scholarly journals Research in non-university higher education institutions. The case of the Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences

2007 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedetto Lepori
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Universities Of Applied Sciences

scholarly journals Excellent prospects for beautiful minds: marketing international education

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 582-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Vuori
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
International Education ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Marketing Communication ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Universities Of Applied Sciences

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how Finnish higher education institutions communicate market differentiation on the admissions webpages of their international business and technology programmes when attempting to appeal to prospective students and distinguish themselves from other institutions. Design/methodology/approach – The sample included admissions webpages of 68 bachelor’s and master’s programmes representing both Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences. The analysis method was a qualitative content analysis. Findings – The international programmes heavily accentuated their labour market relevance in their advertising and generated strong claims regarding the future career prospects of the graduates. In addition, the programmes emphasised their pedagogical methods and international atmosphere. References to non-academic life were not observed. Research limitations/implications – The analysis was only based on text and included two study fields. Practical implications – The results of this study can be used by marketers to critically examine their own marketing differentiation efforts and promises made to students. Social implications – Finnish business and technology programmes send an unequivocal marketing message that education has an instrumental value and students are considered consumers of education. Originality/value – This study is the first comprehensive study of the marketing communication practices of international higher education programmes in Finland. Moreover, this study contributes to the study of global international market mechanisms and research on marketing communication practised by higher education institutions.

scholarly journals Creating efficiency model of higher education institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 01047
Author(s):  
Jana Janikova
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Returns To Scale ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Universities Of Applied Sciences ◽  
The World ◽  
Constant Returns To Scale

The paper deals with assessing the efficiency of the faculties of universities of applied sciences. A model based on Data Envelopment Analysis was created, using specifically the CCR alternative. It is an input-oriented method, assuming the constant returns to scale. The model was subsequently validated on an example of a specific university. The results clearly show that the model was able to determine how and to which extent a given faculty is effective. It also provides the assessor with a tool to manage the efficiency of the faculty, as it is able to identify the causes of possible ineffectiveness. Further research focuses on the model´s applicability in the environment of all universities of applied sciences ideally all over the world.

scholarly journals Higher education teachers’ descriptions of their own learning: a large-scale study of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1284-1297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aija Töytäri ◽  
Arja Piirainen ◽  
Päivi Tynjälä ◽  
Liisa Vanhanen-Nuutinen ◽  
Kimmo Mäki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Large Scale Study ◽  
Universities Of Applied Sciences

Systemic Autonomy as an Educational Factor for Learners and Teachers

10.47908/9/4 ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. 75-94
Author(s):  
Dietmar Tatzl
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Descriptive Framework ◽  
Systemic View

This contribution attempts to introduce a systemic view of autonomy. The author argues that systemic autonomy depends on structures, procedures and regulations that are in force at organisations and that can either hinder or promote autonomy. The article reviews traces of systemic autonomy in the literature and develops a descriptive framework of the concept. It presents a scale containing nine indicators for measuring an institution’s degree of systemic autonomy, which teachers may easily apply to their own context. The article also includes recommendations for encouraging autonomy in restrictive environments. The author further compares his experiences from two different higher-education institutions: as a teacher at a university of applied sciences and as a learner at a university. The observations gained from this comparison lead to the conclusion that the influence of organisational systems cannot be ignored when expecting autonomy to unfold.

Englishization ‘under the radar’

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Dannerer ◽  
Martina Gaisch ◽  
Ute Smit
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Central Element ◽  
Statistical Information ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Traditional Research ◽  
Universities Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Strong Position ◽  
Policy Texts

Based on statistical information and policy texts, this chapter provides an overview and evaluation of the use and roles of English in traditional research universities and universities of applied sciences in Austria. While internationalization is interpreted and realized in different ways by different institutions, English functions as a central element. A factor supporting the widely unquestioned use of English might be found in the socio-economically strong position that German still enjoys in business, work-life, and higher education in Europe. This predominance is also noticeable in the utilitarian relevance awarded to both German and English in Austrian higher education, thereby failing to recognize the multi-layered relevance multilingualism could have in implementing internationalization policies that would go beyond Englishization practices.

scholarly journals How Doba Business School Adopted its Business Model due to Coronavirus Pandemic?

2021 ◽  
pp. 486-493
Author(s):  
Marina Letonja ◽  
Živa Veingerl Čič ◽  
Anita Maček ◽  
Marko Divjak
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Business School ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Working Mechanisms

The coronavirus pandemic (pandemic) is posing difficult and unpredictable challenges for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). They have to adapt their business models (BMs), traditional working mechanisms and the way they transfer their knowledge to their students. The aim of this paper is to show how HEI of applied sciences overcame these challenges, and how they adapted its BM. The case study methodology was used. Based on the case of DOBA Business School Maribor, Slovenia, authors present how it reacted to the changed business and education circumstances. Discussion and concluding remarks stress out the lessons Doba Business School has learned from the pandemic so far and how these insights can help other HEIs to change their BMs in order to cope better in these challenging times.

The Universität Dortmund: An Agent of Structural Change in its Region

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fritz Krieger ◽  
Silke Stratmann
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Turn Of The Millennium ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Ruhr Area ◽  
Universities Of Applied Sciences

At the turn of the millennium the German ‘land’ of Nordrhein-Westfalen is one of the more interesting academic landscapes in Europe. With over 40 universities, universities of applied sciences, and academies it has an unusual density of institutions of higher education. The great majority are ‘young’ universities. In particular, those in the conurbation of the Ruhr Area (the industrial heartland of Nordrhein-Westfalen) have to meet demands that go beyond what Humboldt expected from German academia. The Ruhr Area, with both its economic potential and the problems that seem to be endemic in regions of early industrialization, has set its hopes for regional revitalization on the universities. This paper examines in detail the example of the Universität Dortmund, which is located in the eastern part of the Ruhr Area, and focuses on how it has been helping to bring about structural change in that region.

scholarly journals The Finnish Academic Profession’s Divided Opportunities in Management and Governance

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Timo Aarrevaara ◽  
Sanna Ryynänen ◽  
Ville Tenhunen ◽  
Pekka Vasari
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Academic Unit ◽  
Performance Targets ◽  
Universities Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Academic Units ◽  
Strong Performance ◽  
Finnish Higher Education

Finnish higher education consists of research-oriented universities and teaching-oriented universities of applied sciences, and both sectors have a role in research, development and innovation. This paper focuses on governance and management at the institutional and academic unit levels, based on responses to several questions in the APIKS survey regarding the influence of academics, performance targets of academic units and the influence of academics in decision making and workload. Institutions in both sectors of Finnish higher education emphasise strategies and are heavily reliant on public funding. Both sectors also have an orientation to strong performance management.

Modelling Wireless Local Area Networking in Higher Education Institutes

2009 ◽  
pp. 563-568
Author(s):  
Ossi Väänänen
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Universities Of Applied Sciences

This article is partly based on the research being done by Turku University of Applied Sciences in Turku, Finland. The research was started in spring 2006 and is backed by the Ministry of Education in Finland. The aim of the research is to do the basic information collation of the current implementations and the use of wireless local area networking in Finnish universities of applied sciences (former polytechnics). Based on certain models and best practices for WLAN (wireless local area networking), networking is created.

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