An integration into a European Higher Education Area, that is what Ukraine is striving for undergoing a process of fundamental change in the education system. But ask any Ukrainian University instructor what the Bologna Process means for them and you will hear about additional workload, ask a student and you will hear complaints on an increased number of tests. I tried to find out what it means for the lecturers and the stu
dents of the Jagiellonian University.
dents of the Jagiellonian University.
The Jagiellonian University was the second university to be founded in Central Europe (in 1364). Mikolaj Kopernik (Nicolaus Copernicus) studied liberal arts in Krakow. There are over a hundred degrees and specialties available in Polish, as well as a dozen in English. The number of students is 50 000. There are 15 Faculties and 7 Units, among them Jagiellonian Language Centre where I am currently at.
Implementation of the Bologna Process main provisions includes adoption of a two-stage and later three-stage cycle of study The one-stage master's degree at the Jagiellonian University has been transformed into a two-stage cycle of study. Read more
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Dear Iryna,
Your information about the Jagiellonian Language Centre is extremely interesting not only for the educators but for our students also. We do hope you will come back soon and provide us with more interesting stuff about this old and very popular Educational establishment in the world. We do heard a lot, but the best idea is to hear from you as you have had this great opportunity to get acquainted with educational system, brilliant educators there. We are really happy for you, and wish you the best success here and there.
Our best wishes to the staff you are working with now.
Thanks again for sharing your experience with us.
Warmly,
Nina Lyulkun
Iryna,
how many students are to study in a group?
What are the forms of control during the academic year besides exam at the end?
the number of students in a group is the same as at our university. Exception the Disability Support Office where students study English in small groups (4-6)
Students can see what they are supposed to know from the syllabus put on the University website. Besides the tests, presenations and exam mentioned in the article they do not have any form of control as we perceive it. If a teacher gives a test it serves as a tool for self-assessment for students and not as a "carrot and stick" motivation. In a conducted survey I got such answers as "I need English for my job, communication". Foreign languages are inevitable part of their life, as Poland is in the Europen Union knowledge of some foreign language is something like ability to read for us, something that everybody should be able to master to some extent. On buses, trams a lot of young people read fiction in English or even a grammar. I believe a lot of Ukrainian students do not realise the importance of taking responsibilty for the their knowledge.
Действительно очень интересная и необходимая статья. Болонская система в Украине, к сожалению, превратилась в некоего монстра.
Такое впечатление, что в ее внедрении используются все методы еще советской закваски административного ресурса, о котором еще И.В.Сталин писал в своей статье "Головокружение от успехов": "...теряется чувство меры, теряется способность понимания действительности, появляется стремление переоценить свои силы и недооценить силы противника, появляются авантюристские попытки "в два счета" разрешить все вопросы социалистического строительства. Здесь уже нет места для заботы о том, чтобы закрепить достигнутые успехи и планомерно использовать их для дальнейшего продвижения вперед. Зачем нам закреплять достигнутые успехи, - мы и так сумеем добежать "в два счета" до полной победы социализма: "Мы все можем!", "Нам все нипочем!" (Иосиф Сталин, Сочинения в 16 томах. Том 12)
Ну и дальше по тексту "ретивые" администраторы, унтера Пришибеевы, "чиновничье декретирование" и т.д. - как видим - ничего не изменилось в нашей административной системе "управления" в данном случае образованием - не смотря на десятилетия, которые отделяют данный текст основателя и водителя советской административной системы от действий "внедрителей" Боллонской системы в наше время.
И текст Ирины в данном случае подробно и обстоятельно, на примере изучения иностранных языков в одном конкретном Университете в Польше, раскрывает СОДЕРЖАНИЕ интеграции в европейскую систему высшего образования.
Думаю, что данный опыт будет полезен и нам в своей повседневной преподавательской практике.
Статья позволяет сравнить два подхода к пониманию и использованию принципов Болонской системы - украинского и польского. Польские подходы гораздо понятнее, проще и практичней. Студенты легко ориентируются в системе ECTS, вся необходимая информация размещена на сайте Ягелонского университета. В статье на примерах представлены расчеты итоговых оценок. Материал интересный и легко читается.
Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland is considered to be the top university in Poland and second top in Central Europe. The inplementation of the Bologna Process has given practical results. Thousand of students and hundreds of lecturers go to other European countries in order to exchange the knowledge according to different programs. At the same time there is no a lot of paper routine in calculating averages, etc.
Natalie, Canada.
It is a very interesting article.
You mentioned that the education is free. Is it free for foreigners also? If not, how much does it cost?
Thank you very much.
Having read your article, Iryna, I came to the conclusion that simplification of approaches to the system of evaluation is not just manifestation. It works and this helps release more time for perfecting the subject, I think. Sky’s the limit.
No paper routine is just a dream for us here in Ukraine. Praise a fair day at night approach is precisely what we need here. All ways are good when they achieve goals. But do we teach what we preach?
I also consider essential interdisciplinary studies for professional training, as links between different subjects show practical use of things students are taught which also demonstrate the perspectives of the future profession and provide better understanding of what they are learning and therefore why they are learning. Isn’t it a good motivation? We discuss the problem of interdisciplinary studies a lot but when it comes to the point it doesn’t work at all or by fits and starts. Practically it needs high commitment to things like learning extra things and firm cooperation with the teachers of different departments. Probably a good idea is peer teaching. But how often do we actually practice it?
I wish we used the positives of the Jagiellonian University.
Maya, NA SBGSU, Kh.,
Ukraine
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