• Established in 1945 15 faculties, 37 000 students
50% on campus = full time, 50% off campus = part time
56 study courses, >100 specialisations Accreditation – PKA 35, UKA 12 19 doctoral courses (710 st) 41 post-diploma courses (1400 st) 74 MOST st
4250 employees 2120 academic teachers
595 full professors
FACULTIES
• Biology & Earth Sci.• Chemistry• Economic
Sci.&Manag.• Education• Fine Arts• Health Sci.• History• Humanities
• Languages• Law &
Administration• Mathematics & ICT• Medicine• Pharmacy• Physics &
Astronomy• Theology
NCU today The largest university in northern
Poland 5th in press rankings, 10th student
mobility MBA course University Affiliated High School –
GiLA Third Age University University Museum Open & Distance Learning Centre
NCU today Allianace Francaise British Council Library Jean Monet Centre of European Studies Centre for Polish Lang.& Culture for
Foreigners CISCO Academy FAMO Laboratory Polar Research Station – Spitsbergen 10m Telescope in RSA
NCU in figures Budget 174 M€/year >130 000 graduates, ~8000/year 32 000 candidates in 2006, 10500
admitted 2 campuses, 190 grants of the MHE&Informatisation > 2,5 M items in the University Library
European Research Programmes
Over 130 international projects
13 projects in 6FP
8 projects submitted
3 projects approved
European Education Programmes
Leonardo da Vinci10 pilot and staff mobility projects3 mobility projects for students
NCU-EUROmobility (26 beneficiaries)
INTER-MOBIL (2004-2006)ARCHEO-TOR (2005-2007)
SOCRATES – ERASMUSIn the Programme from 1998/9
1479 outgoing students till 2006/7560 outgoing students in 2007/8 – 350!290 incoming students till 2006/7~100 incoming students in 2007/8
Over 240 visiting staff
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In-coming Erasmus students
Courses in foreign languages
Student mentors
Orientation weeks
ESN
Social & integration programme
Assessment questionnaires
Courses in foreign languagesPoland in East Central Europe
La Pologne hier et aujourd’hui
Comparative law course
Economic Sciences & Management – Lectures and seminars
Institute of Political Sciences
Management – 3 levels
1.Administrative organisation:information, admission, contact, grant
management
2.Academic organisation: ECTS, subscription, LA, TR, evaluation
3.Academic teachingregular courses, courses in foreign languages, special offer, assessment
1.Administrative organisation• Information OUT – mailing list and
http://www.umk.pl/wspolpraca/europrogedu/erasmus/studenci/
• Information IN – http://www.umk.pl/en/cooperation/socrates/
• Contact – e-mail• Common disk for IPO• Application form – on-line• Accommodation• Database – EXCELL sheet, USOS• Financial management – EXCELL files in €• News service & discussion list (Yahoo list)
2. Academic organisation• OUT – TR, LA, • evaluation questionnaire
• IN - ID, NCU e-mail, subscription (USOS)• evaluation form
Improvement – is there a way out?
1.ICT system – shelf product2.Existing tool – USOS3.Teaching/learning platform -
MOODLE
Office work – UNISOLUTION?
„movein” management of admisssions for national and international students
„moveon”management of international cooperation and mobility programmes
Existing tool – USOS• TEMPUS – 1999-2001 - UW• Super JEP „NET” New Educational
Tools• 14% HEIs, 13 universities• 40 % mobility• Complex & bilingual
• ORACLE licence• Subscription fee
• Registration of candidates• Recruitment process
• USOS-web• Courses – study offer
• ECTS• Subscription (token system)
• Exams, proofs, marks, comments• Transcript of records
• Diploma supplement & further
• Teachers workload & payment• Quality assessment
• Directory of European HEIs• Directory of diploma works
• Lecture hall reservation system• Google-up – buildings positioning
• Electronic ID• Erasmus recruitment – under test
at WU
Teaching/learning platform - MOODLE
Modular object-oriented environment
AdvantagesDisadvantages
• Cost-free Needs time• Easy to learn - to learn• Easy to apply - to prepare• Modern & useful materials
• ODL courses or support classwork• Publication of educational materials
• Interactive, blocks, sound, video, transmission
• Communication• Message board• Individual students, groups; • Admission & subscription• Discussion fora• Chat in real time • Video conferences
• Assessment• Questionnaires, quizz,, multiple choise, open
questions, voting • Time limit • Statistics & full control by the teacher
• Central university platform• Faculty platforms• Special platforms, e.g. Erasmus
Information
www.umk.pl
Ewa Derkowska-Rybicka [email protected]
Head of International Programmes Office Co-ordinator of International Programmes