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Τ.Ε.Ι. of Athens in the framework of the Bologna Process

TTECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ATHENS. Τ.Ε.Ι. of Athens in the framework of the Bologna Process. PProf Katerina Georgouli Institutional TEmpus … coordinator in the TEI of Athens. TEMPUS & THE BOLOGNA PROCESS The Greek educational system & the European dimension of studies.

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Τ.Ε.Ι. of Athens in the framework of the Bologna Process

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  1. TTECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ATHENS Τ.Ε.Ι. of Athensin the framework of the Bologna Process PProf Katerina Georgouli Institutional TEmpus … coordinator in the TEI of Athens

  2. TEMPUS& THE BOLOGNA PROCESSThe Greek educational system & the European dimension of studies

  3. ΤΗΕ BOLOGNA DECLARATION/PROCESS • It was signed on 19/06/1999 • “Follow-ups”-Prague 19/05/2001,Βerlin 19/09/2004, Bergen19/05/05 • 32 European Ministers of Education are signatories (members) • AIM: The Creation of a European HE Area by 2010 • OBJECTIVES:α) Create a simplified educational system b) A Two-Cycle System c)ΕCTS d) ENQA e) The European Dimension in HE f ) Promote International Mobility g ) Life-long Learning h) Closer Ties: Students ↔ HE Institutions

  4. ΤΕΜPUS ↔ BOLOGNA PROCESS • Mobility • Focus on Quality Assurance & ECTS • Types of Projects-IMGs , JEPs , SCMs • Country Partners: CARDS , MEDA , TACIS

  5. Higher Education in Greece H.E. in Greece includes two types: • Fully self-governed public Institutions • Duration of studies 4 to 5 years • Multi- discipline schools supervised by the Ministry of Education • Vocational or specific schools • Duration of studies up to 3 years • Single-discipline schools supervised by subject Ministries other than the Ministry of Education

  6. Higher Education in Greece –Public Institutions • 22 Universities with 200.000 students and • 16 TEIs with 190.000 students • duration of basic studies 4 or more years • direct access of their graduates in postgraduate studies (Master or Doctorate) • Postgraduate studies organised by Universities or co-organised between Universities and TEIs • Undergraduate degrees called Ptychio

  7. The Technological Educational Institutions(TEIs) • Multi-discipline Institutions created in 1983 • All academic authorities (President, Heads of Departments, etc) are elected for 3 years • Professors elected by academic staff • The Department is the basic degree- offering Academic Unit • In 2001 upgraded to operate as Institutions of the Technological Sector in parallel with the University Sector of higher education (both equally protected by the Constitution)

  8. Principles for Curriculum Development in the TEIs • In 1998 the Institute of Technological Education (ITE) in collaboration with the TEIs established the following principles: • Educational structures should be common and transparent in all the TEI system based on learning outcomes • Programs of studies should be developed from the scratch based on Student Work Load (SWL) • Curriculum development should include as starting point the ECTS system based on the SWL.

  9. Criteria and Standards for Curriculum Development and Accreditation • General criteria and standards: Student Work Load( SWL): 1500 hours per academic year (1500 x 4 = 6.000 hours for study program) ECTS credits: 60 credits per year (25 hours SWL per ECTS credit) (240 credits for study program) Student workload per semester: 750 hours = 30 ECTS credits • SWL: for 1 teaching (contact) hour: 2 hours for study and exams • 32-40 course units for the 4-year program of studies (obligatory + elective course units)

  10. The TEI of Athens • Founded in1983 • 32.000 students • 1300 faculty members (plus personnel with hourly compensation) • 400 administrative staff members and technical personnel

  11. Faculties and Departments • Faculty of Administration and Economics • Faculty of Technological Applications • Faculty of Food Technology and Nutrition • Faculty of Health and Caring Professions • Faculty of Graphical Arts and Design • A total of 37 Departments

  12. Master Courses • 8 master courses with Greek universities • 5 new master courses under approval • 3 master courses with foreign universities

  13. Elements from the European Policy Statementof the TEI of Athens

  14. Difficulties to establish permanent exchange structures • Language barriers • Lack of time • Financial problems • Organisational problems • Lack of incentives

  15. Postgraduate programs inEnglish/French • Cooperation with British and French universities • Courses in Electronics, Informatics, Food Technology, Health, Applied Arts, Environment, etc. • All the lectures are in English or French • All the course is offered in the TEI-A or one semester in the TEI-A and one semester abroad

  16. Development of common Europeanpostgraduate programs • Development of common programs on Master level in English • under the TEMPUS programs, coordinated by the TEI of Athens • or under the CDA/ PROG/ SOCRATES programswith participation of the TEI of Athens

  17. Development/operation of intensiveprograms in English • Programmes financed by SOCRATES/IP • Participation of the TEI of Athens in : • 1. Program design • 2. Sending lecturers to teach • 3. Sending students • 4. Operating the course in Athens periodically

  18. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS In the field of International Relations, our Institute is running three basic European Educational Programs • Socrates/Erasmus & • Leonardo da Vinci • Tempus

  19. ERASMUS Program ERASMUS consists of many different activities; student and teacher exchanges, • joint development of study programs (Curriculum Development), • international intensive programs, • thematic networks between departments and faculties across Europe, • language courses (EILC), • European credit transfer system (ECTS).

  20. SOCRATES/ERASMUS PROGRAMINCOMING STUDENTS’ MOBILITY

  21. SOCRATES/ERASMUS PROGRAMINCOMING STUDENTS’/TEACHERS’ MOBILITY

  22. SOCRATES/ERASMUS PROGRAMMEOUTGOING STUDENTS’/TEACHERS’ MOBILITY

  23. Leonardo da Vinci Programme TARGET GROUPS : • STUDENTS in tertiary education (S) • YOUNG GRADUATES (G) Practical training in European Enterprises Coverage 100% (planning / implementation)

  24. Host Countries Host Enterprises  Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden United Kingdom Turkey (in the new proposal)

  25. What’s next? • Realisation of the two-cycle system in both Universities and TEIs • Duration of first cycle: 3 years(?) • Reorganisation of degree program curricula, with possible reduction of course units (modular system) and establishment of assessment criteria for the learning outcomes • Establishment of a Quality Assurance system • Right of the TEIs to award autonomously postgraduate degrees • Use of ECTS for credit accumulation in intra- and inter-institutional student mobility

  26. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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