1. Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP) Šoltész, A. Faculty of Civil Engineering Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava Bratislava, October 10, 2012

2. History (Istorija) Present time (Sovremenosť) Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

3. History: SOCRATES Erasmus Programme (since 1994) TEMPUS Programme (since 1999) LEONARDO da VINCI Programme (since 2003) CEEPUS Programme (since 2004) ASIA Link Programme (2008-2010) Bilateral governmental agreements (since ???) Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

4. Present time: SOCRATES Erasmus – still running TEMPUS changed to TEMPUS Tacis LEONARDO da VINCI – still running on STU level CEEPUS Programme (still running) Bilateral governmental agreements (still running) Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

5. Accredited study programme (in English) since 2001 CIVIL ENGINEERING general (obščij) regular (postojannyj) Bachelor Degree – 3 years (180 credits) Master Degree – 2 years (120 credits) Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

6. Accredited study programme (in English) since 2001 CIVIL ENGINEERING SWOT Analysis Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

7. STRENGTH (Kreposť) The regularity in offering the education of Civil Engineering in English language for EU students comming in frame of SOCRATES or other educational programmes Financial effect for the faculty for the further development as well as for teachers Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

8. WEAKNESS (Slabosť) The quality of students comming from all over the world (Arabic countries, African countries,...) The stability of number of students Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

9. OPPORTUNITY (Vozmožnosť) The growth of young teachers educating in English Opportunity for Slovak students to study in English language The preparation of teaching materials in English (presentations, textbooks) Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

10. THREAT (Opasenije) Not good language preparation of students (they cannot follow the lectures) The language preparation of teachers to held the quality of the education in English Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

11. Figures of students (Količestvo) 2001 – 2006 (couple of students) 2007/2008 (298 students) 2008/2009 (240 students) 2009/2010 (198 students) 2010/2011 (141 students) 2011/2012 (98 students) 2012/2013 (90 students) Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

12. Actually all five study years are open and running regularly healthy mixture of students of different nationalities, cultures and religions (Greek, Turkish, Slovak, Syrian, Lybian, Spanish, Lithuanian, Belorussian, German, etc.) – one big family Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

13. Future (Buduščeje) To be more active in preparing joint study programmes in frame of LLL Socrates Mundus (Master degree) for obtaining Double Diploma, To be more active preparing joint study programmes with countries beyond the Europe space (South America, Asia,...), Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

14. Future To enable international students to study in all accredited study programmes in English, To keep and improve the quality of the teaching process in English (teaching staff, learning materials, texbooks, lecturing mastery, etc.). Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

15. Future The better advertisement and promotion of study programmes taught at the Faculty of Civil Engineering STU in English language (although we are sometimes lazy to do that...). Study programmes for foreign students at STU Tempus SMGR No: 517340-TEMPUS-1-2011-IT Documentation for Quality Assurance of Study Programmes (DOQuP)

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