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

2. EMLE PROGRAMME2 THE PERSPECTIVE OF A JOINT PROGRAMME THE EMLE STORY

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

4. 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. 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

6. 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 - 2005/2006 ERASMUS MUNDUS II - IN 2009 (START 2010/2011)

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. NUMBER OF STUDENT APPLICATIONS NON-EUEUTOTAAL 2005/2006138116254 2006/2007265114379 2007/2008334114448 2008/2009375115490 2009/2010330156486 2010/2011374N/A EMLE PROGRAMME10

11. 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)

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

13. 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

14. 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

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

16. 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

17. ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION EMLE PROGRAMME / DEGREE (1) PARTNERACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION DURATION AIX/MARSEILLERECOGNIZED BY THE MINISTER 2004 - 2008 2008 - 2012 BOLOGNAAUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT EXPIRATION GHENT1. AUTOMATICALLY 2. ACCREDITED BY NVAO 2004 - 2008 2008 - 2016 HAMBURGRECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF HAMBURG [ACCREDITATION BY ZEvA, NOT OBLIGED; 2x] WITHOUT EXPIRATION [2005 - 2008 AND ?] EMLE PROGRAMME17

18. ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION EMLE DEGREE (2) PARTNERACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION DURATION ROTTERDAMACCREDITED BY NVAO (2x) 2004 - 2010 2010 - 2016 VIENNAAUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT EXPIRATION WARSAWRECOGNIZED BY THE MINISTER WITHOUT EXPIRATION HAIFAAUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT EXPIRATION MUMBAIAUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT EXPIRATION EMLE PROGRAMME18

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

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

26. EMLE PROGRAMME26 INFO & CONTACT WEBSITE: WWW.EMLE.ORG EMAIL: SCHREUDERS@FRG.EUR.NL