Implementing Change: Theory and Practice

The University of Vienna‘s Bologna-OfficeVienna, May 29, 2008

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A short look back

2005 - challenge of looming Bologna Reforms coupled with ambition to tackle Bologna pro-actively and with an encompassing strategy

ambition of the university leadership to implement Bologna with broad agreement of stakeholders and consens-oriented - to launch dialogue while implementing new governance mechanisms and instruments

Soon emerged that a central platform was necessary to offer the anticipated support, supervision, coordination and information brokering agendas which come with Bologna - not a one-off event but one with a lasting legacy and enormous institutional spin-offs

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A short look back II

On January 1, 2006 the University of Vienna launched its Bologna-Office in order to swiftly implement the goals set out in the Development Plan. The bulk of the costs was financed by the Federal Ministry of Education. The Bologna-Office was tasked and authorised to adress all questions pertaining to issues of the Bologna Reforms.

Central task: on basis of accorded key documents and framework papers support and consulting of faculties with the design of the new curricula

staff - tailor-made profiles

In order to achieve acceptance among academic staff vital to assemble staff which reflects academic diversity of the institutions. Added benefit: awareness of diverse academic cultures and specifics which can be taken into account when facing new challenges

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Bologna Reforms at the University of Vienna - an illustration

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Structure of the Bologna-Office I

Structure of the Office - currently 6 staff

Ao. Univ. Prof. Ilse Schrittesser - Head of the Bologna-Office

Mag. David Baldinger - Deputy Head of the Bologna-Office

Mag. Harald Edlinger

Gisela Kriegler

Alexander Diesenreiter

DI Volker Eckl

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Structure of the Bologna-Office II

Structure of the Office staff profiles

Mag. David Baldinger – philologies, PhD, Joint DegreesMag. Harald Edlinger - historical studies, teachers‘ educationMag. Levente Koltai – study lawMag. Gisela Kriegler - complementary curricula/employability Alexander Diesenreiter – accounting, administration DI Volker Eckl – knowledge management and information design

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Degree programmes at the University of Vienna

Current curricula from African Studies to Zoology

26 bachelor, 47 masters, 34 diploma programmes;

24 teacher accreditation programmes;

doctoral programmes in more than 80 fields of study

Fall 2008/09:

52 bachelor, 108 master, 6 diploma programmes

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Bologna-Office Services I

Counselling with design of new curricula

+ support with formulating learning outcomes

+ support and counselling with reference to issues of study law & legal implications

+ support with challenge of modularisation

+ financial implications and cost estimations of curricula

+ graphic presenation of study paths and workload

+ research and compilation of information (z.B. reference universities, international comparability)

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Bologna-Office Services I

Example: Counselling with new Musicology curricula

Challenge: profile of the master programme

+ research at comparable institutions

+ feedback loops and direct visits to the working group

+ new adapted time frames (roadmaps)

+ organise and moderate meetings with university leadership

+ consensus-based agreement on new structure of profiled master programme - accentuation of three major paths

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Bologna-Office Services II

In cooperation with Rectorate and Senate

+ develop framework papers incl.

Master curriculum Bologna CompendiumEtc.

+ participate in standing working groups

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Bologna-Office Services II

Master Curriculum

BACHELORSTUDIUM AN DER UNIVERSITÄT WIENVersion 06.12.2007

Studium

Studienziel(e) und Qualifikationsprofil

§ 1

(1) Das Ziel des Bachelorstudiums an der Universität Wien ist

(2) Die Absolventinnen und Absolventen des Bachelorstudiums an der Universität Wien sind befähigt [] erhalten [], verfügen über []

Dauer und Umfang

§ 2 Der Arbeitsaufwand für das Bachelorstudium beträgt 180 ECTS-Punkte. Dies entspricht einer vorgesehenen Studiendauer von 6 Semestern.

Nach der derzeitigen Rechtslage, vgl. Universitätsgesetz 2002 § 54 Abs 3.

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Bologna-Office Services II - online glossary

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Bologna-Office Services III

BO acts as moderator of communication processes

+ Organisation of Expert Workshops and Bologna events(e.g. Forum European Higher Education Area)+ Organisation and hosting of communication processes between stakeholders of curricular development: Rectorate, Senate, Curricular Commission, Curricular Working Groups, Study Programme Directors

> A workload we underestimated: Bologna calls for a refocusing - are internal information and communication pathways still adequate and effective?

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Bologna-Office Services III

Website featuring current information

Pool of information at http://bologna.univie.ac.at/

As an institutional Bologna memory - dynamics change - instrumental to have a solid data base

featuring:

+ working paper on curricula development

+ Glossary on the Bologna Reforms (as translated by the University of Vienna)

+ Interviews with international experts

+ news on the current Bologna developments

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Project finalisation 2008 I

Counselling and support of the faculties

Organisation and management of Bologna informationm events and information strategies geared at the ‚university public‘ - to further boost awareness of Bologna Reforms

Initiate and host inner-university communication processes

Knowledge management of best practice and experiences of implementing Bologna at the University of Vienna

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Project finalisation 2008 II

Crossroads and relais between zwischen european, national and local institutions working on and within the Bologna Process

Research activities on current topics of the Bologna Process: PhD, workload studies, employability

Accompany implementation process of new curricula as well as organisation of further feedback loops for those curricula still pending accreditation by the Curricula Commission

Operational support for inner-university working groups: working group on coordination of teaching strategies, steering group on the future of teacher education, Joint Degrees Commission

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preview 2009 - 2012 I

Integration of Bologna-Office and Centre for Development of Teaching

Creation of a Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL)

To boost didactic profiling of degree programmes at the University of ViennaTo further develop curricula to the highest standardsTo accompany and manage new and innovative didactic models

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preview 2009 - 2012 II

goal: to create a unit to support the University of Vienna Wien and its Faculties with design of new profiled curricula

To support with optimising existing (e-learning supported) degree programmes

The implementation of the CTL shall guarantee and safeguard the accentuation of degree programmes, their systematic quality awareness and development launched by the Bologna Process

Beyond 2010

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Where to go

http://bologna.univie.ac.at/