COHABCo-ordination and integration of higher education and the labour market around the South Baltic Sea

By Martin Skude Rasmussen

The Project in brief

3-year projectTotal budget of 1.478.000 €7 partners in 5 countries6 associated organizations3 main components2 educations – nurse and teacher

The background for of projectLow level of mobility around the South Baltic

Sea Educational mobility Labour market mobility

A whish of improving the mobility

The importance of improving the mobility

Cultural, educational, and labour market coherence of the Baltic Sea area

Greater cultural understandingGreater educational integrationEconomic competetiveness with other regions –

more flexible labour markets

How to improve educational and labour market mobility?

First step

A need to find out why there is a low level of mobility

Component 3: Identification of barriers for mobilityThe following activities will take place inComponent 3:Identification of barriers for mobility

(primarily educational)Recruiter Survey for identification of myths

and barriers (primarily labour-market)Comparative analyses of the region and the

educations involved in the project

Identification of barriers for mobilityFour barriers for mobility have already been

identified:Curricula and educational structures Lacking knowledge and preconceptions of

culture and labour market conditions Insufficient language competencies Logistics – travelling – (the creative learning

model)Further investigations into barrieres for

mobility

The creative learning model

The parallel teaching conceptDistant learning – E-learning (virtual

platform)Face to face learning

Recruiter survey

Will focus on the barriers and myths from the recruiter point of view

Necessary to know what barriers the recruiting labour market organizations focuses on

Comparative analyses of the region and educations involved

An overall comparison of the countries involved in the project (macro level)

In depths comparisons of the educational structures and content of the teaching and nursing educations (micro level)

How to improve educational and labour market mobilty?

Second stepGreater regional cooperation and

understanding

Staff Mobility and cooperationThe following activities will take place in

component 4:Study visits for the staff in the project groupsTraining of the staff in new technologies

(parallel teaching)Development of virtual courses for teacher and

nursing studentsDevelopment of summer school course Student expectation survey

Staff Study Visits

Each project group member will participate in two study visits

Enhance the regional awareness of the staffFacilitate higher degree of understanding

and cooperation among the staff

Training in New Technologies

Training in using and becoming familiar with the parallel teaching equipment

Not only a technological challenge!

Development of virtual courses

Duration of one semester Build on the findings in component 3Creation of learning objectivesEnhance the regional awareness of the

studentsEnhance the professional skills of the

students

Development of summer schools

Two weeks of durationOne summer school for teaching students

and one for nursing studentsIntensive course – both professional and

intercultural contentECTS - credits

Student Expectation Survey

What expectations do the students have to the outcomes of the virtual courses and summer school

Will be evaluated in component 5

How to improve educational and labour market mobility?

Third step

Student mobility

Student MobilityThe following activites will take place in

component 5:

Virtual courses will be taughtUse of the creative learning model - blendedParticipation in summer schoolsStudent study visitsQuantitative survey based on learning

outcomes

Virtual Courses – parallel teaching

One teacher – different locationsChanging teachersProfessional as well as cultural – historic

contentBridge Building in the region Enhancing language skills – English as lingua

franca

E-learning

Each student will have acces to a virtual learning platform

Geographically independentAcces to shared information and learning

objectives

Summer SchoolsOne summer school per profession – 2 weeksLiving with students from the regionOne class – one regionBreaking down the curricula barrier Enhancing lingustic competenciesECTS - credits The creative learning model – face/face

learning, parallel teaching, and distant E-learning – blended learning

Student Study VisitsKick off in the second semester of 2013Further cultural and historical understandingVisit to local recruiters and UniversitiesEnhance linguistic competenciesBridge Building the region

Quantitative Survey Based on Learning Outcomes

Evaluation of the courses – from the student angle

Evaluation is based on the learning outcome

Main PointsLow levels of mobility – a whish to increaseFacilitate cultural knowledge and

understanding Breaking down barriersThe creative learning model – students as

well as staff

Thank you for your attention!