EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate-General XXII - Education, Training and Youth
Tempus Tacis
application form for a
Mobility Joint European Project
for the Russian Federation
beginning in November 1998
SECTION I: DECLARATION We enclose documentation confirming that the other consortium members in the project have endorsed the content of the application.
Name of the coordinating institution: University of Ghent (Belgium)
Name of the Coordinator: Name of the legal representative:
Mrs. Lieve Bracke Prof. Jacques Willems
Function: Director International Relations Office Function: Rector
Done at: the University of Ghent Done at: the University of Ghent
Date: Date:
Signature: Signature
Official stamp or seal of the coordinating institution
SECTION II: BASIC DATA ON THE PROJECT
Title: |C reation of the | |H igher | |A cademic | |I nternational | |N etwork for | |E conomists | |(CHAIN-E) |
Specific objective: Creation of a mobility network for students in economics based on internationalised curricula in the field of financial and industrial management, banking and insurance.
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Subject Area Code: 240 (Economics)
Project Coordinator (contact person at the coordinating and contracting institution):
Title: Mrs. First name: Lieve Last name: Bracke Sex: M F Name of the institution: University of Ghent Name of the department or faculty: International Relations Office Address: Het Pand, Onderbergen 1 Country: Belgium Post code: 9000 Town: Ghent Phone: 32/9/264.82.38 Fax: 32/9/264.83.99 E-mail: Lieve.Bracke@rug.ac.be
Higher education institutions involved in the MJEP
Reference number: 1 - Coordinator Contact person: Lieve Bracke Name of the institution: University of Ghent
Reference number: 2 - Second higher education institution Contact person: Igor Kolobkov Name of the institution: Ural State Vocational Pedagogic University (USVPU) Name of the department or faculty: Institute of Economics and Law (USVPU), Institute of Municipal Economy and Enterpreneurship. Town: Ekaterinburg Country code: RF Phone: 7/3432/31.23.52 Fax: 7/3432/31.94.63 E-mail: Igor.Kolobkov@usvpu.ru
Reference number: 3 - Third higher education institution Contact person: Andrey Maltsev Name of the institution: Ural State University of Economics Name of the department or faculty: Faculty of Finance; Faculty of Trade and Economics; Faculty of Economics; Faculty of Management and International Economic Relations. Town: Ekaterinburg Country code: RF Phone: 7/3432/22.96.15 Fax: 7/3432/22.71.47 E-mail: Valentin.Kamyshov@usue.ru
Reference number: 4 - Fourth higher education institution Contact person: Darya Nesterova Name of the institution: Ural State University Name of the department or faculty: Faculty of Economics. Town: Ekaterinburg Country code: RF Phone: 7/3432/55.21.65 Fax: 7/3432/55.59.64 E-mail: Darya.Nesterova@usu.ru
Reference number: 5 - Fifth higher education institution Contact person: Oleg Nikonov Name of the institution: Ural State Technical University Name of the department or faculty: Faculty of Economics and Management. Town: Ekaterinburg Country code: RF Phone: 7/3432/74.84.26 Fax: 7/3432/74.38.84 E-mail: postmaster@rcupi.e-burg.su
Reference number: 6 - Sixth higher education institution Contact person: Boris Igoshev Name of the institution: Ural State Pedagogical University Name of the department or faculty: Faculty of Economics. Town: Ekaterinburg Country code: RF Phone: 7/3432/34.13.01 Fax: 7/3432/34.97.71 E-mail: Elena@sgpi.e-burg.su
Reference number: 7 - Seventh higher education institution Contact person: Name of the institution: “X” university of the Santander Group Name of the department or faculty: Town: Country code: Phone: Fax: E-mail:
Reference number: 8 - eighth higher education institution Contact person: Name of the institution: “Y” university of the Santender Group Name of the department or faculty: Town: Country code: Phone: Fax: E-mail:
SECTION III: THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE PROJECT
SECTION IV: PROJECT DESCRIPTION
IV.1. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT
* Tempus priorities
The project will be implemented in the Urals - one of the major economic regions of Russia, which has a huge industrial, academic and scientific potential.
Today one of the most important tasks is the provision of skilled personnel for realization of this potential. Of special importance here is the preparation of qualified experts who are capable of solving most complicated problems on the development of market relations in conditions of continued reforming of market economy. The present project should facilitate the solution of this task.
