emmc: sustainability
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Presentation by Leopold Kögler from University of Leipzig. Presentation was held at the EMAP training seminar in Larnaca, Cyprus for future Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters consortia ( 18-21 February 2010)TRANSCRIPT
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EMAP / ERASMUS MUNDUS ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION
Larnaca - Cyprus/ 18 - 21 February 2010
SUSTAINABILITY
Leopold Kögler
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„Global Studies – A European
Perspective“ (EMGS)
• Erasmus Mundus I Master Program since 2005
• Erasmus Mundus II – Prolongation with last years call
• 5 European Partner Universities:
University of Leipzig (head of Consortium)
London School of Economics
University of Wroclaw
University of Roskilde
University of Vienna
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• Our Non European Partner Universities:
University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)
University of Dalhousie, Canada
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia
Fudan University in Shanghai, China
Nehru University in Delhi, India
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Sustainability in the application:
A.3 Course Management, visibility and sustainability
measures (20% of the max. score)
This part includes following requirements:
• the cooperation mechanisms within the consortium (A 3.1)
• the contribution of the Partner Institutions and financial
management of the scholarships (A 3.2)
• Development and Sustainability plan to ensure the
continuity of the program also beyond the period of
Community funding - Quality Management (A 3.3)
• promotion measures of the consortium to increase
visibility and attractiveness (A 3.4)
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Cooperation mechanisms within the
consortium (A 3.1)
Which information is important to be included in your Application?
• role of the partners in the EMMC Implementation tasks -financial, evaluation, student support, promotion/marketing strategies
• governing bodies of the consortium – like regular meetings
• EMMC Consortium agreement
• students involvement in the course coordination and organization – Feed-back System
• participation of external actors - f. e. supervisory boards
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EMGS – How are we doing it? (A3.1)- Practical Aspects
• Cooperation Agreements between all the Partner Universities
• We award Joint degree and double degree – depending on the
national laws
• Our Consortium meets at least twice a year – Summer and Winter
School to discuss the development of the course program,
administrative issues and to have extensive feed-back sessions with
the students
• Boards for Student selection and exam-regulations
• Board for Curriculum-Development (together with Non EU-Partner
Universities
• Advisory Board including our associated partners - like companies,
research institutes etc.
• Promotion through Website, partner universities
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Contribution of the Partner Institutions and
financial management of the scholarships
(A 3.2)
Which information is important to be included in your
Application?
• Level and quality of human, financial and other types of
resources dedicated by each of the partners
• Distribution of the grant, the consortium lump sum
and the students' contribution to the participation costs
among the partners
• Possible other additional funding sources
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EMGS – How are we doing it? (A3.2)- Practical Aspects Part I
• Payment of Grants is administrated and coordinated
from the our Consortium Leader, University of Leipzig
and paid to the students after the EU-regulations
• Consortiums Lump sum is also administrated by the
University of Leipzig
• The students' contribution to the participation costs
administrated by University of Leipzig, distributed to the
partners once a year
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EMGS – How are we doing it? (A3.2)- Practical Aspects Part II
• University of Leipzig founded out of the experiences of the program
in 2008 a new institute called: Global and European Studies Institute
(GESI)
• All European Partner Universities have coordination offices for
scientific and administrative coordination
• Our team at the University of Vienna has a close cooperation with
the International office, but offers much more additional service to
the incoming students and Scholars. Which would not be possible to
be offered by the International office.
• The service includes: housing, course registration, enrolment, city
registration, opening bank accounts, help with Visa and residence
permit issues, pick-up service by their arrival, arrangement for social
activities, person who they can reach in emergency cases 24hours
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EMGS – How are we doing it? (A3.2)- Practical Aspects Part III
• We expect and hope for additional funding through our close cooperation with our associated members of the consortium
• We plan to create additional scholarships in cooperation with the associated members for different occupational fields
• Our Master Course is 5100€ for Non EU students and 3600,-€ for European Students.
• Fee Waiver Policy – created a transparent application and selection process for Fee Waiver. Excellent students who could not afford studying this MC without a scholarship are offered reduction of fees.
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Development and Sustainability plan -
Quality Management (A 3.3)
Which information is important to be included in your Application?
• A concrete Sustainability plan involving all partners
• Possible involvement of Associated Members in a Sustainability plan
• Possible Funding and Involvement of public and/or private organizations in the countries of
the Universities
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EMGS – How are we doing it? (A3.3)- Practical Aspects
• We had in the last years a lot more applications then study places. Reasons for this situation:
Promotion of the Erasmus Mundus Programs by the EU
Our Master Course has become more recognized
Field of Global Studies is becoming more and more popular
• Our Goals with Erasmus Mundus II:
Through a new European Partner we have more study places
Increase the number of students in the next years up to 120
Adding a new research field to our Master: Global Governance
With the help of our new associated partners we plan to integrate the course even more into public interest
• Very important is the constant Evaluation by our students and also from our partners
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Promotion measures of the
consortium (A 3.4)
Which information is important to be included in your
Application?
• Promotion strategy
• Website – Design and Promotion
• How to plan the visibility of the program
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EMGS – How are we doing it? (A3.4)- Practical Aspects
• Call for Applications in scientific related Internet forums
• Try to use the network of our Non EU-Partners
• EMGS-Homepage (http://www.uni-leipzig.de/gesi/emgs/)
• Network and Information of the International Offices of
our EU-Partner universities
• Information days at our Partner universities
• Alumni Organisation EMGS
• Organisation of scientific congresses in different
research fields of Global Studies
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EMGS – Facts & Figures in Vienna
• In Vienna we started in 2005 with 6 Students who received an EU-grant
• In the moment we have 46 students in Vienna –
25 1st year students (6 grants & 19 self paying)
21 2nd year students (8 grants & 13 self paying)
• EMGS is integrated into the Master Global Studies and Global History
• Vienna will host this years Graduation Ceremony and the 1st EMGS Alumni Meeting
• Sponsored a student homepage created by Alumni's and current student to create the connection between the „generations
www. globalistan.org
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EMGS – Facts & Figures
• Since 2005 we had 4 Summer Schools in
Innsbruck, Wroclaw, Leipzig and
Eisenstadt
• 2 Winter Schools 2008 & 2009 in Poland,
Sniezka Mountains
• 2 Graduation Ceremonies 2008 & 2009 in
Leipzig
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EMGS – Summer School 2009