Artevelde University College Ghent

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1 Introducing Artevelde University College Stavanger Staff Exchange Week, 10/2011

2 Chapter 1 BELGIUM, IN THE HEART OF EUROPE AHS General Info

3 Belgium: general info Arteveldehogeschool is in Belgium Where? Western Europe Surface: km² Population: Head of State: King Albert II Host of the EU's headquarters First EU President Herman van Rompuy Boundaries: - The Netherlands - Germany - France - UK (over North Sea) AHS General Info

4 voorbeeldslides presentatie

5 Belgium: culture Belgium is famous for beer chocolate waffles french fries Belgium: known for Festivals: The Festival of Ghent also known as Gensche fieste. A 10 days city festival with street theatre and concerts in July. Rock- popfestivals as Werchter and Pukkelpop Festival van Vlaanderen (September-October) Film Festival in Ghent (October) AHS General info

6 Chapter 2 HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE FLEMISH COMMUNITY (FLANDERS) AHS General Info

7 Higher Education System Shaped by the European developments in the framework of the Bologna Process 2 types of institutions: universities and university colleges => specific profiles but cooperate intensively The Bachelor - Master structure: Bachelor's degrees General info professional bachelor's programmes: => only at University Colleges practice-oriented + periods of apprenticeships (at least 180 ECTS ) advanced bachelor's programmes: Further studies + deepening knowledge and/or competences acquired in professional bachelor's programme (at least 60 ECTS ) AHS General Info

8 ARTEVELDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT AHS General Info

9 Who? What, Where? AHS is one of Flanders largest university colleges of professional education AHS is situated in Ghent in Ghent live students centre of learning: unique combination of a high quality education with a variety of leisure life Part of University Ghent Association since AHS General Info

10 Degrees Business Management Office Management Communication Management Journalism Graphical and Digital Media Social Work Bachelor of Business Management Bachelor of Office Management Bachelor of Communication Management Bachelor of Journalism Bachelor of Graphical and Digital Media Bachelor of Social Work AHS General Info

11 Degrees Speech and language therapy Physiotherapy Audiology Nursing Midwifery Occupational therapy Podiatry Creative Therapy Bachelor of Speech and language therapy Bachelor and Master of Physiotherapy Bachelor of Audiology Bachelor of Nursing Bachelor of Midwifery Bachelor of Occupational therapy Bachelor of Podiatry Advanced Bachelor of Creative Therapy AHS General Info

12 Degrees Pre-school Education Primary Education Secondary Education Early Childhood Education (NEW) Special Education Special Educational Needs and Remedial Teaching School Development Bachelor of Pre-school Education Bachelor of Primary Education Bachelor of Secondary Education Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (NEW) Advanced Bachelor of Special Education Advanced Bachelor of Special Educational Needs and Remedial Teaching Advanced Bachelor of Education: School Development (NEW) AHS General Info

13 International Courses HEALTH CARE multidisciplinary: International Course on Health Care Issues: Health in a changing world (ICHCI) International Programme on Chronic and End-of-life care (IPCEC) HEALTH CARE audiology: Intensive Programme on Technological Innovations in Audiology (IPTIA) HEALTH CARE speech therapy: Care of Older Systems/models of Service Delivery AHS General Info

14 International Courses HEALTH CARE occupational therapy: Course on the use of creative arts within Occupational Therapy (COCAO) Care of Older People from a European perspective HEALTH CARE physiotherapy: International module on paediatric rehabilitation HEALTH CARE occupational therapy AND social work: Social work and Health Care: International Programme: Empowerment of clients (SHIP) AHS General Info

15 International Courses TEACHER TRAINING: Bridges in Education BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: Raising International Business Awareness (RIBA) COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT : Module in Communication Management (MOCOMA) AHS General Info

16 Ghent: some snapshots voorbeeldslides presentatie

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19 Internationalisation Internationalisation at Home needs to be further and actively developed. Departments need to be stimulated to collaborate intensively with strategic partners. Departments need to be stimulated to evaluate through international contacts the social relevance of the education programme. The International Office can, if requested, puts its know-how at the disposal of others. 31/40 AHS General Info

20 Internationalisation Internationalisation has to be embedded in the curriculum of all study fields. There is a structural dialogue between the International Office and other central services. The procedures used in the different departments are streamlined. Next to the consolidation of existing activities, the first steps need to be undertaken to establish further interdisciplinary co-operation in international projects. Students need the guarantee for full recognition of all kinds of internationalisation activities. The school has an active job assignment policy for teaching staff as far as international activities are concerned. 32/40

21 International Office Office for Educational Development and Internationalisation Hoogpoort 15 B-9000 Gent Belgium tel.: fax: [email protected] (click on English) 33/40

22 Examples of international activities Around 143 international partners Student mobility Staff mobility Strategic alliances: regional: Ghent University Association international: networks/consortia e.g. o EASSW (Social Work) o Comenius Association (Teacher Training) o COHEHRE (Health Care) o BUSINET (Business Studies) International projects include: ERASMUS Intensive Programmes Intensive Programmes (no ext. funding) ERASMUS Curriculum Development Projects Comenius, Grundtvig Leonardo da Vinci 34/40

23 Dutch language courses for all students AHS offers free language courses (Dutch) to all its incoming students arriving in time to attend them. Some International Modules (such as MOCOMA = Module in Communication Management) include a tailor-made language and culture course integrated in the module. Students are also offered the possibility to participate in regular Dutch courses on different levels and at different dates. 35/40

24 Housing The Housing Service is operated by SOVOARTE, the organisation of our school that is responsible for the Social Services offered to the students. Al students must register (online) at the City of Ghent For all information about living in Ghent via SOVOARTE: 36/40

25 Ghent University Association Gent, the city Flanders, the region Useful links Belgium, the country Europe and the ERASMUSprogramme Erasmus Student Network Higher Education in Flanders Transport to and in Belgium (air) (rail) (bus) 37/40