ECTS
BOLOGNA
INTERNATIONALISATION
QUALITY
ASSURANCE
EHEA
DIPLOMA
SUPPLEMENT
INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS
OFFICE MEDA
REGION
CORINTHIAM
Central Offices Responsible for the Integration at Home
of Internationalisation as Assurance of quality in the
Meda region
Faculty Workshop
29 May 2011
What is TEMPUS?
Tempus supports the modernisation of higher education and creates an
area of co-operation in countries surrounding the EU. Established in
1990, the scheme now covers 27 countries in the Western Balkans,
Eastern Europe and Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East.
Partnerships are made up of consortia of higher education institutions in
both EU and partner countries.
The latest phase of the programme, Tempus IV, started in 2008 with an
annual budget of around 50 million euro. Individual projects receive
funding of between 0.5 and 1.5 million euro.
The EU’s Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) is
responsible for the management of all Tempus actions, under the
supervision of the European Commission.
TEMPUS CORINTHIAM Members
IL +
PA
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem
Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Al Quds University
Hebron University
EU
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium) - coordinator
Compostela Group of Universities (Spain)
Lund University (Sweden)
Masaryk University (Czech Republic)
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano (Italy)
University of Brighton (United Kingdom)
University of Oldenburg (Germany)
TEMPUS?
The project is divided in two component parts:
I.
Creation of International Relations Offices [IRO]
II.
Pilot project on implementation of ECTS [European Credit Transfer
System] and preparation for future Bologna experts.
Bezalel conducts the pilot in the Architecture department
TEMPUS CORINTHIAM Objectives
❶ ECTS - Pilot project on the implementation of ECTS at faculty level.
❷ Dissemination - of results to third parties in Middle East .
❸ IRO - Establishment of Central Offices Responsible for the
Internationalisation at Home as assurance of quality. Development of a
strategy for Internationalisation.
❹ Quality Assurance - Introduction of quality mechanisms specific to
the process of internationalisation and the services offered by the Central
Offices for International Relations.
❺ Preparation of specialists in EHEA, implementation of ECTS ,Diploma
Supplement and other instruments that facilitate exchange mobility and
joint ventures between EU and the Middle East region.
.
.
TEMPUS CORINTHIAM ECTS
❶ ECTS is one of the cornerstones of the Bologna Process
❷ ECTS is a learner-centred system for credit accumulation and transfer
based on the transparency of learning outcomes and learning processes.
It aims to facilitate planning, delivery, evaluation, recognition and
validation of qualifications and units of learning as well as student
mobility.
❸ ECTS credits are based on the workload students need in order to
achieve expected learning outcomes
Workload- indicates the time students typically need to complete all
learning activities (such as lectures, seminars, projects, practical work,
self-study and examinations) required to achieve the expected learning
outcomes
Learning outcomes -Learning outcomes are statements of what a student
should know, understand and/or be able to demonstrate after
completion of a process of learning
.
TEMPUS CORINTHIAM ECTS
❹ 60 ECTS credits = a full-time year of academic year.
[1 ECTS= 25-30 hours of student work]
1500-1800 hours of learning activity.
1 st Cycle [ 3 Academic years - BA ] = 180 ECTS
2nd Cycle [ 2 Academic years - MA ] = 120 ECTS
300 ECTS
3rd Cycle [PhD] degree is not yet defined in terms of credit
‫נ"ז בארכיטקטורה‬120
+
‫ נ"ז היסטוריה ותיאוריה‬30
‫ נ"ז‬150
TEMPUS CORINTHIAM Time Table & Actions
① Pre Pilot 2nd Year [2nd semester 2010-2011]
In 3 different courses [studio, technical course and a theoretical one]
which will cover the basic teaching methods applied in the department.
The pilot concern the writing of a new syllabus format according to the
European standards, including the ECTS, the learning outcomes (LO) for
each course, the student workload as estimate by the professors, the
teaching and assessments methods.
② Students Pilot [2nd semester 2010-2011]
An evaluation report regarding the student's workload is prepared with a
group of 2nd year students in order to examine the actual situation and to
adjust the amount of work required and the number of credits for each
course.
TEMPUS CORINTHIAM Time Table & Actions
③The professional degree and the Bologna Process -The case-study of
Architecture
A serial discussions with academic, professional and the CHE [Council of
Higher Education] to debate the pros and cons of the application of the
Bologna protocol in the professional degrees and their implication on the
curriculum.
The complete pilot will start at the beginning of the next academic year
[Oct. 2011- June 2012].