Commission’s website:http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/projects/http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/projects/

index_en.htmlindex_en.html

Executive Agency’s of the European Commission Executive Agency’s of the European Commission website:website:

http://eacea.cec.eu.int/static/en/mundus/extcoop/call/index.htmhttp://eacea.cec.eu.int/static/en/mundus/extcoop/call/index.htm

Presentation byPresentation byKaterina GalanakiKaterina Galanaki

Bologna Promoter Bologna Promoter ECTS/DS National Contact PointECTS/DS National Contact Point

- Greece -- Greece - TUNING participating member:TUNING participating member: Business Administration AreaBusiness Administration Area

galanaki@aueb.grgalanaki@aueb.gr