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Higher Education Education Information Information Higher Systems in Germany Systems in Germany Dr. Edgar Frackmann Dr. Edgar Frackmann Zagreb, June June 2007 2007 Zagreb,

The Idea Idea: : The • Present • Present the the German German Higher Higher Education Education System: ICE and its its applications applications in in System: ICE and Germany Germany • Inform • Inform about about the the context context of German of German Higher Education Education Information Systems, Information Systems, Higher past and and present present past • Discuss • Discuss Sucesses Sucesses and and Failures Failures

Hypothesis: : Hypothesis • • What in in the the bigger bigger federal federal system system in Germany in Germany is is What undertaken by by many many organizational organizational units units and and actors actors undertaken might be be implemented implemented in in Croatia Croatia via via the the „ „multi multi- - might functionality“ “ of of fewer fewer organizational organizational units units: : Role Role of of functionality Councils and AZVO and AZVO Councils • • Information on Higher Higher education education might might be be served served in in the the Information on bigger German System German System by by a a number number of Information of Information bigger Systems while while in in Croatia Croatia one one might might decide decide to to have have fewer fewer Systems „multi multi- -purpose purpose“ “ information information systems systems, , i.e i.e. . integrate integrate „ functions: : Role Role of MOZVAG of MOZVAG functions

German Higher Higher Education Education System System German • Universitaeten • Universitaeten ( (Universities Universities) (103) ) (103) • Fachhochschulen • Fachhochschulen ( (Universities Universities of of Applied Applied Science) (206) ) (206) Science • Kunst • Kunst- - und und Musikhochschulen Musikhochschulen ( (Colleges Colleges of of Art/ / Music Music) (53) ) (53) Art • Together • Together: 383 : 383 Institutions Institutions

Higher Education Education Institutions Institutions Higher Hochschulen 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 1) Hochschularten Hochschulen insgesamt 372 376 383 Universitäten 102 102 103 Pädagogische Hochschulen 6 6 6 Theologische Hochschulen 15 15 15 Kunsthochschulen 52 53 53 Fachhochschulen 167 170 176 Verwaltungsfachhochschulen 30 30 30 1) Vorläufiges Ergebnis Aktualisiert am 08. März 2007

Institutions, , Programs Programs and and Degrees Degrees Institutions

Students Students Number of students (at) 1) 2) Specialised colleges of Total Colleges of art and Universities 2) Regional breakdown higher education music (Fachhochschulen 3) number winter term 2006/2007 4) Year/month/reference day Baden-Württemberg 244,927 165,279 4,223 75,425 Bayern 257,898 180,268 3,297 74,333 Berlin 130,953 95,477 4,985 30,491 42,331 27,601 648 14,082 Brandenburg Bremen 30,258 19,112 816 10,33 Hamburg 71,104 48,472 1,463 21,169 Hessen 163,536 109,672 1,382 52,482 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 34,527 24,29 493 9,744 146,827 102,856 2,605 41,366 Niedersachsen Nordrhein-Westfalen 476,409 346,898 5,017 124,494 Rheinland-Pfalz 103,019 70,705 0 32,314 Saarland 19,78 14,864 633 4,283 Sachsen 105,685 74,254 2,822 28,609 Sachsen-Anhalt 51,064 30,141 1,071 19,852 Schleswig-Holstein 46,917 28,304 1,056 17,557 Thüringen 49,697 34,7 816 14,181 Deutschland 1,974,932 1,372,893 31,327 570,712

Characteristics and Traditions of the German Characteristics and Traditions of the German Higher Education System Higher Education System • • Federal System: Responsibility of the State Federal System: Responsibility of the State • • Research University Tradition Research University Tradition • • Weak Institution/Organisation as a whole Weak Institution/Organisation as a whole • • Strong role of the government Strong role of the government • • Attention to educational services of higher education? Attention to educational services of higher education? • • Government responsibility for quality? Quality or Government responsibility for quality? Quality or equality? equality? • • Problems: Duration of studies, drop- -out rate, out rate, Problems: Duration of studies, drop professional/vocational qualification of graduates? professional/vocational qualification of graduates? • • Process of of changing changing the the steering steering model model in in higher higher Process education: : towards towards more more autonomous autonomous, , competitive competitive education responsible HEIs HEIs as a as a whole whole responsible

Changing the Steering System for Higher Changing the Steering System for Higher Education Education • • Financing, Accounting Financing, Accounting • • Legal Form Legal Form • • Selection of Students, tuition fees Selection of Students, tuition fees • • Management Structure Management Structure • • Evaluation, Evaluation Agencies, not only education Evaluation, Evaluation Agencies, not only education related related • • Competition, Institution as a whole, international Competition, Institution as a whole, international competitiveness, Exzellenzinitiative, , Inititiative Inititiative for for competitiveness, Exzellenzinitiative teaching and and educational educational excellence excellence teaching

The Actors Actors in German in German Higher Education Higher Education, , especially especially The with regards regards to Information Systems to Information Systems with • • State Ministries State Ministr ies of Science of Science and and Education Education • • Federal Ministry of Education Federal Ministry of Education • • KMK (Standing Conference of Ministries of Science and Education) KMK (Standing Conference of Ministries of Science and Education) • • Wissenschaftsrat (Science Council) Wissenschaftsrat (Science Council) • • Akkreditierungsrat (Central Accrediting Akkreditierungsrat (Central Accrediting Unit) Unit) • • Accrediting Agencies Accrediting Agencies • • HRK (Rectors Conference) HRK (Rectors Conference) • • HIS Hochschul- HIS Hochschul -Informations Informations- -System (Research on System (Research on Higher Higher Education Education and Information Services, e.g e.g. . Development Development of MIS of MIS for for HEIs HEIs and and and Information Services, Information Systems for for system system level level) ) Information Systems • • CHE (Consulting Consulting of of Higher Higher Education Education, Rankings) , Rankings) CHE ( • • State and National Statistics Statistics Offices Offices with with Higher Higher Education Education Statistics Statistics State and National Committee (Ausschuss (Ausschuss fuer fuer Hochschulstatistik) Hochschulstatistik) Committee

Wissenschaftsrat (Science Council) Wissenschaftsrat (Science Council) • • Advisory Body for Science and Higher Education Policy Advisory Body for Science and Higher Education Policy (founded 1957) (founded 1957) • • All questions of development of science and higher All questions of development of science and higher education system education system • • Evaluation and recommendations, also in , also in the the context context of of Evaluation and recommendations planning/ / investment investment decisions decisions planning • • Institutional Evaluations (e.g. Role in German Re- - Institutional Evaluations (e.g. Role in German Re Unification) Unification) • • Accreditation of non- -government (private) higher government (private) higher Accreditation of non education institutions (since 2001) education institutions (since 2001)

Wissenschaftsrat: Scientific Community and Wissenschaftsrat: Scientific Community and Governments Governments • • Vollversammlung (General Assembly) Vollversammlung (General Assembly) • • Wissenschaftliche Kommission (Scientific Committee: Wissenschaftliche Kommission (Scientific Committee: Scientists and Layperson) Scientists and Layperson) • • Verwaltungskommission (Administration Committee: Verwaltungskommission (Administration Committee: Science Ministries) Science Ministries) • • Geschaeftsstelle (Secretariate) Geschaeftsstelle (Secretariate)