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Erasmus Workshop

Erasmus Workshop. What is PRIME?. Problems of Recognition In Making Erasmus European-wide research project Conducted by ESN with the support of the European Commission Two editions: 1 st in 2009 Follow-up in 2010. Why PRIME?. 20 years of Erasmus Programme

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Erasmus Workshop

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  1. Erasmus Workshop

  2. What is PRIME? • Problems of Recognition In Making Erasmus • European-wide research project • Conducted by ESN with the support of the European Commission • Two editions: • 1st in 2009 • Follow-up in 2010

  3. Why PRIME? • 20 years of Erasmus Programme • Over 2 million students in total • Annually 180.000 • Recognition problems remain: • Full recognition only for slightly more than half of the Erasmus students • Source: ESNSurvey 2006 and 2007 • Only 47% of universities have no problems with course recognition • Source: European University Association

  4. Objectives • Draw attention of the stakeholders and parties involved in the process of recognition to ever-lasting problems and obstacles • Map and monitor good practices • Provide solutions • Improve the quality of exchange and increase the numbers

  5. Fields of the research • Most common practices in Europe regarding: • Information provision about Erasmus and other exchanges • ECTS • Course credit calculation • Usage of the ECTS at European universities • Learning Agreement (LA) • Negotiation and signing • Recognition • Validity of the LA, involved parties, common problems

  6. PRIME 2009

  7. Recognitionand exams upon return • PRIME 2009

  8. Recognition:remaining challenges • PRIME 2009

  9. PRIME 2010

  10. Research • Both qualitative and quantitative • Three-level research: • New: In-depth interview with National Agencies • Online questionnaire for Higher Education Institutions • Online questionnaire for Students • From February until the end of April • New topics: • Grade transfer • Erasmus and additional grants, tuition fees

  11. PRIME respondents • 16interviews with National Agencies • 500 responses from Higher Education Institutions (500%more than in 2009) • 9000responses from students (375% more than in 2009)

  12. Information provision • 26% of students never receive information on exchange students recognition rights Institutionsprovidinginformationtostudents

  13. Learning Agreement • 87% of institutions use official form of Learning Agreement provided by European Commission • 75% of students make changes to the Learning Agreement

  14. ECTS • 93% of students use ECTS in their Learning Agreement

  15. Grade transfer Conversion of grades at home university upon return

  16. Erasmus grants • Almost 100% of Erasmus students receive the grant • 4% of students are required to pay backpart or entire grant Reasons

  17. Recognition: the concept • No common definition-subject of interpretation • Full recognition according to ESN: • “All the credits earned during the exchange and that were originally present in the final version of the Learning Agreement are recognised by the home university without a need to take any further courses or exams.”

  18. Recognition: institutional perspective Definition of full recognition according to HEIs

  19. Recognition:procedures • PRIME 2010

  20. Recognitionand exams upon return 73.08% 23.93% 3% • PRIME 2010

  21. Recognition:influence on exchange experience Would you still have studied abroad, if you would have known you would not receive full recognition?

  22. Recognition:remaining challenges • Incompatibility of study programmes • Problems with credit calculation • Problems with grade transfer • Bureaucratic issues • Attitude of certain professors • Insufficient information provision

  23. Recommendations • Binding bilateral agreements • Flexible study programmes and creation of “mobility windows” • ECTS as the only credits system, ECTS label as a tool to promote correct usage of ECTS • Usage of ECTS grading scale or development of other grade conversion method • Common guidelines on course recognition and specific roles for all parties • Better and more timely information provision • Information and training provided to professors

  24. PRIME Team ESN Greece

  25. PRIMErs of Change National Coordinator: Nikolas Spanoudakis (ESN Ioannina) Local Coordinators: Maria Kalaentzi (ESN Athens AUEB) Michalis Naris (ESN UOM Thessaloniki) KaterinaPantelidou (ESN Ioannina) VassilikiSioziou (ESN KAPA Athens) Irene Kotsona(ESN KAPA Athens) Alexios-TryfonasCharalampous (ESN NTUA Athens) KonstantinaPapanikolaou (ESN Auth) ApostolosSmyrnakis (ESN TEI Piraeus)

  26. More information • JustynaPisera, PRIME Project Coordinator, prime-coordinator@esn.org • www.prime.esn.org • Final report

  27. ApostolosSmyrnakis– ESN TEI of Piraeus apostolos.pcs@gmail.com http://esn.teipir.gr

  28. THANK you YOU FORATTENTION

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