1. xxx Educational challenges Olav Eldholm Professor, head of department FORCE Seminar Feb. 13, 2008, Stavanger Department of Earth Science

2. xxx Premise: University education - Norway An earth science perspective Main challenges: Integration Strong basic natural science foundation Research/project-based education Quantitative approaches + modeling Cooperation - national + international Department of Earth Science

3. xxx Educational level – degree Bachelor (3 yr.) Master (2 yr.) PhD (3 yr.) Candidate recipients Industry - M, P, B Government - M, P, B Research - P School system - M, B Department of Earth Science

4. xxx Challenge # 1 The-Real-World = Industry + Science Increasingly Between-and-Across not Up-down (vertical or strictly disciplinary) Key words: Thematic approaches, Integration Department of Earth Science

5. Increasingly Between-and-Across Outreach/ profiling Education Technology/ applications PhD- education Research Cause Effect

6. xxx Department of Earth Science Research groups/themes Educational programs WISHFUL THINKING?

7. xxx Department of Earth Science REAL LIFE (NORWAY)!! Educational programs Research groups/themes

8. xxx Department of Earth Science WHO-TO-BLAME? Teaching and education is an institutional responsibility; i.e. new tasks and responsibilities at all organizational levels – and in particular, for departments and head of departments Quote ”My father superior”

9. xxx Challenge # 2 Provide The Right Courses (a two-way-street) Basic Science Foundation Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Informatics Understanding earth properties (media) - GEO How to find the Right Mix? ”Not only the fun courses” Department of Earth Science

10. xxx Challenge # 3 Research/project-based education Field studies + analogs State-of-the-art data and tools Industry-standard Team approach to problem solving From I to We (mainly teacher challenge) The geophysical and geological messages Understand limitations + opportunities Department of Earth Science

11. Example: Field work applying industry-standard seismic equipment

12. Example Statoil – UiB Earth Science Research Sponsored projects Joint projects VISTA Education SVALEX E-LEARNING INITIATIVE Statoil + 5 universities led by UiB Modernizing learning (in academia and industry) Promoting problem-based learning New: journal learningGeoscience CANDIDATE PRODUCTION - the first online journal for multimedia learning

13. xxx Challenge # 4 Quantitative approaches + modeling In all geodisciplines System science approach Understand and quantify earth processes Department of Earth Science

14. xxx Challenge #5 Cooperation - national + international Semester(s) elsewhere/abroad International networks WUN, Mentor, BasinMaster, +++ National university profiling Master, PhD National pool of spesialized petroleum courses New PhD initiative Department of Earth Science

15. xxx Department of Earth Science Where to we stand? Academia vs industry ( Actually – not too bad!! ) Avenues of cooperation re educational challenges Research Availability of data + state-of-the-art tools Specialist teaching Adjunct professors Modulate upcoming retirement tsunami (”bridge” professors) Remember: without teaching staff – no candidates