1. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 1 How to measure the output from an Engineering College By Kurt Johannesen & Lars Melin

2. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 2 Agenda: The frame – The Engineering College of Aarhus Methodology Findings Conclusions Questions and debate

3. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 3 Engineering College of Aarhus - engineering on the move

4. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 4 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.

5. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 5 Between industry & universities

6. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 6 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

7. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 7 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

8. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 8 The Danish Education System Graphic: Cirius

9. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 9 IHA in 2008 1600 students 160 employees Turnover (2006): 110 mill. Kr. 15 mill. € Peter Bang & Svend Olufsen at IHA in 1924

10. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 10 Methodology Register based study National Danish Bureau of Statistics (Danmarks Statistik) IHA student base (STADS) Almost 6.000 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.

11. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 11 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 Total5234100,0

12. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 12 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 Total5728100,0

13. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 13 IHA-engineers according to salary level IHADiploma engineers TotalRelative In DDK under 100.0004507,9 100.000-200.0002113,7 200.000-300.0004457,8 300.000-400.000158427,7 400.000-500.000158927,7 500.000-600.00084214,7 600.000-700.0003165,5 over 700.0002915,1 Total5728100,0

14. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 14 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.

15. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 15 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.

16. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 16 Findings III The salaries are higher than the average of people with higher education. Almost half of the graduates earn more than 400.000 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.

17. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 17 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.

18. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 18 EAIR Forum 2008 Thank you for your attention

19. 2008 EAIR Forum 2008 19 Contact Kurt Johannesen TrendEduc johannesen@trendeduc.dk Lars Melin Engineering College of Aarhus – University College lme@iha.dk