Social Media Adoption in Swiss Higher Education

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We've been monitoring and tracking how Swiss schools have been using social media for the past two years (2011-2012). I this presentation we show the before and after pictures, challenges, and opportunities.

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Use of Social Media by Swiss Higher Ed

Initiative of the State Secretariat for Education and Research SER Annex of the Consulate General.

Swiss Knowledge Network with outposts in Boston . San Francisco . Shanghai and Singapore

November 13, 2012

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Use of Social Media by Swiss Higher Ed •  Social Media Presence: Then and

Now •  Social Media Metrics •  How Swiss universities are Using Social

Media •  Outlook

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Technical Note •  All 12 universities in Switzerland, including both Federal

Institutes of Technology, and the University of Liechtenstein •  The majority of Universities of Applied Sciences (14 total) •  Total: 27 institutions

HESSO EHL ELS HEIG-VD

FHNW HWZ PHZH ZHAW ZHdK

FHS

SUPSI FFHS

HSLU

BFH

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We’ve Come a Long Way

January 1, 2011

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Early Presence on Twitter

Mar

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Date equals the day of the first tweet

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Critical Mass on Facebook

Nov

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Aug

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May

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Nov

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Mar

11

2012

Mar

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Apr

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Jan

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Jun

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Jun

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2009

Aug

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Jun

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Mar

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Sept

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Feb

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Feb

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May

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Nov

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May

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Dec

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Mar

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Dec

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May

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Sept

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2011

Date equals the day of the first post on Facebook

May

14

Sept

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Sept

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Now Part of Digital Identity • 2011: 50% of the institutions included icons

on homepage • 2012: 77%

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CONGRATULATIONS

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BUILDING PRESENCE IS JUST THE BEGINNING…

THERE ARE STILL LOT OF

OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES AHEAD

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Use of Social Media by Swiss Higher Ed •  Social Media Presence: Then and Now •  Social Media Metrics •  How Swiss universities are Using Social

Media •  Outlook

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Use of Social Media by Swiss Higher Ed •  Social Media Presence: Then and Now •  Social Media Metrics

•  Presence & activity •  Content •  Tone & language •  Influence

•  How Swiss universities are Using Social Media

•  Outlook

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Facebook | Likes

HSG has most likes

Lots of fan growth with the new semester this Fall

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Q1/2011! Q2/2011! Q3/2011! Q4/2011! Q1/2012! Q2/2012! Q3/2012!

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Facebook | Post Frequency

24 out of 25 of institutions had at least 2 Facebook posts last week

Average number of posts per week: 4.5

42% of institutions post more than 6 times a week

Universities like Princeton or Stanford have more posts

But: US universities all have posts on weekends Princeton University 21 HWZ 6 HSLU 4

UC Berkeley 12 UNINE 6 FHS 3

MIT 11 ZHAW 6 FFHS 3

Sciences Po 10 UNIGE 6 ELS 3

Oxford 10 UNIBE 6 HESSO 3

University of Cambridge 10 EPFL 6 UNILU 3

UNILI 10 ZHdK 6 HSG 3

Stanford University 8 UNIBAS 4 UNIFR 3

Harvard University 7 UZH 4 SUPSI 1

HEIG-VD 7 USI 4 EHL 1

BFH 6 PHZH 4 FHNW 0

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Twitter | Followers

Most followed are EPFL, ETHZ, and UNIGE

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Q1 2011!

Q2 2011!

Q3 2011!

Q4 2011!

Q1 2012!

Q2 2012!

Q3 2012!

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Twitter | Reach

Federal institutes had the highest reach in September & October 2012

Reach = number of Twitter users who see tweets,

retweets, and mentions

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Use of Social Media by Swiss Higher Ed •  Social Media Presence: Then and Now •  Social Media Metrics

•  Presence & activity •  Content •  Tone & language •  Influence

•  How Swiss universities are Using Social Media

•  Outlook

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Facebook | Content

70% Link or visual information (flyer etc)

1% Text only

16% Pictures

9% Video 3% Question/Quiz

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Facebook | Engagement

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Twitter | Content Analysis

Each institution uses Twitter in a different way

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Twitter | Content Analysis: News or Conversation?

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@ETH!

@ETH_en!

@uzh_news_en!

@UniNeuchatel!

@hes_so!

@uzh_news!

@fhhwz!

@EHLNews!

@UniBasel!

@UNIGEnews!

@HSGStGallen!

@unifr!

@bfh_hesb!

@EPFL_en!

@phzuerich!

@FFHS!

@USInews!

@UniLuzern!

@EPFL!

@hslu!

@unibern!

@FHNW!

@unil!

@ZHAW!

@heigvd!

@uni_li!

News about the university: 85%!

Other news/Information sharing: 4%!

Random Thought: 1%!

Quiz or Question: 1%!

Conversation: 7%!

Appreciation (ffs, thank you for retweets): 2%!

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Twitter | Content Analysis: Tweets vs. Retweets

0%! 10%! 20%! 30%! 40%! 50%! 60%! 70%! 80%! 90%! 100%!

@ETH_en!

@fhhwz!

@UniNeuchatel!

@uzh_news!

@hes_so!

