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MEiCogSci: Middle European Interdisciplinary Master Programme in Cognitive Science. Presented at Spolo čné študijné programy – mo žnosti slovenských vysokých škôl Pedagogická fakulta UKF , Nitra, Slovakia. Comenius University in Bratislava. Igor Farkaš, Ján Rybár. 13.3.2008. Overview. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MEiCogSci: Middle European Interdisciplinary Master Programme in Cognitive Science
Presented atSpoločné študijné programy – možnosti slovenských vysokých škôl
Pedagogická fakulta UKF, Nitra, Slovakia
Igor Farkaš, Ján Rybár13.3.2008Comenius Universityin Bratislava
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Cognitive Science as interdisciplinary field of studyMEiCogSci project – curriculum developmentspecial features of the programme
mobilitystudent conference
accreditation Implementation (infrastructure, contractual issues,…)Visibility
Overview
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• Cognitive Science – study of human mind• embraces various methodologies known from its „mother“ disciplines
(cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy of mind, ...)
• well established as a field of study in US, and quite well in western Europe
• Our goal – join forces, provide the best for students as a specialisation
• Our ultimate goal – joint degree
Interdisciplinary field of study
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Duration: Oct. 1, 2005 – Sept. 30, 2007
Coordinator – University of Vienna
Project goal - Curriculum development Review of existing programmes Curricular architecture Definition of learning outcomes (for courses, modules) Teaching & learning concept External evaluation (CogSci programme Univ. Amsterdam,
L.Wenting)
MEi:CogSci project28545-1-IC-2004-1-AT-ERASMUS-PROGUC-4
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University of Vienna -Markus Peschl, Brigitte Römmer Nossek, Elisabeth Zimmermann,
Comenius University in Bratislava - Igor Farkaš, Ján Rybár
Budapest University of Technology and Economics - Csaba Pléh
Loránd Eötvös University in Budapest - László Ropolyi
University of Ljubljana - Urban Kordes, Olga Markic, Andrej Ule
University of Zagreb - Melita Kovacevic, Bojana Dalbelo-Basic
MEi:CogSci consortium
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Exchange of students & teachers
ERASMUS – bilateral agreements with partner universities CEEPUS – network (if Erasmus not possible) regular meetings with students from Vienna student mobility obligatory
Our mobility:• 2007/08: all 5 students of Comenius U. to Vienna• 2008/09: 10 students, most to Vienna, some to Budapest• so far, we have received two students from Vienna – we will try to attract more • teacher mobility within CEEPUS
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• feature of MEiCogSci• purpose:
get-together for students in consortiumstudent presentations (talks, posters) at int’l level invited teachers’/researchers’ talks
• It‘s a challenge that can discourage less motivated students• June 2007 – 1st student conference, held in Vienna• June 2008 – 2nd will be in Bratislava
Student conference
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Accreditation• Different legal frameworks• No procedures for the accreditation of joint degrees!• Bratislava & Vienna: Pilot efforts
At Comenius Uni:• in 2005: programme submitted in parallel to two committees (psychology, artificial intelligence), as joint effort of two faculties (no support from rectorate, conservativism of accreditation committee)• in 2008: we have to go through reaccreditation
• applying in new field of study 9.2.11 - Cognitive Science• CogSci programme with int‘l flavor, no true joint degree yet
Accreditation on European level?
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CogSci at Comenius U. runs at one faculty (F. of Math, physics and informatics) researchers/teachers from other faculties involved as well financing required for those only moral support from dean and rector
Rectorate we need to push them to sign bilateral contract
international level & recognition helps
Implementation
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Implementation:Infrastructure needed to run the program
international leveljoint programme
coordinatorscientific steering
committee
university levellocal p. coordinator(module resp.)
faculty(ies) administration IT-infrastructure
IT-infrastructureAdministration
IRO
… … …
rector
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Implementation:Infrastructure needed to run the program
International Level joint programme coordinator [local programme director] scientific steering committee [LPD, module responsible,…]
Link local/international levelIT-resourcesadministration: clear interfaces & procedures web platform createdHow to minimize duplicity?
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Visibility
• web platform currently at http://univie.ac.at/meicogsci,
http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/meicogsci• under construction: http://meicogsci.eu• advertising
in newspapersat appropriate ocassions
• we want students with various backgrounds
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Implementation: Contractual issues
Contract„Legal formalities“CurriculumTitle awardedRecognitionStudent statusResponsibilitiesProcedures for joining & leaving the consortiumQualityFinancial mattersetc.
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