12.10.2011 projekt universität der großregion projet « université de la grande région »...
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12.10.2011
Projekt „Universität der Großregion“
Projet « Université de la Grande Région »
Project “University of the Greater Region”
9th European Week of Regions and Cities - Open DaysBrussels, 12 October 2011
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Funded under Interreg IVA Greater Region, core area 3 - People
Oct. 2008 – Apr. 2012
~ 6 Mio €, funding 50%
7 partners: universities in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg
Create common structures and procedures
• facilitate crossborder cooperation
• enhance mobility
• become more attractive for students, academic and scientific staff
Challenges at regional level
• creation of an integrated higher education area
• transition to information-society
Project ID
4 countries7 universities
3 teaching languages115.000 students
6.000 academic staff
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The Greater Region - and our universities
Saarland University: • 17 600 students
University of Liège: • 18 000 students
University of Luxembourg: • 5 000 students
The Universities of Lorraine (Metz, Nancy):• 39 000 students
University of Kaiserslautern: • 12 000 students
University of Trier: • 14 000 students
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Increase mobility• Giving students access to the course offer, libraries, cafeterias and other university organisations and student
services at all partner universities• Simplifying administrative processes for mobile students (e.g. enrolment procedures)• Cooperating with regional authorities with regards to transport, support measures (mobility funds)
Expand and enrich the course offer of the universities• Facilitating the visibility of study offer through a common course offer database of all universities• Launching new study programmes with double or joint degrees• Promoting other forms of cooperation – joint courses, student exchange and agreements on recognition
Strengthen cross-border research and doctoral education• Supporting networks among researchers• Sharing research infrastructure – rare research equipments database• Fostering cooperation in the area of doctoral education – common disciplinary and non-disciplinary courses, soft
skills trainings, strengthened cooperation in co-supervision of PhDs
Set up sustainable cooperation infrastructure and increase awareness of the network• Setting up sustainable governance structures• Developing a common regional and international communication and marketing strategy
Main objectives and measures
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UGR operational levelProject officers at each university
Experts committees
UGR Steering CommitteeVice-presidents / university representatives in charge of the project
UGR CouncilUniversity presidents + political stakeholders
Working groups
Pilot Activities
Governance structures
MODULES One leader + one co-leader
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Developing common strategies• International relations, cross border degrees, recognition, communication, doctoral education…
Setting up structures between the partner universities • Experts committees (9), working groups (4)
• Creation of a « UGR student status » opening the course offer and other services to all students and related agreement (draft status) on the free access to the course offer for students
• Agreement between the university libraries
• Pilot actions to identify best practices in crossborder education and research
Setting up shared tools• Joint internet portal and marketing materials
• Comparative academic calendar
• Joint database on course offer & (non-public) shared catalog on rare research equipments
• Modell agreements for crossborder cooperation
• Mobility funds at each university to support mobile students and doctoral candidates
Jointly organising events• For students: Autumn School
• For PhD candidates: disciplinary and non-scientific trainings
• For all researchers: joint scientific conferences and networking events
Preliminary results (summer 2011)
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Joint association as of 2013?• Reflection on the (legal) structure of the future cooperation • Evaluation by the European University Association (EUA) to assess current practices and
develop strategic agenda for a joint association
Securing results• Sustainability of structures through joint association• Updating of tools
Project prolongation• Application for a project prolongation until 2013• Prolongation should enable the partners to work on the creation of sustainable long-term
structures
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Perspectives and sustainability
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We are innovative because…
…we are cooperating at all levels and in all core competence areas of universities
…we combine top-down with bottom-up measures
…we include the main target group (students) in the decision-making processes of the project
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Our main challenges are…
…heterogeneity of university size, structures, degree of autonomy and traditions
…differences in the universities‘ priorities and positioning
…the concern of rationalisation within the universities (fear of job loss, reduced capacities etc.)
…statistics – how to measure success?
…safeguarding the heterogeneity of university profiles while strengthening joint cooperation (unity in diversity…)
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Conclusions and challenges
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Stay connected! http://www.uni-gr.eu
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Thank you very much for your attention!
Do not hesitate to contact us: [email protected] / [email protected]
Projet cofinancé par le Fonds européen de développement régional dans le cadre du programme INTERREG IVA Grande Région
L’Union européenne investit dans votre avenir.
Gefördert durch den Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung im Rahmen des Programms INTERREG IVA GroßregionDie Europäische Union investiert in Ihre Zukunft.
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