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How to attract incoming students and not lose your own? - Austrian Perspective -

How to attract incoming students and not lose your own? - Austrian Perspective -. ÖAD today tomorrow Link to the issue Measures / activities General approach Attracting incoming students National efforts and activities  .. not to lose the own Conclusions. ÖAD – today & tomorrow.

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How to attract incoming students and not lose your own? - Austrian Perspective -

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  1. How to attract incoming students and not lose your own?- Austrian Perspective - • ÖAD • today • tomorrow • Link to the issue • Measures / activities • General approach • Attracting incoming students • National efforts and activities  .. not to lose the own • Conclusions

  2. ÖAD – today & tomorrow

  3. ÖAD - today • 1961: Establishment as association of universities • 1962: Decentralized branches (Wien, Graz, Leoben, Salzburg) • 1968: First dormitory (by renting) • 1974: Legal advice for international students • 1989: Office: Exchange Programs for Central-/Eastern Europe • 1992/93: ERASMUS, TEMPUS, CEEPUS • 1993: Membership of ACA (Academic Cooperation Association) • 1998: Professionalization: Housing office (limited liability company) • 2000: Opening for new members („Fachhochschulen“) • 2005: Internal quality management  Certification ISO-Standard Development – Key Points

  4. ÖAD - today Budget in Mio Euro: 127 staffs • Administration of programs • Service support • Information, advice • Projects • International strategy • Preparation programs • Accomodation Figures, data, facts

  5. The ÖAD is Austria‘s leading non-profit-making service organisation in the field of international cooperation in education and research • ÖAD - tomorrow • ÖAD - today • Long time experience & high competence/expertise • Closely linked with higher education institutions • Solid financial base: national (Ministries) / international (EU) • National network (branches at each university location) • Open for change processes Upshot

  6. ÖAD - tomorrow Continuation of core business • Expertise: mobility in education and training (programs)  increasing networking  enlargement of the activities (LLL)  professional, efficient full service • International projects for collaboration in education & research • Housing • University Preparation Programs • Information & advice Portfolio (1)

  7. OeAD – limited liability company Added value • Autonomy & Planning reliability • Positioning & better perception ÖAD – link to the issue • ÖAD - tomorrow Additional activities • Enlargement of the actual services (customer oriented) • Services for „Third Parties“ • Alumni support • Think Tank within the strategy of internationalization • Projects  Programs Porfolio (2)

  8. Institutional requirementsfor attracting incoming students and not losing the own ÖAD – link to the issue • High competence and performance as to international issues (confidence in the responsible institution) • Full service (one stop service) with transparent processes (quality) • Acceptance of political and operational level (ministries and stakeholders/partners) • Planning reliability (solid budget)

  9. Measures / activities

  10. General approach (1) Measures / activities Internationalisation of Austrian HE now comprises: • mobility (incoming and outgoing): reciprocity and balanced flows are necessary in the long run  „individual mobility“ • joint courses, double degree programmes, international PhD colleges, summer schools, export of study programmes, …  „institutional mobility“

  11. General approach (2) Measures / activities Attracting existing tools and programs (EU-Programs) • Institutional mobility (e.g. TEMPUS) • Joint projects (multilateral partnerships) • Structural Measures (reforms and development) • Individual mobility agreed with universities (e.g. ERASMUS) • Outgoing (e.g. ERASMUS) • EU 3rd country programs

  12. Attracting incoming students (1) Measures / activities Utilization of existing national programs • Extensive range of scholarship programs for students, postgraduates and researchers e.g. • Geopolitical aspect: • Bilateral exchange programs with Hungary, Czech and Slovak Republics • CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies) • Social political aspect: Scholarship programs for developing countries (North-South-Dialogue Scholarship Program) • Financial aspect: Programs financed by third-party funds

  13. Attracting incoming students (2) Measures / activities The role of Institutions • HE-institutions • Joint study programs of Austrian Universities • PhD-Programs • Governmental bodies (ministry of science and research) • Strategy of Internationalisation (accorded with HE-institutions) • Financial resources Instruments • Performance agreements between ministry and universities • Projects as to enhancing of internationalisation and mobility • Link to core competences • Financial plans and agreements spanning at least 3 years

  14. Attracting incoming students (3) Measures / activities Accompanying measures • Platform for the promotion of Austria as an attractive location for study and research established within ÖAD • Main activities • participation in important education fairs (EAIE, NAFSA) • the preparation of uniform information material in a homogenous layout (brochures, folders, homepage, etc.). • Continuous working for better and more simple legal regulations • Residence permit, visa, social security • New services for international students • „Info points“ for international students at Austrian universities • Special service for accommodation (offered by ÖAD)

  15. Attracting incoming students (4) Measures / activities Link to core competences in research • Relevant study programs (master level) • Erasmus Mundus Master Courses (5 established) • BOKU-university: Master in Mountain forestry for attracting students from development countries in mountainous areas • PhD-Programs • Doctoral Programs Plus (Austrian Science Fund, FWF) • BOKU-University: 3-year-program „sustainable development“ National Efforts and Activities

  16. National Efforts and Activities … not to lose the own Measures / activities Motivate students, Keep/gain graduates National Programs • Grants for postgraduate programs • Pushing of a new mobility program (400 students/year) • Attracting the engagement in European programs „Austria Mundus“ Other measures • Online database for scholarships and grants (www.grants.at) • Students keep their national support for study abroad period • up to 4 semesters (in future for the entire study peroid) • fee waiver (tuition) for outgoing students • For graduates: Career options

  17. Conclusions

  18. Conclusions • Internationalization/Mobility  top issue today and in future • Competent institutional support and promotion is necessary • Existing programs are a good base • Cooperation governmental bodies  HE-institution • The challenge is: • Attracting students • in a competitive environment • with high standard of expert knowledge in research, • with best quality in teaching, • with well structured processes, • within an appropriate social landscape

  19. Thank you for your attention! • www.oead.at • info@oead.at Hubert Dürrstein Alser Straße 4/1/3/ A-1090 Wien • hubert.duerrstein@oead.at • hubert.duerrstein@boku.ac.at

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