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Education

English master’s phase: New regulations

Monday 2 September 2002, the first day of many student’s fourth year at university. Their satchel filled with English language lecture notes, they make their way to a Dutch lecturer who teaches in English.

That is, if the English language master’s phase is introduced in time. Many students and teachers oppose the plans.



Students will become university nomads. Fed up with Delft having obtained a bachelor’s diploma in three years? No problem % universities across Europe are beckoning you to do your two years master’s course with them. By signing the Declaration of Bologna the TU has committed itself to dividing the curriculum into the so-called 3+2-structure. Students will be accepted to the masters section without further complications if they have completed the bachelor’s phase within the same university, if not they might be required to pass an entrance exam.



Breaking down the language barrier should ensure that the TU has sufficient appeal abroad. The Executive Board has declared its intention to offer the master phase completely in English from September 2002. According to the Board, this may draw many international (top) students. Furthermore, for TU-students, this will facilitate access to the Master of Science programmes of other universities. Graduating students will be able to choose the university that is most specialised in the field of the thesis subject. According to Rector Magnificus Wakker, this will make %world citizens% of students from Delft.



A select group of international students is already able to participate in an English MSc-programme at the TU. This does, however, come at a price: the course costs thirteen thousand guilders per year. Students are enticed to the TU with colourful brochures. Soon everybody will be on such a course.



The college is assuming that faculties have enough time to prepare; reality paints a different picture. The master phase is still under development and there is some confusion concerning its precise contents. As for the introduction of English as language of instruction: the discussion remains unfinished.



Translation:



.aut Alice Beurze


 

Monday 2 September 2002, the first day of many student’s fourth year at university. Their satchel filled with English language lecture notes, they make their way to a Dutch lecturer who teaches in English. That is, if the English language master’s phase is introduced in time. Many students and teachers oppose the plans.



Students will become university nomads. Fed up with Delft having obtained a bachelor’s diploma in three years? No problem % universities across Europe are beckoning you to do your two years master’s course with them. By signing the Declaration of Bologna the TU has committed itself to dividing the curriculum into the so-called 3+2-structure. Students will be accepted to the masters section without further complications if they have completed the bachelor’s phase within the same university, if not they might be required to pass an entrance exam.



Breaking down the language barrier should ensure that the TU has sufficient appeal abroad. The Executive Board has declared its intention to offer the master phase completely in English from September 2002. According to the Board, this may draw many international (top) students. Furthermore, for TU-students, this will facilitate access to the Master of Science programmes of other universities. Graduating students will be able to choose the university that is most specialised in the field of the thesis subject. According to Rector Magnificus Wakker, this will make %world citizens% of students from Delft.



A select group of international students is already able to participate in an English MSc-programme at the TU. This does, however, come at a price: the course costs thirteen thousand guilders per year. Students are enticed to the TU with colourful brochures. Soon everybody will be on such a course.



The college is assuming that faculties have enough time to prepare; reality paints a different picture. The master phase is still under development and there is some confusion concerning its precise contents. As for the introduction of English as language of instruction: the discussion remains unfinished.

 

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