Students mobility

A main goal of Bologna process

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General context

• Enhancing European Employability• Internationalisation of the Labour

Market• Huge expansion and diversity of

higher education• Employer expectations for new

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European Higher Education Area Objectives

• Facilitating mobility of students and graduates

• Prepared students for working life as active citizens in democratic societies

• Offer broad access to high-quality higher education, based on democratic principles and academic freedom

• Virtual and physical mobility: the first one is not a substitute for the latter

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Expected common values of the Bachelor/Master qualifications

• Quality reference of the studies leading to a solid education training

• Employability as a common sense• Interdisciplinary key qualifications• Soft skills• Academic personal development

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Why ?

• Creating a new « European » area of higher education

• Mobility a central value to the European Higher Education Area

• Developing employability in an “European market”

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Strengthen Employability

• Study programs have to be valid academically and relevant to the labour market

• Flexibility in curricula and study courses,: diversification, respecting different talents and employment prospects

• Curricula must meet well defined targets

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Mobility should be promoted

• As an educational experience, particularly physical mobility

• The benefits associated should be publicized. • Administrative and structural barriers and

obstacles to mobility need to be removed• Grants and loans should be made available to

students • Other suitable incentives to both individuals

and institutions.

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Internationalization policy• Crucial importance of teaching staff

with international experience • Realistic language competences• Good information to students in relation

to international opportunities

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Necessary conditions for mobility

• ECTS both for exchange and for accumulation

• Diploma Supplement • Overcome recognition problems • Needs for funding for staff and student mobility

• Transparent quality assurance mechanisms in all countries

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Specific measures• Part of study programs taught in major world

languages• Developing educational trade marks and

brands• European HE institutions have to be

perceived as welcoming institutions • Competition with other continents through

strategic networking

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Full implementation of existing systems of recognition

• ECTS (extended to accumulation and life long learning)

• Lisbon convention • Diploma supplement • ENICS and Narics

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Reactions

• The ivory tower university • The subordinated university • The knowledgeable, reflective university • The pro-active university

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