Quality management at Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal

Best Practice at a German University of Applied Sciences by Anne Lequy Prorector for Academic Affairs

3 HS Magdeburg-Stendal :: 2 campuses: Magdeburg & Stendal :: 7 departments :: Over 50 Bachelor and Master programmes :: 6,500 students :: ca. 300 international students

4 Departments in Magdeburg ::  Civil Engineering  Engineering and Industrial Design  Communications and Media  Social and Health Sciences  Water and Waste Management Departments in Stendal ::  Applied Human Sciences  Economics

5 German-Jordanian University (GJU) :: HS Magdeburg-Stendal is the lead university setting up the GJU in Amman. :: Rector Prof. Dr. Andreas Geiger is project leader in Germany. Prof. Dr. Andreas Geiger and Minister Walid Al Maani, © Norbert Doktor, July 2009

Quality management in teaching and learning: “Qualitätspakt Lehre” as example of best practice :: “Qualitätspakt Lehre” is a competition run by federal and state governments for funding period :: Objective: raise quality in teaching and learning :: HS Magdeburg-Stendal was the only award recipient in Saxony-Anhalt (first approval round) :: Total funding until 2016: € 5.2 million :: Foundation of “Zentrum für Lehrqualität und Hochschuldidaktik” (Centre for Quality in Teaching and Higher Education Didactics)

7 Functions of “Zentrum für Lehrqualität und Hochschuldidaktik”

9 Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal: “Qualitätshochschule” :: Since 2011: HS Magdeburg-Stendal’s mission statement defines it as a “University of Quality” and underlines its focus on quality in teaching and learning, oriented towards the interests of different groups (students, industry, society). :: System monitoring quality in teaching and learning from students’ point of view >> quick reaction to shortcomings

Quality Monitoring System :: Evaluation by students (since Summer 2004) :: Student survey on quality in teaching and learning (since 2007) as part of Study Quality Monitor by HIS GmbH :: Alumni survey (first in WS 10/11) :: Survey of dropouts / out-transfers (since WS 09/10)

11 Data on quality (extract)

CHE-Ranking:

Study quality monitor 2010:

Balanced Score Card:

Unemployment:

Data on quality:

Improving quality in teaching and learning Examples: :: Ideenförderung 2012> for lecturers :: Mentorenprogramm > for students

Ideenförderung 2012 :: Ideas competition open to all lecturers at HS Magdeburg-Stendal :: Funding: € :: 20 entries > 12 winners :: Ideas in entries implemented IMMEDIATELY!!

Mentorenprogramm :: Mentors guide new students through day-to-day life at HS Magdeburg-Stendal :: By students for students :: Peer-to-peer guidance :: Authenticity :: Comprehensive coaching

Improving quality: Mentorenprogramm :: Mentorenprogramm is extension of existing Hochschulscouts programme. :: Mentors improve quality of communication within HS Magdeburg- Stendal > Mentors communicate with students as equals. :: Mentors improve the learning environment, but not courses/programmes > Mentors improve the general conditions. > (Student) Tutors improve the courses / course contents.

Screenshot of website. Source: magdeburg.de

© Brekenkamp, Jürgen: „In vielen Punkten über dem Durchschnitt“, published in magazine „treffpunkt campus, page 10-11, february 2012

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