Students' Skills, Employability and the Teaching of European Studies: challenges and opportunities

H. Maurer; J. Mawdsley

doi:10.1057/eps.2013.34

Students' Skills, Employability and the Teaching of European Studies: challenges and opportunities

H. Maurer^*, J. Mawdsley

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Abstract

Skills and employability are increasingly viewed as crucial issues in curriculum design and teaching, while simultaneously perceived as potentially detrimental to academic standards. This article comparatively analyses the current European employability agenda and how it was implemented in Britain and the Netherlands. In addition, this article critically reflects on the challenges and opportunities of integrating such an agenda into an EU study curriculum, by drawing on practical examples from the universities of Maastricht and Newcastle.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	32-42
Number of pages	11
Journal	European Political Science
Volume	13
Issue number	1
Early online date	7 Jun 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2013.34
Publication status	Published - Mar 2014

Keywords

Bologna process
European studies
GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY
employability
skills

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