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Certifying the Management of Diversity in HEI
Dr. Daniela De Ridder
Hannah Leichsenring
York, June 23th 2009
Our Session
A. CHE Consult – who we are and what we are doing?
B. Diversity Management in German HEI
C. Project “Integra“ – Auditing and Certification of Diversity Management in HEI
D. Discussion
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CHE Consult – who we are and what we are doing
CHE Consult
...is the Ltd-branch of CHE – Centre for Higher Education Development– CHE: non profit, shareholders are Bertelsmann
Foundation and Germany‘s HEI vice-chancellors association. Most important product: CHE HEI Ranking (field-sensitive, on faculty-level, multidimensional) (14 employees)
– CHE Consult: for-profit, consulting HEI (on strategy, implementation of strategies, administration reform...) as well as ministries, municipalities, research facilites... (13 employees)
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Further Information
On CHE Consult: http://www.che-consult.de/cms/?getObject=508&getLang=en
On CHE: http://www.che-concept.de/cms/?getObject=302&getLang=en
On CHE Rankings: http://www.che-ranking.de/cms/?getObject=613&getLang=en
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Diversity Management in German HEI
Diversity Management in German HEI
career advancement for women (Frauenförderung, nowadays Gleichstellung – equality)
special admission rules for handicapped people or parents (Härtefallregelungen)
recently: family friendly HEIs student recruitment: especially for “MINT“-
programmes (natural sciences, engineering) several isolated projects at most HEIs
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Diversity Management in German HEI
Our Experiences So Far 1
Project “Demographic change“– widening participation will become vital from 2013 on
Prognosis of freshmen development in Germany
Hochschulprojekte– FH Frankfurt/Main– Universität Duisburg-Essen– Universität Stuttgart
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There will be a gap from 2013 on that needs to be filled in order to reach higher participation rates in HE.
Our Experiences So Far 2
projects with HEIs:– on retention– in the course of introducing a vice president for
Diversity Management– on gender management for post graduates and PhDs– two projects on families in Higher Education
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Further Plans
several projects concerning– teacher education– questionnaire for the analysis of diversity of student
bodies concerning motivation, abilities, needs and experiences
supported by foundations, ministries
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Project “Integra“ – Auditing and Certification of Diversity Management in HEI
Audit „Integra“
Thesis 1:
Social Diversity in HE and in academia are increasing. HEIs must learn to deal productively with that diversity.
Thesis 2:
All HEIs already have (isolated) activities in this area. They need to be strategically developed as well as systematically implemented.
Thesis 3:
An Audit is an ideal process to reach both goals: To perform a systematic inventory as well as a strategic development of quality.
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Integra 1: Who will be audited?
HEI research facilities also faculties and departments
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Integra 2: What will be audited?
The diversity management of the institution:– the development of a strategy– a multidimensional approach (geographical, cultural
and soc-eco background, gender, part time students...)
– focus groups (students, researchers, administrators...)
– fields of activities (staff, services, marketing...)
prioritised of the institution according to strategic orientation
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Integra 3: Goals of the audit
self assurance of the institution– via a communicative and participative process– anchorage within the management
establishing a controlling continuing of activities, sensitizing the persons involved cultural change
public relations via conferences, workshops etc.
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Integra 4: Structure of the audit
Process in stages– Stage 1: strategy, goals, concept for a controlling tool
and process > Bronze Certificate– Stage 2: success, establishment of a controlling tool
including reaction routines, further goals > Silver Certificate
– Stage 3: extensive diversity management (all fields of activities, strategically placed fields of activities, controlling, quality management) > Gold Certificate
Stage 1: only institutions as a whole, Stage 2 and 3: also for departments of institutions with a Bronze certificate.
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Integra 5: Project development
pilot: 10-15 HEIs over 2 years cooperation and exchange via a benchmarking
club supervising board of experts development of a programme for auditors
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Discussion
Our Interest
what do you think is helpful, what is a waste of time?
what helps to promote “good” causes like equity, access, equality, inclusion, etc.?
what connects best with the logic of academic organisation?
external support and internal development, institutional and systemic development
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