THE EMMC IN LAW AND ECONOMICS (EMLE) AS AN EXAMPLE OF A JOINT PROGRAMME ASEM CONFERENCE QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RECOGNITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS LIMASSOL (CYPRUS) 6 DECEMBER 2010

2 PRESENTATION BY WICHER SCHREUDERS ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM ROTTERDAM INSTITUTE OF LAW AND ECONOMICS (RILE) ERASMUS MUNDUS ASSISTANT COORDINATOR EMLE PROGRAMME

PRESENTATION INVITED TO PRESENT THE EMLE EXAMPLE: THE CONSTRUCTION A JOINT PROGRAMME? A JOINT DEGREE? A JOINT QUALIFICATION OR MULTIPLE QUALIFICATIONS? 3

4 ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTERS COURSE IN LAW & ECONOMICS (EMLE) ONE-YEAR MASTERS COURSE (60 ECTS) PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR TOPIC: THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAW EM COORDINATOR: ROTTERDAM PARTNERS: FROM EU AND NON-EU COUNTRIES

5 THE EMLE PROGRAMME EMLE STARTED IN 1990 EMLE SELECTED FOR / PARTICIPATED IN: 2003: THE EUA ‘TOP JOINT MASTER’ PROJECT 2004: ERASMUS MUNDUS (AT THE START) 2005/2006: ENQA’S TEEP II PROJECT 2009: ERASMUS MUNDUS II (START 2010)

EMLE PROGRAMME FROM 2010/2011 ONWARDS (EM II) 1 st TERM BOLOGNA ROTTER- DAM HAMBURG 2 nd TERM BOLOGNAGHENTHAMBURG 3 rd TERM AIX/MARSEILLE, HAIFA, HAMBURG, MUMBAI, ROTTERDAM, VIENNA, WARSAW 6

EMLE’S NUMBER OF STUDENT APPLICATIONS NON-EUEUTOTAL 2005/ / / / / / / (provissional) N/A 7

8 EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME? (1) CLEAR CONSORTIUM STRUCTURE CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS INVOLVES ALL PARTNERS DISTRIBUTION OF TASKS DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY

9 EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME? (2) ADVERTISING / PROMOTION WEBSITE TUITION FEES / DISTRIBUTION OF FEES SELECTION OF APPLICANTS HARMONISATION OF THE COURSES

10 EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME? (3) INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE (EXAM) REGULATIONS DECISIONS ON THESIS TOPICS DECISIONS ON RESULTS AND RANKING

EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME! A JOINT PROGRAMME = OFFERED JOINTLY BY DIFFERENT HEIs IRRESPECTIVE OF THE DEGREE (JOINT, MULTIPLE, DOUBLE) AWARDED [ECA, PRINCIPLES, 2007] 11

12 EMLE: A JOINT DEGREE? (1) A JOINT DEGREE = AWARDED BY THE HEI’S THAT OFFER THE JOINT PROGRAMME ATTESTING THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE JOINT PROGRAMME A SINGLE DOCUMENT THAT REPLACES THE INDIVIDUAL DEGREES [ENQA, METH. REPORT TEEP II, 2006]

13 EMLE: A JOINT DEGREE? (2) UNTIL MID-2010 A JOINT DEGREE WAS NOT POSSIBLE, DUE TO THE DUTCH LAW! BUT THE DUTCH LAW CHANGED RECENTLY…. AT THE MONENT: NO JOINT DEGREE! EMLE IS ON THE WAY TO A JOINT DEGREE

EMLE: MULTIPLE DEGREE AT THE MOMENT NO JOINT DEGREE UNTIL NOW: EMLE STUDENTS RECEIVE THE DEGREE FROM ALL PARTNERS (2 OR 3) WHERE HE/SHE STAYED = MULTIPLE DEGREE 14

