scholarly journals Implementation of a Student Learning Assistant scheme on a new higher education campus

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bheshaj Kumar Ashley Hoolash ◽  
Adeelah Kodabux
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Branch Campus ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Academic Year

Middlesex University, Mauritius Branch Campus was setup in 2010, and as any credible British higher education institution, its aim has been to improve students’ learning as well as students’ experience. One such venture has been the creation of the Student Learning Assistant (SLA) scheme. The pilot project was run from January 2013 to May 2013 and the scheme is ongoing for the new academic year which started in September 2013. The purpose of this reflective paper is to explain thoroughly the implementation process of the SLA scheme and to recommend any improvements that can be instigated to overcome the challenges that the authors (SLA coordinators) faced when overseeing the running of the SLA scheme.

Creating a Climate for University Spin-Offs

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 297-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter van der Sijde ◽  
Jaap van Tilburg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Positive Culture ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Entrepreneurial Climate ◽  
The Creation ◽  
A Company

UNISPIN is a project designed to promote university spin-off companies among the universities and regions of Europe. In this context, a university spin-off is a company that uses technology developed in a higher education institution for its start-up. From the experience of the UNISPIN scheme, it is clear that one of the most important prerequisites for a spinoff programme in an institution is the existence of an entrepreneurial climate. In this paper, the authors first discuss the development of an entrepreneurial climate and the spin-off potential of universities. They then look at UNISPIN and its approach before analysing effective ‘tools’ for the creation of a positive culture and the implementation of a systematic programme for the creation of university spin-off companies.

scholarly journals The Conceptual Principles for the Creation and Functioning of Innovation-Active University

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (515) ◽  
pp. 117-127
Author(s):  
O. V. Rayevnyeva ◽  
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V. Y. Yermachenko ◽  
M. M. Berest ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Strategic Model ◽  
The Creation ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

The article is aimed at developing the conceptual principles for the creation and functioning of innovation-active university (IAU) as a modern strategic model of higher education institution in conditions of transformation and digitalization of society. A number of problems and contradictions are allocated and systematized, causing the need to transform the traditional university into an innovation-active, entrepreneurial structure, the activity of which consists in the interaction of the university with the economy, public administration bodies and society. It is determined that the formation of a new paradigm for the development of the higher education system raises the need for innovation-active universities in the form of entrepreneurial organizations that have a resource willingness to promote accelerated development of both the economy and society through intensive transfer of new, generated at the university knowledge and technology on the basis of partnership with key stakeholders. On the basis of studying the conceptual basis of the emergence and development of the IAU, a number of hypotheses of building an innovation-active university were developed, a system of conceptual provisions and principles of its functioning was formed. The purpose and objectives of the innovation-active university are defined, the system-forming directions of its innovation activity are allocated and characterized. On the basis of the carried out researches, the framework for the creation and development of the IAU was formed, containing a list of components of the internal environment and the factors that ensure their support on the basis of development of entrepreneurship and innovation. Prospects for further research in this direction are the development of a mechanism for the functioning of an innovation-active university, which will ensure the effective transformation of higher education institution on the basis of innovation and entrepreneurship development and will contribute to maintaining a high level of its competitiveness in the educational space.

scholarly journals CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF THE HACKATHON ECOSYSTEM OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Management ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-84
Author(s):  
Iryna Goncharenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Block Diagram ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The University

