March 31, 2004 (Update September 2006) SOCRATES/ERASMUS 1999-2007 at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia Eva Čellárová March 31, 2004 (Update September 2006)

OUTLINE MESSAGE FROM BOLOGNA P. J. ŠAFÁRIK UNIVERSITY AND EUROPEAN LEVEL OF HIGHER EDUCATION: A SHORT HISTORY MOBILITY AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL OTHER SOCRATES ACTIVITIES INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT WHAT´S NEXT? PROBLEMS TO BE OVERCOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

MESSAGE FROM BOLOGNA adoption of a system of comparable degrees as an attempt to create a common framework of reference of qualifications or degrees adoption of a system essentially based on undergraduate (Bachelor´s degree) and graduate study (Master´s degree) establishment of the ECTS-system of credits as a proper means of promoting student mobility promotion of mobility of students by overcoming obstacles promoting of European co-operation in quality assurance promotion of inter-institutional co-operation, mobility schemes and integrated programmes

P. J. ŠAFÁRIK UNIVERSITY AND EUROPEAN LEVEL OF HIGHER EDUCATION: A SHORT HISTORY TEMPUS priority for the Slovak Republic INSTITUTIONAL REFORM OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND OPENING UP OF THE SOCRATES/ERASMUS PROGRAMME

Credit-based System at Faculties of Science in Slovakia UM JEP 13050-98 Credit-based System at Faculties of Science in Slovakia Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University University of Ghent, Belgium Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Key attributes QUALITY - evaluated by accreditation commission MOBILITY - internal - national level - international level DIVERSITY - at MSc. and PhD. levels OPENESS - to East and West

Outputs IDENTIFICATION OF AN APPROPRIATE MODEL OF CREDIT SYSTEM 1997/98 IMPLEMENTATION OF A CHOSEN MODEL 1998/99 implementation of credit system (ECTS) to the 1st year 1999/00 “Big Bang” INFORMATION PACKAGE 2000

Science (2000) Medicine (2001) Law (2003) Public Administration (2004)

MOBILITY AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

MOBILITY OF STUDENTS Act on Higher Education, § 75 Co-ordinators of students´ mobility General medicine, Dentistry and Nursing Biology Chemistry Geography Physics Mathematics Informatics Social Sciences Law Public Administration

FLOWS OF THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS SK EU SOCRATES/ERASMUS at P. J. Šafárik University FLOWS OF THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS SK EU

SOCRATES/ERASMUS at P. J. Šafárik University STUDENT MOBILITY SK EU

SOCRATES/ERASMUS at P. J. Šafárik University STUDENT MOBILITY EU SK

TEACHERS MOBILITY SK EU SOCRATES/ERASMUS at P. J. Šafárik University TEACHERS MOBILITY SK EU

What´s the benefit for the students? ... Fínsko je síce chladná krajina, no Fíni (samozrejme aj Fínky) určite nie. Snažili sa nám uľahčiť chvíle na novom pracovisku, ale aj spríjemniť pobyt rôznymi akciami. Perfektne zorganizovaná činnosť tamojšieho a nášho zahraničného oddelenia nás ušetrila mnohých organizačných problémov. Skúste a uvidíte. Iste oceníte. Tak ako my.  JÁN KOŠUTH, ZUZANA BABINCOVÁ, Ústav biologických a ekologických vied ... Neváhajte, hľadajte a skúšajte!!! Bola by škoda nevyužiť šance dnešných možností. A nečakajte na posledné ročníky svojho štúdia!!! Skúste to hneď. Trochu viac sebavedomia, aj keď si myslíte, že Vaša jazyková úroveň nie je dostatočná na takýto pobyt. Ja som bola veľmi spokojná. SILVIA KOČANOVÁ, Ústav fyzikálnych vied ... Škoda len, že Friedrich Schliller Univestität nie je u nás. Preto, ak ste sa rozhodli študovať v zahraničí v programe Socrates/Erasmus, Vám túto univerzitu s veľkým U len a len odporúčam.Veď aj Pavol Jozef Šafárik či Ľudovít Štúr študovali v Jene. Prečo by ste to nemohli byť aj vy? ERIKA JANKAJOVÁ, Ústav chemických vied ... My sami sme neváhali odložiť štátnice.A zabudnúť na promócie, a v piatom ročníku sme využili poskytnutú možnosť študovať pol roka na University of Crete v gréckom Iraklione. Veríme, že ani jeden z nás neľutuje. ....Koľko krát si bol na Erasmus pobyte, toľkokrát si človek... MIRIAM HUDÁKOVÁ, ĽUBOMÍR MÜLLER, TOMÁŠ ONDREJČÁK, Ústav biologických a ekologických vied (www.science.upjs.sk)

OTHER SOCRATES ACTIVITIES Intensive programme (Monitoring of running waters in Europe) - Thessaloniki, Greece European Class (Ecology) - Lueneburg, Germany, Insbruck, Austria ... ECTS

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT Faculty of Medicine ~ 100 EUR/month/student Faculty of Science ~ 50 EUR/student 2003/04 – Funds for mobility of students and teachers

WHAT´S NEXT? SOCRATES 3 - THEMATIC NETWORK: University and Society Cooperation in Europe - Video Conferencing Schools Across Europe - EUA Doctoral Programme project SOCRATES MUNDUS – consortium of P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, University of Rzesow and University of Godollo ... and to increase student mobility up to 50 % !

PROBLEMS TO BE OVERCOME Academic coordinators should better inform the students about all Erasmus activities during the whole academic year Programme of the study abroad should be precisely prepared according to ECTS of the host University Erasmus students should have opportunity to share experience with students from other universities in the city (Košice Erasmus Party is preparing ...) All administrative tasks should move to IRO of the University Better conditions for incoming students should be set; essential role of home students in organisation of their study period Mobility of teachers is not sufficient

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TEMPUS & SOCRATES/ERASMUS Partner EU institutions