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European Conference

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European Models and Best Practice on Practical Placement of Students

   

  

The EUI-Net European Network on Co-operation between University and Industry, funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus Thematic Network scheme is organising its 3rd European Workshop during 14-16 May 2007 in Rome.

The event is devoted to " European Models and Best Practice on Practical Placement of students" and will include papers presented in plenary sessions on the following topics:

   

Theme I

·         From theory to practice and vice versa

·         Practical work experience in enterprises as a part of university curricula - benefits, expectations and cooperation models

·         Objectives of the practical training in higher education

·         The proportion of Practical training in the university curriculum

·         Tuning methodology applied for the Practical Placement

Theme II

·         Practical placement: Expectations and possible benefits from the point of view of:

o        Enterprises

§         Length of training

§         Personal development

§         Recruitment

o        Universities

§         Contact to enterprises through students and their supervision

§         First hand knowledge of needs in industry

§         Feed back to the education and influence on other parts of the curriculum

§         Further opportunities for cooperation at all levels

o        Students

§         First practical experience

§         Application of theoretical knowledge in a concrete environment

§         Possible the future job

Theme III

·         Organisational structures to support the realization of placements in Enterprises

·         Quality Control of placements

o        Examples of possible structures for cooperation between enterprises and universities for practical placement of students

§         Role of Career Development Offices

§         Role of promoters

§         Role of academics in the faculties

Theme IV

Trans-national mobility- further requirements

  • Commitment of the university
  • Motivation of the students
  • Insurance
  • Organisational structures to realize work experience abroad
  • Financing / funding
  • What kind of additional effort is necessary

o        For the student

o        For the enterprise

o        For the university

 

Round table: Practical training in higher education (Moderator: Prof Dan Grigorescu, email: dangrig@geo.edu.ro , 2...3 synthesis presentations expected)

Expected result:           

o        Definition of quality criteria

o        Position of students in enterprises

o        Recommendation to universities for curriculum development

 

     

The papers will be published in the Workshop Proceedings. A selection of the most interesting contributions will be published after the event in a scholars' edited book by a prestigious publishing house.

  

 Time path & deadline for papers and abstracts:

 

 Submission deadlineMay 1st, 2007

 

   

 Submission guidelines

    

Papers must be original and not yet submitted concurrently to a journal or other conference. The Proceedings will be published by the EUI-Net Scientific & Organising Committee. The instructions for authors follow the usual guidelines for the submission of papers for a conference presentation and may be around six to eight pages or more and shall be submitted in an electronic format to the Organising Committee.

 

  

 Venue:

Rome, Hotel Rouge et Noir, http://www.hotelrougeetnoir.it/

 

   

 Fees:

    

The 3rd European Workshop will be held at the same time with the 3nd General Meeting of the EUI-Net European Network on Co-operation between University and Industry and is so free accessible for EUI-Net members.

Non - EUI-Net partners will be charged by the Organising Committee with a fee of 250 Euro, including all conference documents, refreshments during the days and the conference dinner.

 

  

We would appreciate it very much if you would forward this announcement also to your colleagues and all others who might be interested in submitting papers to this Workshop or attending this conference.