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Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window:

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„My participation in the project gives me access to modern knowledge

provided by EU-university. I am happy to discover my individual potential while I am adapting to

new surroundings and I have the chance to feel cultural differences during my stay in Germany.

Olesya Shurmeleva, MSc-student, University of Hohenheim

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1. Eastern Europe Centre

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- EEC founded in 1995 as an interdisciplinary centre at

University of Hohenheim

- Its responsibility is the support and co-ordination of

interdisciplinary activities within the University’s specific

research areas of natural sciences, agricultural

sciences and economics concerning Eastern Europe

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1. Eastern Europe Centre

IROICA – 20.06.2008

Networking To establish a scientific network with universities and research institutions

Research To plan and to co-ordinate interdisciplinary research projects in the field of natural and agricultural sciences, economics and social sciences

Education To plan and to co-ordinate education projects for different levels of participants: students, assistants and professors

Consulting To give advise for university reform projects and to participate in consultancy projects of the EU

Projects in CEE To plan strategic reform projects together with scientific, political and administrative institutions

The Centre’s functions and activities:

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2. IAMONET – RU: Background and Activities

IROICA – 20.06.2008

EM ECW in a glance…

It is a new EU funded programme

Global co-operation and mobility scheme in the area of HEI-cooperation

One of the goals is to increase attractiveness of HE in the EU and in third Countries

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2. IAMONET – RU: Russian Partner Universities

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2. IAMONET – RU: Main Objectives

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■ Implementation of a sustainable International Academic Mobility Network between EU and Russian HEIs

■ Mobility Flows:

252 Target Group 1 RU -> EU10 Target Group 2 RU -> EU48 Target Group 1 EU -> RU

on BSc, MSc, PhD, Post Doc and Academic Staff-Level

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2. IAMONET – RU: Project Actions

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■ Scientific education and training

■ Joint research activities

■ Development of updated teaching materials

■ Further reform of current Russian study programmes according to the Bologna recommendations

■ Transfer of know-how related to the introduction of ECTS from EU to Russian universities

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3. Management of IAMONET - RU

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BSc/MSc 6-months EU -> RU: Learning Agreement

Translation of national marks into ECTS-credits RU -> EU: Learning Agreement

Courses similar to those at the home institution are fully recognisedECTS-credits are translated into national marksCourses different from those at the homeinstitution are recognised as additional performancesIndividual study plansMissed courses and exams can be passed before or after the mobility flow

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„This program opened a new world to me. It gave me

new perspectives for my personal life and

my scientific career.

I would say its a tipping point for all my future plans“

Nathalia Khromova, PhDUniversity of Hohenheim