1. A Story of Success and Challenges
AUSTRIA and BOLOGNA
A Story of Success and Challenges
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2. Austrian Bologna Contact Point
STRUCTURE
AUSTRIAN BOLOGNA FOLLOW-UP GROUP:
HE institutions, ministries, students, other
stakeholders (provinces, quality assurance, ..)
BOLOGNA PROMOTORS
BOLOGNA CONTACT POINT
WEBSITE:
BOLOGNA COORDINATORS AT HE INSTITUTIONS
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3. Austrian Bologna Contact Point
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
UNIVERSITY ACT 2002
legal framework for implementation of the objectives
FACHHOCHSCHULE STUDIES ACT (amended 02)
UNIVERSITY ACCREDITATION ACT 1999
ACADEMY STUDIES ACT 1999
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4. Austrian Bologna Contact Point
EMPLOYERS´ VIEWS
SUPPORT OF BOLOGNA BECAUSE:
qualifications, skills and competences are more
readable and understandable (DS, ECTS, Joint
degrees,…..)
flexibility of new study structure (BA, MA)
chance for business and HE to cooperate
HOW ?
raise quality, employability, mobility
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QUALITY ASSURANCE
external experts and peers
comparable and valid criteria
common framework at European level
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EMPLOYABILITY
BACHELOR: basic and professional
MASTER: specialization or
interdisciplinary
course profiles, international
orientation, profile
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MOBILITY
joint degrees
semesters abroad
integration of foreign teachers
ECTS
diploma supplement
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8. Austrian Association of Industrialists
shorter periods of study
increase flexibility and diversity of study offers
international comparability of degrees
bachelor: basic/core knowledge of a discipline
methodological and social competences
challenge: result should be employable graduate
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Master: specialization and deepening, interdisciplinarity
react faster to changing demands of
market
challenge: part-time offer for people working full-time
master for further and higher
qualification
access and permeability
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10. Hvala lijepa na vašoj pažnji
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