At the IP, we’ll have a unique chance to meet all the consortium students of the 2018-2020 cohort in one place. That’s why we’d like to hold a roundtable with student representatives to get some feedback on your first Euroculture year. Directors of studies and coordinators from all eight partner universities take part in the roundtable on 28 June (Friday) in Olomouc.
We are really interested in knowing more about your Euroculture experience so far, and kindly ask you to actively participate collecting and sharing the feedback you might have.
We’ll especially be interested in feedback relevant to the Euroculture Consortium as a whole, as opposed to individual universities (as in the first semester, you will be able to evaluate each course of your second semester and the IP itself via an e-survey).
So, what are the steps for you to take part in the roundtable or make your voices heard?
Step 1: Choose representatives for your 1st and 2nd semesters
At the roundtable, 16 students will be present: each university will have one representative from the 1st and from the 2nd semester groups. Get in touch with your 1st semester group; talk among yourselves within your current 2nd semester group. Choose one who will represent your group from each of your universities. Please choose your representatives for each group and send their names to euroculture@rug.nlby 15 June!
Step 2: Collect ABC feedback for your 1st and 2nd semesters
Get in touch with your 1st semester group via email / other means; arrange a meeting with your current group and collect relevant ABC feedback on the semester you had at the respective university. By relevant we mean feedback that is useful to be discussed during the roundtable featuring representatives of all the universities – some specific local issues are better addressed ‘on the ground’. What is ABC feedback? – During the roundtable, we’ll collect so-called ABC feedback. You will have color-coded cards on which you will write down ideas on what the Euroculture as a consortium should Abandon, Begin, or Continue (hence ABC). Abandon refers to negative practices, Continue to positive ones (what went well? what did you appreciate?), Begin is about proposing new solutions or practices to the consortium.
Step 3: Representatives share feedback during roundtable
After collecting ABC feedback from the group, representatives come to the roundtable in Olomouc. The roundtable will follow two stages, a detailed description of which is to be found here. Read it carefully especially if you are the representative of your 1st or 2nd semester group.
Please note: student representatives should be actually voicing opinions of the entire group, and not just their personal experiences.
Step 4: Follow up
After the roundtable, feel free to follow up with your student representative on how the questions raised were tackled, and what suggestions (in the Begin group) were taken on board.
Please note: even though the roundtable will focus on consortium-related issues mostly, all the feedback brought to the roundtable will be made record of and will be addressed, if and where possible, either on the local or on the consortium level.
We look forward to receiving the names of your representatives as well as to getting feedback from you!
