1. Joint/Double degree programs in Armenian Universities HERE Study Visit Joint degrees: strategic and operational implementation: one size does not fit all University of Coimbra, Portugal 2-3 October, 2018
Kristina Tsaturyan Yerevan V. Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences

2. Introduction
Types of joint programmes delivered by Armenian Universities
The purpose of the programs and how they were developed
The link of the joint programs with national/institutional strategies of the country
Benefits and challenges

3. Joint/double degree programs1
Joint/double degree programs

4. Survey results 15 out of 23 responded
12 out of 15 deliver joint/double degree programs
Overall number is 30 joint/double degree programs
15 out of 30 delivered by Polytechnic University
3% BA level
87% MA level
10% PhD

5. 2. The purpose of the programs and how they were developed

6. opportunity for widened cooperation with foreign country Higher Education Institutions
complying with the internationalization strategies of Universities
possibility to engage more students, including international students,
improve the teaching and learning practices at the University and bring in higher quality standards
diversification of resources such as laboratories, libraries and so on,
professional development of the academic staff
Purpose

7. How the programs were developed

8. Diplomas issued

9. The link of the joint programs with national/institutional strategies of the country
Development of joint degree programs are somehow reflected in the institutional strategies
Policy recommendations within Erasmus+ projects focusing on internationalisation
Legal Framework
Law on Higher and post-graduate education (2004)
New Law on Higher and post- graduate education
National Strategy on Higher Education Internationalisatio n

10. Benefits and challenges

11. Opportunities ensure further competitiveness at the labor market
wider job opportunities having more than 1 diploma issued by Armenian and foreign University,
possibility to use resources of partner Universities particularly libraries, laboratories and access to publications for research,
improvement of intercultural communication and language skills.

12. Challenges lack of regulatory policy at national level
funding of the study programs
difference in the study programs
recognition of ECTS credits
communication issues

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