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20 novembre 2019 presentation made by Joëlle Libois, head of the school.!

Geneva School of Social Work - HETS

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HETS - Geneva School of social work

q  HETS = 1 School in a network of schools of higher education (HES-SO) q  HES -SO = University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland

• Arts & Design; • Business, Management and Services; • Engineering & Architecture; • Music and Performing Arts • Health Sciences • Social Work.

6 Faculties

In 7 swiss cantons (french-speaking region) :

Berne Fribourg Genève Jura Neuchâtel Valais Vaud

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HETS – Fields of activities

Degree Programmes

Continuing Education

Contributions to society and services provided

Research and developpement

Social Work

Psychomotricity

MAS,DAS & CAS qualifications

Tailor-made Commissioned research (public/private)

Editions

Courses (catalogue)

Public funded research projects (SNSF)

Conferences / workshop

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Key figures Continuing Education §  15 CAS + DAS §  1 MAS §  288 Diplomas awarded Courses §  2506 participants in

continuing education short courses

Amount of financial income §  1.59 mio CHF (= 30% of

total income in continuing education HES-SO Genève)

Research Projects (18/19) §  24 research projects

obtained, 12 third-party funds,

§  Publications (2018) : §  62, 60% of them (37) are

peer reviewed

Degree Programmes Bachelor Social Work §  576 students, 65 % of

women §  3 professions : Social

Studies and Services ; Community Development, Social Pedagogy

Bsc Psychomotricity §  42 students, 93 % of

women MSc PM §  23 students, 95% of

women

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Main strategic orientations

HETS is at the cutting edge of social issues, professional practices, new forms of intervention and innovative responses to issues

• Digitalization / economy 4.0 • Aging population • New social contract • 

Flexible training pathways / lifelong learning

• Pedagogical methods that improve Student autonomy (team learning)

Improving the framework conditions for research

• Securing funding sources

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Some Key Projects o  Research on non-take up of social

benefits o  World Social Work Day : collaboration

project with UN, NGOs and IGOs, involving students

o  CERIP : Center for clinical intervention and research in Psychomotricity. Involving master students in research and services to the community and partners

o  Cooperation with developing countries: Morocco, Senegal, India, Palestine, Lebanon

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