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wus-austria

www.wus-austria.org. committed to the promotion of the human right to education on the basis of academic freedom WUS Austria established in Graz 1983 as a non-profit organisation Since 1994 regional focus on SEE Since 1998 in Montenegro Head Office in Graz

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wus-austria

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  1. www.wus-austria.org

  2. committed to the promotion of the human right to education on the basis of academic freedom • WUS Austria established in Graz 1983 as a non-profit organisation • Since 1994 regional focus on SEE • Since 1998 in Montenegro • Head Office in Graz • 4 Local offices in Belgrade, Podgorica, Prishtina and Sarajevo • 8 Focal Points in other SEE countries

  3. Trends and Developments in Higher Education A Human Resource & Infrastructural Development Bologna Process Cooperation HE & Economy Humanitarian Aid Reconstruction R&D WUS Projects Programme Activities and Initiatives Focus: Higher Education in SEE Stakeholders

  4. SMEs Research & Technology- transfer Technology - und Innovation Internat. Co-operation Universities Public Sector Education Regional Development

  5. WUS Austria’s work focuses on the following fields: • Higher Education • Linking Higher Education and Economy • Architecture and Culture • 4. Public and EU Project Management

  6. Higher Education • Study Program (Moduls, Bak.,Master, PhD) Development • Curriculum and Course Development • Academic Mobility and Cooperation • eLearning • Quality Assurance and University Management • R&D Support • Counselling and Information Service

  7. 2. Linking Higher Education and Economy • Student Case Study Competition Balkan Case Challenge Vienna (BCC) • Serbian Young Professionals in Austria(Zoran Djindjic Internship Programme) • Knowledge Transfer for the Establishment of a Business Start-Up Centres (University of Tuzla and University of Prishtina) • Networking to Successful Companies(Skopje University Business Start-Up Center)

  8. 3. Architecture and Culture • Ecological and low-energy building (UN Headquarters Podgorica, Montenegro) • International Film and Theatre Festival(SKOMRAHI 2007-2009)

  9. Higher Education and the Labor Market Universities Labor Market Households and individuals Education and training institutes Public/private Sector employersa

  10. Higher Education and the Labor Market Feedback from labor market signals Trade & K-Economy Universities Labor Market Households and individuals Education and training institutes Public/private Sector employers

  11. Highly skilled occupations have grown faster than less skilled E

  12. Universities and the private sector have a joint role in improving the workplace relevance of higher education: • Systematic and ongoing tracer studies of graduates and their labor market experiences for feedback on relevance of their training • Identifying and introducing programs in high-demand by the private sector • Incorporating soft skills and foreign languages in curricula • Strengthening university career counseling for students • Industry consultations and review of academic programs with private sector input • Providing student attachments to industry within sandwich programs • Private sector assignments for faculty as part of professional development • Industry lecturer programs

  13. WWW. wus-austria.org

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