Experience with Erasmus Activities – a Viewpoint of an Erasmus Coordinator Drago Hercog University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Erasmus CoordinatorDrago Hercog, University of Ljubljana, FE, Slovenia 2 Need for Internationalisation Globalisation Globalisation International Environment International Environment Internationalisation Internationalisation young people, educational institutions young people, educational institutions regular exchanges of students and teachers regular exchanges of students and teachers inter-cultural cooperation inter-cultural cooperation Socrates/Erasmus: international programme of the European Union Socrates/Erasmus: international programme of the European Union

Erasmus CoordinatorDrago Hercog, University of Ljubljana, FE, Slovenia 3 Socrates / Erasmus European Union  Socrates (Lifelong Learning Programme)  Erasmus (sectoral subprogramme)

Erasmus CoordinatorDrago Hercog, University of Ljubljana, FE, Slovenia 4 Erasmus Actions student mobility student mobility teachers mobility teachers mobility

Erasmus CoordinatorDrago Hercog, University of Ljubljana, FE, Slovenia 5 The Roles of the Erasmus Programme organisation & coordination organisation & coordination rules for procedures rules for procedures organisational structure organisational structure financing financing Erasmus scholarships Erasmus scholarships teachers mobility grants teachers mobility grants

Erasmus CoordinatorDrago Hercog, University of Ljubljana, FE, Slovenia 6 The Importance of Exchanges for Students selectability of courses selectability of courses linguistic skill, linguistic culture linguistic skill, linguistic culture knowledge of and tolerance for other cultures knowledge of and tolerance for other cultures flexibility and ingenuousness flexibility and ingenuousness broad-mindedness broad-mindedness self-confidence self-confidence many-sided experience, a “school of life” many-sided experience, a “school of life”

Erasmus CoordinatorDrago Hercog, University of Ljubljana, FE, Slovenia 7 The Importance of Exchanges for Teachers linguistic skill linguistic skill pedagogic skill pedagogic skill experience experience knowledge of and tolerance for other cultures knowledge of and tolerance for other cultures international contacts improve teacher’s ability for education and research international contacts improve teacher’s ability for education and research a good example for students a good example for students

Erasmus CoordinatorDrago Hercog, University of Ljubljana, FE, Slovenia 8 The Importance of Exchanges for the Institution good students and good teachers imply a good educational institution good students and good teachers imply a good educational institution students and teachers abroad represent their alma mater students and teachers abroad represent their alma mater

Erasmus CoordinatorDrago Hercog, University of Ljubljana, FE, Slovenia 9 Erasmus Activities – Student Mobility attending lectures, passing exams attending lectures, passing exams working on a project working on a project placement placement diploma project diploma project learning agreement learning agreement 3 – 12 months 3 – 12 months

Erasmus CoordinatorDrago Hercog, University of Ljubljana, FE, Slovenia 10 Erasmus Activities – Teaching Staff Mobility lectures as a part of education programme at a foreign institution lectures as a part of education programme at a foreign institution a (part of a) course a (part of a) course 1 – 8 weeks, at least 8 (5) hours 1 – 8 weeks, at least 8 (5) hours

Erasmus CoordinatorDrago Hercog, University of Ljubljana, FE, Slovenia 11 Problems language language living costs living costs selectability of courses selectability of courses compatibility of programmes compatibility of programmes recognition of students’ work recognition of students’ work evaluation of students’ achievements evaluation of students’ achievements evaluation of teachers’ achievements evaluation of teachers’ achievements financing financing

Erasmus CoordinatorDrago Hercog, University of Ljubljana, FE, Slovenia 12 Experiences Overview 10 years of experience 10 years of experience consideration of Erasmus rules consideration of Erasmus rules our internal rules our internal rules language problems language problems lack of financial funds lack of financial funds growing students’ interest growing students’ interest stagnating teachers’ interest stagnating teachers’ interest

Erasmus CoordinatorDrago Hercog, University of Ljubljana, FE, Slovenia 13 Conclusion advantages advantages problems problems solutions solutions overall: VERY POSITIVE! overall: VERY POSITIVE!

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