EU-PC Double Degree Master Program in Automation / Mechatronics (MPAM)

PROJECT PLANED ACTIVITIESFOR JUNE-DECEMBER 2012

2nd Co-ordination meeting4-5 June, Saratov, Russian Federation

1.3. Draft of the Master Program Curriculum

by October 2012

WG1 develops a draft version of Curriculum of the JMP in Automation/Mechatronics.

Selection of EU partner for each RU/UA university

Selection of basic speciality by each RU/UA university

Selection of Disciplines for JMP

Agreement of plan, hours, credits, etc

1.4. Technology of Double Degree students’ training

by October 2012

WG2 develops a technology of the Double degree students' training working parallel with the WG1.

Admission of students, selection for JMP by RU/UA universities

Admission of students by EU universities

Students' training in EU universities

Academic records transfer

Final state attestation of students, Diplomas

1.5. JMP & DDTST discussion, finalizing and approval

by October 2012

EU and RU/UA partner universities discuss JMP & DDTST

JMP & DDTST are approved by Scientific Councils of the PC Universities

JMP & DDTST are coordinated with the PC Ministries of Education during October 2012 - March 2013

1.6. Syllabi of disciplines of the Joint Master Program

from October 2012

WG1 develops Syllabi of disciplines by January 2013 (to be then coordinated with EU universities)

1.7. Agreements between participatinguniversities

by October 2012

Bilateral and many-sided Agreements between participated universities developed by the WG2, discussed and agreed by all partners.

1.8. Presentation of the Joint Master Program

in Automation / Mechatronics

November 2012

Draft JMP and DDTST presented and discussed at the 2nd PT Conference in Kharkiv

2.1. PC teachers' selection & English skills upgrading

by October 2012

Six teachers from every PC University selected by University Administration

Lists of teachers approved by PMC English skills upgrade in home universities

(courses – funding by co-financing, 120 Euro/day x 12 days = 1440 Euro)

English skills improvement by self-learning

2.2. RU & UA teachers’ training abroad

October 2012

First two-week Retraining Sessions (RS) conducted in the EU Universities

Participance: For the 1st RS, each PC university sends 3 teachers, each EU university receives 8 teachers

RS focus: Advanced Mechatronics, modern EU methods of students' training

RU & UA teachers’ training abroad: distribution for the 1st RS, October

2012 Origin / Destination /

Number of people

RU SSTU CZ TUL 3

RU TSTU CZ TUL 3

UA KPI CZ TUL 1

UA KhPI CZ TUL 1

RU LETI BG TU-Sofia 3

UA KhPI BG TU-Sofia 2

UA SevNTU BG TU-Sofia 3

RU NSTU FR BPU 3

UA KPI FR BPU 2

UA ZSTU FR BPU 3

2.7. Teaching Materials for the JMP teaching

from October 2012

WG1 makes a list of teaching materials necessary for the support of the JMP

The PMC forms Authors' Team (AT) in October 2012 (2 persons from each university)

From November 2012 AT adapts, translates and develops teaching materials

3.3. Draft version of Quality Assurance System

and Guide on its use

by November 2012

WG3 develops a draft version of QAS and its Regulated documents, including Guide on QAS use

3.4. Progress Seminar of WG3 in Zhytomyr

September 2012

Two-days Progress Seminar devoted to discussion of ways of adaptation the existent EU QAS to the conditions of the PC Universities with a glance of PC legislation and traditions

Participance: 1 representative from NSTU, TSTU, LETI, KPI, KhPI and MESU

3.5. QAS discussion in PC Universities and finalizing

from November 2012

The QAS and its Regulated documents, including Guide on QAS discussed at PC universities in November-December 2012 (to be then finalized by WG3)

4.2. Concept of the International Hybrid

Learning Space

by August 2012

IHLS is an interlink of the real learning space (traditional face-to-face students' training) and virtual learning space (e-learning, virtual students' mobility, e-library, etc.)

The Concept includes academic, organizational, methodological, and technical aspects of the IHLS

4.3. Discussion, confirmation, finalizing

and approval

September-December 2012

Draft IHLS Concept discussed in the EU and PC Universities

Finalized by the WG4 in accordance with the received remarks

Approved by the PC University Scientific Councils

4.4. Regulated documents development

and legalization

from December 2012

Documents regulated the IHLS operation (Statute, Agreements between participants, etc.) and Methodical Guide on work in the International Hybrid Learning Space are developed starting from December 2012

4.5. Equipment purchase and installation

October 2012 ― January 2013

PMC specifies a list of necessary equipment Carries out the tender Purchases and installs the equipment in the PC

Universities

Equipment purchasing and installation:

the procedure

Documents prepared and collected by PC members (announcement of a tender, tender propositions from companies, selection of the best proposition with written explanation, contract and invoice)

Direct payments to be done by Grant Holder 5 PCs for students financed by each PC

university's co-financing (700 Euro x 5 PCs = 3500)

9.1. Coordination meetingsNovember 2012, Kharkiv

3rd Coordination meeting

2nd PT Conference: JMP and DDTST discussion, coordination and approval

Monitoring by Ukrainian national Tempus office

Participance: each EU and PC university sends 1 representative for 3 days (Coordination meeting) and 1 more representative for 5 days (PT Conference), except for TUL, which sends 2 persons for 5 days each. KIA, MESU and EPASU send 1 representative for 5 days.

Thank you for the attention!