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‘Cultural Preparation Course for
North African Students coming
to Europe’
Noelia Cantero Gonzálvez
SANMED Task Force Meeting
Brussels, January 18, 2008
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Project Context
Partners
Background
Target Groups
Activities & Outputs
6. Impact on Target
Groups
8. Role of the SG
9. Current Activities
1. The project Context
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Erasmus Mundus Action IV – Enhancing
Attractiveness.
Duration: 18 months (1/12/2007 to 31/05/2009)
Budget:
Total 263.600 EUR
EC grant: 195.000 EUR
9 partners
2. Project Partners
• Coordinator: University of Granada
• EU partners: Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen
(CIMIC: Center for Intercultural Management and
International Communication); CEVUG (Center for
Virtual Studies – University of Granada); Euromed
Permanent University Forum (University Rovira I
Virgili, Tarragona); Santander Group of Universities;
University of Pavia; Brussels Education Services.
• North African (NA) Partners: Mohammed I
University Oujda (Morocco); University of Tunis
(Tunis)
3. Project Background
• The needs identified.
• Tarragona Declaration (June 3, 2005):
urgency in promoting participation of
universities for Euromed partnership but
obstacles of cultural nature.
• Setting up a model which can be adapted to
other regions in the world.
4. Target Groups
• Direct beneficiaries: North African students
enrolled at European partners universities; North
African students considering enrolling at a European
University; European, North African Student
population at large.
• Indirect beneficiaries: European Higher Education
Area; North African and Middle East institutions at
large; Euro-Mediterranean society as such.
5. Activities & Outputs (I)
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A. Training Package preparation:
Kick off meeting
Workshop on training needs, methods and contents
Orientation interviews with NA students
Contact/cooperation among lecturers
Course material production
5. Activities & Outputs (II)
• B. Project Website:
- Information on the project: partners, calendar
events, etc
- eCourse and Toolbox
- Information of interest to Euromediterranean HEA:
scholarship offers, seminars, etc
- Management tool for project partners (limited access)
5. Activities & Outputs (III)
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C. Training Courses:
Autumn 2008 in 3 EU universities + Tunis.
2 Days Programme.
6 Modules:
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‘Our shared history: NA’s presence in Europe and viceversa’
‘The European Multinational & Multicultural Identity’
‘The Mediterranean Sea: Economic & Cultural Exchanges’
‘The image of Europe in NA and the image of NA in Europe’
‘Daily life in European Society: customs, religion & festivities,
gender issues...’
- ‘The HE System in Europe and the Bologna Process’.
5. Activities & Outputs (IV)
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D. Publication: eCourse
Translated into Arabic for use of wider HE population.
Contribution from authors/lecturers of 6 modules
E. Toolbox:
On project website for Euromediterranean HEA.
Support tool for institutions willing to develop similar
programmes (consultancy, advice, recommendations,
experts,...)
6. Impact on Target Groups
- Increase influx of students into EHEA.
- Improved cultural preparation for NA students
registered at partners universities 2008 – 2009.
- Improved knowledge and understanding of cultural
differences.
- Raise in Euromediterranean student mobility.
- Improved academic results.
- Increase awareness, knowledge and undertanding of
Bologna Process and EHEA in the Euromed region.
7. The Santander Group’ role
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Steering Committee Member.
Dissemination.
Provision of expertise/lecturers.
Promotion project outcomes in
Euromediterranean HEA.
- SANMED Task Force
8. Current activities
- Contract between University of Granada and EC
recently signed (21.11.2007).
- Kick off meeting scheduled for March 6-7, 2008 in
Granada.
- Partners with academic role start thinking about
training courses.
Thank you very much!
‫شكرا جزي‬
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