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Environmental for :

IMETE and ETECOS3

Prof. Piet Lens Prevention and Resource Recovery Chair Group UNESCO-IHE

Good practices and lessons learned

1. Study area 2. Curriculum 3. Deployment of staff 4. Infrastructure 5. Internal quality assurance 6. End product 1. Study area

Environmental (Bio)technology • Multidisciplinary, exposure to many • Global views • Scientific attitute -> Bologna desciption of MSc/PhD level • Soft skills: , presentation, time management, …

Erasmus Mundus PhD program

• Joint Doctorate in Environmental (ETECOS3)

Erasmus Mundus MSc

• International Master Environmental Technology and Engineering (IMETE)

Broad

More Specialised Comparison of key features MSc degree programmes

Specialisati Location Study Main focus Special feature on load Topic Region (ECTS) EST Delft 90 Developing countries IMETE Delft, 120 Environ- World Erasmus Mundus Gent, ment Master Class Prague

ET-SuD Bangkok, 125 Air, soil Asia Large research Delft and component: 45 ECTS hazardous for MSc thesis work waste 2. Curriculum 1. Study load - MSc: 120 ECTS - PhD: 180 ECTS

Key Features

3-year PhD, leading to the degree “European PhD in Environmental Technology”

- 180 ECTS doctoral training program, with a Training through education (45 ECTS) and Training through research (135 ECTS) component.

- Training through education comprises specialized PhD courses from the participating universities and leading research schools (SENSE, RECETO, HIGRADE, SIE) as well as training in research skills, management skills and transferable skills (including local language training)

- Training through research via a research project carried out at the host and at least twosecondments (total 60 ECTS) to selected associate partners.

- Aim at publishing a minimum of 4 peer review papers, including a review paper, two research papers and one outlook paper.

- Joint PhD diploma of University Cassino (Italy), University Paris Est (France) and UNESCO-IHE (the Netherlands) ????? Education Programme Education Programme

Level 1 • Summer schools, organized on a rotating basis between associated partners. They are compulsory:

• 2011/2014 UNICAS on municipal solid • 2012 /2015 UPE on soil remediation • 2013/2016 UNESCO-IHE on sediment remediation

Level 2 • Advanced PhD course on Environmental Technology at UPE (compulsory) from 6 to 10 June 2011, other courses to be defined at UNICAS and UNESCO-IHE.

Level 3 • Local PhD courses (voluntary basis) available at the host institutions visited by the doctoral candidates according to their mobility plan.

2. Curriculum 1. Study load - MSc: 120 ECTS - PhD: 180 ECTS 2. Admission requirements - A lot of applications for few fellowships : MSc: > 600; PhD: > 80 - How to get student with right background? - Selection criteria: Language (TOEFL), motivation: not enough? 3. Judging and examinations - Trust in each others system, especially MSc - Accept practice of local partner 4. MSc/PhD thesis - At least 1 jury member of each partner - Accept practice of local partner 3. Deployment of staff

1. Quantity of staff 2. Quality of staff

- Not too many partners + good relation between them - Also administrative personnel needs to be involved! - Large groups of students are a challenge for supervision, both MSc and PhD

4. Infrastructure

1. Students go for quality, not for money

2. Associate partners - Crucial for MSc thesis, Internship, PhD secondments 5. Internal quality assurance

1. Evaluation results

- Student evaluation - Staff evaluation

2. Work on joint research agenda

3. Involvement and commitment

6. End product

1. Study efficiency - Can all EM students get a diploma?

2. Realised level - MSc / PhD degree: Bologna process and Dublin descriptors 3. Recognised degree - MSc / PhD degree accredited by National Governments - Joint degree - Diploma: also a challenge - Diploma supplement

Joint diploma

Having regard to the « Memorandum of Agreement » (MOA) Between the members of the Consortium Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Université Paris-Est, UNESCO-IHE for the development of a joint PhD degree in Environmental Technology Signed on the ... RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE MINISTÈRE DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR ET DE LA UNESCO-IHE RECHERCHE Vu le code de l’éducation, notamment l’article L. 612-7 ; Vu le code de la recherche, notamment l’article L. 412-1 ; The Academic Board of UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Vu le décret no 2002-481 du 8 avril 2002 relatif aux grades et aux Repubblica Italiana Education declares that titres universitaires et aux diplômes nationaux ; Vu l’arrêté du 6 janvier 2005 relatif à la cotutelle internationale de thèse ; In nome della legge Vu l’arrêté du 7 août 2006 relatif à la formation doctorale ; [ name candidate] Vu le décret no 2007-382 du 21 mars 2007 portant création de Born on [ date ] l’établissement public de coopération scientifique «Université Noi Professore Ciro Attaianese In [city, country] Paris-Est» ; Vu les pièces justificatives produites par name, birth date and Having presented and successfully defended a dissertation location en vue de son inscription en doctorat ; Rettore della entitled Vu le procès-verbal du jury attestant que l’intéressée a soutenu le date of PhD defence une thèse de doctorat portant sur le sujet : [ title dissertation] Title of the PhD thesis Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale préparée au sein de l’école doctorale Sciences, Ingénierie et Environnement, Supervised by Visti gli attestati degli studi compiuti ed il risultato dell'esame Prof. [ name professor(s)] devant un jury présidé par name + names of all committee sostenuto in questa Università members; conferiamo a Has been awarded the degree of Vu la délibération du jury ; Le diplôme conjoint de docteur en Sciences et Techniques de [NAME CANDIDATE] DOCTOR l’Environnement est délivré à name of the candidate et confère le Born on [ date ] in [city, country] grade de docteur pour en jouir avec les droits et prérogatives qui y sont attachés. Il Dottorato di Ricerca in Fait à Créteil, le 2 juillet 2012 TECNOLOGIE AMBIENTALI Delft, the Netherlands, [date] [EDITION NUMBER] CICLO Le titulaire Signature du chef d’établissement UNESCO-IHE Rector IL PRESENTE DIPLOMA VIENE RILASCIATO A TUTTI GLI EFFETTI DI LEGGE

dato a Cassino il [date] Le Recteur de l’académie, chancelier des universités

IL DIRETTORE IL RETTORE GENERALE Prof. Ciro Attaianese Dott. Ascenzo Farenti

Diploma / Diplôme n°

IMETE and ETECOS3

- Joint degree education offers a lot of opportunities for education and research - Scientific quality and degree recognition are the main challenges