The distinctive character of the programme lies in:

• the in-depth studies and academic experience of a two-year programme

• the richness of academic traditions of four education systems offered through the cooperation between three European universities and an Australian university

• the diversity of the students that come from all over the world

• the intercultural skills to prepare for being a global citizen

• the global alumni network and being part of a learning community around the world

Course aims

This Masters programme trains professionals to design and develop educational and training strategies for Lifelong Learning.

You will learn to promote innovative LLL systems that are suited to the context in which they are undertaken. You will develop personal skills to mediate between the educational community and the needs of the local or national environment.

You will learn to advise organisations on the planning, implementation, evaluation, supervision, and to control training mechanisms.

The Course will develop your familiarity with the theories, methods and perspectives of transnational education, research, learning and LLL.

You will develop necesary competencies to identify diverse learning needs and the appropriate educational actions. You will also develop systemic competences related to management, quality, creativity and leadership.

With these competencies, you will be able to participate actively in the new developments and reforms taking place worldwide.

Course Description

The Course comprises a series of modules, focusing on either policy or management and a compulsory dissertation.

The first year

In their first year students can choose between the Danish School of Education in Copenhagen and the Institute of Education in London. From the academic year 2011-2012, European students can choose to study one module of the second semester at Melbourne Graduate School in Australia.

The second year

In the second year, all students will go to the University of Deusto in Bilbao, Spain for the third semester. For the fourth semester students can choose between the three European universities to write their thesis according to their topics and supervisor availability.

ECTS (the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) is a student-centered system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme, objectives preferably specified in terms of learning outcomes and competences to be acquired.