1. The campus numériques, an Overview of the French Virtual University Catherine Chabert Cardiff University

2. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Plan Context of this presentation: PhD – Research Questions Key Policies and reports Call for projects – Objectives and Conditions Results French Virtual University Today

3. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Globalization Changes In Higher Education Virtual University United Kingdom UKeU France Campus Numériques The Virtual University? A Comparative Study between the UK and France.

4. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs The Virtual University? A Comparative Study between the UK and France. Central research questions Value of comparative study in a global world

5. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs The Virtual University? A Comparative Study between the UK and France. Central research questions Value of comparative study in a global world Governance of HE in a global world

6. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs The Virtual University? A Comparative Study between the UK and France. Central research questions Value of comparative study in a global world Governance of HE in a global world What is a virtual university?

7. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Supra-national level 1994 – Bangemann “Europe and the Global Information Society” 1995 – Teaching and Learning – Towards the Learning Society 1996 – Living and Working in the Information Society 2000 – e-Learning Designing Tomorrow’s education National level 1997 – “Internet a Real Challenge for France” 1997 – “To Prepare the Entry of France into the Information Society” Plan d’Action Gouvernemental pour la Société de l’Information (PAGSI)

8. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Supra-national level 1994 – Bangemann “Europe and the Global Information Society” 1995 – Teaching and Learning – Towards the Learning Society 1996 – Living and Working in the Information Society 2000 – e-Learning Designing Tomorrow’s education National level 1997 – “Internet a Real Challenge for France” 1997 – “To Prepare the Entry of France into the Information Society” Plan d’Action Gouvernemental pour la Société de l’Information (PAGSI) University level 2000-4 – Campus Numériques 2005 to date Universites Numeriques Thematiques - UNT

9. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Campus Numeriques In 2000, 2001 and 2002, the Ministère de l’Education Nationale – the Direction de la Technologie (Department for Technologies) published a Call for Projects – the ‘campus numériques’. A total of 22,26 million euros, i.e. £14.6 million was allocated over the three years (conversion in 2007)

10. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs First Call - Objectives “- To develop a post-baccalauréat provision in clearly identified subjects and for clearly identified groups of students, either leading to a qualification or accredited, in the mode of open and distance learning, using ICT. - To offer this provision at both national and international levels, which should imply a multilingual provision”

11. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Second Call - Objectives “- To modernise state funded higher education - To structure a national open and distance learning provision - To offer a competitive French provision on the international market.”

12. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Third Call - Objectives “- Part 1: to build a French open and distance learning provision in consolidating projects which have been accepted in 2000 and 2001. - Part 2: to provide services to students and staff via the development of digital environments for work.”

13. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Financial Conditions To apply, institutions had the choice of two options: Niveau 1, to obtain financial support to conduct a feasibility study on a particular project Niveau 2, for consortiums already formed wishing to further develop their existing distance learning provision. In either case, financial support received from the Ministère was not to exceed 50 per cent of the total expenditure planned by institutions.

14. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Academic Subjects IT and management were cited in both calls, plus medicine and law in 2000 and social sciences and professions related to distance learning in 2001.

15. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Results for 1 st Call 2000 86 projects received 49 projects considered 27 projects accepted 16 at Niveau 1 11 at Niveau 2

16. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Results for 2 nd Call 2001 117 projects received 66 projects accepted 27 at Niveau 1 39 at Niveau 2

17. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Results for 3 rd Call 2002 82 projects received 32 at Part 1 4 at Part 2

18. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs Campus Numériques - 1998, L. Jospin, “Plan d’Action gouvernemental pour la Société de l’Information”. - Dec. 1999: need to develop a global strategy to modernise teaching and distance learning should be part of it. - June 2000: 1 st call for projects. - Budget: £13.5 million over 3 years; 2000, 2001, 2002: 3 consecutive calls for projects. - Definition of the campus numériques – Consortia. - 2000: 86 projects, 2001: 117 projects, 2002: 82 projects. - 2003: 64 campus numériques quality-labelled. - 2004: Universités Numériques Thématiques (UNT).

19. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs French Virtual University Today End of 2003: Total no of Campus numériques ‘labellisés’: 64 18 sciences 14 medicine 9 in social sciences 8 in economy-management 8 teacher training

20. 29/01/2009Catherine Chabert - Cardiff University - SLIPs French Virtual University Today From 2004: Universités Numériques Thématiques UNT engineering & IT - UNIT medicine – UMVF law - UMJF science & environment economy & management - AUNEGE