COURSE INTEGRATION: PARTNERSHIP, STUDENT SELECTION, STUDENT FACILITIES AND SUPPORT

SEBASTIAN PŁÓCIENNIK

GLOBAL STUDIES – A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE

1. Structures, organization, responsibilities

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Leipzig University

Partners

USBC

Macquarie

Stellenbosch

JNU New Dehli

FUDAN Shanghai

Dalhousie

Vienna University

LSE

Roskilde University

Wrocław University

Development of the program

Organization

Coordinator

Steering Committee

Coordinating institution: Leipzig University

Rector

Local coordinators Partner

universities

The Coordinator

• Overall management of the consortium;

• Chairperson of the Steering Committee;

• Preparation of the meetings and decisions of the Steering Committee;

• Distribution of relevant information to the other Parties;

• Alerting the Steering Committee in case of force majeure, non-delivery, default, or unilateral requests for the termination by one Party;

• Mediator between the concerned Parties in case of disputes;

The Steering Committee

• Political and strategic orientation of the Project;

• Compliance with national and EU laws and regulations;

• Decisions with regard to dissemination, joint press releases and joint publications;

• Final decision regarding the selection of mobility Students;

• Allocation and redistribution of tasks within the consortium;

• Acceptance of new members to the consortium.

Decision making

• Simple majority,

• Unanimity in exceptional situations,

• „Circular resolutions” with deadlines for response,

• Two annual meetings.

Special fields of cooperation

• Global Studies: the World Consortium

• promotion, the website, legal representation, Alumni Forum, Newsletter

• Others: summers schools, winter schools, graduation ceremony, conferences

2. The program and its integrity

The basis

• Mutual recognition of records: 120 ECTS (4x30 ECTS)

• Systems of grading: a centralized conversion factor

• Academic schedules and completion of studies

• Circulation of documents: e.g. transcripts of records and joint degrees (Vienna-Wroclaw-Leipzig)

• Systems of student’s evaluation

Studies

Graduation ceremony

Fourth semester

• Master thesis

Third semester

• Stay at partner universities

Second semester

• Summer school

First semester

• The winter school

• Graduation ceremony

Language policy

• English dominating

• Isolated courses in German, Polish, Dutch

• Language courses

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The Global Studies - Challenge

Transnational

International

Historical Contemporary

fields

„Interdisciplinary focus”

• Introduction to globalization

• Area studies

• History of globalization

• Political economy of globalization

• Contemporary globalization

Specialization

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Global history

Comparative analysis

Area studies

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Economic globalization

Economic and social history

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Global history

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Transformation and development

Security and regional cooperation

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Global political economy

Political culture and civil society

Mobility of academic staff and students

EU – HEI (1)

1st semester

EU-HEI (1)

2nd semester

EU-HEI (2)

Non-EU HEI

e.g. Santa Barbara, Stellenbosch, Dalhousie

3rd semester

EU-HEI (2)

4th semester

EU – HEI (1)

1st semester

EU-HEI (1)

2nd semester

EU – HEI (2)

Non-EU HEI

3rd semester

EU-HEI (2)

4th semester

Master thesis

EMGS summer school

Master thesis seminar

Master expose Defense

Master thesis seminars (Wrocław)

Master thesis seminar

Politics

Economics

Public master’s defence

Research consultant

Research consultant / second supervisor

Partner university

Degree

Double degree

• LSE

• Roskilde

Joint Degree

• Wrocław

• Leipzig

• Vienna

Graduation Ceremony

• Each November

• Best Master Thesis Award

• Best Student Award

The winter school

• The „first sight” evaluation of the program

• Meeting of students • Workshops

Global studies conferences

3. Candidates, selection

Application

• CV

• Transcript of previous study programme/s (at least bachelor)

• Proof of good or advanced knowledge of English

• Proof of knowledge of language spoken at the partner institutions which the student intends to visit in the course of student mobility is desirable

• two letters of recommendation

• preferences for the mobility track in the Joint-Master "Global Studies – A European Perspective "Programme

• Motivation letter

Procedure

Applications Coordinator Selection

Committee

CRITERIA • very good/outstanding study results (= academic

excellence) • academic potential and recommendation • level of language skills • quality/recognition of home institution having

awarded the first degree • motivation • work experience/professional qualifications

Deadlines

• The Erasmus Mundus Scholarship : 1st of December = > after three weeks – confirmation => final decision in June

• Regular application: 1st of June => confirmation => final decision end of July

Tuition fee policy

• 5100 euro / year: non-EU/EEA-EFTA students

• 3,600 euro / year : EU-nationals and to EEA-EFTA states nationals

• Processing fee of €68 for the application.

• Fee waivers: 30 x 2300 euro / year

The tuition fee covers for the participation of all classes offered within the European Master in Global Studies and include also support in administrative and organizational issues by a local coordinator. However students will need to cover for the travel costs to winter and summer school on their own.

4. Support infrastructure for students

Before arrival

Applicant Coordinating

institution

Local coordinators

Letter of confirmation

„The jungle book”

Global Studies Newsletter

After arrival

Local coordinators

Foreign office of the university

Introduction days

Language crash course

Insurance

Pick up

Volunteers/ Tutors Registration to courses

Residence card

Learning agreement