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. The strategy of innovation development in Ukraine envisages the creation of innovative ecosystem of higher education institutions. Analysis of the current state of interaction between science, business and the state in Ukraine shows that most of the technologies and developments created as a result of scientific and technical activities of higher education institutions have not yet been implemented in the real economy. Communication interaction between representatives of higher school and enterprises involves the initiation of the innovation ecosystem. Practical implementation of conceptual model of Hackathon-ecosystem of technology transfer in higher education institution will allow to move to a new level of innovative development of higher education institution.METHODS. The study used: the DFD method for constructing a context diagram and diagram 1 level of functioning of the Hackathon ecosystem of technology transfer in higher education institution; information and technological approaches to the project management of HETT creation in the university to ensure effective management of project data flow; qualitative and operational communication between the project stakeholders.FINDINGS. The developed conceptual model of Hackathon-ecosystem of technology transfer in higher education institutions allows to take into account the specifics of functioning of higher education. The proposed block diagram of the initialization project of the creation of the Hackathon-ecosystem of technology transfer consists of 7 stages, which allows to take into account the specifics of the university. The optimal composition of stakeholders of the Hackathon-ecosystem of technology transfer in higher education institutions is defined: initiator, manager, team, customer, curator, owner, competitors, sponsor, authorities, community groups, consumers, organizations, suppliers and contractors.CONCLUSION. Practical implementation of the developed conceptual model of Hackathon-ecosystem of technology transfer in higher education institutions allows to generate ideas in accordance with market requirements and implement the most effective; to determine the needs and interests in establishing cooperation between representatives of higher education and business; to determine the compliance of the prototypes created with the needs of stakeholders and will provide feedback regarding the functioning of Hackathon-ecosystem of technology transfer.

scholarly journals School of creative management as a tool for creating careers of future managers

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-390
Author(s):  
Yu. V. Sarkisyan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
The Creation

The article is devoted to the formation of the professional competences of the student of the administrative higher education institution on the NIM RANEPA example of the creation of the School of Creative Management on the basis of the. This project provides an opportunity for future employment of the best students of the Institute and contributes to building a managerial career for proactive graduates, being a social elevator in modern vocational education.

scholarly journals DETERMINING WHETHER THE PROTOTYPE HACKATHON ECOSYSTEM FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION MEETS THE NEEDS OF STAKEHOLDERS

Management ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-73
Author(s):  
Nina Krakhmalova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Intuitive Interface

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. The development of the innovation ecosystem is one of the main vectors of development of the Ukrainian economy. One of the main elements of such policy are higher education institutions. Organizational method is an effective transition to the project approach of technology transfer management. The use of the organizational method implies the creation of a new organizational structure in the higher education institution. Such structure can be the creation of organizational unit – Hackathon-ecosystem of technology transfer, the main task of which will be the management of technology transfer projects.METHODS. The study used methods of expert evaluation and questionnaire survey of stakeholders using closed and open-ended questions; feedback grids – to diagnose the effectiveness of the created prototype of the Hackathon ecosystem; Pareto diagrams – to analyze the information by determining the total score of the survey results; A / B testing – to choose between the existing version of the site and the created prototype; usability testing – to determine the degree of convenience and intuitive interface prototype.FINDINGS. The method of creating a hackathon-ecosystem of technology transfer in higher education institution with elements of design thinking is proposed. The work of new structural unit allows to determine the needs, interest, preferences and priorities of university stakeholders. Such stakeholders are university's employees, business representatives and the state. Tools of design-thought (observation, survey, generation and selection of ideas, prototyping) of stakeholders allow to build an optimal prototype of Hackathon-ecosystem of technology transfer in higher education institution.CONCLUSION. Determination of compliance of the prototype of Hackathon-ecosystem of technology transfer in higher education institution with the needs of stakeholders allows to get feedback on directions of improvement of innovative work of university in general and new organizational structure, in particular. Questioning of technology transfer stakeholders in Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design allowed to create an optimal user-friendly and intuitive interface of Hackathon ecosystem prototype, corresponding to stakeholder needs.

scholarly journals Revitalizing Institutional Policy Grounded on Work-Life Balance of Employees in a Catholic Higher Education Institution: A Cross-sectional Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia Cecilia S. Reyes ◽  
Carlota A. Aquino ◽  
David Cababaro Bueno
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Catholic Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Academic Year

