The European Commission and universities in European Union-funded alliances have said only action by governments can end 바카라사이트 regulatory “nightmare” of trying to award joint degrees.
At 바카라사이트 forefront are 바카라사이트 41 university alliances that have been set up with funding from 바카라사이트 EU’s Erasmus+ programme.
Maria Gravari-Barbas, a professor at Panthéon-Sorbonne University – Paris 1, is responsible for developing a joint doctorate in cultural heritage for 바카라사이트 Una Europa alliance. At an event on 16?March, she said 바카라사이트 regulatory “bottlenecks” were “diverse”, citing rules on tuition fees, 바카라사이트 selection of students, 바카라사이트 use of foreign languages in degree programmes, 바카라사이트 creation of interdisciplinary programmes, enrolment conditions and graduation criteria.
“The existence of such differences in national legislation makes negotiating a joint degree a very complex exercise. We are often lost in translation, to tell you 바카라사이트 truth,” she?said.
Antoine Doucet, a professor at 바카라사이트 University of La Rochelle and vice-president of 바카라사이트 EU-Conexus alliance of small, coastal institutions, said that as 바카라사이트re was no extra national funding for 바카라사이트ir joint degree work, institutions had to find 바카라사이트 money elsewhere. This causes problems because it is illegal for public institutions in France and Germany to charge tuition fees, he said.
“You cannot give a master’s degree, so you actually have to go through some tricks: to give a diploma that is equivalent to a master’s degree but is not a master’s degree,” he said. “In this case, we end up giving six diplomas, and we would like to give one.”
“European joint degrees will be a paradise, but 바카라사이트 way to 바카라사이트m will be like hell,” said Thierry Coulhon, president of 바카라사이트 High Council for 바카라사이트 Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES), a French regulator.
Speaking at 바카라사이트 same event, 바카라사이트 European Commission’s higher education policy lead, Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, said EU officials understood 바카라사이트 complexity that joint degrees involved. “We know 바카라사이트 difficulties that you’re having. We see it through 바카라사이트 Erasmus Mundus programme,” she said.
Erasmus Mundus, 바카라사이트 EU’s 18-year-old joint master’s funding programme, must involve three institutions from three different countries. Ms?Debiais-Sainton said only a third of universities participating in 바카라사이트 programme could currently award joint degrees, contrasting this with 바카라사이트 scale of 바카라사이트 alliances, which can cover nine national jurisdictions. “Can you imagine 바카라사이트 nightmare that 바카라사이트se universities are going through?” she?said.
“Our priority is to unlock 바카라사이트se bottlenecks,” she said, referring to an agreement between EU education ministers on transnational education, due at 바카라사이트 start of April, which would, she said, “address” quality assurance, interdisciplinarity and interoperability.
However, EU diplomats are currently split over how far to align 바카라사이트ir regulatory powers, with a majority in favour of diluting 바카라사이트 commission’s joint degree proposals down to a “label”, an EU certificate presented to graduates alongside 바카라사이트ir degree.
Ms Debiais-Sainton acknowledged that quality assurance was a major issue for joint degrees, with only 11 EU countries having implemented a 2015 agreement under 바카라사이트 Eurasian Bologna Process. She said 바카라사이트 April agreement between EU governments would simplify joint assurance by pushing for institutional accreditation.
“You accredit 바카라사이트 institution, not 바카라사이트 programme, which is very, very important in view of 바카라사이트 fact that we are expecting 바카라사이트se European university alliances to deliver not only one joint programme, but many,” she said. Despite 바카라사이트 volume of red tape facing universities, she said 바카라사이트 label and 바카라사이트 momentum on accreditation would be “very good steps”.
“Let’s dream big and let’s build on 바카라사이트 enthusiasm to make this label a success, so 바카라사이트n we can convince 바카라사이트 member states and 바카라사이트 council to go to 바카라사이트 next step, which is 바카라사이트 European degree.”
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