the road to bologna… adm-ingegraf congress 2005 seville moderator: m. luisa mtz. muneta...
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The Road to Bologna…
ADM-Ingegraf Congress 2005
Seville
Moderator: M. Luisa Mtz. MunetaUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid
A brief historyYears 70-90
National systems based on traditional methods ERASMUS Program begins
1998: Sorbonne Declaration FR, I, UK, G Harmonise structures Convergence of degree structure and cycles
1999: Bologna Declaration (20 countries)2000: Lisbon Meeting2001: Prague Communiqué (30 countries)2002: Barcelona Meeting2003: Berlin communiqué (40 countries) “The role of universities in the knowledge society” (EU)
2005: BERGEN •Cyclic structure adoption•Recognition of degrees and study periods•Quality evaluation systems
European Convergence in Higher Education
Compare European qualifications
•Support for the single labour market
•Mobility of students, teachers,…
Competewith other educational systems
•Attract foreign students …
Modernise Teaching-learning
•Information Society support
•LLL: Life Long Learning
Changes in European Universities
European Higher Education Space
Competitiveness
Quality
Teaching structures•First Degree•Postgrad.
•Master•PhD
•Learning orientation•Comparability•Transfer•Accumulation (Life Long Learning)
•Indicators and standards•Degrees accreditation
ECTS
Teaching/learning system
Now+teaching/-learning what he wants to teachSpecific trainingIsolated view of the subjects passive participation learns only given informationWork and assessment by exams
With Bologna+ learning/- teaching what the students needsGlobal trainingHolistic view of the subject active participation searches for/chooses informationContinuous work and assessment
Teaching/learning system
NowActual length > anticipatedDropout rate=success rateQuality assessment without consequences
With BolognaActual length= anticipatedSuccess rate > dropout rateQuality assessment with basic decisions
New activities….Teacher
Helps to learnTutor/coachTeaches what the student needsIs one part of the teaching teams
StudentMore motivatedAutonomousSelf-controlledWorks in teams with a specific role
•New studies plan based on the student•Fewer hours of lectures•Emphasis on global training•Develop capabilities for analysis, team work, problem solving, permanent change…
ECTS
“ representa la cantidad de trabajo del estudiante para cumplir los objetivos del programa de estudios… conducentes a la obtención de títulos universitarios de carácter oficial y validez en todo el territorio nacional”
“… se integran las enseñanzas teóricas y prácticas, así como otras actividades académicas dirigidas, con inclusión de las horas de estudio y del trabajo que debe realizar para alcanzar los objetivos formativos propios de cada materia del plana de estudios”
Spanish law says(RD 1125/2003 (BOE 18/09/2003))
Changes due to ECTS
1 ECTS= Total 25-30 h of student’s workStudent’s roleProfessor’s roleDesign a new studies planDesign and teaching of subjects: didactic guidesNew infrastructures: labs, computers, …New grading systemAcademic and teaching staff management
Members of the round table
Prof. Stefano Tornincasa. Turín Polytechnic [email protected]
Prof. Eugenio Pezzutti. Rome University
[email protected] Prof. Javier Muniozguren. University of the Basque Country [email protected]. Fernando Cebollada. Zaragoza [email protected]
Thank you very much