FROM A MULTIPLE TO A JOINT DEGREE THE EMLE CONSORTIUM WANTS TO GO TOWARDS A JOINT DEGREE CHECKING IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES: - IS A JOINT DEGREE ALLOWED? -IF YES: ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION FOR THIS JOINT DEGREE IS NEEDED IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME…. 15

ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION EMLE (1) PARTNERACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION DURATION AIX/MARSEILLERECOGNIZED BY THE MINISTER BOLOGNAAUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT EXPIRATION GHENT1. AUTOMATICALLY 2. ACCREDITED BY NVAO HAMBURGRECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF HAMBURG [ACCREDITATION BY ZEvA, NOT OBLIGED; 2x] WITHOUT EXPIRATION 16

ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION EMLE (2) PARTNERACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION DURATION ROTTERDAMACCREDITED BY NVAO (2x) VIENNAAUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT EXPIRATION WARSAWRECOGNIZED BY THE MINISTER WITHOUT EXPIRATION HAIFAAUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT EXPIRATION MUMBAIAUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED WITHOUT EXPIRATION 17

ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE TO A JOINT DEGREE REGULATION DIFFERS PER COUNTRY ALL PARTNERS HAVE TO MEET THE NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS THIS IMPLIES A LOT OF PROCEDURES: -IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES -DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS (EVEN FOR ROTTERDAM – GHENT, NL – B: NVAO!) -DIFFERENT DURATION 18

ADDITIONAL EM REQUIREMENTS APART FROM DIFFERENT NATIONAL REGULATIONS: EMLE HAS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE (CHANGING) ERASMUS MUNDUS REGULATIONS / REQUIREMENTS THE ERASMUS MUNDUS AGENCY IS IN FAVOUR OF (PROMOTING) JOINT DEGREES! 19

JOINT DEGREE AND QUALIFICATION IN CASE A JOINT DEGREE IS ALLOWED: TWO OPTIONS: JOINT DEGREE &: MULTIPLE QUALIFICATIONS ONE JOINT QUALIFICATION DEPENDS ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION! QUALIFICATION = M.A., M.SC., LL.M 20

MULTIPLE DEGREES AND MULTIPLE QUALIFICATIONS EMLE (1) PARTNERQUALIFICATION AIX/MARSEILLEMASTER EN ANALYSE ECONOMIQUE DU DROIT ET DES INSTITUTIONS BOLOGNAMASTER IN LAW AND ECONOMICS GHENTEUROPEAN MASTER IN LAW AND ECONOMICS HAMBURGLL.M. (EUROPEAN MASTER IN LAW AND ECONOMICS) 21

MULTIPLE DEGREES AND MULTIPLE QUALIFICATIONS EMLE (2) PARTNERQUALIFICATION ROTTERDAMEUROPEAN MASTER IN LAW AND ECONOMICS (LL.M.) VIENNAMASTER OF ARTS, MA (EUROPEAN MASTER IN LAW AND ECONOMICS) WARSAWMASTER OF ARTS IN LAW AND ECONOMICS HAIFAMASTER N LAW MUMBAIMASTER OF SCIENCE IN LAW AND ECONOMICS 22

TOWARDS A JOINT DEGREE AND A JOINT QUALIFICATION VARIOUS OBSTACLES IN LEGISLATION AND IN ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION PROCEDURES CROSSBORDER MUTUAL RECOGNITION IS NEEDED, FOR ALL PARTNERS! EVEN BETTER: ONE SINGLE ACCREDITATION PROCEDURE INSTEAD OF MULTIPLE ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES ACCEPTANCE OF ONE JOINT QUALIFICATON IN ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES IS NEEDED 23

CONCLUSION EMLE: A JOINT PROGRAMME? - YES, FOR SURE! A JOINT DEGREE (THE DOCUMENT)? -NOT YET, BUT WORKING ON THIS, DEPENDS ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION A JOINT QUALIFICATION? - IF WE HAVE THE JOINT DEGREE, AND IF ALLOWED BY ALL PARTNER COUNTRIES 24

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