Higher Education Reform In Practice University of Vienna Arthur Mettinger Vice Rector Educational Program Development & Internationalization

The University of Vienna Founded in 1365 15 faculties and three centres Strong European orientation 8000 staff (> 6.000 academics) 72.700 students Curricula from African Studies to Zoology: 26 bachelors’, 47 masters’, 34 diploma programmes; 24 teacher accreditation programmes; doctoral programmes in more than 80 fields of study

Founded in 1365

15 faculties and three centres

Strong European orientation

8000 staff (> 6.000 academics)

72.700 students

Curricula from African Studies to Zoology: 26 bachelors’, 47 masters’, 34 diploma programmes; 24 teacher accreditation programmes; doctoral programmes in more than 80 fields of study

Legal framework for HE institution Organizational structure of HE institution Curriculum Development: Players Institutional strategy Institutional consensus on central concepts Support Structures + Project Management Bologna Implementation

1. The legal framework of the UoV University Act 2002 : special legal status of universities in Austria: - organisational autonomy - financial autonomy (global budget; 3-yr. performance agreement with Ministry) - personnel autonomy - curricular autonomy - NOT : autonomy to select students Major instruments: - organisation plan - development plan - system of quality assurance - public accounting & reporting

University Act 2002 : special legal status of universities in Austria: - organisational autonomy - financial autonomy (global budget; 3-yr. performance agreement with Ministry) - personnel autonomy - curricular autonomy - NOT : autonomy to select students

Major instruments: - organisation plan - development plan - system of quality assurance - public accounting & reporting

3. Curriculum Development: Players Rectorate University Board SENATE Curriculum Committee Subject-specific Working Group 1 WG2 WG3

4. Institutional Strategy Development Plan 2005: - change existing Diploma curricula to Bachelor/Master Structure - exception: teacher training (law) Major goals: - “European compatibility” - from teacher-centred to student-centred - learning outcome-orientation - modularization (with LO) - student workload based (ECTS) - improve graduates’ chances on European labour market - improve (European) vertical mobility

Development Plan 2005: - change existing Diploma curricula to Bachelor/Master Structure - exception: teacher training (law) Major goals: - “European compatibility” - from teacher-centred to student-centred - learning outcome-orientation - modularization (with LO) - student workload based (ECTS) - improve graduates’ chances on European labour market - improve (European) vertical mobility

5. Institutional consensus University Act 2002 : - very restrictive in duration of study programmes: BA – 180 ECTS MA – 120 ECTS (min.) PhD – 3 years (min.; as of 2009) - very clear and rigid in defining ECTS for Austrian HE institutions: 1500 real time working hours = 60 ECTS credits 1 ECTS credit = 15 working hours 1 term = 30 ECTS credits

University Act 2002 :

- very restrictive in duration of study programmes: BA – 180 ECTS

MA – 120 ECTS (min.) PhD – 3 years (min.; as of 2009)

- very clear and rigid in defining ECTS for Austrian HE institutions:

1500 real time working hours = 60 ECTS credits

1 ECTS credit = 15 working hours

1 term = 30 ECTS credits

Inside the UoV: Bologna Task Force (2005) representatives of the relevant University bodies (Rectorate, Senate, etc.) + students & experts; produced Documents on - learning outcomes - ECTS rules - modules (size, composition, …) - model curricula

Inside the UoV:

Bologna Task Force (2005) representatives of the relevant University bodies (Rectorate, Senate, etc.) + students & experts; produced

Documents on - learning outcomes - ECTS rules - modules (size, composition, …) - model curricula

6. Support structures & project management “ Bologna Office” (since January 2006) 6 experts: - clusters of disciplines - special expertise main tasks: - counselling - coordinating - information gathering,dissemination - workshops - glossary - website ( http://bologna.univie.ac.at )

“ Bologna Office” (since January 2006) 6 experts: - clusters of disciplines - special expertise main tasks: - counselling - coordinating

- information gathering,dissemination - workshops

- glossary

- website ( http://bologna.univie.ac.at )

‘ project’ management - “basic phase” (overall consensus) (2005) - “development phase” (CD) - “implementation phase” different speeds for different fields - Business, Informatics, Sports, Sciences (2006) - Sciences, Philosophy, Education, Social Sciences (2007) - Humanities (History, Languages) (2008) - Psychology, Law, Pharmacy, Theology, Teacher training (???)

‘ project’ management - “basic phase” (overall consensus) (2005) - “development phase” (CD) - “implementation phase”

different speeds for different fields - Business, Informatics, Sports, Sciences (2006) - Sciences, Philosophy, Education, Social Sciences (2007)

- Humanities (History, Languages) (2008) - Psychology, Law, Pharmacy, Theology, Teacher training (???)

inform – discuss – convince ! Allow for time – establishing new cultures does not happen overnight Respect diversity of (faculty/scientific) culture(s) – no „one size fits all“-solutions Legal framework for HE institution Organizational structure of HE institution Curriculum Development: Players Institutional strategy Institutional consensus on central concepts Support Structures + Project Management Bologna Implementation

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