UNITA Graduate School in alliance focus areas

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    Task number 4
    Name UNITA Graduate School in alliance focus areas
    Strategic Axes Education and Pedagogical Innovation, Communities building
    Workpackage Knowledge-based growth in rural, mountain and cross-border territories



    Objectives

    • Set up a UNITA Graduate School (GS) that proposes interconnected learning programmes from the master level to the doctorate level
    • Definition of standards for the award of the UNITA label for Master/PhD programmes
    • Develop interconnected master and doctoral programmes targeting alliance thematic areas through research-based academic, practice-oriented and industrial-based training

    Inputs & Resources

    Source documentation:

    Resources

    • Human Resources: List of staff on the task, roles and position: 33 persons (all universities are represented) involved in the task

    Profiles: Heads of Masters, Heads of doctoral schools, Leaders of existing Graduate Schools.

    • Financial: Budget allocated to the task: 30000€ for travels, subsistence, accommodation. 10000€ for other costs (2 500 per University that will organize once the Doctoriales/3min PhD).
    • Materials: Type of materials required (computers, software, scientific tools): Not at that step, but future needs for a web platform and lectures storage.
    • Intangible: Type of intangible materials (communication tools, data bases,…): Not at that step, but future needs for a web platform and lectures storage.

    Activities & Sub-Tasks

    Source documentation: In each WP folder, document entitled “WPx_full_description)

    List of activities Actions to implement Deadline
    A4.4.1 Collect and chart current master and doctoral training activities
    • Collect all Master degree program and doctoral school in relation with cultural heritage (using Padlet)
    • Chart compliant Master/Doctoral degree with a UGS Label
    		 July 2024
    A4.4.2 Define standards for the eligibility of learning programmes for the UGS
    • Refine the concept of an UGS
    • Propose possible criteria to define an UGS certificate (using Padlet)
    • Define standards for the eligibility of learning programmes for the UGS
    • Define mandatory criteria to obtain an UGS certificate/label
    		 January 2025
    A4.4.3 Progressively implement the UGS in the UNITA focus areas
    • Select some Master degree and doctoral programs on Cultural Heritage following the criteria
    • Implement the UGS label on Cultural Heritage
    • Implement the UGS label on other UNITA Focus areas
    		 October 2027

    Indicators

    These indicators have been gathered from the different source (list below) and have been gathered from interviews driven by Task 5.4 UNITA impact observatory.

    Outputs

    Source documentation: In each WP folder, document entitled “WPx_full_description)

    Primary indicators

    Indicators gathered from the proposal

    • IND 4.4.a – Number of shared courses in UNITA Graduate School.
      Baseline 2022:
      Target 2027: 200

    Secondary indicators

    To be defined by T5.4 members previously to interviews and to be proposed to task co leader

    • Number of students applying to the UGS
    • Number of students participating to the shared courses.
    • Number of students participating in exchange programs or joint courses (Student mobility)
    • Number of submitted joint programmes: PhD co-tutelles, COFUND, Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions, Erasmus Mundus joint master programmes
      • For some (ex. Erasmus Mundus, COFUND) discussion need to be done at an executive level.
    • Job placement rates: assess the employment outcomes of students who have participated in joint programs or collaborations.
      • Difficult to evaluate due to time constraint
      • Choral COFUND program may help (but may not be fully consistent)
    • Percentage of Master students coming to PhD program (at university level)
      • Estimation at the graduate school
      • Important to measure the derivative indicators

    Subtask Outputs

    Sub Task Outputs
    Indicate concerned sub task     		Outputs indicator
    Expected results at the sub-task level / To be verified in interview with task co-leaders     		Source of data
    To be verified in interview with task co-leaders
    A4.4.1 Collect and chart current master and doctoral training activities - Collection of Cultural Heritage related Master degree and doctoral schools that are consistent with UGS criteria and UNITA strategy Excel sheet provided by Task 4.4.
    A4.4.2 Define standards for the eligibility of learning programmes for the UGS - Shared documents (one for students and one for programs) that provide an exhaustive list of all criteria/standards that are expected to fulfil a UGS certificate (for students) and “Label/Tag” (for programs) Two Word documents provided by Task 4.4.
    A4.4.3 Progressively implement the UGS in the UNITA focus areas - Implementation of Graduate School certificate (and label/tag) at the UNITA scale, starting with the Cultural Heritage Web Platform

    Outcomes

    Source documentation:

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