1. International doctoral studies in social work INDOSOW
assoc. prof. dr. Vesna Leskošek

2. Brief overview
Established in 2004 as a first international doctoral programme in social work and funded by the EU programme Erasmus curriculum development
Partner countries and organisations: Fachhochschule St. Pölten, Austria; Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, Great Britain; Jyväskylän Yliopisto, Finland; Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin, Germany.
Main applicant: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of social work (FSD).
The programme was accredited in Slovenia in 2009 – consortium agreement
Double degree

3. Modus operandi
Academic board (2 members of each partner org.) decides on applications consisting of letter of interest, letter of support of the potential supervisor and formal documents
students enrol in one of the partner universities on their own choice according to national rules
Double supervision – first (main) and second supervisor
Obligatory semester abroad at one of the partner universities – usually where second supervisor works
Obligatory attendance at summer schools organised once a year for 2 weeks in one of the partner countries – funded as Erasmus IP

4. Advantages Academic exchange
Intensive weeks with active participation of students and professors
Joint publications
Flexibility in relevance of lectures – adopting to students doctoral theses
International supervision and support to students
Cohorts of students – exchange and peer support
Semester abroad

5. Obstacles National accreditation rules National enrolment rules
Problems with electives in English in some of the partner universities
Different fees – no enrolment to UK, most to Finland
Double diploma
Result: no reaccreditation of the programme