Eurocompetences
Eurocompetence modules plus work placement or extra research modules
The Eurocompetence component, with special attention to the integration of academic and professional training, aims to provide Euroculture students with knowledge and skills to achieve a professional level of competence required on the job market. This component focuses on the cultural relations between Europe and the wider world and aims to enhance the employability of the graduates by providing preparation for the professional world after graduation. The combination of academic and professional education is an innovation of Euroculture and represents the programme’s commitment to social engagement as well as conveying knowledge to audiences outside of the academic field.
Within the Eurocompetence component two elements are distinguished:
- Eurocompetence modules characterised by an interdisciplinary, problem-oriented approach,
project organisation and research or professional project writing with a total workload of 15
ECTS (3 x 5 ECTS credits)
AND - A work placement in European affairs related organisation and institutions such as
embassies, ministries of education and culture and other international, European or regional
organisations (professional track of 25 ECTS credits)
OR - Extra research modules which can be followed at one of the European partner universities or, for European students, at one of the four full, third-country partner universities: Indiana University (USA), Osaka University (Japan), Pune University (India) or UNAM (Mexico) (research track of 25 ECTS credits).
A crucial step of this Eurocompetences component is the independent preparation and writing of an appropriate professional or research project application, depending on the track chosen. This is taken care of in the Eurocompetence III module. This is seen as a bridging step to the start of either a professional career or a research career. Suitable professional project applications could be submitted in the framework of existing European programmes such as Life Long Learning and Youth in Action. With regard to research projects one could think of proposals submitted in the framework of the Marie Curie Inter-European Fellowships programme and DG Research programmes.
last update: 28.9.2011
