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Explore the pivotal role of student mobility in the Bologna Process to enhance European employability by meeting employer expectations, fostering new competences, and promoting interdisciplinary skills development. Learn about the objectives, values, and challenges faced within the European Higher Education Area.
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Students mobility A main goal of Bologna process
General context • Enhancing European Employability • Internationalisation of the Labour Market • Huge expansion and diversity of higher education • Employer expectations for new competences • Skills changes Pierre Bailly
European Higher Education Area Objectives • Facilitating mobility of students and graduates • Prepared students for working lifeas active citizens in democratic societies • Offer broad access to high-quality higher education, based on democratic principles and academic freedom • Virtual and physical mobility: the first one is not a substitute for the latter Pierre Bailly
Expected common values of the Bachelor/Master qualifications • Quality reference of the studies leading to a solid education training • Employability as a common sense • Interdisciplinary key qualifications • Soft skills • Academic personal development Pierre Bailly
Why ? • Creating a new « European » area of higher education • Mobility a central value to the European Higher Education Area • Developing employability in an “European market” Pierre Bailly
Strengthen Employability • Study programs have to be valid academically and relevant to the labour market • Flexibility in curricula and study courses,: diversification, respecting different talents and employment prospects • Curricula must meet well defined targets Pierre Bailly
Mobility should be promoted • As an educational experience, particularly physical mobility • The benefits associated should be publicized. • Administrative and structural barriers and obstacles to mobility need to be removed • Grants and loans should be made available to students • Other suitable incentives to both individuals and institutions. Pierre Bailly
Internationalization policy • Crucial importance of teaching staff with international experience • Realistic language competences • Good information to students in relation to international opportunities Pierre Bailly
Necessary conditions for mobility • ECTS both for exchange and for accumulation • Diploma Supplement • Overcome recognition problems • Needs for funding for staff and student mobility • Transparent quality assurance mechanisms in all countries Pierre Bailly
Specific measures • Part of study programs taught in major world languages • Developing educational trade marks and brands • European HE institutions have to be perceived as welcoming institutions • Competition with other continents through strategic networking Pierre Bailly
Full implementation of existing systems of recognition • ECTS (extended to accumulation and life long learning) • Lisbon convention • Diploma supplement • ENICS and Narics Pierre Bailly
Reactions • The ivory tower university • The subordinated university • The knowledgeable, reflective university • The pro-active university Pierre Bailly
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