1. Session II – Recognition process & best practice
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Session II – Recognition process & best practice
Recognition results in EMA2
Elisa Zambon
International Relations Office

2. Joint Conference EU – Central Asia:
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FOLLOW-UP
QUESTIONNAIRE
on STUDIES
RECOGNITION

3. FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRE on STUDIES RECOGNITION
Joint Conference EU – Central Asia:
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FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRE on STUDIES RECOGNITION

4. FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRE on STUDIES RECOGNITION
Joint Conference EU – Central Asia:
Session II – Recognition process & best practice
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRE on STUDIES RECOGNITION

5. FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRE on STUDIES RECOGNITION
Joint Conference EU – Central Asia:
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FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRE on STUDIES RECOGNITION

6. FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRE on STUDIES RECOGNITION
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FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRE on STUDIES RECOGNITION

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65 grantees were expected to apply – at their Home University – for the recognition of the study activities successfully completed during their exchange mobility period at the European Host Institution:
35 Undegraduate level exchange students
16 Master level exchange students
14 PhD candidates

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We contacted the 14 sandwich PhD students and asked them to confirm that the research activity carried out abroad was fully recognized as part of the Doctoral course.
We asked the 51 former grantees of Undergraduate and Master level to fill out the “Follow-up questionnaire on studies recognition” and to send us any document related to this process, especially the transcript of records of the Home University showing the result of the recognition process.

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We have received the follow-up information on study activities recognition from 33 out of 51 former beneficiaries (65%); we are trying to collect the same information from the remaining 18 grantees, asking the support of the Home University where possible (TG1).
Two students only passed the language course so we are going to consider for statistics the 31 students who actually acquired credits during their mobility.

10. Country of the Home University of the respondents:
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Country of the Home University of the respondents:

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Which was the University office/unit in charge of the recognition process?

12. Was the International Office involved?
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Was the International Office involved?

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Did the Home University recognise the study activities successfully carried out abroad?

14. 1 former grantee from Tajikistan did not obtain
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1 former grantee from Tajikistan did not obtain
any recognition for 33 ECTS. Why?
“The course units were not considered as part of my curriculum at my home university so there was no need to get them recognized. Before leaving, my home university told me that I will have to redo my final year upon my return. Thus, during my exchange studies, I decided to take the courses that are not offered at my home university and the ones that appeal to me.
Regarding credits, they are not completely useless. They actually helped me to get an internship at CERN this summer and also to get accepted to master's programs in electrical engineering.”

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Was it a total or a partial recognition of the study activities successfully completed abroad?

16. Recognition percentage:
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Recognition percentage:
Among the 97% of former beneficiaries who obtained the recognition
(see diagram 1), the percentage of recognition
of the study activities carried out abroad is the following:

17. Reasons of partial recognition:
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Reasons of partial recognition:
There was no equivalent course unit at the Home University
There was a similar course unit but a complementary exam was required
There was a similar subject but it was in a different year of the degree course
It was not possible to recognise language courses, no language course unit was foreseen in the Home University degree course programme
The non-recognised course units were taken only for personal scientific interest so the student did not apply for recognition of some of the course units

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Recognition system:

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Was it possible to replace course units or credits/hours of the degree course of origin?

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If it was possible to replace course units or credits/hours of the Home University degree course, were the course units recognised elective or mandatory subjects?

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Comments:
Easy process, simple process (40%)
“Credits earned abroad replace elective courses credits fully as long as they are within your major”
“Not easy, I had to pass exams to evaluate courses that were mandatory at my home university and not found to be equivalent at the host university”

22. Strengths and weaknesses:
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Strengths and weaknesses:
High recognition rate (96%)
It seems that in general the recognition process was very fast and that it was clear which office/authority was in charge of it
All recognised credits concurred to the degree obtention
Total recognition of credits only 50%: lack of flexibility??? Problems with LA? No possibility to add extra credits?
Low involvement of the International Office (38%)
Difficult to assess situation in Uzbekistan for lack of info