DMKM, a European EM master

DMKM, a European EM master Jean-Gabriel Ganascia LIP6 – University Pierre et Marie Curie 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, Cedex 05 Jean-Gabriel.Ganascia@lip6.fr

Erasmus Mundus • France • Lyon • Nantes • Paris Italy • Turin Romania • Bucarest Spain • Barcelone Data Mining and Knowledge Management a europan master

Data Mining and Knowledge Management • Data Mining is the process of extracting knowledge from information stored in data bases • Many disciplines contribute to this process: • Mathematics • Statistics • Probabilities • Data Analysis • Computer science • Artificial intelligence • Machine Learning • Knowledge representation • Data Bases • Visualization

DMKM: an Erasmus Mundus Master • DMKM is a two years master course • Students need to have a bachelor (or equivalent) degree in computer science or mathematics • Language of the course is English • Four countries are involved in the DMKM master: France (Paris, Lyon, Nantes), Italy (Allessandria), Spain (Barcelona), Romania (Bucharest) • The DMKM offers a double diploma(diploma of the two universities visited by the student)

Student Mobility Schema 1st year: France (i.e. Paris, Lyon or Nantes) 3rd semester: Romania (Bucharest), Italy (Allessandria) or Spain (Barcolone) 4th semester: everywhere

Lessons Learned • Project Preparation • Pedagogical organization • Money • The Diploma • Recruitment difficulties • Practical questions • Benefits/Costs Balance

1. Project Preparation: pedagogical organization • Project architecture • Student mobility schema • Language • One official language • Language policy (language courses) • Pedagogy: modern social constructionist pedagogy • Use of online teaching aids • Videoconferences for lecture and coordination [architecture] • Course Management System (productionof modular internet-based courses +support for exchange with students, etc.) [pedagogy]

1. Project Preparation: Money • Fees • The EC gives the model (8000€ for non European students, 4000€ for European) • How to allocate the money? • Depending on the country, the university fees are very different • Insurance • Other sources of funding • Industries • Administration • Etc.

2. The DMKM Erasmus Mundus Master Diploma • Possibilities • Joint diploma: ideal solution, butvery difficult to get for political reason • Double diploma: require a strong agreement among the partners • Multiple diploma Supplement to diploma • The real added value of the Erasmus Mundus master diploma

3. Recruitment Difficulties • Visa • Website • Note the today, more than 2000 students registered on our website • Schedule • January… • Constraints • TOEFL • Bachelor diploma • Attracting European Students

4. Practical Questions • Admission • Online submission • Two steps (first on documents second on interview) • Evaluation • Of the students • Of the courses and of the teachers • Of the formation • Communication • External: website + newsletter • Internal: Course Management System • Notation (harmonization)

5. The Benefits • Quality of students • The Great Challenge: formation of “World Citizens” • Progressive introduction of Evaluation Procedures of formation • Acquiring familiarity with European and World Standards in Education (supplements to diploma, accreditation….)

DMKM, a European EM master