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The Norwegian preparations for ILLP
Else Husa - Norwegian Ministry of Education and ResearchSofia October 1 2005
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Norway and EU Education Programmes
• Norwegian participation in EU education programmes today
• Aims and benefits of the participation
• Preparations for ILLP• Administration
MAIN POINTS:
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EU AND NORWAY- BACKGROUND
• Since the implementation of the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement in 1994, Norway׳s co-operation with the EU has generally been strengthened
• The enlargement of the EU from 15 to 25 member states has further contributed to this trend
• A key element in this collaboration is the Lisbon strategy and the mobility programmes
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PARTICIPATION IN EU-PROGRAMS
• Within the EEA Agreement Norway participates in all EU-programmes and activities within education and research:– Leonardo da Vinci – Sokrates– Erasmus Mundus– eLearning
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AIMS AND BENEFITS
• The overall aims regarding internationalisation:– improvement of personal skills– improvement of personal flexibility– improvement of tolerance– improvement of motivation– modernisation of education systems
Mobility is a key element for building
a knowledge society
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SUCCESS CRITERIA
• Transparency
• Language
• Funding
• Information
• Administration
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INITIATING STUDENT MOBILITY
• The Norwegian government has determined that each student is entitled to a period of study abroad as an integrated part of his/her Norwegian degree programme
• It is the responsibility of the Norwegian higher education institutions to arrange for this sojourns abroad
• Pupils of upper secondary education are also encouraged to go abroad
• The Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education has published an internet-based handbook on mobility
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INITIATING STUDENT MOBILITY
• Norwegian higher education institutions are encouraged to increase the number of academic courses offered in English at their institutions in order to attract more foreign students to Norway
• Student mobility has become one of the criteria for state financing of higher education institutions. The institutions receive approx. 700 Euros per incoming and outgoing exchange student
• Norwegian students in higher education get extra financial support to study abroad
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ORGANISATION OF ADMINISTRATION
• Today 2 national agencies:– Centre for international cooperation in
higher education (Sokrates)– Technological Institute (Leonardo da
Vinci)
• From 2007 1 national agency for all actions: SIU
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NATIONAL AGENCY – NEW DEMANDS
• Effective operation of the programme• Involvement of partners• Coordinated administration• Ensure potential synergy effects with
other common programmes and relevant national programmes
• Ensure a flexible transmission to ILLP• Transmission of information• Publicity
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NATIONAL AGENCY – NEW DEMANDS
• The national agency will be monitored
• More explicit and strict demands concerning routines, accounting, inspection and control
• The national agency has to be a separate legal entity
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RESPONSIBILITIES
• The Ministry of Education and Research:– overall responsibility– responsibility for policy development
• The National Agency:– competence building– networks with the sector, social partners
and embassies• The Education sector:
– must get an ownership to the programmes
– must grab the opportunity