The public authorities of the Ural Region see great importance in the development of financial and industrial management, banking and insurance. The solution of the given task is complicated by the shortage of qualified experts with higher education. The field of business is new to the Russian Federation. Therefore, the system of economic education in the country and, in particular, in the Urals needs to be enriched with the foreign experience of education in these subject domains.
Thus, the problem of economic education at the universities of the Urals completely falls within the framework of the priorities set by the
Tempus program in Russia.
Deriving from this, economics (code 240) was chosen as the priority subject sphere.
This subject area also was chosen because the possibility and advantage of the universities-participants satisfy its requirements. Each participating university has its faculties and/or institutes preparing students to economic and management specialities.
The given project, devoted mainly to the creation of a network for student mobility, includes also: elements of teaching staff retraining; introduction of new information technological methods into educational process; intensive language preparation; development of distance learning.
* Previous cooperation
During 1994-98 a consortium of 4 Ural universities was established in the Urals. And it still continues functioning: 5. the Ural State Vocational Pedagogical University (USVPU); 6. the Ural State University (USU); 7. the Ural State Pedagogical University (USPU); 8. the Ural State Technical University (USTU).
The consortium was created for solving joint tasks in the field of improvement of the university management, educational activity in subject spheres and scientific research. The consortium has been functioning as a structure within the framework of bilateral and multilateral agreements with the University of Ghent (Belgium) in carrying out the following projects: 9. URAL-MANAG (university management)
A foundation was laid for international activity of the Ural universities. A coordinating center for managing international activities in the region was created. 10. URAL-NET (development of interuniversity computer communications)
As a result of interaction of the given project with other similar projects the universities of the consortium had an opportunity to access the global computer network Internet. 11. URAL-INFO (information technologies in learning)
A base of relevant materials and facilities was created, information technologies are mastered, the teaching staff and programmers are trained to be able to introduce new information technologies in the educational process. 12. URAL-LAN (language preparation)
The modern Language Center has been established. The Center was supplied with the newest equipment. The technology of intensive foreign language teaching is mastered. Regular teaching of the staff and students of the consortium universities take place. 13. URAL-ECON (teaching and research in the field of economics)
The existing curricula were modified and new courses were developed. 14. URAL-DISTANCE (development of distant methods of learning on the example of economic education)
A special course was given by Prof. Pasmiller. Workshops were held with a participation of the Ural State University representatives and the
Ghent University ones. 15. URAL-ELECTRO (teaching and research in the field of electric power industry)
The technology of internationalized curricula development, procedure of their coordination and introduction in the educational process was elaborated. 16. URAL-METAL (teaching and research in the field of metallurgy) 17. URAL-LIT (teaching and research in the field of literature) 18. URAL-LEX (teaching and research in the field of comparative lexicography)
The positive experience of international cooperation in the domain of higher education was obtained.
The indicated outcomes visually testify, that they are directly connected to the objectives and tasks of the stated project and completely correspond to the Tempus priorities. It is possible to consider the given project to be a continuation of joint activities of the Ural consortium.
Besides, in 1994-98 Tempus/Tacis activities were jointly carried out by the universities of Ghent (Belgium), Rotterdam (the Netherlands),
Valladolid (Spain) and the USVPU. In the course of implementation of the
URAL project: Upgrading of Regional Academic Level T-JEP-10094-95-RF four structural subdivisions were created in the USVPU for the realization and management of international activities: 19. Regional Office for International Cooperation (RO); 20. Information Network Centre (INC); 21. Language Centre (LC); 22. Regional Centre for Student Exchanges (Vagant Centre) (VC).
The activities of these subdivisions are of a regional character and are extended to the other universities of the Ural consortium. The Regional
Office for International Cooperation assists in the teaching staff and student mobility organization. The Language Centre provides language preparation of the trainees from different universities. The Regional
Centre for Student Exchanges has developed mechanisms and procedures of student exchanges, ways of realization of credit transfer, a method of definition of student workloads and credit allocation, has instructed the ECTS-coordinators appointed at the consortium universities, has mastered and disseminated the technology of producing information packages. The VC provides informational and organizational support for student mobility. The Information Network Centre provides the subdivisions with communication means, with access to local and global electronic networks.
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