EUPEN & STEPS support TUNING & search for a European Benchmark Hendrik FERDINANDE Universiteit Gent (BE) & STEPS by EUPEN H. Ferdinande, "Education Unites. Common Values - Common Future" HSE, Moscow (RU) 20072007-1010-17/18

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Bologna Process (i), (ii), (iii) Setting the scene STEPS Objectives STEPS Thematic Groups Synergy: ‘TUNING’ (i), (ii); others (iii), (iv) STEPS in 2007/08

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Bologna Process (i) „

Paris FR (1998) Sorbonne ‘Joint declaration on harmonisation of the architecture of the European Higher Education’

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Bologna IT (1999) ‘Trends in Learning Structure in Higher Education’ EHEA http://www.unige.ch/cre/activities/Bologna%20Forum/bologna-welcome.htm

a common (29 -> 46 countries: AL -> UK) action programme (not a political statement) to create a Euro. HE Area (EHEA) by 2010 „

Praha CZ (2001), Berlin DE (2003), Bergen NO (2005), London GB (2007)

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Leuven/Louvain-la-Neuve BE+NL+LU (2009-04-28/29)

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http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/hogeronderwijs/bologna/

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Bologna Process (ii) 1. common frame qualific.: readable, comparable degrees 2. undergrad./postgrad. levels: 2 cycles (Ba min. 3 yrs) 3. ECTS compatible credit system 4. European co-operation in quality assurance 5. no obstacles to mobility of students & teachers 6. promotion of European dimension in HE 7. lifelong learning (LLL) 8. HE institutions and students 9. promoting attractiveness of EHEA 10. doctoral level (third cycle) H. Ferdinande, "Education Unites. Common Values - Common Future" HSE, Moscow (RU) 20072007-1010-17/18

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Bologna Process (iii) AIM: harmonisation & transparency & “standardisation” vs REALITY: “branding” & “ranking” & centres of excellence e.g. „ „ „

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Shanghai ranking: by HEI CHE in DE, NL & BE(nl): by discipline and HEI www.MeinPROF.de (cfr. “Die Zeit” 2007-08-30) already 250 000 assessments!!! ‘EUA Bologna Handbook’, eds. E. Froment, et al. Dr. J. Raabe Verlags-GmbH, Stuttgart 2007 (~ 1000 p.) H. Ferdinande, "Education Unites. Common Values - Common Future" HSE, Moscow (RU) 20072007-1010-17/18

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Bologna Process (iv) DISADVANTAGE: “Student en recht”, [‘Student and his rights’], 832 pages for BE(nl) L. Van Hoestenberghe en R. Verstegen (eds.) Acco, Leuven 2007

ADVANTAGES (?):‘Decision-making, advisory, operational and regulatory bodies in higher education‘ Volume 5, European glossary on education. (246 p.) ‘Focus on the structure of higher education in Europe. National trends in the Bologna Process - 2006/07 ed.’ (349 p.) ‘Key data on higher education in Europe - 2007 Edition’ (176 p.) http://www.eurydice.org/

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Setting the scene Thematic Network (TN) in the frame of the ERASMUS / SOCRATES / LLL programmes of DG XXII / DG EAC / EAC EA (consortium ~ 150 Phys. Dept. in > 30 European countries; grant budget ~ 150 k€/a)

‘European Physics Education Network’

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EUPEN I 1996/1999 Diss. EUPEN 1999/2000 EUPEN II 2000/2003 STEPS by EUPEN 2005/2008

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-> proceedings (7 volumes) ’Inquiries into European Higher Education in Physics’

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EGF97 Brugge (BE), … … 3 ERF! EGF2003 …, Uppsala (SE) EGF2006 Gent (BE) EGF2007 Sant Feliu de Guíxols (ES) EGF2008 (RO) ‘Stakeholders Tune European Physics Studies’

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STEPS Objectives „

Help university Physics Departments to adapt to changes by Bologna Process and to adopt the ‘Tuning’ methodology

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Enhance training of physicists by helping universities to improve degree courses through considering views of all stakeholders

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Develop and support projects to encourage school pupils to take interest in physics; improve future supply of physicists and teachers

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Make civil society aware of impact of physics in everyday life H. Ferdinande, "Education Unites. Common Values - Common Future" HSE, Moscow (RU) 20072007-1010-17/18

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STEPS Thematic Groups 1.‘Tuning’: methodology; joint/double degree master 2.studies & research: prevent physics being shunted; brain drain/gain 3.learning process: physics appealing (e.g. MM; PBL) 4.quality: improvement course, QA (int., ext.); EuroBachelor® 5.teachers: European Doctorate Physics Education; school-university training gap H. Ferdinande, "Education Unites. Common Values - Common Future" HSE, Moscow (RU) 20072007-1010-17/18

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Synergy: ‘TUNING’ (i) ‘Tuning Educational Structures in Europe’ J. González, U Deusto (ES) & R. Wagenaar, RuG (NL) http://tuning.unideusto.org/tuningeu/ or www.relint.deusto.es/TuningProject/index.htm or http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/educ/tuning/tuning_en.html „ „ „

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EUPEN in synergy as Subject Area Group Physics Phase I, II, III & IV (2000/03/04/06/08) Generic & Specific Competences, Learning Outcomes; ECTS; Teaching Learning & Assessment; Quality Enhancement Phys. Tuning Brochure: Validation Panel (May); in print (Dec.) H. Ferdinande, "Education Unites. Common Values - Common Future" HSE, Moscow (RU) 20072007-1010-17/18

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Synergy: ‘TUNING’(ii) „

Sectoral Qualification Frameworks (SQF): proposal • Natural Sciences (Università di Padova, IT: L. Donà dalle Rose) • Social Sciences (Universidad de Deusto, ES : J. González) • (Fine) Arts & Humanities (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NL : R. Wagenaar)

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Tuning Russia: e.g. Moscow (RU) 2007-10-17/18

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Tuning América Latina: e.g. Lima (PE) 2007-10-29/31 http://tuning.unideusto.org/tuningal/

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Tuning Georgia

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Synergy: others (iii) „

TREE = ‘Teaching and Research in Engineering in Europe’ http://www3.unifi.it/tree/

Quality via EUR-ACE; cfr. ECA [ http://www.ecaconsortium.net ] vs ENQA [ http://www.enqa.eu ] „

ECTN = ‘European Chemistry Thematic Network’ http://www.cpe.fr/ectn-assoc/network/ectn3.htm

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Eurobachelor ®/Euromaster® in Chemistry TechnoTN = ‘Archipelago’ of Sciences & Engineering TNs http://www.upv.es/TechnoTN2004/geninfo.html H. Ferdinande, "Education Unites. Common Values - Common Future" HSE, Moscow (RU) 20072007-1010-17/18

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Synergy: others (iii) „

ELSO (European Life Science Association) under ISE (Initiative for Science in Europe) WG : ‘structure for academic research careers in Europe’ http://www.elso.org

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EUA: ‘European Council for Doctoral Education’ “Banff Principles”: US + EU + CA+ AU + CN ‘The implementation of the Bologna Process into the Physics Studies in Europe’, proposal (also to E.C.’s LLL-programme) EPS + 17 Nat. Phys. Soc. + INCHER, Kassel (DE)

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Contact EUPEN Consortium Chair: Hendrik Ferdinande Secretary: Sophie Butt STEPS by EUPEN - UGent Proeftuinstraat 86 BE - 9000 Gent, Belgium T + 32 9 264 6539 F + 32 9 264 6697 E [email protected] & [email protected] W www.eupen.ugent.be

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