It presupposes that workers must deal with the challenging demands as they confer between spheres of “life” and “work”. The study determines the current Work-life Balance (WLB) practices and policies as basis for institutional policy reformulation in a Catholic Higher Education Institution (HEI). The researchers utilized the descriptive cross-sectional design of research to obtain information concerning the analysis of the work-life balance of employees using survey-questionnaire at a given time in an academic year. The participants of the study were school administrators and faculty members in one private higher education institution in the Philippines with full-time status during the Academic Year 2015-2016. The survey- questionnaire for work-life balance (WBL) was modified from “Better Work-life Balance Survey-Employees” of the University of Queensland in 2005. Descriptive and inferential statistics such as Percentage, Weighted Mean, Standard Deviation, and Pearson’s Product Coefficient Correlation were used for a more efficient, effective and accurate analysis of data. The work-life balance related activities of employees are sometimes at risk. Work-life related policies on leave arrangements are being viewed by employees in various ways in the organization. Parenting and pregnancy related policies are also evident. Furthermore, various work arrangement related-policies are also enjoyed by the employees. Additional provisions regarding work are also evident. Thus, there is moderate impact work-related activities and policies on the personal life of employees.

scholarly journals Organisation of physical education at the university based on students’ constitutional types and health groups

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 181-200
Author(s):  
M. M. Kolokoltsev ◽  
S. S. Ermakov ◽  
N. V. Tretyakova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Physical Training ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Functional Characteristics ◽  
Cardiorespiratory System ◽  
Higher Education Institution

Introduction. Today, the significant direction of scientific search in the field of health preservation is to study the interrelation of functional characteristics and motor skills of students of different constitutional types and health groups. Specific morphological and physiometric characteristics of an organism and belonging to a certain somatotype should be taken into account when organising physical training in higher education institutions.The aim of the research was to establish the degree of correlation of motor and functional characteristics of an organism of students with different constitutional types and health groups in order to improve an algorithm of planning and effective safe implementation process of physical training in a higher education institution.Methodology and research methods. Male-students (n = 1300) aged 17-20 years old of the 1st (n = 1012) and 2nd(n = 288) functional groups of health were examined. Constitutional types were determined according to M. V. Chernorutsky’s scheme with the calculation of values of Pignet index and Robinson index. Methods of the statistical analysis with the application of StatSoft Statistica 6.1 and Microsoft Excel programmes were used to process the obtained results in the process of diagnostics. The reliability of distinctions of average values was estimated by means of parametrical methods with the calculation of Student’s t-test.Results and scientific novelty. Motor features and functional characteristics of the cardiorespiratory system and physiometric parameters of firstand secondyear students (engaged in the programme of academic discipline “Elective Courses on Physical Culture and Sport” atIrkutskNationalResearchTechnicalUniversity) are recorded and considered. Reliable differences in the values of indicators of motor tests and functional characteristics of organisms of young people with different constitutional types are identified. In both health groups, the experiment allowed authors to reveal higher physical and functional preparedness of young men of normosthenic and asthenic constitutional types compared to their fellow hypersthenic students. Motor characteristics and functional reserve capacities of the cardiorespiratory system were higher in normosthenic and asthenic students of the 1st functional group in comparison with the representatives of the 2ndfunctional group of the same constitutional types. The conclusion is drawn on close interrelation of somatotypes with motor and functional characteristics of organisms of students engaged in physical culture.Practical significance. The research material and results contribute to the elaboration and development of the methodology of individually differentiated physical training of students in higher education institution.

scholarly journals The Creation And Implementation Of A Student Civility Code

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Lucas ◽  
Gloria Rolden-Scheib
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Big Ten ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Student Incivility ◽  
Regional Campus ◽  
The Creation

This paper examines the design and implementation of a student civility code at a regional campus of a Big Ten University. The paper also provides some guidelines to address student incivility in both the classroom and service offices throughout a higher education institution. The communication of such a student code to promote civility was critical and has also been discussed.

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