SPACE project, Progressive and supported specialisation of student curricula

Gradual and supervised specialisation of student curricula ProgramSPACE

In April 2017, UPPA was awarded the national label NCU (New Curricula at University), thanks to its SPACE project, now part of France 2030 government innovation program. 

The aim of SPACE is to reduce the number of drop-outs, improve the success rate in bachelor's degrees and increase the number of students going on to master's degrees.

The program also aims to enhance the professional and international character of our courses, particularly those at bachelor level, in order to better meet the needs of the professional world.

Three majors actions

This project is structured around three major actions:

-  Welcome, orientation and individualized support for students, including for first-year undergraduates:

  •  an entry questionnaire,
  •  an individual interview,
  •  an interim support assessment,
  •  an educational contract,
  •  support measures such as certific'actions and tutoring...

- A bachelor's degree curriculum that integrates a progressive specialization of courses geared to the student's project, and facilitates the establishment of gateways between courses (BUT, licence pro, licence) and between statuses (initial training, continuing education, apprenticeship, etc.). Course content has been rethought in terms of competencies, to enhance professional integration.

- Development and optimization of teaching practices and tools.

Contacts

  • Ève Péré, scientific and technical manager
  • Patrice Cassagnard, in charge of the course layout and competency-based approach
  • Fabrice Floch, SPACE project manager

     

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