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DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT (DS) LABEL APPLICATIONS TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 1 NOVEMBER 2004

DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT (DS) LABEL APPLICATIONS TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 1 NOVEMBER 2004. WHAT IS REQUIRED? Erasmus University Charter (EUC) essential Diploma Supplement issued in a widely spoken European language Free of charge to every student upon graduation. WHAT IS REQUIRED?

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DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT (DS) LABEL APPLICATIONS TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 1 NOVEMBER 2004

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  1. DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT (DS) LABEL APPLICATIONS TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 1 NOVEMBER 2004 Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  2. WHAT IS REQUIRED? • Erasmus University Charter (EUC) essential • Diploma Supplement issued in a widely spoken European language • Free of charge to every student upon graduation Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  3. WHAT IS REQUIRED? • Four examples/copies of completed, signed and certified Diploma Supplements • Issued to four graduates after completion of studies in 2003 or 2004 • In at least two different first and second cycle degree programmes (or four long one cycle degree programmes if this is still the case in your institution) Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  4. WHAT IS REQUIRED? • Public information (study guide, brochure, web, etc) from 2003 or 2004 explaining that the Diploma Supplement is being issued: • In a widely spoken European language • Free of charge to every student upon graduation Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  5. DS LABEL AWARD Institutions which satisfy all the criteria/quality requirements of the Label will be awarded the DS Label and the list published on the TAO Website. Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  6. DS LABEL - WHEN? • Deadline - 1 November 2004 • Applications to the TAO • SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION • Universities may apply in subsequent years on the same date for the award of the DS Label Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  7. DS LABEL - HOW TO APPLY • Applications forms on TAO website • www.socleoyouth.be • Click on ‘documents’ then ‘Erasmus’ • Also available on European Commission’s website • europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/usersg_en.html Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  8. BOLOGNA DECLARATION • Adoption of a system of easily readable and comparable degrees • Diploma Supplement • Adoption of a system based on two main cycles • Undergraduate • Postgraduate • Establishment of a system of credits • such as ECTS Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  9. BOLOGNA DECLARATION • Promotion of European co-operation in Quality Assurance • Elimination of obstacles to mobility • Promotion of European Dimension in Higher Education Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  10. BOLOGNA PROCESS • Mobility fundamental to Bologna Process • Transparency key to recognition and mobility Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  11. NEW GENERATION OF PROGRAMMESCommission mobility targets for 2010 Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  12. THE ECTS STORY Pilot project - five subject areas Wider dissemination - an instrument for quality in mobility Bologna - Prague - Berlin ECTS Label Tuning Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  13. ECTS BASIC ELEMENTS • Information • Allocation of credits • 60 per academic year • Learning agreement • Transcript • Academic recognition Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  14. ECTS • ECTS - Original basis transfer • Opt in - not obligatory • Mechanism to facilitate mobility/academic recognition • Well established requirements • Course catalogue • Allocation of credits • Learning agreement • Transcript Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  15. ECTS AND ACCUMULATION • Bologna - Prague • Ministers emphasized need to provide • transferability and • accumulation Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  16. ECTS AND ACCUMULATION • EUA conference in Zurich • Rectors stated: • ECTS is to be used for accumulation and transfer • Credit accumulation - essential • Instrument for • flexible study and • lifelong learning Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  17. TUNING EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURES IN EUROPE • “An effective pan-European credit accumulation and transfer system requires a set of common principles and approaches to credit” Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  18. KEY ISSUES FOR ECTS AND ACCUMULATION • Level descriptors and indicators needed • Recognition will remain a university decision • Workload - hours - academic year - the ‘typical student’ • Learning outcomes • Recognition of prior learning and experience • Grades Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  19. THE WAY FORWARD • Much analysis done (Tuning) • Much progress made • Credit is a cornerstone of Bologna • Bologna is a requirement • Cumulative jigsaw - ECTS, transfer, accumulation, Diploma Supplement, Europass Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  20. ECTS LABEL • Applications to the European Commission • 1 November 2004 Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  21. ECTS LABEL • Erasmus University Charter • PRE-REQUISITE Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  22. ECTS LABEL • Erasmus Institutional Coordinator • ECTS Institutional Coordinator Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  23. ECTS LABEL • Information package/course catalogue • For 2003-2004 • Or 2002-2003 • Format: • Hard copy • And/or web • Hard copy may be • One or • More booklets Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  24. CRITERIA FOR LABEL INFORMATION PACKAGE “Information Package” includes student guide/course catalogue/other forms of information giving both general and detailed course information. Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  25. INFORMATION PACKAGE • Must cover all items listed in: • ECTS Key Features checklist • Annex 1 of application • Must cover all first and second degree cycles Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  26. ECTS KEY FEATURES CHECKLIST • Information on the institution • Name and address • Academic calendar • Academic authorities • General description of the institution (including type and status) • List of degree programmes offered • Admission/registration procedures • Main university regulations (notably recognition procedures) • ECTS institutional co-ordinator Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  27. ECTS KEY FEATURES CHECKLIST • Information on degree programmes • General description • Qualification awarded • Admission requirements • Educational and professional goals • Access to further studies • Course structure diagram with credits (60 per year) • Final examination • Examination and assessment regulations • ECTS departmental co-ordinator Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  28. ECTS KEY FEATURES CHECKLIST • Information on degree programmes • Description of individual course units • Course title • Course code • Type of course • Level of course • Year of study • Semester/trimester • Number of credits allocated (based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives or learning outcomes) Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  29. ECTS KEY FEATURES CHECKLIST • Information on degree programmes • Description of individual course units (continued) • Name of lecturer • Objective of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences) • Prerequisites • Course contents • Recommended reading • Teaching methods • Assessment methods • Language of instruction Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  30. ECTS KEY FEATURES CHECKLIST • General information for students • Cost of living • Accommodation • Meals • Medical facilities • Facilities for special needs students • Insurance • Financial support for students • Student affairs office • Study facilities Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  31. ECTS KEY FEATURES CHECKLIST • General information for students (continued) • International programmes • Practical information for mobile students • Language courses • Internships • Sports facilities • Extra-mural and leisure activities • Student associations Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  32. INFORMATION PACKAGE • Expectation: • ECTS requirements incorporated in the normal information (package) produced by the institution. • May be in hard copy and/or on web. Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  33. INFORMATION PACKAGE • Hoped that other programmes will be shown to utilise ECTS e.g. • doctoral programmes • continuing professional development courses • life-long learning • diplomas • certificates Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  34. ECTS CREDITS • 60 per year • allocated to all degree programmes • clearly indicated on module descriptions on the basis of student workload and learning outcomes Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  35. ECTS CREDITS NB Not sufficient to have a general statement showing arithmetical translation of national or local credits into ECTS. ECTS credits must be shown alongside national credits wherever these are quoted. Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  36. ECTS CREDITS • ACADEMIC RECOGNITION • ECTS facilitates Academic Recognition • Learning Agreement • Transcript of Records Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  37. CREDIT TRANSFER - ACADEMIC RECOGNITION • Clear information on how ECTS is utilised for credit transfer • REGULATIONS • PROCEDURES • CONTACT PERSONS • DEADLINES Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  38. THREE DOSSIERS FOR OUTGOING STUDENTS • For 3 outgoing students • 3 different degree programmes • 3 different countries • May be anonymised for Data Protection • Issued in 2003-2004 or 2002-2003 • Completed and signed documents needed: • Transcript of records (both before and after the mobility period) • Learning agreement • Proof of academic recognition Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  39. THREE DOSSIERS FOR INCOMING STUDENTS • For 3 incoming students • 3 different degree programmes • From 3 different countries • May be anonymised for Data Protection • Issued in 2003-2004 or 2002-2003 • Completed and signed documents needed: • Transcript of records (both before and after the mobility period) • Learning agreement Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  40. ECTS LABEL ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND MONITORING All the ECTS material will be assessed by the European Commission with the assistance of independent experts coordinated by the European Universities Association. Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  41. ECTS LABEL AWARD Institutions which satisfy all the criteria/quality requirements of the Label will be awarded the ECTS Label and the list published on the TAO Website. Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  42. The Label award will be valid for a maximum period of three years. During that period ECTS Counsellors may undertake site visits. Where it is evident that the requirements of ECTS are not being fulfilled the Label may be withdrawn. Criteria and procedures for withdrawal of the Label will be published by the Commission. Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  43. ECTS LABEL - WHEN? • Deadline - 1 November 2004 • Applications to the TAO • SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION • Universities may apply in subsequent years on the same date for the award of the ECTS Label Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  44. ECTS LABEL - HOW TO APPLY • Applications forms on TAO website • www.socleoyouth.be • Click on ‘documents’ then ‘Erasmus’ • Also available on European Commission’s website • europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/usersg_en.html Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  45. ECTS LABEL - WHY? • SIGN OF QUALITY • RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS • HELP TO RAISE PROFILE • AS A TRANSPARENT - RELIABLE PARTNER • VIA WWW • PREPARATORY TO DEVELOPMENT OF ECTS AS A CREDIT ACCUMULATION SYSTEM • APPLICATIONS IN SPRING 2005 Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  46. USEFUL WEBSITES ECTS ECTS on the Commission’s Europa server: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/ects_en.html Model transcripts and learning agreements on the Commission’s Europa server: Transcript – http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/moden2.doc Learning Agreement – http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/moden3.doc Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  47. USEFUL WEBSITES DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT Diploma Supplement on the Commission’s Europa server: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/policies/rec_qual/recognition/diploma_en.html Example Irish Diploma Supplement on the Europa server: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/ects/form4. pdf Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

  48. USEFUL WEBSITES TUNING EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURES Tuning documents on the Commission’s Europa server: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/policies/educ/tuning/tuning_en.html BOLOGNA PROCESS Documents on Bologna Process from the homepage of the Bergen Summit in 2005: http://www.bologna-bergen2005.no Bologna Declaration on the European Commission’s website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/policies/educ/bologna/bologna.pdf Bologna Seminar, Dublin, 13 September 2004

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