scholarly journals Entrepreneurial organization in higher education: Professional and educational answers to the crisis: The pandemic and more

2021 ◽  
pp. 21-40
Author(s):  
Vanna Boffo ◽  
Fabio Togni
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Education ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
Entrepreneurial Organization

The current pandemic crisis has also had evident effects on the labour market. Higher Education contexts must increasingly rethink themselves if they want to promote employability. The essay, starting from the triangulation between profession, professionalism and professionalization and from the current reflection on employability, finds in Entrepreneurial Education the crisis solution. In particular, it proposes to understand Higher Education Institutions as Entrepreneurial Organization in which processes are activated for the development of research and narrative competences.

scholarly journals The management of academic supervision in the More Doctors for Brazil Project by higher education institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (suppl 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Chavez Penha ◽  
Rosa Gouvêa de Sousa ◽  
Sandro Schreiber de Oliveira ◽  
Erika Rodrigues de Almeida ◽  
Jackeline Gomes Alvarenga Firmiano
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
National Health System ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Professional Qualification ◽  
Education Professional

ABSTRACT The More Doctors Program is a strategic set of actions for the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) aiming at improvements in medical education, professional qualification and retention of doctors in unassisted areas. Among these actions, we highlight the Project More Doctors for Brazil (PMMB), responsible for the emergency supply of doctors. It was conceived as a response to the shortage of professionals in primary care across the country, an extremely important aspect in this set of strategies for SUS. The professional improvement proposed by PMMB has mobilized public higher education institutions to participate as supervisory institutions. They are responsible for supervising the activities developed by doctors and for strengthening the continuing education policy through teaching-service integration actions. This article aims to report on the experience of managing academic supervision in light of the challenge of the implementation of PMMB.

scholarly journals How Higher Education Institutions Are Driving to Digital Transformation: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 636
Author(s):  
Andreia Filipa Teixeira ◽  
Maria José Angélico Gonçalves ◽  
Maria de Lourdes Machado Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Business World ◽  
Digital Development

In recent years, the rapid development of technological innovation has transformed the business world. Digital transformation improves the economic positioning of companies, contributing to society and the environment, but beyond technological evolution, it also brings social and cultural changes. With the new trends, companies saw the need to train people with digital skills and higher education institutions (HEIs) were forced to change their teaching methods to keep up with the new demands of the labour market. In this context, it is intended to identify the influence that HEIs play in the digital development of regions, in this case, the influence of Public Polytechnic Institutes of Porto in the development of the Metropolitan Area of Porto. The methodology adopted to answer the objectives of this study and research questions formulated, was an exploratory study, using semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. The results obtained allowed us to verify the positive influence of HEIs in the digital development of the Metropolitan Area of Porto. As well as identify the motivations that lead companies to participate in digital transformation initiatives, identify the skills needed to meet the demands of the labour market and identify the efforts made by HEIs to keep up with the digital evolution of society.

Innovative Approach to Developing Competencies for Business Practice

2020 ◽  
pp. 428-463
Author(s):  
Mojca Duh ◽  
Jernej Belak ◽  
Tjaša Štrukelj
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Business Practice ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Innovation And Development

The book chapter introduces the research findings on the application of teaching methods in higher education in Slovenia that positively affect the process of developing students' transversal competences. The goal of the research was to explore the teaching methods that should be applied in the process of improving transversal competences of students in higher education, from two perspectives: developing students' transversal competences at institutions of higher education and demands of the labour market regarding the required qualifications of graduates. Namely, contemporary business practice recognises transversal competences as increasingly important, due to their impact on innovation and development of society and economy. Higher education institutions have important role when diminishing mismatches between students' competences and applicable requirements of the labour market.

scholarly journals Opening universities’ doors for business? Marketization, the search for differentiation and employability in England

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
NICCOLO DURAZZI
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Educational Provision ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Key Driver ◽  
Market Needs ◽  
Higher Education Market

Abstract The article investigates the causes and consequences of the increased engagement of British universities with employability and skills initiatives. By employing case studies of six universities based in England, it asks whether the increased engagement between higher education and the labour market is driven by universities or business and whether such engagement has increased the diversity of the higher education sector. Findings suggest that the alignment between labour market needs and educational provision in universities is strongly mediated by the competitive environment within which higher education institutions have been operating since the late 1990s: the higher education market – not the labour market – is the key driver for universities to engage in employability and skills initiatives. The article also questions the assumption that ‘competition’ leads to ‘differentiation’ in higher education. Rather, isomorphic tendencies seem to prevail over differentiation in the context of a highly competitive higher education market.

Partnerships between higher education institutions and firms: The role of students’ curricular internships

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mário Franco ◽  
Rui Silva ◽  
Margarida Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
Personal Involvement ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Strong Competition

Partnerships between higher education institutions (HEIs) and firms mediated by students’ curricular internships allow increased mutual benefits in the form of the exchange of knowledge and innovation. This study investigates these relationships by testing various hypotheses to measure the influence of certain factors on the student’s personal involvement in curricular internships organized through HEI–firm partnerships. Based on a final sample of 215 students on various degree courses at two Portuguese HEIs (a university and a polytechnic), the results obtained show that students assess internships very positively in all respects (organization of the internship, the HEI’s orientation, the host institution (HI) and the HI’s orientation). This suggests that the professional internships provided by HEI–firm partnerships play a crucial role in students’ entry into a labour market characterized by strong competition and relational aggressiveness. Implications for theory and practice are also presented.

