Особенности учебного процесса в разных странах, Академическая мобильность, страница 4

1. Yes, he does. And he also likes borrowing books from the library.

Discuss in the same way: Devoting time to (self-study, English), cultivating commitment to (science, technologies), entering (school, college, university), learning (studying, training).

Self-study tasks

 Situations

You are talking to a new acquaintance (to your fellow students). Tell him/her about your school and ask him/her to tell you about his/hers.

Your fellow student is interested in web sites designed for bridge engineering. Invite him/her to find out the relevant reading materials by the Internet and broaden your professional outlook.

International Cooperation and Academic Mobility in the Sphere of Higher Education and Research

The system of Higher Education all over the world suffers from cultural, socio-economical and academic barriers. The Bologna [bə'ləunjə] process is an attempt to lower these obstacles within the European higher education area. In 1999 Education Ministers from 29 European countries signed the Bologna declaration. This document promotes international cooperation in the sphere of higher education and research because academic degree standards and quality assurance standards become more comparable and compatible throughout Europe. The processes in education can draw benefit from systematic exchange of experiences, support to best practice, innovative products and educational cooperation.

The Bologna declaration has given rise to academic mobility which allows professors’, research workers’, students’ and post-graduates’ moving to another higher education institution inside or outside their own country to study or teach for a limited time. It cleared the way for various international organizations, funds and programs which provide informational and financial support of mobile students and teachers. The students may be taught and examined in particular subjects similar to those at their home universities.

Mobile students use exchange programmes at department, faculty, institution or national level. As programme students they may choose Erasmus [ɪ'ræzməs], Nordplus or Fulbright programmes. These programmes contribute to the development of quality and innovation in the educational systems by means of educational cooperation, development projects, exchanges and networking (установление деловых контактов, налаживание связей).

Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is a non-profit international student organization working on a volunteer base in Higher Education Institutions and offering services to students in 35 countries. It involves travelling and provides international students with opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of Students Helping Students.

Nowadays, the traditional Erasmus exchange has been complemented with Virtual mobility, or Virtual Erasmus, in which students from different countries may study together without leaving their home. "Virtual Mobility" refers to the use of the new Information and Communications technologies (ICT) as an alternative to physical mobility. The students can search courses on line, as well as read relevant learning information.

The Nordplus Framework Programme offers financial support in the area of lifelong learning from the eight participating countries in the Baltic and Nordic regions.

The Fulbright Program is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scientists, scholars учёный (обычно гуманитарий) and teachers. It provides 8,000 grants annually to undertake graduate study, advanced research, university lecturing, and classroom teaching. The program was established to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. Under the Fulbright Program, U.S. citizens are eligible имеющий право to go abroad, and non-U.S. citizens are eligible to come to the United States. This Program operates in over 155 countries and is one of the most prestigious awards programs worldwide because many Fulbright alumni [ə'lʌmnaɪ] выпускники have won Nobel and Pulitzer ['pʊlɪtsə] Prizes.