1. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 20051 Croatia for Bologna A very warm and hearty welcome from Austria! Congratulations for the successful project application! ÖAD is very glad to participate in this project Best regards from the Austrian Ministry for Education Science and Culture

2. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 20052 Austrian Exchange Service (ÖAD) Largest non profit organisation in the field of internationalisation of higher education Members of ÖAD: all Austrian Universities, Universities of Applied Sciences and Teacher Training Colleges Administration of European Union (Sokrates, Leonardo) and bilateral scholarship programmes Providing and exchange of information, publications Accomodation for international students

3. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 20053 Higher Education in Austria I 236.000 students in higher education (academic year 2003/04) – 40.000 international students (more than 16%) – 924 students from Croatia registered at Austrian higher education institutions

4. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 20054 Higher Education in Austria II 15 universities + 1 postgraduate university 6 universities of the arts 19 Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulen) with 141 degree programmes Teacher Training colleges, colleges, academies 9 Private Universities (very few students)

5. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 20055 Implementation of the Bologna Process in Austria Three items to cover: 1.The overall importance of the Bologna Process for Austrian institutions 2.Implementation of the objectives 3.Structure for implementation

6. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 20056 Importance for Austrian Institutions Substantial contribution towards the Europeanisation & Internationalisation of HE Competition with other European (and worldwide) providers will become tougher in future Challenge for the future: to reduce the gap between the existing legal framework and reality.

7. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 20057 Legal Framework Amendment of University Studies Act in 1999 Introduction of a new Universities Act in 2002 This act created the legal basis for all Bologna items such as –Bachelor and master programmes –ECTS –Diploma supplement –Joint and double degrees

8. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 20058 Implementation I Diploma supplement issued on request; starting with July 2005 obligatory (in German and English) Currently 172 Bachelor and 217 Master Programmes following the new system (about 25% of all study programmes)

9. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 20059 Implementation II ECTS –compulsory as of October 2002 –but introduction will take longer as work-load based allocation of credits is not always accepted

10. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 200510 Implementation III Austrian Agency for Quality Assurance, estabished in 2004 as a body of private law: –„Meta“ certification of quality assurance mechanisms – administrative support for evaluation projects

11. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 200511 Promotion of Mobility I Social dimension: support measures for needy students increased European Union Programmes –especially Erasmus but also Leonardo and EU 3 rd country programmes extensive range of scholarship programmes for students (incoming and outgoing), e.g.

12. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 200512 Promotion of Mobility II –Scholarship programmes for OECD and Middle & Eastern European countries: for work on an Austria-related subject –Exchange programmes with Hungary, Czech and Slovak Republics –Bilateral Scholarship Programmes for developing countries

13. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 200513 Promotion of Mobility III –Multilateral CEEPUS Programme –Grants for postgraduate programmes (outgoing) –Students keep their national support for study abroad period fee waiver (tuition) for outgoing students

14. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 200514 Promotion of Mobility IV Result: some 30 % of Austrian graduates have studied abroad for at least one term

15. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 200515 Attractiviness of EHEA Platform for the promotion of Austria as a location for study and research established Main activities –participation in three big education fairs –the preparation of uniform information material in a homogenous layout (brochures, folders, homepage, etc.). Erasmus Mundus Applications of Austrian institutions

16. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 200516 Structure for implementation I National Bologna follow-up group established in 1999 consisting of representatives of –Ministries –Rectors‘ Conference and Fachhochschule Conference –Teacher Training Colleges‘ Conference –Austrian Students‘ Union

17. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 200517 Structure for Implementation II Contact point for the Bologna Process at the Federal Ministry for Science, Education and Culture Bologna Coordinators at all Austrian HE institutions –Responsible for implementation of the Bologna objectives in their institutions

18. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 200518 Structure for Implementation III Monitoring Procedure for the implementation of the Bologna Process –National Austrian objectives derived from the Bologna objectives have been defined –Responsibilities and schedules for their implementation –Monitoring of the status of implementation Austrian approach: to include all stakeholders in the implementation from the very beginning

19. Austrian Exchange Service Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research Ulrich Hörmann, Kick-off Meeting, Croatia for Bologna, 14 January 200519 Finally Thank you for your attention! ulrich.hoermann@oead.ac.at further information (also in English) http://www.oead.ac.at http://www.bologna.at