1. JOINT PROGRAMMES: CONSTRUCTION AND CHALLENGES ASEM CONFERENCE QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RECOGNITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS LIMASSOL (CYPRUS) 6 DECEMBER 2010

2. 2 PRESENTATION BY WICHER SCHREUDERS ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM ROTTERDAM INSTITUTE OF LAW AND ECONOMICS (RILE) ERASMUS MUNDUS ASSISTANT COORDINATOR EMLE PROGRAMME

3. PRESENTATION INVITED TO GIVE SOME COMMENTS REGARDING COLLABORATIONS THIS PRESENTATION IS ABOUT: THE CONSTRUCTION OF JOINT PROGRAMMES, JOINT DEGREES, JOINT QUALIFICATIONS THE CHALLENGES OF ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION PROCEDURES 3

4. A JOINT PROGRAMME A JOINT PROGRAMME = OFFERED JOINTLY BY DIFFERENT HEIs IRRESPECTIVE OF THE DEGREE (JOINT, MULTIPLE, DOUBLE) AWARDED [ECA, PRINCIPLES, 2007] 4

5. JOINT CONSTRUCTION (1) PARTNER CHOICE: LONG STANDING COOPERATION (MOSTLY RESEARCH) CONSORTIUM STRUCTURE = THE BOARD + DIRECTOR + SEVERAL COMMITTEES ORGANIZE MEETINGS REGULARLY (IN PERSON, NOT BY EMAIL OR SKYPE ONLY) 5

6. JOINT CONSTRUCTION (2) BE TRANSPARENT INVOLVE ALL PARTNERS CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE TASKS DISTRIBUTON OF THE MONEY REPORT TO ALL INVOLVED 6

7. 7 JOINT ACTIVITIES (1) ADVERTISING / PROMOTION WEBSITE TUITION FEES / DISTRIBUTION OF FEES SELECTION OF APPLICANTS HARMONISATION OF THE COURSES

8. 8 JOINT ACTIVITIES (2) INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE (EXAM) REGULATIONS DECISIONS ON THESIS TOPICS DECISIONS ON RESULTS AND RANKING

9. 9 A JOINT DEGREE? (1) A JOINT DEGREE (THE DOCUMENT) = AWARDED BY THE HEI’S THAT OFFER THE JOINT PROGRAMME ATTESTING THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE JOINT PROGRAMME A SINGLE DOCUMENT THAT REPLACES THE INDIVIDUAL DEGREES [ENQA, METH. REPORT TEEP II, 2006]

10. 10 A JOINT DEGREE? (2) A JOINT DEGREE WAS AND IS NOT POSSIBLE IN ALL COUNTRIES! FOR INSTANCE IN THE NETHERLANDS THE LAW CHANGED ONLY RECENTLY….

11. MULTIPLE DEGREE STUDENTS RECEIVE THE DEGREE FROM ALL PARTNERS (2 OR 3 OR MORE) WHERE HE/SHE STAYED = MULTIPLE DEGREE 11

12. MIXED DEGREE STUDENTS RECEIVE A SINGLE DEGREE FROM ONE OR MORE PARTNERS AND A JOINT DEGREE FROM OTHER PARTNERS (WHERE HE/SHE STAYED) = MIXED DEGREE 12

13. FROM A MULTIPLE TO A JOINT DEGREE ‘SOME’ STEPS TO BE MADE: - CHECK THE LEGISLATION IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES WHETHER A JOINT DEGREE IS ALLOWED -ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES FOR THIS JOINT DEGREE -THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME…. 13

14. JOINT DEGREE AND QUALIFICATION TWO OPTIONS: JOINT DEGREE &: MULTIPLE QUALIFIACTIONS ONE JOINT QUALIFICATION DEPENDS ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION! QUALIFICATION = MASTER OF ARTS, MASTER OF SCIENCE, MASTER OF LAWS 14

15. PROGRAMME RECOGNITION A JOINT PROGRAMME QUALIFICATION CAN BE RECOGNIZED ONLY IF THE JOINT PROGRAMME IS RECOGNIZED FOR THIS THE JOINT PROGRAMME NEEDS ACCREDITATION [AERDEN & RECZULSKA, ECA, 2010] HOW? THAT IS A REAL CHALLENGE…. 15

16. 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 -DIFFERENT DURATION 16

17. ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION (2) IT SEEMS TO BE A PERMANENT PROCESS SITE VISITS AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ONLY, NOT VISITING THE PARTNERS LOCAL COORDINATOR / LOCAL STAFF IS INVOLVED (NOT THE CONSORTIUM DIRECTOR / EM COORDINATOR AS SUCH) DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCED (LOCALLY) FOR EACH PROCEDURE 17

18. 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 AND FOREIGN PARTNERS 18

19. ADDITIONAL ERASMUS MUNDUS REQUIREMENTS APART FROM DIFFERENT NATIONAL REGULATIONS: EM CONSORTIA HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ERASMUS MUNDUS REGULATIONS / REQUIREMENTS HAVING TO PRODUCE EVALUATION REPORTS TO THE EM AGENCY REGULARLY EVALUATION REPORTS CHECKED BY THE EM AGENCY 19

20. JOINT PROGRAMME, JOINT DEGREE, JOINT QUALIFICATION (1) VARIOUS OBSTACLES TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMMES VS. NATIONAL LEGISLATION TRANSNATIONAL PROGRAMMES VS. NATIONAL ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION 20

21. JOINT PROGRAMME, JOINT DEGREE, JOINT QUALIFICATION (2) CROSSBORDER MUTUAL RECOGNITION IS NEEDED EVEN BETTER: ONE SINGLE ACCREDITATION PROCEDURE INSTEAD OF MULTIPLE ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES ACCEPT ONE JOINT QUALIFICATON 21

22. CONCLUSION SEVERAL STEPS: JOINT PROGRAMME JOINT DEGREE JOINT SINGLE QUALIFICATION THE CHALLENGE IS TO COMPLETE THIS CONSTRUCTION INDEED: STEP BY STEP! 22

23. 23 INFO & CONTACT WEBSITES: WWW.EMLE.ORG WWW.RILE.NL EMAIL: SCHREUDERS@FRG.EUR.NL