Implementing Change: Theory and Practice The University of Vienna‘s Bologna-Office Vienna, May 29, 2008

A short look back 2005 - challenge of looming Bologna Reforms coupled with ambition to tackle Bologna pro-actively and with an encompassing strategy ambition of the university leadership to implement Bologna with broad agreement of stakeholders and consens-oriented - to launch dialogue while implementing new governance mechanisms and instruments Soon emerged that a central platform was necessary to offer the anticipated support, supervision, coordination and information brokering agendas which come with Bologna - not a one-off event but one with a lasting legacy and enormous institutional spin-offs

2005 - challenge of looming Bologna Reforms coupled with ambition to tackle Bologna pro-actively and with an encompassing strategy

ambition of the university leadership to implement Bologna with broad agreement of stakeholders and consens-oriented - to launch dialogue while implementing new governance mechanisms and instruments

Soon emerged that a central platform was necessary to offer the anticipated support, supervision, coordination and information brokering agendas which come with Bologna - not a one-off event but one with a lasting legacy and enormous institutional spin-offs

A short look back II On January 1, 2006 the University of Vienna launched its Bologna-Office in order to swiftly implement the goals set out in the Development Plan. The bulk of the costs was financed by the Federal Ministry of Education. The Bologna-Office was tasked and authorised to adress all questions pertaining to issues of the Bologna Reforms. Central task: on basis of accorded key documents and framework papers support and consulting of faculties with the design of the new curricula staff - tailor-made profiles In order to achieve acceptance among academic staff vital to assemble staff which reflects academic diversity of the institutions. Added benefit: awareness of diverse academic cultures and specifics which can be taken into account when facing new challenges

On January 1, 2006 the University of Vienna launched its Bologna-Office in order to swiftly implement the goals set out in the Development Plan. The bulk of the costs was financed by the Federal Ministry of Education. The Bologna-Office was tasked and authorised to adress all questions pertaining to issues of the Bologna Reforms.

Central task: on basis of accorded key documents and framework papers support and consulting of faculties with the design of the new curricula

staff - tailor-made profiles

In order to achieve acceptance among academic staff vital to assemble staff which reflects academic diversity of the institutions. Added benefit: awareness of diverse academic cultures and specifics which can be taken into account when facing new challenges

Bologna Reforms at the University of Vienna - an illustration

Structure of the Bologna-Office I Structure of the Office - currently 6 staff Ao. Univ. Prof. Ilse Schrittesser - Head of the Bologna-Office Mag. David Baldinger - Deputy Head of the Bologna-Office Mag. Harald Edlinger Gisela Kriegler Alexander Diesenreiter DI Volker Eckl

Structure of the Office - currently 6 staff

Ao. Univ. Prof. Ilse Schrittesser - Head of the Bologna-Office

Mag. David Baldinger - Deputy Head of the Bologna-Office

Mag. Harald Edlinger

Gisela Kriegler

Alexander Diesenreiter

DI Volker Eckl

Structure of the Bologna-Office II Structure of the Office staff profiles Mag. David Baldinger – philologies, PhD, Joint Degrees Mag. Harald Edlinger - historical studies, teachers‘ education Mag. Levente Koltai – study law Mag. Gisela Kriegler - complementary curricula/employability Alexander Diesenreiter – accounting, administration DI Volker Eckl – knowledge management and information design

Structure of the Office staff profiles

Mag. David Baldinger – philologies, PhD, Joint Degrees

Mag. Harald Edlinger - historical studies, teachers‘ education

Mag. Levente Koltai – study law

Mag. Gisela Kriegler - complementary curricula/employability

Alexander Diesenreiter – accounting, administration

DI Volker Eckl – knowledge management and information design

Degree programmes at the University of Vienna Current curricula from African Studies to Zoology 26 bachelor, 47 masters, 34 diploma programmes; 24 teacher accreditation programmes; doctoral programmes in more than 80 fields of study Fall 2008/09: 52 bachelor, 108 master, 6 diploma programmes

Current curricula from African Studies to Zoology

26 bachelor, 47 masters, 34 diploma programmes;

24 teacher accreditation programmes;

doctoral programmes in more than 80 fields of study

Fall 2008/09:

52 bachelor, 108 master, 6 diploma programmes

Bologna-Office Services I Counselling with design of new curricula + support with formulating learning outcomes + support and counselling with reference to issues of study law & legal implications + support with challenge of modularisation + financial implications and cost estimations of curricula + graphic presenation of study paths and workload + research and compilation of information (z.B. reference universities, international comparability)

Counselling with design of new curricula

+ support with formulating learning outcomes

+ support and counselling with reference to issues of study law & legal implications

+ support with challenge of modularisation

+ financial implications and cost estimations of curricula

+ graphic presenation of study paths and workload

+ research and compilation of information (z.B. reference universities, international comparability)

Bologna-Office Services I Example: Counselling with new Musicology curricula Challenge: profile of the master programme + research at comparable institutions + feedback loops and direct visits to the working group + new adapted time frames (roadmaps) + organise and moderate meetings with university leadership + consensus-based agreement on new structure of profiled master programme - accentuation of three major paths

Example: Counselling with new Musicology curricula

Challenge: profile of the master programme

+ research at comparable institutions

+ feedback loops and direct visits to the working group

+ new adapted time frames (roadmaps)

+ organise and moderate meetings with university leadership

+ consensus-based agreement on new structure of profiled master programme - accentuation of three major paths

Bologna-Office Services II In cooperation with Rectorate and Senate + develop framework papers incl. Master curriculum Bologna Compendium Etc. + participate in standing working groups

In cooperation with Rectorate and Senate

+ develop framework papers incl.

