As part of the work in the EU project "Tuning Educational Structures in Europe", the European Chemistry Thematic Network ECTN developed a framework for a first cycle qualification in chemistry, the "Eurobachelor®". Following on from the successful introduction of the Eurobachelor® Label, the European Chemistry Thematic Network ECTN has now also developed a framework for a second cycle qualification in chemistry, the "Euromaster®". The Chemistry Quality Eurolabels Official Website for the Eurobachelor®, Euromaster® and Eurodoctorate is http://ectn-assoc.cpe.fr/chemistry-eurolabels/default.htm

1. Dr Ray Wallace School of Biomedical and Natural Sciences Nottingham Trent University, UK ECTN Management Committee ASET Executive Committee

2. The Eurobachelor® and Euromaster – Children of the Bologna Process

4. Part 1: The Story of the Chemists

5. The Eurobachelor Cometh Raymond G Wallace The Nottingham Trent University & The European Chemistry Thematic Network At a sometime UK Chemistry meeting in 2004………

7. Eurobachelor® A Trademark registered by the European Chemistry Thematic Network Association

8. The beginnings …………… TUNING

9. The ‘Tuning Project’ is the HE institutions answer to the political decisions underlying the Bologna process It involves almost 150 HE institutions in 9 subject area groups; apart from chemistry, these are: physics, mathematics, history, earth sciences, business, education sciences, nursing, European studies The chemistry Eurobachelor® is a product of Tuning

12. The developers ………….. ECTN Association

13. ECTN is a network with over 120 members from 33 countries; apart from universities these include nine national chemical societies (DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, CS, SK, LT, SI) ECTN also exists in the form of an Association under Belgian law - and is the ACCREDITATION BODY for the Eurobachelor® Both the Network and the Association are open to the chemical community; further member institutions, chemical societies or other chemistry-interested organisations are always welcome to join the organisation

14. International Accreditation Networks ENQA European Network for Quality Assurance ECA European Consortium for Accreditation ECTN (Eurobachelor-Label) European Chemistry Thematic Network Association More than 200 chemical societies and HEI in Europe ENAEE ( ' EUR-ACE ' -Label) European Network for the Accreditation of Engineering Education All European Engineering Accreditation Agencies + FEANI, SEFI, CESAER, EUROCADRE S etc. Washington Accord Engineering education accreditation process Field Specific Generic More than 40 members in Europe, mostly Quality Assurance/Accreditation Agencies + National Unions of Students in Europe (ESIB), European University Association (EUA), European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE), European Centre for Higher Education (UNESCO-CEPES) and the Union of Industrial and Employers’ Confederations of Europe (UNICE). European Scale Global Scale INQAAHE International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education Österreichischer Akkreditierungsrat, Austria; Fachhochschulrat, Austria; Akkreditierungsrat, Germany; ZEvA, Germany; FIBAA,Germany; ACQUIN, Germany; AQAS, Germany; AHPGS, Germany; The Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC), Ireland; Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatie Organisatie (NVAO), the Netherlands/Flanders; Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen (NOKUT), Norway; Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación (ANECA), Spain; Organ für Akkreditierung und Qualitätssicherung der Schweizerischen Hochschulen (OAQ), Switzerland

19. Planned or realised (as of Feb. 2005):  Ba = 180 ECTS  Ba = 240 ECTS  VARIABLE  ONE TIER LENGTH OF THE FIRST CYCLE

25. ………..so we have a template for a 3 year bachelor degree programme which is starting to gain a foothold in Europe

27. … .things however have the habit of moving on In the autumn of last year the European Chemistry Thematic Association launched its Euromaster programme for which funding has been received from the European Commission This label programme is expected to take off rapidly

28. … .things however have the habit of moving on A Chemistry Eurodoctorate Framework discussion document was issued in November 2006

29. Part 2: The wider picture

30. European Universities Implementing Bologna … from the Trends IV document published by the European University Association in 2005 (acknowledgement Sybille Reichert, Christian Tauch) and Kate Geddie EUA Programme Manager … from the Trends IV document published by the European University Association in 2005 (acknowledgement Sybille Reichert, Christian Tauch ) and Kate Geddie EUA Programme Manager

36. The two types of recognition systems in Europe I The Continental European Tradition Having successfully passed an Engineering study programme at an institution of higher education qualifies the graduate to automatically become an engineer. II The Anglo-Saxon Tradition You must graduate successfully from an engineering study programme, you then will have to establish proof of a certain period of further training on the job and finally there will be formal test/interview by two well established colleagues. Degree Structures: Professional recognition

39. .….so in the medium term we are likely to see a 3+2+3 system embedded throughout Europe (In practice many institutions will probably continue to operate effectively an integrated 5 year ‘Master’ process) (In practice many institutions will probably continue to operate effectively an integrated 5 year ‘Master’ process)

40. Part 3 :

47. Thank you for listening We hope that you have found this presentation useful The Educational Techniques Group Dyer’s Broom ( Genista Tinctoria ) Thank you for listening. I hope that you have found this presentation useful. Questions Discussion