european higher education area dubrovnik, october 2003

European Higher Education Area

Dubrovnik, October 2003

New Legislation in Spain

. General Law Ley Orgánica de Universidades 6/2001 21 DecemberDifferent decree-law

- European Diploma Supplement 1044/2003 1 August

- European Credit Transfer System ECTS and qualification system 1125/2003 5 September- Graduate Studies Structure (Project)- Postgraduate Studies Structure (Project)

New Legislation in Spain Graduate Level

. First level transversal education in order to:a) access to different second level studies

b) access to the job market

c) students mobility to continue their studies in other universities

Official diploma / university diploma, without recognition

New Legislation in Spain Graduate Level

. Second level. Two Titles:

Master:a) specialised studies

b) research

Doctorate:

a) defence a doctoral thesis

New Legislation in SpainGraduate Level

Officials titles – 180 o 240 credits . Not included:

– final project (job compulsory)– tutorial practices (EU norms)– Foreign language

– Same number of credits for the same curricula on each Spanish university


Officials titles – 60 credits per year– minimum 36 maximum 40 weeks per year– 25 / 30 working hours per credit (theory, practice,

studying, exams, etc.)– minimum 37,5 maximum 50 working hours per

week


Compulsory subjects– the same for all Spanish universities– from 60 to 75% of total credits– common formative contents (knowledge,

aptitudes, abilities)– number of credits for each subject– teachers knowledge areas for each subject


University subjects:– university compulsory subjects– optional subjects– free subjects


Joint degree with Spanish and/or foreign universities

New curricula catalogue finished before 1 October 2006

Three years maximum for each curricula for changing to the new model


17 working groups Spain. ANECA Programme– Tunning model

5 working groups Catalunya. AQU Programme

Transversals competencies 1

MODEL PROJ ECTE TUNI NG – 1

COMPETÈNCIES TRANVERSALS (GENÈRIQUES) (puntuar d’1 a 4)

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

I NSTRUMENTALS Capacitat d’anàlisi i síntesi Capacitat d’organització i planificació

Comunicació oral i escrita en la llengua nativa

Coneixement d’una llengua estrangera

Coneixements d’informàtica relatius a l’àmbit d’estudi

Capacitat de gestió de la informació

Resolució de problemes Presa de decisions

PERFILS PROFESSIONALS


MODEL PROJ ECTE TUNI NG - 2


5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

PERSONALS Treball en equip Treball en un equip de caràcter interdisciplinar

Treball en un context internacional

Habilitats en les relacions interpersonals

Reconeixement a la diversitat i a la multiculturalitat

Raonament crític

Compromís ètic


MODEL PROJ ECTE TUNI NG - 3


5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

SI STÈMIQUES Aprenentatge autònom Adaptació a noves situacions Creativitat Lideratge Coneixement d’altres cultures i costums

I niciativa i esperit emprenedor Motivació per la qualitat Sensibilitat envers temes mediambientals

ALTRES COMPETÈNCIES TRANSVERSALS (GENÈRIQUES)



Disciplinary competencies


COMPETÈNCIES ESPECÍFIQUES (puntuar d’1 a 4) 5

.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

CONEI XEMENTS DI SCIPLI NARS (SABER)

…………… COMPETÈNCIES PROFESSIONALS (SABER FER)

……………. COMPETÈNCIES ACADÈMIQUES ……………. ALTRES COMPETÈNCI ES ESPECÍFIQUES


Regional government authorisationSpanish government authorisationEvaluation Accreditation


Compulsory official previous authorisation: – Catalan Government university curricula

planning– University elaborates each curricula – Spanish government authorisation:

adjustment to curricula common normative Homogenisation (subjects, teachers,...)


Evaluation – Quality analysis

– European level. Common criteria and performance indicators

– AQU Evaluation Programme


Accreditation – Increase transparency and comparability of

educational systems in Europe– ANECA Programme:

Self analysis External audit Accreditation report ANECA, positive/negative


Accreditation– Compulsory, before 1 October 2010

– Positive report, valid for 6 years

– Negative report, 1 year to adjust deficiencies. ANECA New and definitive report

New Legislation in SpainPost graduate Level Master

• Between 60 i 120 credits• Without general normative• University responsibility. • Autonomous community positive report• Consejo de Coordinación Universitaria authorisation• Spanish government annual publication


Access

. From different academic areas

. Spanish graduate title

. Foreign titles, need previous official approval


Structured in two parts:

a) advanced academic level (30 credits minimum)

b) research initiation or professional specialisation (30 credits minimum)


• Public prices

• Official evaluation ANECA

• Joint degrees with Spanish and/or foreign universities

New Legislation in SpainPost graduate Level Doctorate

University responsibility

Access: minimum 90 credits from postgraduate studies and 300 credits of graduate and postgraduate studies

Writing and defence of a Thesis

New Legislation in SpainPost graduate Level Doctorate

Mention Doctor Europeus

Official evaluation ANECA

Joint degrees with Spanish and/or foreign universities

Diploma supplement

Added to the title

Information about studies, institutions, curriculum subjects and their value in ECTS

Transparency, student and graduate mobility and recognition in other institutions and countries

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