Master curriculum

Bologna Compendium

Etc.

+ participate in standing working groups

Bologna-Office Services II Master Curriculum BACHELORSTUDIUM AN DER UNIVERSITÄT WIEN Version 06.12.2007 Studium Studienziel(e) und Qualifikationsprofil § 1 (1) Das Ziel des Bachelorstudiums an der Universität Wien ist (2) Die Absolventinnen und Absolventen des Bachelorstudiums an der Universität Wien sind befähigt [] erhalten [], verfügen über [] Dauer und Umfang § 2 Der Arbeitsaufwand für das Bachelorstudium beträgt 180 ECTS-Punkte. Dies entspricht einer vorgesehenen Studiendauer von 6 Semestern. Nach der derzeitigen Rechtslage, vgl. Universitätsgesetz 2002 § 54 Abs 3.

Master Curriculum

BACHELORSTUDIUM AN DER UNIVERSITÄT WIEN

Version 06.12.2007

Studium

Studienziel(e) und Qualifikationsprofil

§ 1

(1) Das Ziel des Bachelorstudiums an der Universität Wien ist

(2) Die Absolventinnen und Absolventen des Bachelorstudiums an der Universität Wien sind befähigt [] erhalten [], verfügen über []

Dauer und Umfang

§ 2

Der Arbeitsaufwand für das Bachelorstudium beträgt 180 ECTS-Punkte. Dies entspricht einer vorgesehenen Studiendauer von 6 Semestern.

Nach der derzeitigen Rechtslage, vgl. Universitätsgesetz 2002 § 54 Abs 3.

Bologna-Office Services II - online glossary

Bologna-Office Services III BO acts as moderator of communication processes + Organisation of Expert Workshops and Bologna events (e.g. Forum European Higher Education Area) + Organisation and hosting of communication processes between stakeholders of curricular development: Rectorate, Senate, Curricular Commission, Curricular Working Groups, Study Programme Directors > A workload we underestimated: Bologna calls for a refocusing - are internal information and communication pathways still adequate and effective?

BO acts as moderator of communication processes

+ Organisation of Expert Workshops and Bologna events

(e.g. Forum European Higher Education Area)

+ Organisation and hosting of communication processes between stakeholders of curricular development: Rectorate, Senate, Curricular Commission, Curricular Working Groups, Study Programme Directors

> A workload we underestimated: Bologna calls for a refocusing - are internal information and communication pathways still adequate and effective?

Bologna-Office Services III Website featuring current information Pool of information at http://bologna.univie.ac.at/ As an institutional Bologna memory - dynamics change - instrumental to have a solid data base featuring: + working paper on curricula development + Glossary on the Bologna Reforms (as translated by the University of Vienna) + Interviews with international experts + news on the current Bologna developments

Website featuring current information

Pool of information at http://bologna.univie.ac.at/

As an institutional Bologna memory - dynamics change - instrumental to have a solid data base

featuring:

+ working paper on curricula development

+ Glossary on the Bologna Reforms (as translated by the University of Vienna)

+ Interviews with international experts

+ news on the current Bologna developments

Project finalisation 2008 I Counselling and support of the faculties Organisation and management of Bologna informationm events and information strategies geared at the ‚university public‘ - to further boost awareness of Bologna Reforms Initiate and host inner-university communication processes Knowledge management of best practice and experiences of implementing Bologna at the University of Vienna

Counselling and support of the faculties

Organisation and management of Bologna informationm events and information strategies geared at the ‚university public‘ - to further boost awareness of Bologna Reforms

Initiate and host inner-university communication processes

Knowledge management of best practice and experiences of implementing Bologna at the University of Vienna

Project finalisation 2008 II Crossroads and relais between zwischen european, national and local institutions working on and within the Bologna Process Research activities on current topics of the Bologna Process: PhD, workload studies, employability Accompany implementation process of new curricula as well as organisation of further feedback loops for those curricula still pending accreditation by the Curricula Commission Operational support for inner-university working groups: working group on coordination of teaching strategies, steering group on the future of teacher education, Joint Degrees Commission

Crossroads and relais between zwischen european, national and local institutions working on and within the Bologna Process

Research activities on current topics of the Bologna Process: PhD, workload studies, employability

Accompany implementation process of new curricula as well as organisation of further feedback loops for those curricula still pending accreditation by the Curricula Commission

Operational support for inner-university working groups: working group on coordination of teaching strategies, steering group on the future of teacher education, Joint Degrees Commission

preview 2009 - 2012 I Integration of Bologna-Office and Centre for Development of Teaching Creation of a Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) To boost didactic profiling of degree programmes at the University of Vienna To further develop curricula to the highest standards To accompany and manage new and innovative didactic models

Integration of Bologna-Office and Centre for Development of Teaching

Creation of a Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL)

To boost didactic profiling of degree programmes at the University of Vienna

To further develop curricula to the highest standards

To accompany and manage new and innovative didactic models

preview 2009 - 2012 II goal: to create a unit to support the University of Vienna Wien and its Faculties with design of new profiled curricula To support with optimising existing (e-learning supported) degree programmes The implementation of the CTL shall guarantee and safeguard the accentuation of degree programmes, their systematic quality awareness and development launched by the Bologna Process Beyond 2010

goal: to create a unit to support the University of Vienna Wien and its Faculties with design of new profiled curricula

To support with optimising existing (e-learning supported) degree programmes

The implementation of the CTL shall guarantee and safeguard the accentuation of degree programmes, their systematic quality awareness and development launched by the Bologna Process

Beyond 2010

Where to go http: //bologna . univie . ac .at/

http: //bologna . univie . ac .at/