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Quality of education<\/p>\n
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The quality of our education has always been our top priority. First and foremost, students come to Groningen to study. Therefore, we think it is important that your diploma is of the highest possible value. The University\u2019s main task is to provide high quality education and to keep investing in the quality of education. Therefore, we, as a student faction, also focus primarily on the quality of education.<\/p>\n
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\nThe implementation of small-scale education has been a major focus point of Lijst Calimero for a number of years. Small-scale and interactive education increases the engagement between students and staff and more direct involvement with the study material. Over the last years, the UG has already taken steps towards small-scale education, for example through the introduction of learning communities and by hiring more academic personnel. Lijst Calimero believes that the university should invest even more in the chosen path of small-scale education and we will seek new ideas and plans which could support this process.<\/p>\n
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\nThe examination of a course should always be a fair reflection of the studied course content, so that the value of a degree is guaranteed.\u202f\u202fThe examination policies of all faculties should be equalized in order to offer all students the same chances. At the same time, the course examination should be more diverse and of the highest quality possible. Although multiple choice questioning has certain advantages, such as being highly efficient, it is not the most valuable form and better forms of examination are always available.<\/p>\n
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After the abolishment of the study grants provided for by the Dutch government, the government promised to invest this money in the improvement of the quality of education. Lijst Calimero thinks that it is extremely important the UG really invests this money in the quality of their education. Important investments according to Lijst Calimero are, among others, the improvement of the student\/staff ratio by hiring more academic staff, the improvement of study resources and offering more study places.<\/p>\n
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The UG no longer receives funds for their pre-master students. Lijst Calimero agreed with the increased tuition fee for pre-master students, but does not want the price to increase even more since we believe that this would harm the accessibility of pre-master education. At the same time, we think that the quality of the pre-master education should never suffer from the lower revenues from pre-master students. Pre-masters should always be a good preparation to a complementary master. <\/p>\n
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Academic<\/span><\/span> skills help <\/span><\/span>students<\/span><\/span> to<\/span><\/span> develop<\/span><\/span> themselves<\/span><\/span>, which helps them <\/span><\/span>not<\/span><\/span> only<\/span><\/span> during<\/span><\/span> their<\/span><\/span> studies but <\/span><\/span>also<\/span><\/span> during<\/span><\/span> their<\/span><\/span> future<\/span><\/span> career<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span>What<\/span><\/span> is more, in a <\/span><\/span>rapidly<\/span><\/span> changing<\/span><\/span> world<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>academic<\/span><\/span> skills <\/span><\/span>provide<\/span><\/span> the<\/span><\/span> necessary<\/span><\/span> tools <\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span> adapt quickly<\/span><\/span> to new developments. <\/span><\/span>Therefore<\/span><\/span>, Lijst <\/span><\/span>Calimero<\/span><\/span> pleads<\/span><\/span> for<\/span><\/span> the<\/span><\/span> investment in <\/span><\/span>academic<\/span><\/span> skills <\/span><\/span>early in the<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>educational<\/span><\/span> programmes<\/span><\/span> and<\/span><\/span> that these skills are developed further<\/span><\/span> throughout<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span> study<\/span><\/span> programme<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”No more exams in the weekends”]<\/p>\n Lijst Calimero thinks that exams planned during the weekends should be abolished. The UG should use its existing examination halls more efficiently, speed up the realization of an extra examination hall and look for other potential examination halls in existing buildings in Groningen.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Better profiling of master programmes”]<\/p>\n Many students at the UG leave Groningen after finishing their Bachelors degree to start a Master program elsewhere. As the UG wants to attract more master students, Lijst Calimero thinks that the UG should focus more on master profiling. This means that master programs at the UG should be of a more specific profile, the number of high quality guest lecturers should be increased, there should be more room for non-academic internships and it should be easier to write one\u2019s thesis outside the university. By doing so, employability and attractiveness of Master degrees will improve.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Accessible master programmes”]<\/p>\n An amendment in the Dutch legislation empowered universities to select for all their master programmes. Even though we believe that master selection can contribute to high quality education, for example when it comes to excellent masters or masters with capacity problems, we remain critical about master selection as a general practice. When the UG starts refusing its own bachelor\u2019s students after graduating, it implicates that the bachelor being offered here is not a sufficient prerequisite to allow a student to follow a master programme.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Extra summer resits”]<\/p>\n Lijst Calimero wants to prevents students from facing unnecessary study delay. Some arrangements are already in place to minimize unnecessary study delay, but Lijst Calimero believes there is room for improvement. Students who can still finish their propaedeutic phase, bachelor program or master program by passing one more exam, should get the possibility to take one extra summer resit.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Design your own master”]<\/p>\n Lijst Calimero thinks the UG should offer more flexibility within master programmes. Within faculties, students should have more possibilities to personalize their master programme, so that they can combine different parts of several masters or can choose between different courses. To secure the quality of a master programme and the value of a master degree, strict quality guidelines should be maintained and the chosen programme should be accepted by a study advisor.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Rij”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Afbeelding” src=”http:\/\/www.lijstcalimero.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Standpunten_logo-hoedje.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Tekst” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font=”Open Sans|on|||” text_font_size=”24″ text_text_color=”#0fb13a” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Quality of education [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Tekst” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”16″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] The quality of our education has always been our top priority. 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