THE RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED BY JOINT PROGRAMMES EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM FOR ACCREDITATION (ECA) ENIC-NARICs WORKSHOP WARSAW 26 MARCH 2010

EMLE PROGRAMME2 THE PERSPECTIVE OF A JOINT PROGRAMME THE EMLE STORY

EMLE PROGRAMME3 PRESENTATION BY WICHER SCHREUDERS ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM ROTTERDAM INSTITUTE OF LAW AND ECONOMICS (RILE) ERASMUS MUNDUS ASSISTANT COORDINATOR EMLE PROGRAMME

PRESENTATION INVITED TO TELL THE EMLE STORY A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS… BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT THE ANSWERS AND THE SOLUTIONS….. EMLE PROGRAMME4

5 ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTERS COURSE IN LAW & ECONOMICS (EMLE) ONE-YEAR MASTERS COURSE AROUND 90 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR TOPIC: THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAW EM COORDINATOR: ROTTERDAM PARTNERS: FROM EU AND NON-EU COUNTRIES

EMLE PROGRAMME6 THE EMLE PROGRAMME EMLE WAS SELECTED FOR / PARTICIPATED IN: THE EUA TOP JOINT MASTER PROJECT - IN 2003 ERASMUS MUNDUS – AT THE START IN 2004 ENQAS TEEP II PROJECT /2006 ERASMUS MUNDUS II - IN 2009 (START 2010/2011)

PROGRAMME UNTIL 2009/2010 (EM I) 1 st TERM BOLOGNA ROTTER- DAM HAMBURG 2 nd TERM BOLOGNAGHENTHAMBURG 3 rd TERM AIX/MARSEILLE, BOLOGNA, HAIFA, HAMBURG, MANCHESTER, ROTTERDAM, VIENNA EMLE PROGRAMME7

CHANGE PARTNERS (EM II) MANCHESTER (3rd TERM) WILL LEAVE THE CONSORTIUM BOLOGNA LEAVES THE 3rd TERM, BUT STAYS IN THE 1st AND 2nd TERM NEW PARTNERS: WARSAW AND MUMBAI (3rd TERM) THE NUMBER OF PARTNERS PER TERM: UNCHANGED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTNERS INCREASES FROM 8 TO 9 EMLE PROGRAMME8

PROGRAMME FROM 2010/2011 ONWARDS (EM II) 1 st TERM BOLOGNA ROTTER- DAM HAMBURG 2 nd TERM BOLOGNAGHENTHAMBURG 3 rd TERM AIX/MARSEILLE, HAIFA, HAMBURG, MUMBAI, ROTTERDAM, VIENNA, WARSAW EMLE PROGRAMME9

NUMBER OF STUDENT APPLICATIONS NON-EUEUTOTAAL 2005/ / / / / / N/A EMLE PROGRAMME10

EMLE PROGRAMME11 THE COURSES 1 ST TERM: 4 COURSES (20 ECTS) 2 ND TERM: 4 COURSES (20 ECTS) 3 RD TERM: 2 COURSES + THESIS (20 ECTS) TOTAL: 10 COURSES + THESIS (60 ECTS)

EMLE PROGRAMME12 EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME (1) ADVERTISING / PROMOTION WEBSITE TUITION FEES / DISTRIBUTION OF FEES SELECTION HARMONISATION OF THE COURSES

EMLE PROGRAMME13 EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME (2) INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE (EXAM) REGULATIONS DECISIONS ON RESULTS AND RANKING EMLE = A JOINT PROGRAMME -OFFERED JOINTLY BY DIFFERENT HEIs - IRRESPECTIVE OF THE DEGREE AWARDED

EMLE PROGRAMME14 EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME! A JOINT DEGREE? AT THE MOMENT A JOINT DEGREE IS NOT YET POSSIBLE, DUE TO DUTCH LAW! BUT THE DUTCH LAW CHANGED RECENTLY…. TO BE IMPLEMENTED…. ON THE WAY TO A JOINT DEGREE

EMLE: MULTIPLE DEGREE STUDENTS RECEIVE THE DEGREE FROM ALL PARTNERS (2 OR 3) WHERE HE/SHE STAYED = MULTIPLE DEGREE EMLE PROGRAMME15

FROM A MULTIPLE TO A JOINT DEGREE THE EMLE CONSORTIUM WANTS TO GO FOR A JOINT DEGREE SOME STEPS TO BE MADE: - IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES -ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES -THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME…. EMLE PROGRAMME16

ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION EMLE PROGRAMME / DEGREE (1) PARTNERACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION DURATION AIX/MARSEILLERECOGNIZED BY THE MINISTER BOLOGNAAUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT EXPIRATION GHENT1. AUTOMATICALLY 2. ACCREDITED BY NVAO HAMBURGRECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF HAMBURG [ACCREDITATION BY ZEvA, NOT OBLIGED; 2x] WITHOUT EXPIRATION [ AND ?] EMLE PROGRAMME17

ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION EMLE DEGREE (2) PARTNERACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION DURATION ROTTERDAMACCREDITED BY NVAO (2x) VIENNAAUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT EXPIRATION WARSAWRECOGNIZED BY THE MINISTER WITHOUT EXPIRATION HAIFAAUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT EXPIRATION MUMBAIAUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT EXPIRATION EMLE PROGRAMME18

ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION (1) REGULATION DIFFERS PER COUNTRY ALL PARTNERS (HAVE TO) MEET THE NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS THIS IMPLIES A LOT OF PROCEDURES: - AT DIFFERENT MOMENTS -DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS (EVEN FOR ROTTERDAM – GHENT, NL – B: NVAO!) -DIFFERENT DURATION EMLE PROGRAMME19

ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION (2) IT SEEMS TO BE A PERMANENT PROCESS SITE VISITS AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ONLY, NOT VISITING THE PARTNERS (EXCEPT TEEP II) LOCAL COORDINATOR / LOCAL STAFF IS INVOLVED (NOT THE CONSORTIUM DIRECTOR / EM COORDINATOR AS SUCH) DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCED (LOCALLY) FOR EACH PROCEDURE EMLE PROGRAMME20

ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION (3) FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IT IS HARD TO EVALUATE / TO INCLUDE ALL FOREIGN PARTNERS HOWEVER: THEY SHOULD EVALUATE THE TOTAL PROGRAMME, INCLUDING THE FOREIGN PARTS… EMLE PROGRAMME21

EM REQUIREMENTS APART FROM DIFFERENT NATIONAL REGULATIONS: WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE (CHANGING) ERASMUS MUNDUS REGULATIONS / REQUIREMENTS HAVING TO PRODUCE EVALUATION REPORTS TO THE EM AGENCY REGULARLY EMLE PROGRAMME22

JOINT PROGRAMMES AND JOINT DEGREES (1) VARIOUS OBSTACLES TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMMES VS. NATIONAL LEGISLATION TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMMES VS. NATIONAL ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION CROSSBORDER MUTUAL RECOGNITION IS NEEDED EMLE PROGRAMME23

JOINT PROGRAMMES AND JOINT DEGREES (2) CONSORTIUM DIRECTOR / (EM) COORDINATOR NEED(S) TO BE INVOLVED IN ALL PROCEDURES DESPITE OF ALL THIS, IN THE END: CAN WE ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS AND SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS? EMLE PROGRAMME24

CONCLUSION YES, WE CAN!! HOPEFULLY….. BUT THERE STILL IS A LONG WAY TO GO! EMLE PROGRAMME25

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