1. Perspectives of Educational Systems
Valér Csernus
M.D., Ph.D., professor
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2. Higher education system in Hungary
Bologna system since 1999
two level (BS., MA. | undivided)
credit system
1 credit = 30 student work-hours, <50% university classes, >50% home
30 credits / semester
mandatory – optional (elective, facultative) subjects
Universities in Hungary
national
private (foundations, churches)
University structure
head – rector (academic), chancellor (financial), University Senate
schools (faculties) – branch of sciences
institutes, clinics – singular or department groups
departments – subject (groups)
Students
national scholarship
private (tuition fee)
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3. Perspectives The education system must change, develop continuously
The science and technology develop rapidly - the education must not only follow them quick, but also must predict the trends
The students change – their basic education, their current and future way of life
To improve the financial state of the university
Respond to the increased international competition in university education
Major concerns of development
Quality and efficiency
Internationalization
Practice orientation - dual systems, industrial connections
E-learning
Research – basic and applied, R&D
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4. Quality and efficiency
To ensure quality and efficiency:
Appropriate curriculum
keep pace with the rapid development of science and technology
based on well defined output requirement – knowledge and skills
application of modern educational methods, approximations
Good teachers
authentic, charismatic personality
good didactics
up-to-date knowledge and skills, motivation to develop themselves
Appropriate infrastructure
lecture halls, modern teaching instrumentation
teaching laboratories (in campus and collaborations)
student facilities (library, sport, housing)
Ensuring quality
organized quality control / assurance
accreditation – local, national, international
students’ feedback – anonymous, regular
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5. Internationalization
Goals
financial…
international fame of the university
stimulation for up-to-date curriculum, quality assurance
broadening the professors’ knowledge and international relations
To do
comply the curriculum to
foreign terminology
students of various basic training and culture
professors
multilingual
preparation of teaching aids in multiple languages and terminology
adaptation to students of different cultural background and knowledge levels
Admittance
appropriate marketing
recruiting companies
entrance examinations
preparatory courses (subjects, language, cultural differences)
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6. complying the curriculum to foreign terminology
Means
complying the curriculum to
foreign terminology
adaptation to students of various basic training
professors
multilingual
preparation of teaching aids in multiple languages and terminology
adaptation to students of different cultural background and knowledge levels
Admittance
appropriate marketing
recruiting companies
entrance examinations
preparatory courses (subjects, language, cultural differences)
Student services
multilingual administrators
student bodies
libraries, recreation facilities
alumni program
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7. Practice-orientation
Goal: beside providing a sound theoretical knowledge, also developing practical skills of the students – to turn out fully qualified, immediately useful specialists
Internal – modern training laboratories, realistic skill labs
External - “dual training” – industrial cooperation, real workplace environment
factories, pharmaceutical companies
teaching hospitals
practicing schools
courts, administration
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8. E-learning
Possibility (technical development) and need (“mass education”)
Goals
involving the modern technologies (Internet, multimedia, virtual reality), for
efficient training at large scale (increasing number of students),
without compromising the quality.
Means
e-teaching
digitalized teaching aids (handouts, pictures, animations, multimedia)
digitalized aid for skill-developing practices (multimedia, virtual reality)
remote consulting – teleconference
examination
inexpensive, efficient
easy to standardize and evaluate
avoids subjectivity
BUT practical skills
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9. Research work in the universities
Goals
NOT to train scientists
NOT to provide infrastructure for scientist – who do not want to teach
BUT to support state-of-the-art, authentic teaching;
Scientific activity of the professors supports, motivates, encourages them to teach.
No one can be a good, authentic, motivating lecturer, if they are not familiar with, not involved in research at internationally recognized level.
Scientists in research institutes – wasting they talent; they don’t share their results, “quarantining” they work, don’t dispend their motivation, attitudes with students.
Means
encouraging, motivating, supporting the professors to do research, and to participate in international scientific collaborations and conferences
maintaining efficient doctoral (PhD) schools
establishing and supporting scientific student bodies.
not to train scientists but educate professionally better future specialists who are familiar with, and motivated to keep pace with the development of the science
“recruitment” of talented professors.
Additional benefits of the research work in the universities
scientific achievements result in higher esteem for the university
applied science (R&D) give financial benefits to the university
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