Considering the local configurations for embedding “external” subjects into the regular study programmes, three models have been implemented to foster the personalisation of study paths through the internationalisation of single degree programmes.
One4all
This model is suitable to bring in one time the external international activities for many degree programmes of the same institution. It consists in creating a specific catalogue containing the UNITA offers. The same catalogue can be used by several degrees for their regular study programmes. In its broader version, the catalogue integrates both the international subjects and the type of activities (UVM, URM, UBIP) without having to explicitly indicate more precise information on the activity. In practice, the study programme using the One4all model recognizes any validated activity supported by any of the UNITA initiative.
Programme sharing
The prerequisite for this model is to have some elective slots in the regular study programme: the study programme already allows the personalisation by offering a set of local subjects. Thus, based on the partners’ similar study programmes, the model consists in enriching the offer by selecting the relevant subjects. In practice, it can be let to the student to choose a subject among the whole study programme of a partner, and the validation by the local responsible is done after the student’s proposition. In this case, there is no specific catalogue to be built.
Stand Alone
This model corresponds to the most tailored model, and thus the less replicable: each degree programme has its own international course catalogue. The catalogue entails existing elective courses. The offered subjects, selected in advance by the teaching staff members, are integrated into the regular study programme in the same way as the other local subjects. By this way, they fit perfectly with the pedagogical expectation (pre-requisite, learning outcomes, teaching language and related modality) and the administrative constraints (timetable, period of learning and period of examination).
Learning activities offered in UNITA à la carte
Three types of activities can be offered in the UàC “menu” for local study programmes:
1. Joint educational units created within UNITA
Specific trainings jointly built and proposed to all UNITA students:
- “European citizenship” modules, composed of 4 thematic sections: Law, History, Economy and Sus-tainable development. An upgraded and extended version of the modules is in progress.
- “Inter-comprehension in Romance languages” training. There exist various modules corresponding to the different level of progress of the learner. The training is provided on the online synchronous mode, as well as face to face. The learning outcomes are well-defined, and the success of the pro-gression is rewarded by a digital badge. The related material is continuously updated and adapted even for administrative and teaching staff members.
- “Initiation to research on renewable energies” training. The related training, including about ten thematic sections, is provided in a fully asynchronous mode. An updated version, under construction, should take place in a broader thematic related to the green energies.
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2. UNITA International mobility formats
- UNITA BIP: UNITA activities supported in the framework of Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme.
- UNITA Virtual Mobility: an initiative proposing courses in virtual, synchronous or asynchronous mode. The subjects are gathered in a yearly updated catalogue, which contains languages courses and spe-cialized subjects. The students’ application occurs once or twice a year.
- UNITA Rural Mobility: internships within a partner institution or company located in the rural terri-tories of the Alliance. The application for students occurs in early Spring by a call whose publication is coordinated by all the UNITA offices.
3. Subject coming from a partner’s study programme
The UàC initiative offers a complementary or a focused training with respect to the other local regular sub-jects. Another interesting case, among several others, is about transdisciplinary degree programmes. The UàC menu might constitute an offer that could not be possible to provide locally.