Title: THE UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR Ul. Mihovila Pavlinovica bb 23000 Zadar www.unizd.hr
1THE UNIVERSITY OF ZADARUl. Mihovila
Pavlinovica bb23000 Zadarwww.unizd.hr
2Danica Škara, PhDdskara_at_unizd.hr
- The EUROPEAN QUALIFICATION
- FRAMEWORK THE UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR
3- The following topics will be discussed
- The European Qualification Framework
- The University of Zadar learning outcomes of
the new programs - Market research of the local community
- The results of the analysis
- Recommendations
4European qualification framework transparency,
qualitymutual trust
- On the degree structure the Berlin communiqué
mentions - Ministers encourage the member States to
elaborate a framework of comparable and
compatible qualifications for higher education
systems, which should seek to describe
qualifications in terms of workload, level,
learning outcomes, competences and profile. They
also undertake to elaborate an overarching
framework of qualifications for the European
Higher Education Area. - In March 2005 the European Council asked for the
adoption of an EQF in 2006, significicantly
strenghtening the political basis for taking
forward this initiative. - A succesful development and implementation of
an EQF requires a shared understanding of certain
key terms learning outcomes, qualifications,
competences and frameworks.
5- Definition
- A qualification framework (QF) is an instrument
for the development and clasifications according
to a set of criteria for levels of learning
achieved. It could be described in terms of three
types of learning outcomes knowledge, skills,
personal and professional competence.
6- The possible EQF is envisaged as a meta-framework
that will enable qualifications frameworks at
national and sectoral level to relate and
communicate to each other thus developing
transparency at the European level.
7- Who should the EQF serve? gt the individual
citizen, the national education, the labor market
(national and international) - This presentation tries to give some details
about the EQF, the main purposes and functions,
the common reference levels, the supporting
tools, the possible relationship between an EQF
and stakeholders at natiiona and sectoral level
and a list of questions. - Questions related to progress, transfer,
accumulation, recognition and quality development
are to be discussed
8- AIMS
- 1. The main purpose of a EQF is to enchance
communication and transparency between systems
and providers, to facilitate recognition - Faciliate mobility
- This requires a neutral common reference
referring to learning outcomes - The EQF would be implemented on a voluntary basis
and not on legal obligations.
9- MODEL FOR THE STRUCTURE OF A EUROPEAN
QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK - The framework should incorporate the following
aspects - Overall structure of higher education (cycles and
levels) - A set of common reference levels for
qualifications described in terms of learning
outcomes and expressed in competences - A common direction for future developments and a
basis for mutual trust - Common instruments and tools ECTS-credits based
on workload , transparency - Progression and recognition agreements
- The framework should be supported by systems of
quality assuarance
10- A EQF will permit authorities (ministers,
sectors, etc.) to assign a number of credits to
a part or full qualification, a learning sequence
or a training program. - Credit points are attributed to persons on the
basis of thir acquired learning outcomes,
expressed in terms of their knowledge and,
particulary their skills and competences.
11IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TWO-CYCLE
BOLOGNA SYSTEMIN CROATIASince the Bologna
Conference 1999, Croatia has taken several
measures to achieve the common aim of a European
Higher Education Area. A large number of the
Bologna objectives were incorporated into
Croatian Law. EQF is to be developed.
12The Univertsity of Zadar-All program proposals
are based on the following scheme
semester ects
I 30 ects
II 30 ects
III 30 ects
IV 30 ects
V 30 ects
VI 30 ects
UNDERGRADUATE
VII 30 ects
VIII 30 ects
IX 30ects
GRADUATE 120 ECTS
Total ECTS 300 ECTS
13The University of Zadar
- At the moment 37 undergraduate programs and 38
graduate programs are accepted and evaluated by
the internal and external experts - Doctoral programs still to go through the
evaluation process (proposals being made) - Academic year 2005/2006
- First generation of students enrolled in the
first year of undergraduate study programs
14- Humanities
- Archaeology
- History
- Classical philology
- Greek
- Latin
- Ethnology
- History of Art
- Linguistics and Literature
- Croatian
- Russian
- English
- German
- French
- Italian
- Philosophy
- Social Sciences
- Culture and Tourism
- Education (most graduate studies offer teacher's
course)
15- Total number of students according to
disciplines
16- Total number of students 5437
- 543723023,63 (Ratio 123)
ACADEMIC STAFF - TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF - TOTAL T O T A L
230 90 320
17Average duration asks for urgent reform of
Croatian education system!!!! WE have to reform
our education system not because of the EU but
for the sake of our students. Our students spend
6 years at the University, and in the same time
their European colleagues spend less time for the
same qualification.
Average grades 3,613
Average duration 6,061
18Male-female (2004/2005)
19(No Transcript)
20Data from the Croatian Employment Service,
regarding the number of unemployed and the
supply/demand for different occupations in the
region of Zadar30.06.2005.
