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By Doina Verdes

Technical University Of Cluj-Napoca,Romania

And Claudia Semeraro

University Of Genoa, Italy

The Attractiveness of European Universities

ERASMUS MUNDUS FASTQUAD PROJECT -NOVOSIBIRSK MEETING ,22-25 SEPTEMBER 2010

Because:- are not at home!- are located in the cities with history and cultural

tradition;- the mobility in a foreign university is a challenge to

prove your self that you can study and live abroad- it is a way to have an academic experience - it is an intercultural experience- is a way to study and communicate in a foreign language

Why are Or should be attractive European universities for students from non EU countries and vice versa ?


To add more answers we can have: - a quick look at the aims of the Bologna Process for the establishment of a European higher education area – EHEA- to study the problem from the student perspective- and to make a view on two examples of good practice in the field of European and international student mobility

To add more answers


European Higher Education Area - EHEA

adoption of a three-cycle structure Bachelor – Master - Doctorate introduction of the European Credit Transfer and

Accumulation System (ECTS) the provision of the Diploma Supplementthe recognition of joint degreesthe introduction of national qualifications

frameworks and the development of quality assurance in higher education.


A Student Perspective

500 milion citizens500 milion citizens

Cultural & historical

centre

Cultural & historical

centre

Political and

economic institution

Political and

economic institution

One of the largest markets in the world

One of the largest markets in the world


A study period in Europe, what should you expect?

“United in Diversity”

A wide range of choice

High intra-European student mobility

International environment


Who will you meet?

Age and gender

Mainly < 25 years old

Higher percentage of women

Prevalently non-married

Average age


Where will you live?

Depending on your destination: Private flat

More independence More expensive Housworking!

Student house Less expensive than private flats Fun with friends Less privacy

Parents Cheap No houseworking Less independenceERASMUS MUNDUS FASTQUAD PROJECT -NOVOSIBIRSK MEETING ,22-25 SEPTEMBER 2010

TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION


Level of satisfaction with material well-being by accommodation form

Students who are (very) satisfied with their material well-being living with parents/relatives vs. their counterparts maintaining own households


Share of students fluent in two foreign languages (in%)


Language ability and foreign study-related experience


MAIN CONCERNS ABOUT STUDYING ABROAD


Study hard…Study hard… …and beyond that?…and beyond that?

Different education system

Foreign language

New approach to the topics

Join a student association

Learn more about EU culture

Field trips in interesting locations

…more and more…

What will you do?


In Sum, studying in Europe means…

Meeting a lot of young people

Living in a private flat or a student hall

Sharing experiences with other students

engaged in mobility

Learning a new language

Improve oneself

Chance of finding good jobs


The good practice in European studies: the LLP - ERASMUS – Intensive Program

ATELIER: “CONCEPTION DES ESPACES DE TRAVAIL, SANTÉ, CONFORT ET PREVENTION

DES RISQUES// WORK PLACE DESIGN, HEALTH, SAFETY AND RISK PREVENTION

2006-200928263-IC-1-2005-1-FR-ERASMUS-IUPC-7


University of Technology from Compiegne, FranceEcole Superieure d’Architecture, Clermont-

Ferrand, FranceTechnical University of Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaThe University Politehnica Bucharest, RomaniaChalmers University – Gotheborg

Partners


WORKSHOP - France 2007Ecole Superieure d’Architecture de Clermont-Ferrand

Grands Atelieres de l’Isle d’Abeau

Subject: the wood industry


WORKSHOP Sweden 2008Chalmers University - Gotheborg Medichus Lillhagsparkens -

Äldreboende

Subject: Elderly Persons Buildings


Workshop – Romania 2009Universitatea Politehnica Bucharest, Technical University of

Cluj-Napoca

The car industry


Persons participating to the project:180 Students and 10 teachers


The Objectives

To make students, teachers, companies and institutions share knowledge and experience between various countries of Europe and to create a common frame of reference concerning the assessment of risks in work and the design of work places.


development have been in two phases based on the heuristic pedagogy namely:

Methodology of the project


GOALS

VISITS AT THE SITE

DEBRIEFEXPERT

LECTURES

The 1st Stage of the project


The 2nd Stage of the project

CREATIVITY PROJECTS

BRAINSTORMINGMULTIDISCIPLNAIRE

GOALS


The knowledges acquired

ConceptualisationIdentification, recognition, anticipationRisk matrixEngineering designDesign processesHow to build a model at scale 1Controls (risk reduction measures) Evaluation (assessment)


Skills devloped

To interpret a concept and to represent it graphicallyTo realize and to artifact itTo identify the requirements for a given function of abuildingTo identify the reality hazard recognitionTo work in an interdisciplinary and international teamTo practice a foreign languageTo have intercultural exchange


The competences

To design the work place in accordance with performances for:

- special functions of the building and technology- the structure of building in accordance with the

safety of work places- the risks management at the local work place

level and at the global technological process and building


Recognition of the student work in the project

The subject is a new discipline which is not exactly the same in all the syllabus of participating schools or faculties;

The number of didactical hours was 48/week (very intensive!) for student and teacher; the duration of the workshop was two weeks;

The students acquired 5 ECTS credits for the subject “industrial design” (Mechanical Engineering) or the equivalence with the subject “practical training” or “architectural design” at the level admitted by the specific syllabus (Architecture, Electrical engineering, Civil engineering).


Problems in organising the student mobility and didactical activity:


The dissemination

The dissemination by Media (radio, TV, press)The presentation of the project to conferences The valorisation of the results in writing new

project to make a Curriculum for a modulus of learning at the European level to be implemented to the participating institutions


Some of the fifteen models

elaborated by the students durring the

three workshops

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Göteborg, Sweden

Grands Ateliers, l’Isle d’AbeauFrance

The reflection

My basic idea is that for every person, in his and her culture and specific situation, other people and cultures provide a possibility for reflection and change, and that it is also a possibility to learn.

Elisabeth Birgison - Vice-Rector of Chalmers University, Sweden

Workshop, February 2008


Example of good practice in international mobility

Tempus Project

N.I.R.O.A.Network of International Relation Offices

in AzerbaijanJan. 2008/Dec. 2010


N.I.R.O.A partners:

From EU: University of Genoa (I) University of Siegen

(D) University of Nice (F) Thechnical University

of Athens (GR) University of

Budgoszcz (PL)

From Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan Medical

University Odlar Yurdu University Azerbaijan State Oil

Academy Qafkaz University


N.I.R.O.A. purposes:


N.I.R.O.A. outcomes

Successful training of the administrative staff

The IROs are open and working

International agreements between Azeri and European partners


N.I.R.O.A. outlook

A first group of 12 students visited the Faculty of Medicine in Genoa for a two-weeks traineeship

A follow-up project will be submitted, aiming at establishing similar IROs in other countries


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