Coordinator meeting in Bruxelles 24 January 2002

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Co-ordinator meeting in Bruxelles - 24 January
2002
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Programme

• Higher education in Europe
• Information on pre-proposals for 2002-2003
• Presentation of the participants
• Steps ahead to renewal application
• Role and future of SOCRATES-ERASMUS thematic
  networks

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Higher education in Europe from Praha to Berlin

• 32 states, EUA (European University Association,
  EURASHE), student association (ESIB) and the
  Council of Europe
• Bologna 6 action lines
• Praha 3 more action lines
• Thereafter 10 concrete measures with which the
  E. Comm. May give a support

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Actions lines 1 to 4

• 1 adoption of a system of easily readable and
  comparable degrees (understanding and recognition
  of degrees)
• 3 establishment of a system of credits (from
  ECTS to European Credit Accumulation System for
  Lifelong learning)
• 4 Promotion of mobility

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Actions lines 5 to

• 5 Promotion of European cooperation in quality
  assurance
• 6 Promotion of the European dimension in higher
  education (European masters and doctoral studies)
• 9 Promoting the attractiveness of the European
  Higher Education Area
• Tuning project transversal project on quality
  (reference point, methodology, www.relint.deusto.e
  s/TuningProject/index.html )

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Eligibility

• Turkey will be eligible soon (but ex-YU not yet,
  except SI of course)
• TEMPUS-MEDA towards Mediterranean countries

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On the evaluation by the commission

• An evaluation of the results will be done, vs.
  what was announced in the application form
• Grade 0-2 reimbursement of the grants 3-4
  reimbursement of parts of the grants (see
  Handbook for applicants)
• 5 or more OK

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Application form

• Payment done directly by the commission (not the
  TAO)
• Evaluation based on results
• New handbook and guidelines
• "Survival guide" available on the COMENIUS
  web-site
• Each partner within the project needs to have a
  role (ask for a time-sheet signed by each partner
  on the time spent on the project gt required in
  case of audit)

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Co-operation with other TNs

• Enhancing Engineering Education in Europe
  (www.ing.unifi.it/tne4)
• THENUCE (Thematic Network on Continuing
  Education)
• STEDE (Science Teacher Education)
• ...

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Some important key issues

• More links between TN and Curriculum developments
• Closer co-operation between higher education and
  research "A Europe of knowledge"
• Some works on doctoral studies is very welcome
• Europe should be attractive to 3rd world
  countries (L.Amer., Afr., As.) "transparency and
  transferability of curricula is very important"

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Some important key issues (2)

• Indicators, benchmarks, quality standards,
  assessment of project results and good practices
• TN and quality assurance gt tends towards
  "networks of excellence"
• "Making LLL a reality"
• "spin-off" actions launching and/or
  participation of some members into other actions
  (MINERVA, GRUNTDVIG, LEONARDO) (co-lateral result
  from the TN)