University of Miskolc

• University of Miskolc

Name	UNIVERSITY OF MISKOLC - NORTH HUNGARIAN REGIONAL DISTANCE EDUCATION CENTER
Status
Field	Econimics
Activities	Distance learning. e-learning : linked to running projects e_learning : COEDU e-learning platform.
Contact	Maria Kocsis Baan
Parnership / Network	Collaborate in EADTU Network
Focus group
URL	Miskolc university - regional distance education center web site e-learning solutions developed by the university http://queen.odl.uni-miskolc.hu/
!	Distance learning center started within a PHARE programmme (IDEA). 13 Other centers. Network.

The city of Miskolc is located in the north-eastern part of Hungary. The Miskolc University has 15,000 students, 800 lecturers and 1,200 other staff. The University consists of three technical faculties and three faculties of the humanities.

In 1998 with the support of PHARE, the Northern Hungarian Regional Distance Education Centre was established as the methodological and international background institution of the faculty and departmental educational units of the University of Miskolc. This had a positive influence on the modernization of training programs, effectiveness, and expansion of offers within the scope of the University of Miskolc.

The University has a separate eLearning unit and eLearning is predominantly centralised in the Institution. The applied system is user-friendly and today’s student generaly can use it without too much support. ELearning is most often applied at the entrance level.

There are classroom based and web-based training available for teaching staff responsible for conducting eLearning classes and for learners to become proficient with the technology used to support the eLearning environment. Faculty members are provided with quick and personal support, which is provided immediately by the respective eLearning staff. ELearning course/programmes are developed in partial accordance with the European Credit Transfer System ‘Information Package/Course Catalogue’ checklist and transfer. The majority of eLearning activities are connected to “blended” learning, where review is performed in a traditional way.

Besides the continuous, personal or electronic consultation possibilities, the curriculum developers can gain access to significant methodological work and to a collection of sample courses in the library. The development of the different curriculum takes place within the project’s framework. The Institution does not have a defined eLearning Strategy.

Web URL: http://queen.odl.uni-miskolc.hu/