Unite! European University: Main difficulties regarding Flexible Study Pathways identified by Partners with Impact on Joint Programmes – Results of a survey across Europe

Sven Bossuyt; P.  Brogueira; C. Castro; F. David; A. Dellabale; J. Freihöefer; M. V.  Garcia; I. Gonçalves; J. Hack; Katrina Nordström; F. Simões; P. Simões

Unite! European University: Main difficulties regarding Flexible Study Pathways identified by Partners with Impact on Joint Programmes – Results of a survey across Europe

Sven Bossuyt, P. Brogueira, C. Castro, F. David, A. Dellabale, J. Freihöefer, M. V. Garcia, I. Gonçalves, J. Hack, Katrina Nordström, F. Simões^*, P. Simões

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The European Universities Initiative (EUI) promotes European values and identity and aims to revolutionise the quality and competitiveness of European Higher Education. As part of this effort, the University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering (Unite!) is working on developing a Joint Program (JP) offer with embedded mobility and flexibility. To achieve this goal, we present in this paper the major challenges in implementing Flexible Study Pathways (FSP) at a transnational level identified in a survey conducted at the seven partner Universities of Unite!. The most desirable forms of flexibility regarding content of course/program were Elective Courses outside the domain and inside the degree of specialisation. Main difficulties identified by partners are related to academic calendars, time cost to organise FSP, legal matters, program agendas and ensuring the achievement of learning outcomes. The results of this analysis show possible directions for the development of a European degree, which will require effective communication and stakeholder coordination and engagement.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 50th SEFI Conference (European Society for Engineering Education) 2022
Editors	Hannu-Matti Jarvinen, Santiago Silvestre, Ariadna Llorens, Balazs Vince Nagy
Publisher	Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Pages	1866-1871
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-84-123222-6-2
Publication status	Published - 2022
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), Barcelona, Spain Duration: 19 Sept 2022 → 22 Sept 2022 https://sefi2022.eu/

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Conference	Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education
Abbreviated title	SEFI
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	19/09/2022 → 22/09/2022
Internet address	https://sefi2022.eu/

Keywords

Flexible Study Pathways
European Universities Initiative
European Degree
Survey Results
Joint Programmes

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Bossuyt, S., Brogueira, P., Castro, C., David, F., Dellabale, A., Freihöefer, J., Garcia, M. V., Gonçalves, I., Hack, J., Nordström, K., Simões, F., & Simões, P. (2022). Unite! European University: Main difficulties regarding Flexible Study Pathways identified by Partners with Impact on Joint Programmes – Results of a survey across Europe. In H.-M. Jarvinen, S. Silvestre, A. Llorens, & B. V. Nagy (Eds.), Proceedings of the 50th SEFI Conference (European Society for Engineering Education) 2022 (pp. 1866-1871). Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya.

Bossuyt, Sven ; Brogueira, P. ; Castro, C. et al. / Unite! European University: Main difficulties regarding Flexible Study Pathways identified by Partners with Impact on Joint Programmes – Results of a survey across Europe. Proceedings of the 50th SEFI Conference (European Society for Engineering Education) 2022. editor / Hannu-Matti Jarvinen ; Santiago Silvestre ; Ariadna Llorens ; Balazs Vince Nagy. Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, 2022. pp. 1866-1871

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Unite! European University: Main difficulties regarding Flexible Study Pathways identified by Partners with Impact on Joint Programmes – Results of a survey across Europe. / Bossuyt, Sven; Brogueira, P. ; Castro, C. et al.
Proceedings of the 50th SEFI Conference (European Society for Engineering Education) 2022. ed. / Hannu-Matti Jarvinen; Santiago Silvestre; Ariadna Llorens; Balazs Vince Nagy. Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, 2022. p. 1866-1871.

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Bossuyt S, Brogueira P, Castro C, David F, Dellabale A, Freihöefer J et al. Unite! European University: Main difficulties regarding Flexible Study Pathways identified by Partners with Impact on Joint Programmes – Results of a survey across Europe. In Jarvinen HM, Silvestre S, Llorens A, Nagy BV, editors, Proceedings of the 50th SEFI Conference (European Society for Engineering Education) 2022. Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. 2022. p. 1866-1871

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