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Denmark International Odense, Denmark – 12 June 2015

student

Studievalg (regional guidance centres)
Student mobility goes both ways mobility Seminar for guidance counsellors from
and eVejledning (eGuidance)

Programme

In June 2015, altogether 55 Danish guidance coun- For the day, the Danish Euroguidance Centre pre- 09.30 Welcome, by Peter Grønnegård, Head of Department, Centre for Assessment and International
sellors from the seven Regional Guidance Centres pared a new factsheet (in Danish) for guidance Education Programmes, the Danish Agency for Higher Education
met in Odense on the island of Funen. The Danish counsellors about the possibilities for internatio- 09.40 Latest news from Euroguidance, the EU network of national resource centres for guidance, by
Euroguidance Centre had invited them to spend nal cooperation within the Erasmus+ and Nord- Birtha Theut, International Education Programmes, the Danish Agency for Higher Education
a day focusing on the various aspects of student plus programmes. Further, factsheets (in Danish)
mobility. on students’ possibilities for stays abroad and the OUTGOING MOBILITY
recent Nordic-Baltic compendium Open the Door
It all started in late 2014, when the Manager of to the World were handed out as well as several 10.00 Gribverden (informational website about going abroad) – status and future develoments, by
the Regional Guidance Centre on Funen contact- other relevant materials. Myung Nina Fernando, International Education Programmes, the Danish Agency for Higher
ed the Danish Euroguidance Centre and asked Education
for a presentation of the international dimension At the end of the day a written evaluation was 10.20 How to guide students studying or doing an internship abroad, by Marie Falk Nyboe, Lillebaelt
in guidance for the counsellors working at the carried out. Most of the participants expressed Academy of Professional Higher Education
centre. Instead of a single presentation, a one- their high satisfaction with the content of the 11.00 Coffee break
day seminar for the guidance counsellors of all event. It was suggested that this kind of a 11.30 State Educational Support (SU): SU when studying abroad and scholarships for studies abroad,
the seven centres and eGuidance service was seminar should be offered every second year. As by Pernille Jepsen, Centre for Educational Support, the Danish Agency for Higher Education
proposed by Euroguidance Denmark. to improve the quality and relevance of online 12.00 Lunch
services, the Danish Agency for Higher Education
In the spring of 2015, a group of representatives seized the opportunity to carry out an evaluation
from two regional guidance centres, the Division of the website www.gribverden.dk, which pro- INCOMING MOBILITY
for Recognition and Assessment of Foreign Quali- motes outgoing mobility and is heavily used by
fication (also responsible for NCP EQF, NARIC and the regional guidance centres. 13.00 Guidance and assessment of applicants with non-Danish exam certificates, by Inger Bruun,
Eurydice), and Euroguidance Denmark had been Centre for Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications, the Danish Agency for
set up to plan the event. Higher Education

The seminar focused on both outgoing and in- Regional Guidance Centres 13.25 How we assess applicants with foreign entry qualifications applying for admission to a Bach-
elor’s degree programme, by Nina Jørgensen, Aarhus University
coming mobility. In the morning, presentations on The seven Regional Guidance centres in Den- 13.50 Questions for the Agency and Aarhus University
aspects of outgoing mobility were given, and the mark are responsible for provision of guidance 14.00 Coffee break
Lillebaelt Academy of Professional Higher Educa- in relation to the transition from youth pro- 14.15 Guidance of people who need authorisation or is trained in a regulated profession, by Inger
tion presented how to guide students studying or grammes (upper secondary education) to Bruun, Centre for Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications, the Danish Agency
doing an internship abroad. higher education and information on all higher for Higher Education
education programmes in Denmark.
The focus of the afternoon was incoming mobility 14.45 International Citizen Service: How can we help foreign students in Denmark? By Berith Find-
with presentations on how we can help foreign strup Madsen, ICS Odense
students in Denmark as well as guidance and Further reading: 15.15 Evaluation and wishes for the Gribverden website. What do the guidance practitioners miss
assessment of applicants with non-Danish exam Guidance in Education – A description of the Danish on the site?
certificates, illustrated by the work of Aarhus Educational Guidance System. 15.30 Wrap up of the day
University.

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