1. Hochschulforschung | Higher Education Research Pfeffer, 5 institutional casesAustria ACA-CHEPS seminar 25. November 2004 HEIGLO Five institutional cases in Austria thomas.pfeffer@uni-klu.ac.at www.iff.ac.at/hofo/pfeffer

2. Hochschulforschung | Higher Education Research Pfeffer, 5 institutional casesAustria ACA-CHEPS seminar 25. November 2004 03/04 Alpha 1Delta 1Delta 2Gamma 1Gamma 2 Students23.36120.1341.4042.715842 Year of start 1585189818411993 DisciplinesComprehen sive Specialised (econm.) Rather spec. (art) Rather comp. Foreign8,3%20,8%55,8%2,8%13,0% ERASMUS in 1,2%1,3% 1,7%8,8% ERASMUS out 1,6%1,3%0,4%3,4%8,6%

3. Hochschulforschung | Higher Education Research Pfeffer, 5 institutional casesAustria ACA-CHEPS seminar 25. November 2004 5 institutional cases in Austria (1) Alpha AT –23.400 Stud. / 6 Fak. / 62 Progr. / 8% int. Stud. –Comprehensive, heterogeneous, regional –Goals: SEE; profile in EU Delta1 AT –20.000 Stud. / 1 Fak. / 8 Progr. / 21% int. Stud. –Specialised, homogeneous, national flagship –Goals: E speaking, Western E, CEE; Top 5 german speaking, research Delta2 AT –1.400 Stud. / 2 locations / 34 Progr. / 56% int. Stud. –Rather specialised (music, performing arts, arts pedagogy) –Goals: G speaking, global; quality improvement

4. Hochschulforschung | Higher Education Research Pfeffer, 5 institutional casesAustria ACA-CHEPS seminar 25. November 2004 5 institutional cases in Austria (2) Gamma1 AT –2.700 Stud. / 4 locations / 28 Progr. / 2,8% int. Stud. –Rather comprehensive holding comprising local faculties (locations); complementing the provision of the regional university –Goals: applied research, int. at home, student mobility Gamma2 AT –850 Stud. / 1 location / 6 Progr. / 13,0% int. Stud. –Rather comprehensive; local monopoly for HE in the home province, close contacts to EU-Regio lake Constanz –Goals: adaptation to export streams (SWE), all continents

5. Hochschulforschung | Higher Education Research Pfeffer, 5 institutional casesAustria ACA-CHEPS seminar 25. November 2004 Perceptions Regulations –EU-programmes: revenues/costs –Fear of declining funds –Institutional autonomy Norms –Lack of orientation/debate about goals (Bologna) –Non-profit internationalisation Culture –Increasing competition for academic prestige

6. Hochschulforschung | Higher Education Research Pfeffer, 5 institutional casesAustria ACA-CHEPS seminar 25. November 2004 Organisational Responses (1) Research –Discipl. differences: objects / communities International degree students –No strategy Student mobility –ERASMUS, internships Staff mobility –Teacher / researcher / administrators Language

7. Hochschulforschung | Higher Education Research Pfeffer, 5 institutional casesAustria ACA-CHEPS seminar 25. November 2004 Consequences on the organisation (1) Social structure –Professionalisation –Balance between acad. / admin. structures Goals –Summerizing existing activities, self-descriptions –Institutional priorities –Benchmarking –Selectivity; sometimes exclusivity

8. Hochschulforschung | Higher Education Research Pfeffer, 5 institutional casesAustria ACA-CHEPS seminar 25. November 2004 Consequences on the organisation (2) Participants –Staff development –Mobility vs. cooperation Technology –Bologna: incremental vs. lever for institutional change –New forms: summer schools, postgraduate, joint studies

9. Hochschulforschung | Higher Education Research Pfeffer, 5 institutional casesAustria ACA-CHEPS seminar 25. November 2004 Recommendations Acknowledge differences Be selective with strategies and activities Analyse your position in your world I. of HEI I. of HE-system (national, EU) More debate along disciplines (e.g about national/European goals) International (European, global) public goods?