INFLUENCE OF INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESSES IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 437
Author(s):  
Eglė Virgailaitė-Mečkauskaitė ◽  
Velta Lubkina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
European Convention ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
European Higher Education Area ◽  
European Higher Education

<p>Since integration and globalization processes are accelerating in the world, the demand to internationalize education and studies increases as well as parameters of the activities of higher education institutions change. International competitive ability of European higher education area, international mobility and high level of university graduates’ employment as well as successful integration into international labour market are the main aims of Bologna process. Bologna declaration, various documents of conventions (European convention of higher education institutions, Salamanca) and communiqué documents (of Prague; Berlin; Bergen) related to the declaration devoted to the creation of common European Higher Education Area raise the necessity of higher education policy emphasizing internationalization, the conception of lifelong learning. The documents mentioned above emphasize the development of European dimensions and content internationalization in study programmes, training of a flexible, mobile, constantly improving and public active specialist who will integrate into the competitive labour market, mobility of the academic community and international cooperation. The development of intercultural competence becomes a more topical subject of the research taking globalization processes into consideration. That is why it is important to understand the influence of internationalization processes in the institution on the development of Master’s degree (MA) students’ intercultural competence through their experience gained in the study process. The aim of the research presented in this article is to discuss the influence of internationalization processes in the institution on the development of MA students’ intercultural competence. A scientific problem question raised in the research is how MA students telling their life story reveal the experience gained in the process of higher education internationalization which influenced the development of their intercultural competence.</p>

Autodesk Revit - Key to Successful Training of Highly Qualified Civil Engineers

2015 ◽  
Vol 725-726 ◽  
pp. 1617-1625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Zolotova ◽  
Nikolai Vatin ◽  
Eugenia Tuchkevich ◽  
Alexandr Rechinsky
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Civil Engineers

Nowdays step by step all companies are moving to BIM technology. It forms one of the main demands of the labour market, influencing the principles of specialist`s preparation in the construction industry higher education institutions. Knowledge of the latest BIM systems is the main. The leader among programs in field of industrial and civil construction is Autodesk Revit. The aim of this work is an overview of Autodesk Revit and evidence of the importance of Autodesk Revit in the training of professionals in the building industry on the example of students` works.

scholarly journals Validation of the competence profile of agri-environmental engineering bachelor course

2010 ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Julianna M. Fricz ◽  
Csaba Juhász
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Common Agricultural Policy ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Environmental Engineering ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
The Common

As member of the European Union, the development if the Hungarian agriculture is determined by the Common Agricultural Policy. After the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2003, the environmental protection has got a crucial function. The constant changing role of agriculture has reacted students in higher education. For firms connected to agriculture, human resource management based on competency has an important role in custody of competitiveness. One of the most important goals of firms is to supply the demands of their economic partners. To make it successfully, highly qualified human resource is required. The quality of human resource is determined not only by its qualification, language skills, professional experience, and practise, but extant competencies that can also be developed. To choose the expectant employee, it is not enough for them to have intelligence and proficiency; it is also decisive to examine their particular competencies. All of these will define the employee’sachievement that will definitely contribute to the success of the enterprise. Basically, closer cooperation is needed between higher education institutions and employers to achieve this goal. At the same time, the higher education institutions can revise their training systems considering the actual requirements of labour market, and accordingly, they can form syllabus in a way to train auspicious experts. In this article examination of the requirements of labour market for graduates from agri-environmental engineering bachelor course is presented.

scholarly journals FUNCTIONING OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF ROMANIA IN THE CONDITIONS OF AUTONOMIZATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (14) ◽  
pp. 10-13
Author(s):  
Nadiia Kuzmenko ◽  
◽  
Kyrylo Tulin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Education System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Professional Orientation ◽  
Higher Education System

The article is devoted to the analysis of the higher education system of Romania. Peculiarities of functioning of higher education institutions of different forms of ownership in the conditions of autonomy are determined. The Romanian practical experience of supporting students educational and professional orientation and promoting their professional inclusion in the labour market is noteworthy. The activities of advisory departments in each institution of higher education regarding students choice of a professional route should be borrowed from Ukraine.

scholarly journals Graduates’ Unemployment and Associated Factors in Ethiopia: Analysis of Higher Education Graduates’ Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mesfin Molla Demissie ◽  
Adane Hailu Herut ◽  
Berhanu Mekonnen Yimer ◽  
Misganu Legesse Bareke ◽  
Birhanu Haile Agezew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Job Skills ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Institutional Characteristics ◽  
Sampling Formula ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Graduate Unemployment

Higher education institutions are responsible for providing their graduates with relevant job skills that will allow them to compete in the labour market. With this in mind, the purpose of this study was to identify the factors associated with graduate unemployment in Ethiopia. The data were collected, analysed, and interpreted using a quantitative design. Using Cochran’s sampling formula, 359 graduates from five regions were selected as the sources of primary data. Multinomial logistic regression was used to analyse the data because it is a good model for computing the interaction between more than two independent and dependent variables. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.947 indicated that the instrument’s reliability is adequate. The study revealed that the independent variables that correlate with graduates’ unemployment are demographic characteristics, curriculum, institutional characteristics, graduate characteristics, and economic and labour market conditions. These findings imply that HEIs and governance bodies should reconsider the sector’s policy and strategic directions in terms of graduates’ employability output. As one of the major improvements, the study also recommends creating an enabling environment for employers to thrive, while higher education institutions adjust their curricula to meet the needs of employers.

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