INTERNATIONAL WEEK IN TARTU HEALTH CARE COLLEGE HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE? Merle Varik, Vice-Rector for Development

HIGHER EDUCATION IN ESTONIA

Estonian HEI in figures Universities Public (6) Private (1) Professional HEI (UAS) State (8) 8520 Private ( 8) 4024 Area km 2 Population 1,318 mil. Number of HEI and students (2013)

Structural Development in Higher Education in Estonia

Professional HE Bachelor Integrated Master Doctoral

Higher education reform How many HEI-s will be today and Too many study programs and too less students!

QUALITY ASSESMENT of HE Accreditation of Study programmes (ca 1400 study programmes!) New quality assurance system of HE Institutional accreditation Organizational management and performance Teaching and learning Research, development and/or other creative activity Service to society Quality assessment of study programmes groups in HE level

TARTU HEALTH CARE COLLEGE

Tartu Health Care College (THCC) is the second oldest institution with educational background (1811) in Estonia after the University of Tartu (founded in 1632) gives professional higher education in the health care domain mission: Educational investment to the future of health care

THCC Since 2005 Tartu Health Care College as University of Applied Science or professional higher educational institution Institutional accreditation for seven years ( ) The Assessment Committee decided to recognise progress in the Organisational management and performance assessment area with an additional note of 'worthy of recognition'

CURRICULA Professional higher education (7) NURSE MIDWIFE RADIOGRAPHY PHYSIOTHERAPY BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE NURSE SPECIALISATION ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST Vocational education (2) CARE WORKER EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHICIAN

THCC There are 116 persons in our college at the moment 79 teachers + 37 staff (average age 42) 12 are men 35 of our teachers work full-time. There are ~ items in our library Number of students is 1200, which 100 are male. The youngest student is 18 years old, the oldest 58.

The Department of Studies

Department of Administrative

The Department of Development

International Relations— Open to Europe 45 partner institutions in 20 European countries (LLP/Erasmus). Belonging to the EURASHE member of ENPHE, FINE, EFERS/HENRE, Nordman Network (nurse), Nordic Network for Midwifery Education (midwife), BIOnord, Intenational Federation of Environmental Health Participating in various national and international projects, both as a promoter and a partner

WHAT HAVE WE DONE ALREADY IN 2014

Applied research studies Three research domains have been identified: the process of studies, health, and the evidence-based development of the profession. All curricula have prepared an implementation plan of applied research. These contain planned research studies, period of time, the principal investigator A research study has a principal investigator, colleagues, partners as well as students are asked to join a research group. Involvement of students in applied research studies so that they can also defend their final papers while being a member of a research group.

Applied research studies 15 current studies Examples: The possibilities of the spread of intestinal infections in kindergartens Presence of antigenes agains in Lyme disease generator among Saaremaas´ hunters blood serum and their awareness of Lyme disease. Point-of-care testing (POCT) family doctor practices in Estonia. Health behaviour among different age groups in Estonia. Prevalance of enterobiasis in Jõgeva county and parents’ awareness about enterobiasis Antibiotic resistance of enterococci isolated from public swimming waters of Tartu county Sauna bathing custom and its connection to health based on two generation Roles of Biomedical Students in Medical Laboratories of Estonia The frequency of histamin N-methyltrasefarse gene polymorphism C314t among case and control group in Estonia and the impact of environmental factors on allergy

HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE?