2008 EAIR Forum How to measure the output from an Engineering College By Kurt Johannesen & Lars Melin

2008 EAIR Forum Agenda: The frame – The Engineering College of Aarhus Methodology Findings Conclusions Questions and debate

2008 EAIR Forum Engineering College of Aarhus - engineering on the move

2008 EAIR Forum Our two focus areas Education and training of engineers focusing on professional and practical skills Development of new technology in partnership with industry Interaction with industry is a must in order to secure relevancy and quality of our courses.

2008 EAIR Forum Between industry & universities

2008 EAIR Forum We educate B.Eng. (Diplomingeniører) Architectural Design Bioprocess Eng. * Civil Eng. Electronics Information Technology Pervasive Healthcare * Mechanical Eng. Business Eng. (+½ year) ** *) in cooperation with Aarhus Technical College **) in cooperation with VIA University College

2008 EAIR Forum With University of Aarhus we educate M.Eng. (Civilingeniører) Applied Mechanics Architectural Engineering Biomedical Engineering Electro-Optics Mechanical Engineering Process Technology Technical Geology Technical Information Technology

2008 EAIR Forum The Danish Education System Graphic: Cirius

2008 EAIR Forum IHA in students 160 employees Turnover (2006): 110 mill. Kr. 15 mill. € Peter Bang & Svend Olufsen at IHA in 1924

2008 EAIR Forum Methodology Register based study National Danish Bureau of Statistics (Danmarks Statistik) IHA student base (STADS) Almost graduates from Engineering College of Aarhus – University College are today still active on the labour market. All numbers and figures in this paper are based on register data for the total population 2004 from the National Danish Bureau of Statistics.

2008 EAIR Forum IHA-engineers according to employment in economic sectors IHADiploma engineers TotalRelative Manufacturing228043,6 Construction53910,3 Trade61211,7 Transport2544,9 Finance470,9 Other Private service141427,0 Public service881,7 Total ,0

2008 EAIR Forum IHA-engineers according to level of job function IHADiploma engineers TotalRelative Management61710,8 High knowledge level391168,3 Medium knowledge level87315,2 Office520,9 Service691,2 Primary sector40,1 Craftsmen etc.811,4 Manual490,9 Other721,3 Total ,0

2008 EAIR Forum IHA-engineers according to salary level IHADiploma engineers TotalRelative In DDK under , , , , , , ,5 over ,1 Total ,0

2008 EAIR Forum Findings The graduates from IHA are doing well in the labour market. A Bachelors Degree in engineering is a good road to interesting jobs and higher salary compared to other groups of graduates. Almost half of the engineers work in manufacturing, close to one third in private service. Other bigger sectors are construction and trade (table 1). Especially in Jutland, the western part of Denmark, many of these practical engineers are employed in small and medium size companies.

2008 EAIR Forum Findings II About 11 % work as Managers and more than 80 % at high or medium knowledge level. Only about 5 % work below the level the education is meant for (table 2). There are differences between the different fields of engineering. Production/machine engineers have the highest percentage in management functions, Construction engineers have the biggest share at the highest knowledge level.

2008 EAIR Forum Findings III The salaries are higher than the average of people with higher education. Almost half of the graduates earn more than Danish kroner per year (table 3). Engineers in the field of electronics enjoy the highest salaries. Almost 20% of the students have a background as educated craftsmen Almost 16% of the students comes from non-academic homes where both parents only accomplished primary school.

2008 EAIR Forum Conclusions Using register data tells a lot about the quantitative trends for the Graduates. General education provides quality of life, but employment success is also important. The social as well as the private return is worth measuring. A knowledge account with data on the graduates is a useful tool for students, their parents, the teachers at the institution, the management level and the employers and politicians.

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