Inclusión social y éxito académico de los estudiantes chinos en la educación superior de la UE / Social Inclusion and Academic Success of Chinese Students in EU Higher Education Erasmus Project

Project Title

Inclusión social y éxito académico de los estudiantes chinos en la educación superior de la UE / Social Inclusion and Academic Success of Chinese Students in EU Higher Education

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; Pedagogy and didactics; Quality and Relevance of Higher Education in Partner Countries

Project Summary

The present project is ERASMUS +, Strategic associations in the field of higher education, aims to improve the European Union (EU) with the generation of an intervention model of its own and adjusted to the reality of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA); a model elaborated from an integral vision of higher education aimed to favor the reception, follow-up, permanence and academic success of Chinese students in European universities under the premise of the social inclusion. With the development of the project is expected to achieve greater social and academic inclusion of Chinese students; an increase in the awareness of local students, teachers, administrative and service staff; optimize group cohesion among students; develop a methodology of didactic-organizational nature based on educational guidance and support and on facilitating intercultural communication among the agents involved.
To achieve this objective and the expected results, we will start from the knowledge of the context of action (external and internal policies, characterization of the EHEA and the specificity of each of the partner universities, the Chinese educational system, Chinese students and European students and the other agents involved), and the knowledge of good practices, shortcomings, obstacles and opportunities identified in studies prior to the project (reception plans, mentoring actions, administrative and teaching support, etc.)
During the development of the project, it is proposed to build a common European theoretical- practical conceptual framework around the reception, follow-up, permanence and academic success of students from Chinese speaking countries who are studying at European universities. This common frame of reference will serve as the basis for the shared design (which does not mean unified) of a specific guiding model that will include: (a) Formulation of objectives, (b) Organization of the general lines of action (dimensions), (c) General strategies of orientation / tutoring and organization, (d) Specific strategies of each University / Faculty / Degree, where applicable, (e) Specification of the implementation process (definition of the work methodology, roles, functions, managers, resources, time established), (f) Plan of the evaluation process (evaluation criteria, process and instrumentalization of the review, self-regulation mechanisms, schedule of the evaluation plan, dissemination of the results).
This designed model will be implemented so it will be necessary to create a specific action plan for each of the partner universities for the execution and evaluation of the same during the project. The evaluation will take into account the effectiveness and suggestions generated during the development, the detection of needs and progress, the implementation of self-observation and review mechanisms, feedback and self-regulation. Finally, it is expected to verify the relevance and impact of the project by making a global review detecting dysfunctions and looking for alternatives, guiding their continuity and permanence over time, planning their follow-up ensuring that the improvement is maintained above the people who are promoting what is considered necessary for the institutionalization of the model, its incorporation into the culture of partner universities.
The creation of advisory, support and training materials such as a general guide with the conditions, actions and recommendations for a good reception, follow-up, permanence and academic success of Chinese students in European universities is contemplated; a specific guide for each of the university partners: a great variety of resources classified according to the recipient (students, institution, administration and services staff, teachers and university authorities); an specific Tutorial Action Plan for Chinese-EU students. Resources for the awareness and improvement of intercultural communication; a publication of the experience in book format designed to share and make proposals for transfer to other European situations and universities, groups of incoming students and educational levels; a brochure translated into different EU languages that shows the model in a synthetic way; an open and online environment that shows the globality and specificity of the SIAS China-EU project.
The organization of multiplier events will allow the dissemination of the results between the European university community and other educational institutions of different levels where the model could be applied. These events aim to share and disseminate the experience in face-to-face debate and online environments that broaden horizons.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 423925 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA & Country: ES

Project Partners

• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT HAMBURG
• INSTITUTO POLITECNICO DA GUARDA
• Gedik University
• THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY