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From a regional to a national
Erasmus Placement Consortium
Franca Battigelli – University of Udine
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2007/08
The first idea:
a regional Consortium
Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
2 University cities:
Trieste and Udine
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A regional Consortium: the objectives
• To develop cooperation among higher education
institutions in Friuli Venezia Giulia in the field of
student training and international mobility.
• To bridge the gap between Universities and
Conservatories of Music.
• To offer increased & integrated training
opportunities to students of the region.
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Moving on: new objectives
• Enlarging the network: towards a North-South
collaboration
• Starting Incoming Placement Mobility =>
collaboration with local companies & associations
• Enhancing student mobility as curricular training
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2009/10: Consortium Partners
• University of Udine - Project Coordinator
• University of Trieste
• International School of Advanced Studies, Trieste
• Conservatory of Music “J. Tomadini”, Udine
• Conservatory of Music “G. Tartini”, Trieste
• University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Calabria
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KTEU specificity
• A national
institutions.
Consortium
of
medium-size
• Company partners SMEs: small and medium
enterprises (more available to a personalized and
effective tutorship & training)
• Priority fields of study (not exclusive):
Languages, Engineering, Economics, Music, Arts
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Consortium procedures
Consortium level
• Joint Call for applications
• Shared selection
applications;
timetable
for
students’
• After mid-stage report: re-distribution
unawarded grants among partners;
of
• Regular meetings between partner institutions.
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Consortium procedures
Individual partner level
• Portfolio of host companies;
• Selection of students;
• Placement of students in host companies;
• Management of placements:
contracts/monitoring/academic recognition
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Mobility figures
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
n° months financed n° months financed n° months financed
TOTAL
147
265
214
accomplished
n°
n°
months students
Partner institutions
accomplished
n°
n°
months students
prevision
n°
n°
months students
UNIVERSITY OF UDINE
57
16
124
28
103
25
UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE
65
21
89
23
80
20
TRIESTE CONSERVATORY
14
3
28
5
22
5
UDINE CONSERVATORY
0
0
0
0
3
1
SCHOOL ADV. STUDIES - TRIESTE
0
0
0
0
3
1
UNIVERSITY OF CATANZARO
0
0
0
0
3
1
136
40
241
56
214
53
TOTAL
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A first balance
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STRENGTHS
• Increasing students interest in professional training abroad
• Academic recognition (ECTS & Europass Mobility)
• High quality host companies and effective interaction
between tutors and trainees
• Personal tutoring by academic & company tutors
• Monitoring of student’s progress
• Improved collaboration among partners.
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WEAKNESSES
• Decrease in funding on National level => reduction of
mobility
• Inadequate time for selection of first semester students,
as funding confirmation arrives late
• Amount of work required of the Project Coordinator for
the administration & management of the partnership.
• Possible problems in matching students+companies
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The University of Udine
Consortium Coordinator
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Actors involved
• University International Offices
• Erasmus Coordinators
• Faculty EP Delegates
• Students
• Host companies
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Information & dissemination
• University web-page and web-radio
• E-Mails to all students
• Promotional posters
• Professors and Erasmus coordinators
• Local newspapers
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So far so good!
What’s next?
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 Need for information from NA regarding incoming SMP
 Need for adequate support from NA; otherwise no chance of:
• increasing student mobility: more opportunities for more
students!
• launching incoming mobility
• enlarging the partnership
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
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