QUALITY IN MOBILITY

Management of International Mobility Programme Triple I

Elina Tulla, University of Turku 3 February 2011

ERASMUS MUNDUS

Erasmus Mundus Programme

Action 1 Action 2Partnerships

Action 3Erasmus Mundus

Promotion Projects

Erasmus Mundus

Masters Courses

Erasmus Mundus

Joint Doctorate

Programmes

Strand 2 Lots 1-5

North America,

Pacific, East Asia, South-East Asia,

Gulf

Strand 1 Lots 1-15

the old ECW

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QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA)

“The process or set of processes adopted nationally and institutionally to ensure the quality of educational programmes and qualifications awarded.” (ECTS Users' Guide)

Transparency, visibility

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QUALITY COMPONENTS

1. Partnership composition and cooperation mechanism

• Partnership's experience in management of international cooperation projects

• Partners involvement and participation

2. Implementation of the mobility • Impartial and transparent selection process• Study recognition and transfer

3. Students' and staff facilities and follow-up

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Partnership composition and cooperation mechanism

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TRIPLE I CONSORTIUM

European partners:

• University of Turku (Coordinator)

• University of Algarve

• University of Bologna

• University of Deusto

• University of Göttingen

• Humboldt University Berlin

• Katholieke University Leuven

• University of Latvia

• Pultusk Academy of Humanities

Russian partners:• Higher School of Economics

• Immanuel Kant State University of Russia

• Irkutsk State University

• Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University

• Petrozavodsk State University

• Russian State University for the Humanities

• St. Petersburg State University

• Udmurt State University

• Ural State University

• Yaroslav-The-Wise Novgorod State University

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PARTNERS' EXPERIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

• Triple I Consortium since 2008• Coordinator's experience in management of

international cooperation projects and close links to Russian HEIs

• Partners active participation in various international networks

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PARTNERS' INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION

• Contact persons in each partner university• General information online, intranet, information

leaflets, information sessions etc• Participation in decision making• Utilize their contacts and networks to promote

Triple I beyond their own reach• Assist in recruiting applicants outside the

partnership

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE CONSORTIUM

• Turku team and partner contact persons• Moodle• E-mail lists• Monthly electronic newsletter to partners• Online questionnaires• Consortium and Selection Committee Meetings

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Implementation of the mobility

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IMPARTIAL AND TRANSPARENT SELECTION PROCESS

• Free mobility: no fixed quotas or pre-selections• Online application form• Jointly agreed application and selection

procedure and selection criteria• Respect of selection criteria• Procedures and criteria are public and described

for the applicants on Triple I web page

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Students and staff facilities and follow-up

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STUDY RECOGNITION AND TRANSFER

“…it is a minimum requirement for all partners to consider the study period abroad as an integral part of the study programme. Full academic recognition will be given by the home university for the study period (including examinations or other forms of assessment) spent in the host HEI(s).”

(EMA2 Programme Guide 2009-2013)

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AGREED MECHANISMS FOR STUDY RECOGNITION

• Consortium is dedicated to the use of ECTS in Triple I mobilities

• All partners provide Transcript of Records and Diploma Supplements (DS) for graduating students

• Hosting institution issues to its incoming exchange period students a transcript of records according to or translated into the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) of the studies completed and Host University’s graduating students shall be issued DS

• Learning Agreement an important tool

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Diagram 1: Counseling on credit transfer and recognition of studies

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5

10

15

20 Counselling available whenleaving home university(beginning of mobility).

Counselling available whenreturning to home university(end of mobility).

Assigned contact person forcredit transfer issues.

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INTERNAL AND JOINT MONITORING MECHANISM OF MOBILITIES

• Each partner university has effective internal QA systems

• QA as regular function• Agreements detailing the terms of the grant• Final Reports and Annual Reports securing

academic work is accomplished

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Summary

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1. Planning and Organisation• Institutional Commitment• Sharing tasks and responsibilities• Efficient communication mechanisms

4. Monitoring• Reports• Quality Assurance• Evaluation questionnaires• Balance of flows• Regular monitoring and follow-up visits

2. Visibility and preparatory activities• Awareness raising and promotion• Working with local partners/authorities• Tools and procedures for scholarship application and selection• Assistance for Visa

3. Implementation of individual mobility• Student Agreements• Implementation of recognition mechanisms• Administrative and financial management of scholarships

Partnership implementation: 4-step cycle

Cf. Erasmus Mundus Infodays’ material 2010. http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/events/indoday_2010/action2.pdf 3 February 2011

READINGS

Quality Handbook of Higher Education in Finland and Russia

http://www.utu.fi/en/university/quality/russia/hanbbook.pdf

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TRIPLE Iwww.utu.fi/iii

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