- Prof. of Croatian language........................
.......26 - Prof. of. English language........................
........15 - Prof. of German language.........................
.......3 - Prof. of French language........................
.........4 - Prof. of IOtalian language........................
..........1 - Prof. of LAtin language .........................
...........4 - Prof. of Philosophy .............................
..............5 - Prof. of history .................................
................16 - Prof. of sociology ...............................
................1 - Prof. of Geography ...............................
.............5
21Evidently the needs of the market do not
correspond to the QF of the University.
- E.g. Social sciences
- Department
No of students Labor market demands - Culture and tourism...........669.................
..33 - Teachers college ............691
..................45 - Librarianship.......................72............
.........3 - Pedagogical sc.................319................
.....1 - Psychology.......................108..............
.......2 - Sociology..........................289............
.........1 - Total...............................2148..........
.........85
22- Qualifications and Competencies foreseen in the
proposals of new study programs (several
examples) - Archaeology
- Undergraduate and graduate study (no
distinction) Institutions of public sector and
state administration, museums, research
institutes, conservation departments, private
agencies specialized for archaeological
excavations or conservation and restoration
works. - Classical Philology (Latin Language and
Literature, Greek Language and Literature) - Undergraduate culture, media, publishment,
enterpreneurship - Graduate educational system, culture, media,
publishment, enterpreneurship, - Croatian
- Croatian language and literature
- Undergraduate educational and upbrining
institutions, animator in a literary studio at
primary schools, as an editor in newspapers and
magazines and in publishing trade - Graduate teaching in primary and secondary
schools, editing in radio and TV, in scientific
and special magazines. - Croatian and Southern Slavic linguistics
- Undergraduate cultural sphere, mass media and
tourism, translating activities - Graduate teaching in primary and secondary
schools, various cultural spheres, diplomacy,
mass media and tourism, translating activities.
23- Culture and Tourism
- Undergraduate Front Office Manager, Product
Manager, Travel Consultant, Tourism Culture
Educator, Museum Educator, Tour Representative,
Tourist Promoter, Tourist Guide, tourist profit
organizations, media, tourist marketing and
other jobs related to culture and tourism - Graduate Journalism and Public Relations
journalism and public relations Entrepreneurship
in Culture and Tourism in private and public
sector, especially in culture and tourism - Ecology in Culture and Tourism ecology in
culture and sustainable tourism, growing need for
ecology awareness in all human activities. - Cultural Heritage and Tourism exploring,
evaluation, protection and presentation of
cultural and natural heritage both to
holidaymakers and domestic population. - English
- Undergraduate banks, international business,
tourism, media, publishing, government and
similar other institutions. - Graduate teaching,
- Ethnology
- Undergraduate civil sector and tourist
communities, bodies of national and local
administrations, cultural institutions, mass
media - Graduate museums, conservation offices, research
institutes, archives, implementation governmental
and non-governmental organizations, legal
institutions, counselling institutions, social
care institutions, social planning and management
institutions, diplomacy, tourist organizations,
associations for the representation of
traditional heritage
24The results of the screening of the University of
Zadar
- The UNiversity of Zadar is primaruily based on
humanistic and social disciplines, with a high
percentage of female students - Data from the Croatian Employment Service,
regarding the number of unemployed and the
supply/demand for different occupations in the
region of Zadar (30.06.2005.) offers a modest
oportunity for future students. It seems that QF
offered by the University of Zadar doesnt
correspond to the modern labor market. - New programs are quite clear regarding the
targeted group of employers. But the lack of
clear learning outcomes, competences and skills
is more than evident. In other words QF is
missing. - There is a general oppinion in Croatia that BA
degree (3 years) offers poor competences and
skills.
25- Lets see the BA in the EU e.g. University of
Sussex - Law
- Law with Languages (French, German, Italian or
Spanish) - Law with SpanishLLB, 4 years
- Law with ItalianLLB, 4 years
- Law with FrenchLLB, 4 years
- Law with GermanLLB, 4 years
- This degree assists the development of your
knowledge of the language, culture, society and
political systems of your chosen country and will
help you to acquire the essential linguistic and
cultural skills of communication and analysis,
both orally and on paper. In addition to the law
core courses and two final-year law options, you
take language courses at Sussex during the first
two years of your degree. You spend your third
year abroad studying in the country of your
chosen language. This is of immense value in
understanding legal principles as well as the
culture and history in which these principles
evolve
26- To conclude, we have to define specific Croatian
Qualification Framework for different
disciplines, - We have to describe it precisely in order to get
transparent competences and skills of our
students. - The lack of such a description will make our
students less competitive on the EU market. - Recognition, mutual trust, bilateral agreements
will be facilitaed by transparent QF.
27CROATIAN QUALIFICATION FRAMEWOK (2005)