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TwoEA-M EAM Master Programmes in Germany Dr. Marie Hanusch Graz/ Austria, 23./24. Sept 2010

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TwoEA-M EAM Master Programmes in Germany Dr. Marie Hanusch Graz/ Austria, 23./24. Sept 2010

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  1. bosch&partner planning • consulting • research www.boschpartner.de TwoEA-M EAM Master Programmes in Germany Dr. Marie Hanusch Graz/ Austria, 23./24. Sept 2010 Büro Berlin Streitstraße 11-13 13587 Berlin Büro München Josephspitalstr. 7 80331 München Büro Herne Kirchhofstr. 2c 44623 Herne Büro Hannover Lister Damm 1 30163 Hannover

  2. Outline • EAM Master programmes in Germany: overview, examples, specifications • Example: Master at Technical University Berlin • Discussion: Usefulness for EIA/ SEA Practice • Conclusion

  3. Country-wise distribution of EAM related Master programmes (Soure: TwoEAM Guidebook, 2010)

  4. Bachelor/ Master education system NEW to Germany • Before 1999 no Bachelor/ Master education system in Germany: Bologna process introduced the two-tiered cycle to Germany • All Universities / Universities of Applied Sciences had to change their: • schedule structure (modules) • time scale (two-tiered cylce) • assessment structure (credit points) • academic degree (Bachelor/ Master)

  5. Duration-wise distribution of EAM related programmes across Europe (Soure: TwoEAM Guidebook, 2010)

  6. Fees distribution of EAM related Master Programmes across countries (Soure: TwoEAM Guidebook, 2010)

  7. EAM Master programmes in Germany – a selection • (Source: Association of German Landscape Architects, 2009 and TwoEAM Guidebook, 2010)

  8. EAM Master programmes in Germany – a selection • (Source: Association of German Landscape Architects, 2009 and TwoEAM Guidebook, 2010)

  9. TU Berlin: Master of Environmental Plannning Overview The programme provides education in • landscape planning • environmental assessment, • the economics of environmental protection and conservation, and • the application of geoinformation and remote sensing methods. • (Source: TU Berlin, 2010)

  10. TU Berlin: Master of Environmental Plannning Schedule Structure • (Source: TU Berlin, 2010)

  11. TU Berlin: Master of Environmental Planning Exemplary Schedule • (Source: TU Berlin, 2010)

  12. TU Berlin: Master of Environmental Planning Core Modul EIA • Core Modul EIA (6 CP), enables students… • to be able to apply the main instruments of environmental impact assessment in practical planning situations as based on fundamental knowledge provided in the bachelor's degree • to gain expertise about the contents and planning processes of instruments such as impact mitigation regulation, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), EU Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), • to identify and formulate research approaches in the further development of planning Instruments,

  13. TU Berlin: Master of Environmental Planning Core Modul EIA • to recognize ecological needs and plan accordingly, and to identify interfaces with ecological disciplines, • to be able to apply planning instruments both in national as well international arenas, • to be able to judge the different instruments in their effectiveness and know how to generate appropriate research when needed.

  14. TU Berlin: Master of Environmental Planning Study Projects Study Projects (each 24 CP) • Two study projects each lasting one year are the core of the programme. • In each project students work in small groups on a research topic involving a planning task in a practically-oriented manner. • Main focus is to train students in management, communication and analytical skills.

  15. TU Berlin: Master of Environmental Planning Study Projects Examples of Study Projects Adaption of National Parks and Biosphere Reserves to Climate Change Nature Conservation in Agriculture – The Importance of Buffer Zones for Biotope Protection 10 years Green Belt – Assessment and Communication

  16. Challenges of German EAM Master programmes • Change from Diploma to Master • Partly poor integration of EAM elements into Master Programmes • Slow establishment of new (international) EAM programmes • Weak orientation for students • Information difficult to access, not always well structured • Difficulty to indentify specifications • ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) formally applied, however not always implemented… • Partly lacking European/ international focus

  17. Benefits of German EAM Master programmes • Good fundaments for EAM education in Germany due to • long history of methods and procedures of EAM due to legally required instruments of landscape planning and impact assessment and • well established interdisciplinary approach of EAM programmes in some Universities • Study projects • to provide an informative, effective, enjoyable and practice-oriented training in management, communication and analytical skills • No/ low tuition fees

  18. Discussion: Usefulness of German EAM Master for practice No clear job profile There is no clear job profile like “teacher” There is need for EAM experts and there are jobs, however, students need to be creative to find them Main fields of jobs: Consultancy Academia/ Research Public Administration Working conditions in Germany Bad job perspectives around the year 2000; improvements due to rebirth of environmentalism and “climate change boom” Mainly interesting and challenging projects and changing tasks (SEA, appropriate assessment, renewables)  EAM Master cannot provide for all qualifications Often high work load and poor salary 

  19. Discussion: Usefulness of German EAM Master for practice • Academia • Difficulties due to little teaching of substantive EAM theories and methods • Benefits due to relative long higher education • Consultancy • Difficulties due to little „real life“ education and missing management aspects in EAM education • Benefits due to study projects • Public Administration • Difficulties due to little aspects of EAM law and administrate aspects in EAM education • Tendency to employ Bachelor students as they are less expensive

  20. Conclusion • Identified EAM Programmes provide a broad variety of qualifications • Focus in German EAM higher education on • Impact assessment methodology • Policy issues • Remote sensing/ GIS • Specifications may be partly learnt within study projects and have to be fully learnt in practice! • EAM Programmes continuously have to be improved and adjusted to relevant standards and claims! • More collaboration needed between universities and practice!

  21. bosch&partner planning • consulting • research www.boschpartner.de Thank you for your attention Büro Berlin Streitstraße 11-13 13587 Berlin Büro München Josephspitalstr. 7 80331 München Büro Herne Kirchhofstr. 2c 44623 Herne Büro Hannover Lister Damm 1 30163 Hannover

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