European Area of Higher Education 4003-EU-L36-EOSW

The course focuses on several areas:

1. European Educational Area part 1 History and framework for the development of the educational area in Europe.

2. European Educational Area part 2 The areas and main issues of the European Educational Area.

3. Environment of higher education and research institutions

• the knowledge ecosystem;

• society and economy and their institutions.

4. University and research networks.

5. Knowledge transfer and commercialisation of research results.

6 System of evaluation of organisation and quality of academic education

• evaluation, accreditation, certification;

• university quality assurance systems;

• accreditation agencies in ENQA and the EQAR.

7. Rankings in higher education.

Term 2023L:

The course focuses on several areas:

1. European Educational Area part 1 History and framework for the development of the educational area in Europe.
2. European Educational Area part 2 The areas and main issues of the European Educational Area.
3. Environment of higher education and research institutions
• the knowledge ecosystem;
• society and economy and their institutions.
4. University and research networks.
5. Knowledge transfer and commercialisation of research results.
6 System of evaluation of organisation and quality of academic education
• evaluation, accreditation, certification;
• university quality assurance systems;
• accreditation agencies in ENQA and the EQAR.
7. Rankings in higher education.

Term 2024L:

The course focuses on several areas:

Type of course

elective courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

The aim of the course is to impart knowledge on EU public policies in the higher education and R&D sectors as well as modern management of research and R&D institutions. In terms of skills, this means transferring key concepts and learning to use basic terminology defining the EHEA and ERA, open science, society and economy based on knowledge and modern technologies. Issues of openness of educational and research space, mobility, inclusion, sustainable development, cooperation with the environment and creating an ecosystem of knowledge will be addressed.

Course coordinators

Krzysztof Szewior

Learning outcomes

Knowledge - the student understands European Union policies, selected aspects of their management and their significance for enterprises and social organizations.

Skills - the student is able to prepare an oral presentation using adequate terminology in the field of European studies on the basis of properly selected sources and to undertake an academic discussion.

Social competences - the student is aware of the educational needs and of binding his/her professional biography with learning and improving social and specialist competences.

Assessment criteria

The condition of passing the course is continuous activity and presentation of a selected issue to the group.
Form of credit: continuous activity assessment and presentation of the issue (20% and 60%)
Final thesis - embedding the diploma thesis in the EU science and research system - 20%

Practical placement

The subject is not related to professional practice.

Bibliography

1. Wyniki egzaminu maturalnego w 2021 roku, https://cke.gov.pl/egzamin-maturalny/egzamin-w-nowej-formule/wyniki/
2. Global Education Monitoring Report 2021: Inclusion and education: all means all, https://en.unesco.org/gem-report/report/2020/inclusion
3. Education at a Glance 2021, https://www.oecd.org/education/education-at-a-glance/
4. Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki: Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki, https://www.gov.pl/
5. Urząd Statystyczny: Obszary tematyczne - https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/edukacja/
6. Komisja Europejska: Edukacja, https://ec.europa.eu/info/education_pl
7. Polskie Towarzystwo Ewaluacyjne: Standardy ewaluacji Polskiego Towarzystwa Ewaluacyjnego, http://pte.org.pl/
8. UNESCO: Reports, https://en.unesco.org/gem-report/allreports
9. OECD: https://www.oecd.org/education
10. Szewior. K., Akredytacja w niemieckim szkolnictwie wyższym. Systemowe ujęcie zagadnienia. Wydanie drugie poszerzone. Oficyna Wydawnicza ASPRA-JR, Warszawa 2019, ss. 390.
11. Szewior. K. Uniwersytet (w) sieci. Studia przypadków, Oficyna Wydawnicza ASPRA-JR, Warszawa 2021, ss. 344.
12. ANNUAL REPORT 2020, European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education AISBL, Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, 2021.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 4003-EU-L36-EOSW in USOSweb