EPS - Erasmus Policy Statement
International and european co-operation plays an important role in the school’s development plans. The school encourages student mobility.
Until the last year the Academy had been stipulated three Bilateral Agreement Erasmus with three European institution and thanks to this many students were involved in didactic experiences abroad.
Now, the Academy of fine arts intends to increase the numbers of bilateral agreements of outgoing and incoming students.
According to the Academy priorities, the expected objectives up to 2010 are: increasing the number of students and teachers involved in exchange mobility; increasing job opportunities for students by enhancing their international experience.
Students and teaching staff are involved in the development of Erasmus activities.
A specific web site provides with information on calls, practical information for outgoing and incoming students list of international partners and useful links.
The Academy enhance methods to ensure and monitor non-discrimination and equal opportunities (art works and expositions on anti-racist topics, seminars on intercultural dialogue, research on local cases of cultural integration).
The Academy aims to safeguarding the dignity of individuals studying and working. Cultural activities related to erasmus project are planed by the Academy: theatre workshop, music concerts and culturals events.
The Academy gets involved to give convenient visibility to international relations and to Erasmus activities through the traditional channel, pubblication and guide, the international notice-board, the web-site soon bilingual (English – Italian).
Policy on mobility
To ensure the high quality of its mobility activities our school has established an International Office with a Coordinator and the part-time assistance of secretarial and administrative staff. This office offers a quick access to information, counselling and support for its incoming and outgoing staff and students. In areas where the school has logistic limitation (no accomodation office, no intensive language courses) it has established a collaboration with the ESU and the University of Verona.
The school deplores discrimination of all kind (sex, race, religion) and it commits itself to breaking down the barriers for the disabled people. Through its activities (didactic, artistic, cultural) it aims to create a spirit of cohesion and high purpose among art training, culture and research. International relations play a very important role in that plan.
The Academy commits itself to improve the use of the ECTS tools (credits, ECTS grades, etc.) and systems of accreditation. In particular, to improve the standard of mobility, by:
- developing an international spirit within the schools and encouraging the teaching staff and students to play an active role in internationalization;
- monitoring the prospective outgoing students (for artistic skills, language skills and motivation);
- improving the school services to match international standards.
Academic activities are mostly in Italian language. Course units in foreign languages are also available thanks to the cooperation with CLA, a language centre at the University, witch provides facilities for foreign language teaching and learning and organizes free Italian courses for Erasmus students. The Academy provides finances monitoring to SM/TS mobility activities.