VRTUOSI - A Pioneer Virtual Exchange Program between Five European Universities

Andrés Redchuk, Javier M. Moguerza, Javier Cano

2011

Abstract

Exchange programs have been very successful in Europe at the undergraduate level. However, difficulties arise when attempting to implement it at the postgraduate level because of the ties (personal, professional, etc.) of more mature students. We describe here the organization and implementation of VRTUOSI, a pioneer virtual exchange program between five European universities. We also introduce a Six-Sigma based methodology designed and developed to improve the quality in the VRTUOSI standards. We describe its structure and web implementation, as well as its application to improve other european e-learning programs and our online Master in Decision Systems Engineering (MDSE), emphasizing its positive effects on its internationalization and popularization.

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Redchuk A., M. Moguerza J. and Cano J. (2011). VRTUOSI - A Pioneer Virtual Exchange Program between Five European Universities . In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-8425-49-2, pages 297-303. DOI: 10.5220/0003345002970303


in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu11,
author={Andrés Redchuk and Javier M. Moguerza and Javier Cano},
title={VRTUOSI - A Pioneer Virtual Exchange Program between Five European Universities},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2011},
pages={297-303},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003345002970303},
isbn={978-989-8425-49-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - VRTUOSI - A Pioneer Virtual Exchange Program between Five European Universities
SN - 978-989-8425-49-2
AU - Redchuk A.
AU - M. Moguerza J.
AU - Cano J.
PY - 2011
SP - 297
EP - 303
DO - 10.5220/0003345002970303