UNIVERSITY – BUSINESS COOPERATION THEMATIC FORUM ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

1. Virtual campus for SMEs in a multicultural milieu134350-LLP-1-2007-1-HU-ERASMUS-EVC Virtual campus for SMEsin a multicultural milieu Lifelong Learning Programme ERASMUS Multilateral projects - Virtual campuses UNIVERSITY – BUSINESS COOPERATION THEMATIC FORUM ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Hotel Botánico, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife,30th – 31st October 2008 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Péter Soltész, project manager, BBS

2. Virtual campus for SMEs in a multicultural milieu134350-LLP-1-2007-1-HU-ERASMUS-EVC European Virtual campus conception I. • Central and Eastern Europe, early nineties: • Rigid, long cycle higher education systems versus rapidly changing economic systems • Reactions of the Hungarian educational government: • Introduction of a short cycle HE sector (attempt to adapt the French IUT system) • HU – 94.05 PHARE project: „ Strengthening the links between education and economy” (8 MECU, 64 university projects) This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Péter Soltész, project manager, BBS

3. Virtual campus for SMEs in a multicultural milieu134350-LLP-1-2007-1-HU-ERASMUS-EVC European Virtual campus conception II. • Open and distance learning networks in Central and Eastern Europe (PHARE multi-country project, 17 MECU, 1995 -2000, beneficiaries: all the EU candidate countries) • 40 regional ODL centres, 27 ODL courses in areas of strategic importance to the partner countries, most of them developed in co-operation with economic partners This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Péter Soltész, project manager, BBS

4. Virtual campus for SMEs in a multicultural milieu134350-LLP-1-2007-1-HU-ERASMUS-EVC European Virtual campus conception III. Leonardo da Vinci Reference Material project 2003-2006 2003-3448/001-001-LE2-510REF ”International comparison and course development on SMEs” 8-country project for the development of comparative study and curricula of the countries SME systems Participating countries: Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary Sociology Institutes (for research) and Higher Education Institutions (for educational development) This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Péter Soltész, project manager, BBS

5. Virtual campus for SMEs in a multicultural milieu134350-LLP-1-2007-1-HU-ERASMUS-EVC European Virtual campus conception IV. • Results: • 8 national studies on the countries SME systems • Comparative study • 8 e-Learning curricula on the basis of the national studies • Comparative curriculum • Website of the project: • http://www.bgf.hu/project/leonardo/refmat • Website of the comparative curriculum: • http://www.system.coedu.hu • Usernames:demo-smetan11, demo-smetan12, …, demo-smetan40 • Password: sme This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Péter Soltész, project manager, BBS

6. Virtual campus for SMEs in a multicultural milieu134350-LLP-1-2007-1-HU-ERASMUS-EVC European Virtual campus conception V. • Premises • Rationale and background • Aims and objectives • Target sectors, target groups • Associated projects: • Leonardoda Vinci and Erasmus Mobility projects, 2003-2008 • Leonardo da Vinci Reference Material project, 2003-2006 ”International comparison and course development on SMEs” • Socrates/Erasmus Curriculum Development project, 2004-2006 ”Master commun en PME” of the present project This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Péter Soltész, project manager, BBS

7. Virtual campus for SMEs in a multicultural milieu134350-LLP-1-2007-1-HU-ERASMUS-EVC Present project outline I. Consortium: Contractor: Budapest Business School, Hungary Partners: Universite Paris X Nanterre, France University of Essex, United Kingdom Hochschule Wismar, Germany Confederation of the Hungarian Employers and Industrialists,Hungary Bundesverband Mittelstandische Wirtschaft, Germany Indirectly: CGPME, France and EMMAUK, United Kingdom Duration:24 months (01/10/2007 – 30/09/2009) Total budget:399 943 Euro (75% EC grant) This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Péter Soltész, project manager, BBS

8. Virtual campus for SMEs in a multicultural milieu134350-LLP-1-2007-1-HU-ERASMUS-EVC Present project outline II. • Workpackages: • WP 1. - General Project Management • WP 2. – Course Development • Task 2.1: Creation of Quadrangles • Task 2.2: Preparation of the Content Papers • Task 2.3: Training Material/Curriculum Development • Task 2.4: e-Learning Development • WP 3. – Quality Management and Evaluation • WP 4. – Broad Dissemination and Workshops • WP 5. – Exploitation - Accreditation • Results: • 17 Content Papers in 4 languages (EN, FR, DE, HU) • 17 Course modules in traditional form in 4 languages (EN, FR, DE, HU) • 17 b-Learning curricula in 4 languages (EN, FR, DE, HU) • A central and 4 local websites • Newsletters, workshops, draft accreditation materials This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Péter Soltész, project manager, BBS

9. Virtual campus for SMEs in a multicultural milieu134350-LLP-1-2007-1-HU-ERASMUS-EVC Modules for the European Virtual SME Master course • Strategic Marketing, Marketing Planning and Quantitative Methods of Marketing • International Finance and Treasury and Financing • General Strategies and Policies, Project Management • Management Information Systems and Production and Logistics • Business Law and Economy of Industry • Strategies and Organisation • Audit of Management • Financial Policy and Financial Markets • EU Social Law • EU Fiscal Policies • Advanced accounting • Purchasing strategies and Risk management • Management of European SMEs • Advanced Financial Analysis • Import and Export Deal • Starting a Business • Human Resource Management in the EU This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Péter Soltész, project manager, BBS

10. Virtual campus for SMEs in a multicultural milieu134350-LLP-1-2007-1-HU-ERASMUS-EVC GANTT Plan of the present project This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Péter Soltész, project manager, BBS

11. Project manager UPX Project manager University of Essex Project manager HS Wismar Financial manager BBS Project manager MGYOSZ Quality manager UPX Quality manager University of Essex Quality manager HS Wismar Quality manager BBS Co-ordinator UPX Co-ordinator University of Essex Co-ordinator HSWismar Co-ordinator BBS Director BVMW Administrator UPX Administrator University of Essex Administrator HSWismar Administrator BBS Administrator MGYOSZ Heads of quadrangles (3) Heads of quadrangles (3) Heads of quadrangles (3) Heads of quadrangles (3) SME experts (3) SME experts (3) Members of quadrangles (9) Members of quadrangles (9) Members of quadrangles (9) Members of quadrangles (9) Members for revision (5) Members for revision (5) Members for adaptation (5) Members for revision (5) Virtual campus for SMEs in a multicultural milieu134350-LLP-1-2007-1-HU-ERASMUS-EVC Organizational chart of the present project Project manager Budapest Business School This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Péter Soltész, project manager, BBS

12. Virtual campus for SMEs in a multicultural milieu134350-LLP-1-2007-1-HU-ERASMUS-EVC Thank you for your kind attention! This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. Péter Soltész, project manager, BBS