Susanne Obermayer Rectors‘ Conference of the Swiss Universities Bologna Coordination

1. Technical and administrative support for the renewal of teaching and learning: new tools and experiences in Switzerland Susanne Obermayer Rectors‘ Conference of the Swiss Universities Bologna Coordination The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

2. Structure of presentation • Bologna reform: state of implementation in Switzerland • Managing Bologna at national level • Study information system • ECTS credits database The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

3. Bologna reform: state of implementation in Switzerland (1) The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

4. Bologna reform: state of implementation in Switzerland (2) 2010/11: > 95% The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

5. Managing (the) Bologna (reform) national HEIs • opportunities • large amount of new data (e.g. credits) • potentially more precise • information on HE • solutions for old problems ? • challenges • new admission level (Bachelor / Master) • electronic data management • new documents (Diploma Supplement, transcript of records) • Bologna compatibility of HE statistics • increase in data exchange The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

6. Managing Bologna at national level information study information system give national overview regarding Bachelor – Master pathways • provide study information for • students • other HEIs • career counselling • Swiss ENIC • etc. • HE statistics • fill gaps • improve existing information • make them Bologna compatible • cost accounting • per study programme • per student • within cooperations • (btw. departments / institutions) fulfill legal obligation realise strategic aims assure national Bolognacoordination ECTS credits database process monitoring The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

7. study information system information purposes data entry by universities yearly update running by spring 2007 on-line combined search custom-made expandable ECTS credits database monitoring purposes enhancing existing national statistics definition of new indicators entire HE sector feasibility study (2008) horizon 2011 National projects (1) The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

8. Study information system Swiss Bachelor  in same discipline: unconditional access to Master • legal obligation to publish following information: • national, common list of disciplines • match of bachelor / master programmes of all universities to 1 or several disciplines • show all possible pathways, across all universities • list of master programmes with special admission requirements Master programmes Bachelor programmes common list of disciplines + additional information for general user, Swiss ENIC (+ some information for monitoring purposes) The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

9. Study information system: elements information provided by all universities: • combined search by keyword, discipline, university, level, etc. The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

10. study information system Information purposes data entry by universities yearly update running by spring 2007 on-line combined search custom-made expandable ECTS credits database Monitoring purposes enhancing existing national statistics definition of new indicators entire HE sector feasibility study (2008) horizon 2011 National projects (2) The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

11. ECTS credits database: why? main lacunae in current higher education statistics: • minor subjects taken by students not included • calculation of student-teacher ratio not satisfactory • costs per student cannot be calculated • Intensity of studies not known (full / part time students) • Swiss horizontal mobility and cooperation between HEIs / departments The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

12. Aims: statistical • develop indicators: • - student-teacher ratio • - cost per student • study intensity (full/part time) • -mobility • - cooperation • - multi-/ transdisciplinarity • - cost per programme • - selectivity establish guidelines and criteria for ECTS data entry by HEIs provide access to students‘ ECTS account facilitate electronic exchange of ECTS data (data protection!) enhance coordinated and mutually compatible use of ECTS establish national course catalogue ? Aims: non-statistical ? ECTS credits database: why? The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

13. ECTS credits database: basic principle study programme 1 study programme 2 study programme n • process owner • - provider • - provider • - provider organisational unit 1 • process owner • - provider • - provider organisational unit 2 • process owner • - provider ___ organisational unit n The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

14. ECTS credits database: guidelines for data entry categories for ECTS credits: „enrolled“ credits (eingeschriebene) „assessed“ credits (evaluierte) „obtained“ credits (erworbene) „recognized“ credits (angerechnete) The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

15. ECTS credits database: new indicator „student-teacher ratio“ sum of „enrolled“ credits ↔ teaching staff subject or organisational unit The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

16. ECTS credits database: new indicator „horizontal mobility“ sum of „obtained“ credits ↔ place where obtained subject or organisational unit The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration

17. Conclusion • early stage of project • many open questions • different stakeholders are interested in different data • data protection • complex, time-consuming projects • costs The Bologna Process as a Challenge for University Management and Adminstration