This project has been funded with support from the European Commission under the Lifelong Learning Programme - Call for Proposals 2008 (EAC/30/07) Erasmus Programme: Erasmus Virtual Campuses under the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. Reference number: 142767-LLP-1-2008-1-NO-ERASMUS-EVC. 

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Project period: 1 October 2008 till 30 September 2010.
Coordinating institution: Høgskolen i Bergen (HiB), Norway.

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TIME FOR APPLICATION FOR THIS YEARS ONLINE INTERNATIONAL COURSES

SW-VirCamp - A Campus without Borders 

After the merge of VIRCLASS Consortium into the SW-VirCamp Partnership by the meeting in Lisbon in June this year, the educational programme developed and offered by VIRCLASS will in future be incorporated and taken care of by the SW-VirCamp Consortium from the study year 2010/11.

This is the plan for the online courses:

Module 1 (5 ECTS credits) Curriculum Plan Social Work in Europe- Commonalitites and Differences Course starts 27 September - 15 november 2010

Module 2 (10 ECTS credits) Curriculum Plan Comparative Social Work - European perspectives on core aspects of Social Work (Students can choose to take either module 2A and 2B this year). Course starts 15 November 2010 - 21 February 2011

Module 3 (15 ECTS credits) Curriculum Plan Community Work from an International perspective. Course starts 31 January - 14 June 2011.

How to apply for the courses?

The courses are offered to students in our Partner Institutions. For information about the intake procedure and more information about the integration of the courses in your bachelor programme get in contact with the person you find in the list of Partner Institution.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS: 13 September 2010 

See the pamphlet and Promotional Video

Last SW-VirCamp Consortium Meeting

The SW-VirCamp project that has been funded for the 2 years period 2008 - end September 2010 will arrange the final Partner meeting in Liepaja from 2 - 3 September 2010.

Purpose of the meeting is to summarize and evaluate what has been done. Helene Lathi Edmark has been the external evaluater of the programme and will present her report during the meeting. Plans and decisions for future cooperation will  be made.

See the programme for the Consortium meeting

Programme for the teacher meeting in Liepaja, Latvia

31 August - 1 September 2010 a teacher meeting will be arranged in Liepaja, Latvia.

The meeting will be held at hotel Amrita. Purpose for the meeting is to evaluate the Pilot course Community Work from an International Perspective that was arranged  successfully this spring. Adjustments needed will be made and the next course spring 2011 will be prepared by the teacher group. See the programme for the teacher meeting

PROGRAMME FOR THE LISBON MEETING

The  SW-VirCamp Steering Commitee meeting and Consortium meeting will take place in Lisbon. See the programme.

The meeting will take place at LUSOFONA University