e uniting 2012
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EUniting: what European partners are looking for
European Higher Education FairManila 2012
Fernando Zapico
2020 Agenda
Increase the number of graduates (target: 40% of people under 35)
Improve the quality of teaching and research training: core transferable competentes for high skill occupations
Enhance sudents mobility and cross-border cooperation to boost Higher Education Performance
Strenghen links between Education, Research and Business
The Bologna Process: 2010
PurposeMaking European Higher
Education more compatible; more comparable; more competitive and more
attractive for Europeans and students from other continents
ObjectivesIntroduction of the three
cycle system (Bachelor/Master/Doctorate)
Quality Assurance
Recognition of qualifications and periods of study
The Bucharest Comunique: April 2012
Promoting mobility of students, academic and administrative staff
Introduction of a credit system for the assessment of study performance (ECTS)
Lifelong Learning
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)
Transfer of learning between different institutions
Greater student mobility
More flexible routes to gain degrees
Curriculum design
Quality assurance
ECTS Institutions MUST:Publish their course catalogues on the web including
detailed descriptions of study programs, units of learning, university regulations and student services
Include ´Learning Outcomes´ and ‘workload’ in Course descriptions
Express Learning Outcomes in terms of credits: each credit corresponds to 25-30 hours of work.
Workload for an academic year ranges from 1500 to 1800 hours, 50-60 credits
Commission Green Paper on Learning Mobility
Boosting knowledge and skills of young people by helping them to study abroad
Programs for Lifelong Learning, Youth, Culture and Citizenship
Erasmus as star program
The importance of Erasmus Mundus
Award Criteria
Academic Quality
Course Integration
Course Managment, Visibility and Sustainability Measures
Students facilities
Quality Assurance and Evaluation
Erasmus Mundus Key ConceptsExcellence Academic and Research Quality
Innovative and unique
Added value
Embloyability
Graduates demanded by
society
Placements and research
opportunities by associates
Sustainability
Co-funding
Additional Revenue
Associates Role
Masters Courses: preferred areas
Engineering, Technology (44)
Social and Cultural Sciences; Economics (28)
Natural Science (26)
Mathematics; IT (15)
Law (2)
Humanities (6)
Selected Projects for Action 2
CLILNK/EMEA project
Techno II Project
Networking and Globalisation of
Teaching in Engineering Studies
MOVER
Erasmus Mundus
Projects