1. Brigitte Roemmer-Nossek 15.12.2006Datum: Autor: Joint Degrees Need a Friendly Environment! UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava December 15, 2006

2. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 2 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Infrastructure needed to run the program How to include your stakeholders and move them to commit themselves Contractual issues Admission Quality Exchange of teachers and students Visibility Topics

3. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 3 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Duration: Oct. 1, 2005 – Sept. 30, 2007 Curriculum development Review of existing programmes Curricular architecture Definition of learning outcomes (curriculum, modules) Teaching & learning concept External evaluation (CogSci programme Univ. Amsterdam, L.Wenting) Status MEi:CogSci 28545-1-IC-2004-1-AT-ERASMUS-PROGUC-4

4. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 4 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Duration: Oct. 1, 2005 – Sept. 30, 2007 Curriculum development Exchange of teachers & students Accreditation Implementation Visibility Status MEi:CogSci 28545-1-IC-2004-1-AT-ERASMUS-PROGUC-4 a

5. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 5 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Exchange of teachers & students ERASMUS – ageements CEEPUS – network Cooperation with IROs needed and works perfectly ? financial support ?

6. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 6 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Duration: Oct. 1, 2005 – Sept. 30, 2007 Curriculum development Exchange of teachers & students Accreditation Implementation Visibility Status MEi:CogSci 28545-1-IC-2004-1-AT-ERASMUS-PROGUC-4 a a

7. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 7 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Faculties bottom-up involve researchers/teachers asap gain head of institutes / deans support Rectorate top-down incentives for faculties influence on administration Administration IRO How to include your stakeholders and move them to commit themselves ?

8. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 8 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Duration: Oct. 1, 2005 – Sept. 30, 2007 Curriculum development Exchange of teachers & students Accreditation Implementation Visibility Status MEi:CogSci 28545-1-IC-2004-1-AT-ERASMUS-PROGUC-4 a a light at the end of the tunnel…

9. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 9 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Accreditation Different legal frameworks No procedures for the accrediation of joint degrees! Bratislava & Vienna: Pilot with work-arounds Accreditation on European level? Organisational learning process talk, talk, talk try to convince dont despair…

10. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 10 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Duration: Oct. 1, 2005 – Sept. 30, 2007 Curriculum development Exchange of teachers & students Faculties Accreditation Implementation Visibility Status MEi:CogSci 28545-1-IC-2004-1-AT-ERASMUS-PROGUC-4 a a a light at the end of the tunnel

11. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 11 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Faculties bottom-up involve researchers/teachers asap gain head of institutes / deans support Rectorate top-down incentives for faculties influence on administration Administration IRO international level & recognition helps Implementation How to include your stakeholders and move them to commit themselves ? Organisational learning process talk, talk, talk try to convince dont despair…

12. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 12 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Implementation: Infrastructure needed to run the program university level progr. Coordinator …local structures faculty(ies)administrationIT-infrastructure IRO EU networks IROUNICA … rector

13. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 13 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Implementation: Infrastructure needed to run the program international level joint programme coordinator scientific steering committee university level local p. coordinator (module resp.) faculty(ies)administrationIT-infrastructure Administration IRO EU networks ……… IROUNICA … rector

14. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 14 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Implementation: Infrastructure needed to run the program Admin of joint degree promises to be very time-comsuming! International Level joint programme coordinator [local programme director] scientific steering committee [LPD, module responsible,…] Link local/international level IT-resources (server, LMS, etc.) administration: clear interfaces & procedures [IROs, universities admin] IT-support for administration platform needed [univ. DBs ?] Local level creativity needed challenge to usual admin

15. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 15 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Implementation: Contractual issues Contract Legal formalities Curriculum Title Recognition Student status Responsibilities Products Procedures for dispute Procedures for joining & leaving the consortium Quality Finanical matters Needs to be complemented by annex/management handbook! work in progress David Baldinger (BB, UNICA) MEi:CogSci consortium Maria Schmidt-Dengler (IRO) Vienna joint degree group VR Mettinger

16. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 16 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Implementation Quality control: who is responsible and takes charge current working-package Sensitive! quality-sensitive areas defined Brainstorming on measures for raising quality Resonsibilities on local and on national level Interfaces with local structures needed Support by Universities needed Incentives rather than neg. sanctions quality development

17. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 17 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Duration: Oct. 1, 2005 – Sept. 30, 2007 Curriculum development Exchange of teachers & students Faculties Accreditation Implementation Visibility Status MEi:CogSci 28545-1-IC-2004-1-AT-ERASMUS-PROGUC-4 a a a Eventually a light at the end of the tunnel

18. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 18 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Visibility of the successful joint programmes Consortium Website, Flyers, Posters Good PR Events to promote the programme Presentation (conferences etc.) University University website Make joint degrees part of university strategy

19. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 19 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Duration: Oct. 1, 2005 – Sept. 30, 2007 Curriculum development Exchange of teachers & students Faculties Accreditation Implementation Visibility Status MEi:CogSci 28545-1-IC-2004-1-AT-ERASMUS-PROGUC-4 a a a We are getting there a light at the end of the tunnel a

20. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 20 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Joint Degree Friendly Environment Support of Rectorate and/or Faculty(ies) Information for potential joint degree initiators Incentives for faculties (extra money, part of reporting, etc.) Clear structures and procedures for applying for joint degree implementing joint degree running joint degree Contracts, legal issues Support of IROs Support on national level Accrediation procedures for joint degrees Legal systems Support on international level Networks – lobbying and support (information etc.)

21. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 21 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 Joint degrees are friendly, too Perfect test bed! Curriculum development in times of Bologna Learning outcomes Calculation of ECTS Modularisation (e)Portfolio Next semester: LMS Sakai UniVie cooperation with: -Center for Teaching & Learning -ZID -Forum New Media Austria

22. Seite: Brigitte Römmer-Nossek 22 UNICA Bologna Lab, Bratislava15.12.2006 THANK YOU for listening ! brigitte.roemmer-nossek@univie.ac.at http://univie.ac.at/meicogsci THANKS to the MEi:CogSci-consortium! Markus F. Peschl Elisabeth Zimmermann Igor Farkas, Jan Rybar, University of Bratislava Csaba Pleh, TU Budapest Laszlo Ropolyi, University of Budapest Urban Kordes, Olga Markic, Andrej Ule, University of Ljubljana Melita Kovacevic, Bojana Dalbelo Basic, University of Zagreb and the MEi:CogSci students!