Student’s Expectations from Student’s Expectations from Bologna ProcessBologna Process

STEPS by EUPEN Group 5

Liviu BÎLTEANU

IAPS President Elect

OutlineOutline

What is IAPS ?What is ICPS ?IAPS gives feed-back: Physics Students’

Expectation from Bologna ProcessJoint EfforstIAPS and EUPEN

What is IAPS ? What is IAPS ?

International Association for Physics Students

www.iaps.info

•1986/88 – Birth of IAPS in Hungary: Run entirely by Physics Students

• National Committees, Local Committees, Individual members

•Europe, North America, Africa, Australia

IAPS AimsIAPS Aims

To encourage Physics stdents in their academic and professional work in an international context.

To promote peaceful relations among physics students arround the world.

To introduce Physics Students to the international community, help them to build professional relations and foster a collaborative attitude among young physicists arround the world.

MembersMembersAustria (TU Graz)

Australia (Univ. Melbourne)

Croatia (Univ. Zagreb)

Dennmark (Univ. S. Dennmark)

Finland (Univ. Helsinki)

Georgia (Univ. Tbilisi)

Germany (Univ. Siegen)

Ghana

Greece (TU Athens)

Hungary (Univ. Budapest)

Italy (Univ. Pisa)

Lithuania (Univ. Vilnius)

Macedonia

Netherlands (Univ. Groningen)

Nigeria (Univ. Illorin)

Norway (Univ. Oslo)

Poland (Gdansk, Krakow, Poznan, Torun)

Portugal (Univ. Coimbra)

Romania (Bucharest, Craiova, Cluj)

Serbia (Univ. Novi Sad)

Turkey (Middle East TU)

UK&Rep. Ireland (Nexux-UCL)

United States (Society of Physics Students)

Projected MembersProjected MembersFranceEstoniaRussiaUkraineBelgium

IAPS Executive CommitteeIAPS Executive Committee

1. Executive President: Ozana Celan (CROATIA – Univ. of Zagreb)

2. Secretary: Adlan Cehobanovic (CROATIA – Univ. of Zagreb)

3. Treasurer: Marko Banusic (CROATIA – Univ. of Zagreb)

4. Webmaster: Vedran Derek (CROATIA – Univ. of Zagreb)

5. Past President: Davide Venturelli (ITALY – ENS Lyon)

6. President Elect: Liviu Bîlteanu (ROMANIA – Université Paris XI)

7. Dir. of Development: Tugba Bolat (Turkey – Middle East Techn. Univ.)

8. Dir. of Communication: Laura Pickard (UK – Univ. of Bristol)

9. Dir. of Activity: David Visontai (HUNGARY – Univ. Eotvos Lorand)

10. jIAPS Editor: Cary Pint (USA – University of Northern Iowa)

What is ICPS?What is ICPS?

mid-August and lasts one weekFee =130 € including accomodation, meals,

conference materials, excursion.Attended by 300 – 400 students (graduates

and undergraduates).21st Edition of ICPS, Bucharest, Romania

(14th – 20th August).

International Conference for Physics Students

ICPS ActivitiesICPS Activities Students’ lectures lasting 20 – 25 minutes; Poster sessions; Guest lectures; Excursions to places of scientific, cultural or historical

interest; City Tour IAPS General Meeting and Weokshops Football Tournament Parties: Welcome, Farewell, Costume and National Party

IAPS and EUIAPS and EU

IAPS is funded (sometimes),, by EUIAPS is supported by EPSIAPS has a level and a potential of

representativity in EuropeIAPS is an interface between Academic

Stuff, Central Administration and Students

StatisticsStatistics289 participants (350 students participated to

ICPS) + ICPS Organising Committee (18)Participating Countries: Austria (22), Croatia

(50), Denmark (5), Estonia (4), Finland (18, France (2), Germany (5), Greece (11) Hungary (4), Ireland (4), Italy (24), Lithuania (21), Norway (13), Poland (19), Portugal (10), Romania (18), Russia (3), Serbia (24), Turkey (14), Ukraine (7), UK (7)

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Main problems when students start Main problems when students start University StudiesUniversity Studies

1. different approach in Mathematics teaching.

2. different application of Math knowledge in Physics.

3. new approach about Physics teaching.

4. the distant attitude of some of the academic stuff.

5. difficulties in scheduling

the needed speed of learning.

Joint EffortsJoint Efforts Pilot Forum in Romania – premise for

simiar events in Europe. a. Bologna Process Informationb. Students’ View about Bologna Process Spreading Questionnaire of the Group 5 to

our IAPS - LC/NC More feed-back i.e. PhD Programs Stopping flow to other parts of the world

EUPEN and IAPSEUPEN and IAPS

Helping IAPS to get in touch with Physics Students from the EUPEN Members Department

Advising IAPS in the relation with European Comissio

Collaborating with IAPS for better communication with students

(Conclusion)(Conclusion)