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This chapter describes the innovative MA Programme “E-learning in Cultural Diversity” within the framework of the European research IRNet project (www.irnet.us.edu.pl) in conditions of strengthening international cooperation in internalisation of higher education, digitalisation and global competences. The causes and conditioning factors of the innovative MA Programme are presented, such as expectations of the labour market; formal and legal bases and changes; positive experience in different(various) countries; international cooperation, international projects (in particular IRNet); and expectations and interest from future students. Additionally, a description is provided of the plan and programme of the MA course, effects of teaching and main modules; tracking career paths of graduates of this field of study is also mentioned.
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The research leading to these results has received, within the framework of the IRNet project, funding from the People Programme (Marie Curie Actions) of the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013/under REA grant agreement No: PIRSES-GA-2013-612536.
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Smyrnova-Trybulska, E., Morze, N. (2019). Innovative MA Programme “E-Learning in Cultural Diversity”. In: Smyrnova-Trybulska, E., Kommers, P., Morze, N., Malach, J. (eds) Universities in the Networked Society. Critical Studies of Education, vol 10. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05026-9_1
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