The VAE Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience established in 2002 with the Loi de Modernisation sociale mandates (not allows) French Universities to grant part or full regular academic degrees on valuable work experience.
Many in the US did not believed this process, which is now, I think,legitimized. Here are the last VAE info available for the year 2008.
I remember in 2004 self-proclaimed US experts that doubted of the existence of this Law and predicted that no French universities will ever grant a full degree on work experience!!!
It seems, from France, that now the VAE procedure is totally accepted by US Universities for their foreign applicants.Why US universities does not go the same way with PLA?
We were also ridiculed by forecasting that the European Bologna declaration system (3/5/8) will never be accepted by US universities. As far as I know European 3 years Bachelor's degree are accepted by US Universities for their graduate programs. (One of the first one being Duke 4 years ago)
Could you elaborate on that two points?
This thread is not about our institution, which pioneered International VAE but about the French procedure, that could be seen as revolutionary.
Merci beaucoup,
Many in the US did not believed this process, which is now, I think,legitimized. Here are the last VAE info available for the year 2008.
- More than 4,000 degrees were awarded by French public universities. About the same number were given by private universities.
- 52% were for full university degrees. This ratio increases constantly over the years. The VAE for simple university credits (called ECTS) are diminishing.
- Bachelor's and Master's are the most common degrees awarded through the VAE process. More and more public Universities like Strasbourg II grant Ph.D. Degrees.
I remember in 2004 self-proclaimed US experts that doubted of the existence of this Law and predicted that no French universities will ever grant a full degree on work experience!!!
It seems, from France, that now the VAE procedure is totally accepted by US Universities for their foreign applicants.Why US universities does not go the same way with PLA?
We were also ridiculed by forecasting that the European Bologna declaration system (3/5/8) will never be accepted by US universities. As far as I know European 3 years Bachelor's degree are accepted by US Universities for their graduate programs. (One of the first one being Duke 4 years ago)
Could you elaborate on that two points?
This thread is not about our institution, which pioneered International VAE but about the French procedure, that could be seen as revolutionary.
Merci beaucoup,
Ecole Supérieure Robert de Sorbon