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2009 Erasmus Coordinators’ Workshops
British Council, Cardiff 24 June 2009
Huw Morris
Academic Registrar and Bologna Expert
Swansea University,
www.swansea.ac.uk
2009 Erasmus Coordinators’ Workshops
Aims of the presentation
To draw to your attention some of the key strategic
developments within the Bologna Process
To reflect upon institutional responses to and
engagement with the Bologna Process
To assess the impact of the Bologna reforms on the
work of Erasmus Officers within universities
www.swansea.ac.uk
Bologna Process/European Higher Education Area
The main goal of the Bologna Process to develop a European Higher Education Area by 2010, within which
will exist
- a common Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)
- a three-cycle academic structure:
Bachelor – Master – Doctoral degrees
- a Qualification Framework
- approved Quality Systems
the key themes
- easily readable and comparable degrees
- promotion of student and staff mobility (globally)
www.swansea.ac.uk
Bologna Process/European Higher Education Area
Historical context
Sorbonne Declaration (1998) set the basic precepts
- improving international transparency
- facilitating mobility of students and staff
- designing a common degree level system (Undergraduate and Masters)
France, Germany, Italy and UK
www.swansea.ac.uk
Bologna Process/European Higher Education Area
Bologna Declaration (1999)
- signed by 29 Ministers
- to establish the general framework for the modernisation
and reform of European HE
* 2 cycle system
* support the mobility of staff and students
* promote European co-operation in quality
assurance
* system of credits
www.swansea.ac.uk
Bologna Process/European Higher Education Area
Bi-annual Ministerial Meetings
Prague 2001 - promotion of the EHEA: lifelong learning
Berlin 2003 - Doctoral level added: quality assurance
Bergen 2005 - National Framework of qualifications
+ Joint degrees
London 2007 - European Quality Assurance Register
Leuven 2009 - Mobility (20% target)
- Latest communiqué published in April 2009
www.swansea.ac.uk
UK Engagement with Bologna
Government level- One of 4 signatories to the Sorbonne Declaration
- Hosted the 2007 Ministerial meeting
- Instrumental in debates – eg learning outcomes + University autonomy
Higher Education- British Council manages a team of Bologna Experts
-UUK Europe Unit promotes the agenda within HE
-Engagement of HEIs is inconsistent
www.swansea.ac.uk
Institutional Engagement with Bologna
- Strategic Plan of the University?
- Adoption of the European Credit Transfer
System?
- Issuing of Diploma supplements?
- Promotion of the European dimension in higher
education?
- Mobility of students and staff?
www.swansea.ac.uk
Key developments
European Credit Transfer System
“… the speed of development of a common European credit accumulation and transfer system has been spectacular”
-high percentage of countries have introduced ECTS through
legislation
-UK has autonomous institutions
ECTS Label has not been awarded to any UK HEI
‘Higher Education in Europe 2009: Developments in the Bologna Process’
Education, Audiovisual and Cultural Executive Agency 2009
www.swansea.ac.uk
Key developments
Diploma Supplement
Designed as a mobility tool for students and also as a
document to enhance employability
The Diploma Supplement is presented to students free of
charge in a standardised format
Only 3 UK universities have been awarded a Diploma
supplement Label - Swansea, Bournemouth and Kent
(see handout - map p 32)
www.swansea.ac.uk
Key developments
Structures
- Bachelor – Masters Structure
→ easily readable degrees + recognition
→ not a prescriptive approach
Cycle 1 (180 – 240 ECTS)
- 19 countries 180 ECTS (3 years)
- 11 countries 240 ECTS (4 years)
others no single model
Cycle 2 (90 – 120 ECTS)
- 29 countries - 2 years
others vary from 60 ECTS – 90 ECTS
3 + 2 model (180 + 120) - 17 countries
UK – largely 3 years (or 4 years) + 1 year model
[Although not prescriptive – practical influences]
www.swansea.ac.uk
Key developments
Mobilitycentral to all Bologna reforms, with an emphasis on enhancing a student’s employability prospects
- the common structures and unified approach has enabled
expansion of traditional mobility placements
upward mobility
joint degrees
European and global windows eg Asia, Canada
“We believe that mobility of students, early stage researchers and staff enhances the quality of programmes and excellence in research; it strengthens the academic and cultural internationalisation of European higher education. Mobility is important for personal development and employability, it fosters respect for diversity and a capacity to deal with other cultures. It encourages linguistic pluralism, thus underpinning the multilingual tradition of the European Higher Education Area and it increases cooperation and competition between higher education institutions…”
Leuven and Louvain-la-Neuve Communiqué 28 - 29 April 2009
www.swansea.ac.uk
Key developments
Joint Degrees
Erasmus Mundus I
- restricted to Masters degrees
- 130 consortia
- flagship degrees of the EHEA
Erasmus Mundus II
- Masters and Doctoral
- high level of interest
www.swansea.ac.uk
Relevance for Erasmus Co-ordinators
Challenge 1
•To raise UK students’ outgoing mobility [20% as a target]
(refer to Figure E1, p 44 – handout)
•To raise awareness of the importance of languages
•To introduce mobility opportunities at the 3 cycles including Doctoral
level
Challenge 2
To respond to the expectation of incoming European students
-ECTS
-Learning Agreements
-Diploma supplements
-Workload (1500 – 1800 hours) or learning outcomes
www.swansea.ac.uk
Relevance for Erasmus Co-ordinators
Challenge 3
To develop joint degrees or collaborative degrees, including co-tutelle
agreements
To develop Erasmus Mundus degrees
Challenge 4
To ensure that UK students are as globally employable as those from
other countries by offering the same opportunities as are offered
throughout Europe
www.swansea.ac.uk
Conclusion
UK universities, arguably, have not engaged sufficiently with
the Bologna Process
Our involvement within the EHEA must be more pro-active
Be ambassadors within your universities
Use the team of Bologna Experts
www.swansea.ac.uk
Useful web pages
Bologna Follow Up Group http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/londonbologna/•EUA http://www.eua.be/
Europe Unit, UUK http://www.europeunit.ac.uk/home/
British Council (Bologna Promoters)
http://www.britishcouncil.org/erasmus-bologna-process.htm
Guide to the Bologna Process http://www.europeunit.ac.uk/bologna_process/index.cfm
Guide to the Diploma Supplement http://www.europeunit.ac.uk/resources/Guide%20to%20the%20Diploma%20Supplement.