NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY

• Established in 1945 15 faculties, 37 000 students

50% on campus = full time, 50% off campus = part time

56 study courses, >100 specialisations Accreditation – PKA 35, UKA 12 19 doctoral courses (710 st) 41 post-diploma courses (1400 st) 74 MOST st

4250 employees 2120 academic teachers

595 full professors

FACULTIES

• Biology & Earth Sci.• Chemistry• Economic

Sci.&Manag.• Education• Fine Arts• Health Sci.• History• Humanities

• Languages• Law &

Administration• Mathematics & ICT• Medicine• Pharmacy• Physics &

Astronomy• Theology

NCU today The largest university in northern

Poland 5th in press rankings, 10th student

mobility MBA course University Affiliated High School –

GiLA Third Age University University Museum Open & Distance Learning Centre

NCU today Allianace Francaise British Council Library Jean Monet Centre of European Studies Centre for Polish Lang.& Culture for

Foreigners CISCO Academy FAMO Laboratory Polar Research Station – Spitsbergen 10m Telescope in RSA

NCU in figures Budget 174 M€/year >130 000 graduates, ~8000/year 32 000 candidates in 2006, 10500

admitted 2 campuses, 190 grants of the MHE&Informatisation > 2,5 M items in the University Library

 

 

    

European Research Programmes

Over 130 international projects

13 projects in 6FP

8 projects submitted

3 projects approved

European Education Programmes

Leonardo da Vinci10 pilot and staff mobility projects3 mobility projects for students

NCU-EUROmobility (26 beneficiaries)

INTER-MOBIL (2004-2006)ARCHEO-TOR (2005-2007)

SOCRATES – ERASMUSIn the Programme from 1998/9

1479 outgoing students till 2006/7560 outgoing students in 2007/8 – 350!290 incoming students till 2006/7~100 incoming students in 2007/8

Over 240 visiting staff

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What we offer : IPO service

Faculty co-ordinators

ECTS

University accommodation

Courses of Polish

Courses in foreign languages

Student mentors

Orientation weeks

ESN

Social & integration programme

Assessment questionnaires

Courses in foreign languagesPoland in East Central Europe

La Pologne hier et aujourd’hui

Comparative law course

Economic Sciences & Management – Lectures and seminars

Institute of Political Sciences

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Out-going & In-coming What goes wrong?

Management – 3 levels

1.Administrative organisation:information, admission, contact, grant

management

2.Academic organisation: ECTS, subscription, LA, TR, evaluation

3.Academic teachingregular courses, courses in foreign languages, special offer, assessment

1.Administrative organisation• Information OUT – mailing list and

http://www.umk.pl/wspolpraca/europrogedu/erasmus/studenci/

• Information IN – http://www.umk.pl/en/cooperation/socrates/

• Contact – e-mail• Common disk for IPO• Application form – on-line• Accommodation• Database – EXCELL sheet, USOS• Financial management – EXCELL files in €• News service & discussion list (Yahoo list)

2. Academic organisation• OUT – TR, LA, • evaluation questionnaire

• IN - ID, NCU e-mail, subscription (USOS)• evaluation form

3. Academic teaching• Traditional methods• Powerpoint presentations• Pictures & video• Little ICT

Improvement – is there a way out?

1.ICT system – shelf product2.Existing tool – USOS3.Teaching/learning platform -

MOODLE

Office work – UNISOLUTION?

„movein” management of admisssions for national and international students

„moveon”management of international cooperation and mobility programmes

Existing tool – USOS• TEMPUS – 1999-2001 - UW• Super JEP „NET” New Educational

Tools• 14% HEIs, 13 universities• 40 % mobility• Complex & bilingual

• ORACLE licence• Subscription fee

• Registration of candidates• Recruitment process

• USOS-web• Courses – study offer

• ECTS• Subscription (token system)

• Exams, proofs, marks, comments• Transcript of records

• Diploma supplement & further

• Teachers workload & payment• Quality assessment

• Directory of European HEIs• Directory of diploma works

• Lecture hall reservation system• Google-up – buildings positioning

• Electronic ID• Erasmus recruitment – under test

at WU

Teaching/learning platform - MOODLE

Modular object-oriented environment

AdvantagesDisadvantages

• Cost-free Needs time• Easy to learn - to learn• Easy to apply - to prepare• Modern & useful materials

• ODL courses or support classwork• Publication of educational materials

• Interactive, blocks, sound, video, transmission

• Communication• Message board• Individual students, groups; • Admission & subscription• Discussion fora• Chat in real time • Video conferences

• Assessment• Questionnaires, quizz,, multiple choise, open

questions, voting • Time limit • Statistics & full control by the teacher

• Central university platform• Faculty platforms• Special platforms, e.g. Erasmus

Information

www.umk.pl

Ewa Derkowska-Rybicka ewader@umk.pl

Head of International Programmes Office Co-ordinator of International Programmes

Thank you for your attention!