2. Recommendations of workshop 1 1.fields of study: –combination of bottom up and top down decision bottom up: –survey initiated by the UNICA BL –collection of fields of study that each UNICA institution can offer (submitted before the next General Assembly in October) top down: –report results of survey to rectors –decision on UNICA’s policy/mission –set up a task force

3. 2.) structures and duration: no way of imposing rigid structures maintenance of flexibility as regards agreements between partners –but: recommendation: duration of M.A.: 2 years (not 1 year)

4. institutional development/quality assurance and control: generally positive attitudes towards internationalisation strategies but lack of concrete definitions of these strategies careful preparation clear definition of prerequisites and of learning outcomes evaluation after the programme (e.g. students) notion of trust between UNICA universities

5. new vs. old curricula terms “irrelevant”: interaction with other institutions automatically implies a change of “old” curricula (dynamic process) workload is always there high relevance of interdisciplinary programmes aspect of language learning: –ways of acquiring linguistic competence have to be considered individually before and during the master –if acquiring a language is obligatory, students have to be credited for attending language courses –an optional part of the credits should be reserved to the acquisition of foreign languages

6. doctoral level: different experiences emphasis of importance of doctoral level UNICA’s priority on M.A. level (step-by- step policy)

7. Additional recommendation: Set up a task force: “project management” Including academics, administrators tool for the development of developing joint curricula –set of questions and answers (including issues of the EUA report, Chantal Zoller’s criteria, etc) –defining time frames –setting up teams –defining priorities