Benefits and challenges of the double diploma programs within the national higher education system
Date
2016-09-12
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Lviv Politechnic Publishing House
Abstract
The article deals with the benefits and challenges of the double diploma programs within the national
higher education system. The main objectives are defined as the theoretical analysis of scientific and
pedagogical literature highlighting different aspects of the problem under research, and study of the double
diploma programs implementation in European higher schools and Ukrainian universities. It highlights the
historical background of the appearance of the double diploma programs in Europe and in Ukraine, the
regulatory framework of this process, benefits and challenges of their realisation within the national system of
higher education. The conclusions drawn show that these programs are the basis for accomplishing the major
tasks defined in the Bologna Declaration and promote students’ mobility, increase the number of students in
the European higher education space, and improve the quality of professional training.
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Keywords
double diploma, student mobility, ERASMUS, ECTS, the Bologna process, higher education, foreign partner university, the European higher education space, exchange program
Citation
Ortynskyi V. Benefits and challenges of the double diploma programs within the national higher education system / Volodymyr Ortynskyi, Olesya Samokhval // Ukrainian Journal of Educational Research. — Lviv : Lviv Politechnic Publishing House, 2016. — Vol 1. — No 1. — P. 45–52.