1 christoph hansert - [email protected] bonn, february 2007 dies: higher education management...

1 Christoph Hansert - [email protected] Bonn, February 2007

DIES: Higher Education Management Programme


DIESHigher Education

Management Programmes

Scholarships for professional PhD

and Master Courses

Alumniprogrammes

(data bases, conferences, summer schools, networks)

Subject-relatedUniversity Partnerships

DAAD Group 43: Our Key Programmes

Higher Education co-operation with developing countries

http://www.daad.de/development


…at fostering the political debate about objectives, standards and results of higher education DIES Conferences

…at presenting and discussing innovative good DIES Visits practices in higher education management

…at supporting national initiatives to enhance DIES Seminars quality assurance

…at offering high level training opportunities DIES Diplomas

…at discussing how to improve management strategies and structures of universities DIES Courses

…at supporting regional quality assurance systems DIES Projects

…at encouraging institutional partnership and co-operation in university management DIES Partnerships

DIES: A Joint Venture of HRK and DAAD aims


DIES Conferences: High Level International Fora

DIES VII – Cairo, Egypt 2006Quality and Research Management

DIES III – Nairobi, Kenya 2003Quality Assurance through Curriculum Design – a Case study of HE Management in East Africa“

DIES IV - Vina del Mar, Chile 2004Responding to the Challenges of Markets, Internationalisation and Accountability

DIES V - Berlin 2004Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: A Challenge for Global Higher Education

DIES VI - Bonn 2005Cross-border Education and Development Co-operation


DIES Visits: Condensed Information for Leaders

… informing about recent changes in German higher education

… presenting good management practices at German universities

… providing consultancy and expertise on a specific topic

… meeting partners for future co-operation with Germany and Europe

2003 Afghanistan (Minister, 15

VCs)

2006 East Africa (33 VCs +

DVCs)

2007 Central America (15

Rectors)

DIES Group Visits for Leaders from Around the Globe aim at ...


DIES Seminars: Enhancing Quality AssuranceDIES Seminars for Decision Makers and Key University Managers support national initiatives to enhance Quality Assurance.

e.g. Syria, Kazakhstan, GeorgiaKey features are:

... to involve Universities AND Ministries of Higher Education

... to bring together Decision Makers AND Practitioners

... to bring in International AND National Experts

... to invite participants from all parts of a country AND neighbouring countries

... to combine key notes AND working groups

... to offer one follow up event depending on the initiative of the partners


DIES Diploma: UNISTAFF Course for Innovators

Objectives

University staff development, management training

Participants Principals and senior administrators - deans - advisors of rectors - evaluation and planning directors

Main RegionsMiddle East - South East Asia - East Africa - Central America

ModulesOrganisation Development - Teaching and Learning - Research Management - Projects - Building Partnerships: Meeting colleagues, Follow up, Alumni nets - 10 weeks in Germany - Workshops on spot

Co-ordination Institute of Socio-Cultural Studies (ISOS), University of Kassel

S. Amini


DIES Courses: Learning from Good Practices

The new DIES Courses focus on internationalExchange of experience and practical learning from good practices in Higher Education Management.

... Proposal Writing for International Mexico, C.America, East Africa, Research Projects 07: Syria/Egypt, Columbia, SE Asia

... University Management Courses Indonesia07: Central America

… International Deans’ Course 07: Germany + East Africa

… Professional Master’s Programme 07: Germany in Higher Education


DIES Projects: Quality Assurance Systems

Objectives+ Increasing relevance of study programmes+ Establishing internationally credible quality assurance

Approach+ Regional sandwich training courses + National multiplication workshops+ Consensus building conferences

E.g.: Results Project Central America + regional university association CSUCA strengthened+ 20 QA units established + 150 study programmes and 6 universities evaluated + Central American Accreditation Council (CCA) established+ Regional agencies (Postgraduate – Engineers) established


DIES Partnerships: Sustainable Global Links... improving university management to increase international

competitiveness, e.g. introducing quality assurance

... improving overall teaching quality and provide incentives for internationalisation

... providing professional training and international exchange opportunities to higher education senior staff

... strengthening international network building (e.g. preparing TEMPUS)

... improving international attractiveness of German Universities

... preparing for trans-national education and double degrees


DIES Partnerships: Examples

University of Cairo, Egypt, and University of Ulm

... rectors and deans of informatics, natural sciences and engineering meet to discuss management strategies for professional training, applied research, distance teaching, and double degrees

... various instruments to support improvement of teaching and learning

University of Damascus, Syria and Humboldt University at Berlin

... restructuring the international office of DU and connecting it to quality assurance

... piloting self-evaluation and curriculum reform in the Faculty of Agriculture of DU


DIES Partnerships: Sustainable Global LinksDIES Partnerships support from DAAD includes funding for...

... travelling expenses (partially)

... living expenses of foreign lecturers in Germany

... experts for workshops

... teaching materials

... support staff for project management

Maximum amount is...15.500 Euro/a for 4 years (2 U) - 23.200 Euro (3 U)

Prerequisite is ... a formal partnership agreement between 2 or 3 universities


DIES Information: Visit our Website

http://www.daad.de/development

Christoph Hansert

University Management Divison

Tel.: 49-228-882-533 - Fax: -662

[email protected]

BONN, GERMANY

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