Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees Tallinn,11.11.2014 Award criteria focus on employability Integration of labour-market related elements Visibility of the programme Information sources, tools Case example MARIHE, University of Tampere
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Award criteria with focus on employability Relevance 30% Project design and implementation 25% Project team and cooperation 20% Impact and dissemination 25%
Relevance 30 p (75% required) Clearly defined needs of a specific competen ce Defined learning outcomes of the JMD Learning obtained by combining academic strengths Learning achieved through specific programm e design No other similar initiatives Position of Europe within the field Interact with labour market 2/2009
Relevance 30 p Points 1-2 illogically placed? 1.Jointness, whole cycle from application to graduation, integrated learning mobility. 2.Joint degree NEW as separate 1.Objectives of the Action see section "What are the aims of a EM Joint Master Degree, p.93 4. Attractiveness linked to identified and relevant needs in a European/worldwide context - objective facts, EU strategies 2/2009
Relevance 30 p 5. Excellence, innovation - position of Europe in a specific field - complementarity of expertise, interlinking of research missions - awareness of other similar initiatives 6. Encouraging cooperation with Partner countries NEW as separate 7. Learning outcomes employability 8. Interaction with non-academic actors 2/2009
Quality of project design and implementation 25 p 1. Excellent content, innovative character 2. Course content and structure, instrumental student mobility, involvement of scholars /external lecturers 3. Jointness / integration - joint curriculum, partner input - type of degree, integration into normal offer, joint DS - common methods for the examination 2/2009
Quality of project design and implementation 25 p 4. Recognition / accreditation 5. Information provided to the students/academic staff prior to course enrolment, and student services 6. Student agreement 7. The proposal describes the envisaged activities/facilities to ensure the effective integration/networking of the JMD students within their socio-cultural and professional environment 2/2009
Quality of the team and cooperation arrangements 20 p (1-4) 1. Expertise of the partnership, complementarity 2. Management structure, governing bodies, roles and tasks 3. Consortium agreement, student application and selection 4. Calculation of student participation costs, presenting the entire fullcost programme budget, partner allocations 2/2009
Impact and dissemination 25 p (1-6) more weight 1.Sustainability strategy, involving all partners 2.Impact at institutional level, strategic alignment 3.Marketing strategy 4.Internal and external quality monitoring, entire process (read Monitoring and QA ) 5.Involvement of employers 6.Open licence availability NEW as separate 2/2009
What makes the difference? A convincing needs analysis, clear European added value Distinctive academic quality; involved academics dynamic, internationally active with links to society and research. Clear area of expertise and complementing role of each partner. Active dialogue with the employers/surrounding society, and concrete information of their involvement. Constructive approach to past performance (renewals) A logically written proposal (links between the different parts of the proposal) and a well explained project (activities and content are clear) Evidence of a common will to build an integrated programme The opportunity for students to live a unique experience
Holistic vision of promoting employability Start by developing an attractive study programme Building the cooperation based on objectively defined needs of learning outcomes/competences in (international) society/labour market, longterm or futuristic perspective Look for involving/consulting several non-academic stakeholders within your subject field to guarantee labour market/societal/research relevance already during the planning phase Creating a comprehensive course vision and unique selling points Clear added value of the consortium model, complementing expertise of each participating HEI Coherence with strategy and mission of each partner HEI Building institutionalized marketing strategies, financial strategies, human resource plans Recruiting excellent students and engaging alumni
Integration of labour-market related elements Advisory board from industry and other HEIs. Sponsors, disseminators and partners Networking with industry and business, research institutes, professional and scientific associations. Visiting scholars, non-academic guest lecturers Thesis cooperation Non-academic partners involved in kick-off/initial intensive course /summer school Company, employer visits Practical, real-life project-based learning and research projects
Integration of labour market-related elements International thematic networking, social media networks Alumni contacts, surveys, up-to-date employability statistics Career development sessions by career services, personal discussions with academics, intercultural awareness The consortium as mediator in the employment process employers send concrete profiles and offers, HEI forwards them to potential candidates Employer fairs on campus to create a meeting forum Integrated placements ( MARIHE case) Mentoring during the placements connects practical results to educational offer, feed-back from internship mentors
Visibility of the joint study programme Contacts to subjectrelated media Joint marketing strategy Special competences of your graduates Constant quality monitoring Jointly developed curricula Research links Competitive ness
Clear student information Employment scenarios and graduate destinations Strong and clear marketing strategy for student recruitment Past performance on employability, statistics of graduate destinations Recognition of degrees at the heart of maximising employability building reputational capital for a programme quick degree issuing with relevant accompanying information Inform students about how to get degree recognized in home country (ENIC/NARIC network)
Sources and practical tools available EMQA, Erasmus Mundus Quality Assurance http://www.emqa.eu/ all aspects of quality assurance of joint programmes JOIMAN and JOICON https://www.joiman.eu/default.aspx management and governance of joint study programmes, management models
Erasmus Mundus Clusters http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/clu sters/index_en.php EACEA templates consortium agreement, student agreement etc http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmusplus/funding/key-action-1-joint-masterdegrees_en
EMAP, Erasmus Mundus Active Participation http://emap-project.webnode.cz/library/ ECApedia, European Consortium for Accreditation http://ecahe.eu/w/index.php/main_page
JDAZ, Joint Degrees from A to Z, 2012-2015 https://www.nuffic.nl/en/expertise/jdaz The objective of JDAZ is to produce a comprehensive, practical reference guide on joint degrees/joint degree programmes based on all relevant major work done in this field
Thank you for your attention and Good Luck with joint study programme preparations reaching for new shores! 2/2009