Fraunhofer ISI Institute Systems and Innovation Research Trentino plus 10 Foresight Workshop July 2003 (Trento) Platzhalter für Dateinamen Diversity and competition in institutions of higher education - International University Bremen Dipl. Psych. Arlette Jappe Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research

Fraunhofer ISI Institute Systems and Innovation Research Trentino plus 10 Foresight Workshop July 2003 (Trento) Looking at International University Bremen as an ongoing experiment - not as model success story as bold effort of an autonomous region (state of Bremen) to improve and diversify university education in Bremen attract excellent students and researchers from abroad capitalize on perceived short-comings of German university system increase competition and to push for university reform

Fraunhofer ISI Institute Systems and Innovation Research Trentino plus 10 Foresight Workshop July 2003 (Trento) University Education in Bremen University of Bremen, opened in 1971 since 1980s efforts to strengthen natural sciences and technical subjects students 2002/03 Hochschule Bremen (university of applied sciences) opened in 1982 strong international orientation students 2002/03 Hochschule für Künste (university of fine arts) 732 students 2002/03

Fraunhofer ISI Institute Systems and Innovation Research Trentino plus 10 Foresight Workshop July 2003 (Trento) Founding an International Private University original idea: branch campus of US-American university Rice University, Houston, gained as model and partner in 1997 independent private university IUB GmbH start-up funds of 118 mio. € and recognition by the state of Bremen in 1999 formal partnership with University of Bremen accredited by the Wissenschaftsrat (science council) 2001 first students in autumn 2001

Fraunhofer ISI Institute Systems and Innovation Research Trentino plus 10 Foresight Workshop July 2003 (Trento) Goals and Structure of IUB: independent board of governors who serve as trustees of resources and mission income-blind admission process student/ professor ratio of 12:1 departments: school of engineering and science, school of humanities and social sciences, Jacobs Center of Lifelong Learning & Institutional Development transdisciplinary research themes Excellence - internationalization - transdisciplinarity

Fraunhofer ISI Institute Systems and Innovation Research Trentino plus 10 Foresight Workshop July 2003 (Trento) Dimensions of Internationalization international recruiting of students and teaching staff board of governors US-American/ international degrees: bachelor, master, PhD all teaching in english exchange programmes and international networks students required to study at foreign universities aim: intercultural community of students and researchers

Fraunhofer ISI Institute Systems and Innovation Research Trentino plus 10 Foresight Workshop July 2003 (Trento) Role envisaged: pioneer in university reform independency of university private funding, including tuition fees selection of students by university intense teacher-to-student contact high mobility and more frequent exchange of professors performance oriented payment of scientific staff international orientation in studies, teaching and research

Fraunhofer ISI Institute Systems and Innovation Research Trentino plus 10 Foresight Workshop July 2003 (Trento) Present Evaluation: Potentials goal of 1200 students and 100 professors in 2005 likely to be achieved high numbers of qualified applicants for professorships students from over 40 nations, many from Eastern Europe mayor donations: for renovation of two college buildings for 2 permanent professorships in 2002 first participation in DFG-Sonderforschungsbereich (programm in support of fundamental research) in political science cooperation with research center ocean margins in Bremen

Fraunhofer ISI Institute Systems and Innovation Research Trentino plus 10 Foresight Workshop July 2003 (Trento) Present Evaluation: Risks value of professorships in comparison with state universities: comparable salaries less additional staff very high obligations to attract external research money yet lack of regular institutional research funding may cause low competivity for national and EU-research funds dependence on business for additional research funds no culture of private financial engagement in german higher education

Fraunhofer ISI Institute Systems and Innovation Research Trentino plus 10 Foresight Workshop July 2003 (Trento) Similarities to Trentino Region high degree of regional autonomy desire to attract large numbers of (foreign) students need to prevent brain-drain and to gain back researchers aiming at push towards international excellence in research and education new themes of study and new degree programms closer science-industry relations attraction of additional research funds