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THE EMMC IN LAW AND ECONOMICS (EMLE) AS AN EXAMPLE OF A JOINT PROGRAMME. ASEM CONFERENCE QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RECOGNITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS LIMASSOL (CYPRUS) 6 DECEMBER 2010. PRESENTATION BY WICHER SCHREUDERS. ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM
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THE EMMC IN LAW AND ECONOMICS (EMLE) AS AN EXAMPLE OF A JOINT PROGRAMME ASEM CONFERENCE QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RECOGNITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS LIMASSOL (CYPRUS) 6 DECEMBER 2010
PRESENTATIONBY WICHER SCHREUDERS • ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM • ROTTERDAM INSTITUTE OF LAW AND ECONOMICS (RILE) • ERASMUS MUNDUS ASSISTANT COORDINATOR EMLE PROGRAMME
PRESENTATION INVITED TO PRESENT THE EMLE EXAMPLE: • THE CONSTRUCTION • A JOINT PROGRAMME? • A JOINT DEGREE? • A JOINT QUALIFICATION OR MULTIPLE QUALIFICATIONS?
ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTERS COURSE IN LAW & ECONOMICS(EMLE) • ONE-YEAR MASTERS COURSE (60 ECTS) • 85-105 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR • TOPIC: THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAW • EM COORDINATOR: ROTTERDAM • PARTNERS: FROM EU AND NON-EU COUNTRIES
THE EMLE PROGRAMME EMLE STARTED IN 1990 EMLE SELECTED FOR / PARTICIPATED IN: • 2003: THE EUA ‘TOP JOINT MASTER’ PROJECT • 2004: ERASMUS MUNDUS (AT THE START) • 2005/2006: ENQA’S TEEP II PROJECT • 2009: ERASMUS MUNDUS II (START 2010)
EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME?(1) • CLEAR CONSORTIUM STRUCTURE • CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT • REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS • INVOLVES ALL PARTNERS • DISTRIBUTION OF TASKS • DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY
EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME?(2) • ADVERTISING / PROMOTION • WEBSITE • TUITION FEES / DISTRIBUTION OF FEES • SELECTION OF APPLICANTS • HARMONISATION OF THE COURSES
EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME? (3) • INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE • (EXAM) REGULATIONS • DECISIONS ON THESIS TOPICS • DECISIONS ON RESULTS AND RANKING
EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME! A JOINT PROGRAMME = • OFFERED JOINTLY BY DIFFERENT HEIs • IRRESPECTIVE OF THE DEGREE (JOINT, MULTIPLE, DOUBLE) AWARDED [ECA, PRINCIPLES, 2007]
EMLE: A JOINT DEGREE? (1) A JOINT DEGREE = • AWARDED BY THE HEI’S THAT OFFER THE JOINT PROGRAMME • ATTESTING THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE JOINT PROGRAMME • A SINGLE DOCUMENT • THAT REPLACES THE INDIVIDUAL DEGREES [ENQA, METH. REPORT TEEP II, 2006]
EMLE: A JOINT DEGREE? (2) • UNTIL MID-2010 A JOINT DEGREE WAS NOT POSSIBLE, DUE TO THE DUTCH LAW! • BUT THE DUTCH LAW CHANGED RECENTLY…. • AT THE MONENT: NO JOINT DEGREE! • EMLE IS ON THE WAY TO A JOINT DEGREE
EMLE: MULTIPLE DEGREE AT THE MOMENT NO JOINT DEGREE UNTIL NOW: • EMLE STUDENTS RECEIVE THE DEGREE FROM ALL PARTNERS (2 OR 3) WHERE HE/SHE STAYED = MULTIPLE DEGREE
FROM A MULTIPLE TOA JOINT DEGREE • THE EMLE CONSORTIUM WANTS TO GO TOWARDS A JOINT DEGREE • CHECKING IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES: - IS A JOINT DEGREE ALLOWED? • IF YES: ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION FOR THIS JOINT DEGREE IS NEEDED IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME….
ACCREDITATION /RECOGNITION BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE TO A JOINT DEGREE • REGULATION DIFFERS PER COUNTRY • ALL PARTNERS HAVE TO MEET THE NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS • THIS IMPLIES A LOT OF PROCEDURES: • IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES • DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS (EVEN FOR ROTTERDAM – GHENT, NL – B: NVAO!) • DIFFERENT DURATION
ADDITIONAL EM REQUIREMENTS • APART FROM DIFFERENT NATIONAL REGULATIONS: EMLE HAS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE (CHANGING) ERASMUS MUNDUS REGULATIONS / REQUIREMENTS • THE ERASMUS MUNDUS AGENCY IS IN FAVOUR OF (PROMOTING) JOINT DEGREES!
JOINT DEGREE AND QUALIFICATION IN CASE A JOINT DEGREE IS ALLOWED: TWO OPTIONS: JOINT DEGREE &: • MULTIPLE QUALIFICATIONS • ONE JOINT QUALIFICATION DEPENDS ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION! QUALIFICATION = M.A., M.SC., LL.M
TOWARDS A JOINT DEGREE AND A JOINT QUALIFICATION • VARIOUS OBSTACLES IN LEGISLATION AND IN ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION PROCEDURES • CROSSBORDER MUTUAL RECOGNITION IS NEEDED, FOR ALL PARTNERS! • EVEN BETTER: ONE SINGLE ACCREDITATION PROCEDURE INSTEAD OF MULTIPLE ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES • ACCEPTANCE OF ONE JOINT QUALIFICATON IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES IS NEEDED
CONCLUSION EMLE: • A JOINT PROGRAMME? - YES, FOR SURE! • A JOINT DEGREE (THE DOCUMENT)? • NOT YET, BUT WORKING ON THIS, DEPENDS ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION • A JOINT QUALIFICATION? - IF WE HAVE THE JOINT DEGREE, AND IF ALLOWED BY ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES
INFO & CONTACT • WEBSITES: WWW.EMLE.ORG WWW.RILE.NL • EMAIL: SCHREUDERS@FRG.EUR.NL