professional higher education in europe: towards an emerging model?!

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Professional Higher Education in Europe: Towards an emerging model?!

EURASHE 23rd Annual ConferenceProf. Dr. Ulf-Daniel EhlersPresident EFQUEL (www.efquel.org)Vicepresident Baden-Wurttemberg Cooperative State University (www.dhbw.de)

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Dr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers ::: European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning ::: ulf.ehlers@icb.uni-due.de

Serendipity and theprepared mind?!

How can we prepare professionals for uncertain futures?

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PHE: Preparing professionals for an uncertain future

„Competences are […] in principle the dispositional skills to act self- organised in an open, complex and uncertain future.“

Knowing-in-Action

Reflection-in-Action

Reflection on Reflection-in-Action

Learning Environments as Laboratories of Reflection

(Schön 1983, 1986)

Implicit Knowlegde

Ad-Hoc Strategies

Development of own Theories of Action

Professionalism

Competence Responsibility

Actions Adequate

Skills Motivation

Knowledge Applied

Information Networked (Wildt 2006)

(translated from Erpenbeck 2005)

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Are we fit for the PHE challenge?Transfer Tutor Coach

Factual Knowledge

(„know-that“)

Proceedures, Problems

(„know-how“)

Social Practice

(„knowing-in-action“)

Instruction Dialogue Interaction

Know, Remember Simulate/Train, Problemsolving Reflective Action, invent

Teaching I Teaching II Teaching III

Focus on Theory Focus on Pratice and Competence

(Baumgartner 2004)

PHE

1. PHE – An emerging paradigm?

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THE HUMAN SUCCESS FACTOREmployability Growth==

Personality, (Multiple-)Specialisation, Interdisciplinary Expertise

Competence: T-Shape

Changed Value Chain

Projet based, Complexity und Specialisation

Broad understanding and deep overarching competences

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Future Scenario

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T-Shaped professionals

Ability to act successfull across disciplins, contexts and systems

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Leadership Career Pathway

TopManagers

Experts SeniorManagers

ManagersSeniorSpecialists

Specialists

Operational, Back Office

Today

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Qualification: Today‘s Scenario

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Future

TopManagers

Senior Managers

Managers

Specialists

Operational, BackOffice

Experts

Senior Specialists

Drivers: Globalisation Changed Value Chain Demographic Change Growing Complexity

And therefore …1. More higher

qualifications2. New academic job

profiles3. Cross-Competencies

gain importance

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Qualification: Future Scenario

PHE is emerging to meet this new demand

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Advantages: Orientation on Needs Competent employeesChallenges: Terminology Typology

– PHE Institutions– Target groups– Financing– Cooperation btw.

Academy and Practice

Standards Quality Benchmarks

HAPHE Project:Harmoise

approaches

Characteristics of PHE Alternating Phases of academic study and practice phases Coherent approach to curriculum design (academic &practice) Contract for Training- and Study with partner organisation Practice Partner Organisation is selecting the students

Emerging situation: Models from loosely coupled to fully integrated!

Rise of PHE (German Context)

Training Integrated

Practice integrated

Extra occupational

First Cycle

Further Education

Model

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Do you agree that there is a growing demand for well profiled PHE in your country?

HE Institutions Governm. Insti-tutions

Public Organisations2% 4% 1%6% 4% 5%

17% 15% 16%

42% 47%40%

33% 30%37% 5 - Fully agree 4

3 2

1 - Completely disagree

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PHE in Europe: Growing demand

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2. PHE – A systems‘ challenge!

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Should HE be practice oriented?

View on practice orientation in academic programms (percent, categories merged)

makes sense maybe Doesn‘t make

sense

Prof. Uni (1568)

Researchers Uni (4909)

Prof. UAS (1290)

Researchers UAS (460)

TOT

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Should HE be practice oriented?

Prof. Uni Prof. UASFocus on job relevance 3,1 2,4• Focus on competencies 2,7 2,1• Focus on practice orientation 3,1 2,2• Focus on key qualifications 3 2,5

• Curricula focus on labour market relevance 3,6 2,7

• Stronger focus on direct practice during studies 2,8 2

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The HE Systems GAP

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In your understanding: Is the term “Professional Higher Education” clear?

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HE Institutions Governm. Insti-tutions

Public Organisations

3% 4% 4%

14% 13% 17%

24%32% 24%

34%

30%27%

25% 21%28%

5 - Very clear 4 3 2

1 - Not clear at all

PHE still unclear?

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An avalanche is coming...

A new European Dialogue of HE system is needed

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3. PHE – A successfull example

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„Dual“ Studies – How does it work at DHBW?

Theoretical knowledge• 6 x 12 weeks of

intensive studies at• one of the 12 locations

and• campuses of the DHBW

Practical experience• 6 x 12 weeks of practical

qualification• in one of over 9.000 partner

companiesor social institutions

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Degree after 6 semesters (3 years) Semester 1+2 3+4 5+6

Each semester (24 weeks) is divided into 2 parts:

12 weeks at DHBW

12 weeks at the partner organisation

theory

practice

Work phases are embedded within pre- or post-placement lectures which distinguishes the model from on-the-job training

Organisation of Studies

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PracticeCompany

PracticeCompany

TheoryUniversity

TheoryUniversity

Decisions and regulations:By law partners are part of the Univeristy

Equal representation in half of all committees

Decisions and regulations:By law partners are part of the Univeristy

Equal representation in half of all committees

6 Semester

Time: 50%Credits:150

50%Credits: 60

Linking Practice and Theory

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40 years experience 120.000 graduates 32.000 students in 2013 9.000 cooperating organisations

90 study programmes 10 % drop out rate

Efficiency:10% of all 220.000 university students in BW 25% of all university graduates in BW

Partners investment: The private sector contributes about 900 Mill €/year in student salaries

DHBW - FACTs

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Harmosing Approaches to PHE

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Thank you very much!

• More about the HAPHE project: http://eurashe.eu/projects/haphe/, or in our afternoon workshop today!

• More about DHBW: www.dhbw.de• More about EFQUEL: www.efquel.org