The Aalborg Model Problembased projectwork in teams

Universities for more than 500 years The feudal society – theology and law The agricultural society – agriculture and land management The industrial society – engineering and business The knowledge society – information and cutting edge innovation 2

The Aalborg Model: Problem Based Learning 50% courses 50% project Project courses Project Study courses Individual examination Group examination Model from The Aalborg PBL model - Progress, Diversity and Challenges Anette Kolmos, Flemming K. Fink & Lone Krogh One semester

Student Working Space Each project group is allocated working space, typically a group room. The working space is equipped with one or two computers and network access. Access to printer facilities etc. Student working spaces are located in the same buildings as teachers’ offices etc. 24 hour access.

Average time of study (bachelor and master) 5

Income HumanitiesScienceSocial ScienceEngineeringMedicineTimes Higher Education Supplement 1Aalborg University University of Southern Denmark Aalborg University University of Southern Denmark University of Copenhagen 2University of Southern Denmark Aarhus University Aalborg University University of Southern Denmark Aarhus University 3 University of Southern Denmark Aarhus University Technical University of Denmark University of Copenhagen Technical University of Denmark (DTU) 4University of Copenhagen --University of Southern Denmark Aalborg University 6

The Aalborg Model (PBL) Problem analysis Problem solving Report / Documentation LiteratureLecturesInternet TutorialsField studiesExperiments Model from The Aalborg PBL model - Progress, Diversity and Challenges Anette Kolmos, Flemming K. Fink & Lone Krogh

The Research Information System at AAU – changing the University

Changing the Research Information System

Developments VBN is the CRIS of Aalborg University Mandatory registration since 1992 Plans for online registration in 2002 Development driven by Aalborg University Library and Atira A/S First online registration in 2003 VBN runs on PURE, version 4 Data goes back to 1974

Types of content Publications Research projects Research activities Press cuttings Researchers Organisations - All linked together

Changing the university

Research communication To render visible the research activities of Aalborg University Accessibility of knowledge Knowledge sharing Establishing partnerships within the business world Establishing collaboration with other research institutions Researchers CV

Management tool Statistics on all content The bibliometric research indicator used by The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation (The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation) Aalborg University’s budget model Annual cycle for reporting Strategic development and development contract

Focus on publications – what counts! Research category Peer reviewed articles Peer reviewed conference papers Reviews Letters Scientific book Contribution to scientific book Doctoral thesis PhD dissertation Report Contribution to report Patent

What does not count! Research category o Article, editorial, encyclopedic article, comment, preface/epilogue, working paper, conference article (not peer reviewed) poster, abstract, lecture script, etc. Communication category: doesn’t count Education category: doesn’t count Commissioned category o Article, working paper, conference paper, poster, abstracts, lecture script

Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation Bibliometric Research Indicator Publication typeLevel 1 (80% of the publications world wide within the research field) Level 2 (20%)Without level Monograph6 Scientific articles in journals 13 Scientific articles in anthology- series with ISSN 13 Scientific articles in anthologies 0.75 PhD thesis2 Doctoral thesis5 Patents1

The Aalborg University Budget Model

Publications at AAU Research Communication Education Counselling4940

Publications per Faculty Main areaTotalMonograph Article in journals (level 1) Article in journals (level 2) Contribution to Anthology PhD-thesisPatent NAT/TECH SOC HEALTH HUM

Points per Faculty Main areaTotalMonograph Article in journals (level 1) Article in journals (level 2) Contribution to Anthology PhD-thesisPatents NAT/TECH 1158,46 43,67276,20 427,39 238,06 166,00 7,14 SOC351,35108,0054,02 68,00 103,33 18,00 0,00 HEALTH217,93 1,5061,08106,59 15,76 32,00 1,00 HUM166,3923,0035,23 39,38 50,79 18,00 0,00

Press cuttings Press cuttings

Budget model Allocation distribution model based on VBN data Professors and associate professors which count in the National Bibliometric Indicator: 40% of their workload for free research. Assistant professors: 50% of their workload for free research US$ for each Ph.D. thesis and doctoral dissertation. The rest of the basic research grant is distributed to the faculties due to number of points in the National Biobliometric Indicator and amounts of external research funds.

Publications from Danish universities TotalMonograph Article in journals (level 1) Article in journals (level 2) Contribution to Anthology PhD.-thesis Doctoral- thesis Patents Aalborg University Aarhus University Copenhagen Business School Technical University of Denmark IT University University of Copenhagen Roskilde University University of Southern Denmark

Points for Danish universities TotalMonograph Article in journals (level 1) Article in journals (level 2) Contributio n to Anthology PhD.-thesis Doctoral- thesis Patents Aalborg University 1894,13176,18426,53641,35407,94234,000,008,14 Aarhus University 5303,25 476,941587,232352,84 451,57388,0040,00 6,68 Copenhagen Business School 932,06 262,75156,89276,16173,2758,005,000,00 Technical University of Denmark 2998,78 369,59 644,691473,16 245,35256,0010,00 0,00 IT University 138,3814,75 30,7542,7527,1322,000,001,00 University of Copenhagen 7034,54669,281998, ,62483,53722,0040,00 5,50 Roskilde University 665,89113,50134,78182,45142,1678,0015,000,00 University of Southern Denmark 2099,59245,88560,31814,21216,98234,00 20,00 8,21

Ongoing development VBN: Aalborg University CRIS and Open Institutional Repository Complete registration and dissemination of student projects Further developments on collaboration with industries etc. Further development and usage of VBN as management tool Sharing and integrating VBN data worldwide

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