@ETH!

@uzh_news_en!

@phzuerich!

@UniBasel!

@EHLNews!

@FFHS!

@unil!

@UNIGEnews!

@bfh_hesb!

@unifr!

@EPFL_en!

@EPFL!

@USInews!

@unibern!

@UniLuzern!

@FHNW!

@hslu!

@ZHAW!

@heigvd!

@uni_li!

@HSGStGallen!

Tweets: 79%!

Retweets: 16%!

Retweets of other university

accounts: 6%!

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Use of Social Media by Swiss Higher Ed •  Social Media Presence: Then and Now •  Social Media Metrics

•  Presence & activity •  Content •  Tone & language •  Influence

•  How Swiss universities are Using Social Media

•  Outlook

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Social Media Transparency: Who is Posting?

Only HSG is transparent about the authors of their posts on Facebook

On Twitter it is more common to identify authors: UNIL, UNIGE, HSLU mention the people behind the tweets

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Twitter | Voice

Formal vs. conversational communication on Twitter 5 institution only communicate formally on Twitter

5 institutions communicate mostly formally, but have some conversational tweets (85% of tweets are formal)

16 institution are quite conversational (More than 15% of tweets are conversational)

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Language

•  Most Institutions tweet and post in their local languages •  UZH, EPFL, and ETH have second Twitter accounts in

English •  USI, HSG, UNIFR, UNILI, EHL use a “language hybrid” on

Twitter •  Facebook: local language is trend, but some hybrids (EPFL,

USI, HSG, BFH, UNIFR).

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Use of Social Media by Swiss Higher Ed •  Social Media Presence: Then and Now •  Social Media Metrics

•  Presence & activity •  Content •  Tone & language •  Influence

•  How Swiss universities are Using Social Media

•  Outlook

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Klout Scores

) ( Nov. 1, 2012 6pm

@EPFL 56

@ETH 55

@EPFL_en 54

@unil 51

@UNIGEnews 50

@USInews 49

@HSGStGallen 48

@ETH_en 48

@fhhwz 47

@uzh_news 46

@UniBasel 45

@unibern 45

@ZHAW 44

@UniNeuchatel 44

@hslu 44

@unifr 43

@uni_li 42

@heigvd 42

@FHNW 42

@EHLNews 42

@uzh_news_en 40

@bfh_hesb 40

@phzuerich 39

@hes_so 38

@UniLuzern 36

@FFHS 26

How Klout measures Twitter Retweets: Retweets increase your influence by exposing your content to extended follower networks. Mentions: People seeking your attention by mentioning you is a strong signal of influence. We also take into account the differences in types of mentions, including “via” and “cc.” List Memberships: Being included on lists curated by other users demonstrates your areas of influence. Followers: Follower count is one factor in your Score, but we heavily favor engagement over size of audience. Replies: Replies show that you are consistently engaging your network with quality content.

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Use of Social Media by Swiss Higher Ed •  Social Media Presence: Then and Now •  Social Media Metrics

•  Presence & activity •  Content •  Tone & language •  Influence

•  How Swiss universities are Using Social Media

•  Outlook

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Is Social Media a Priority?

2010: 21%

2011: 42%

2012: 62%

67% say that social media is an integral part of their communications strategy

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What Goals is Social Media Supporting?

Social media technologies are an important tool for….

95% ...Create, sustain, and improve brand image

95% ...Distribute content/news

86% …Increase awareness about institution

72% ...Engage students

71% ...Connect with alumni

71% ...Listen to what is going on

67% ...Recruit students

48% ...Promote research

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Working Hard on Policies and Guidelines

95% either have policies and/or guidelines or are working on it

52% have a social media strategy

5%!

48%!

33%!

14%!

14%!

33%!

33%!

19%!

No, we have no plans to develop any!

No, but we working on it!

Yes, we developed them after we set up social

media accounts!

Yes, we had to set them up before we set up social

media accounts!

Policy/Guidelines!

Stratey!

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Universities are Getting More Familiar with Social Media

2011: 17%

2012: 26%

“My organization is very familiar with social media and we use it extensively for communications.”

Do You Have a Social Media Manager?

2011: 27%

2012: 42%

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Acceptance is Growing

67% say that acceptance for social media internally is increasing

57% are encouraged by their supervisors to use social media, versus 46% in 2011

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But There Are Still Challenges

90%!

53%!

32%!

16%!

26%!

86%!

43%!

24%!

14%!

10%!

0%!

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60%!

70%!

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Lack of resources! Lack of knowledge/awareness!

Concerns about loss of control over content!

Privacy issues! Lack of support from my superiors!

What are the greatest barriers to your organization having a formal presence on

social media or putting more effort into it? (choose all that apply)!

2011!

2012!

Greatest challenge is lack of resources, despite the fact that 43% have shifted budget to social media

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Which Social Media Tools Are Used The Most?

Most important tools are Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

Google+ and podcasts have increased the most 89%!

67%!

83%!

50%!

56%!

0%!

11%! 11%!

22%!

17%!

6%!

95%!

79%! 79%!

63%!

53%!

42%!

32%! 32%!

16%! 16%! 16%!

0%!

10%!

20%!

30%!

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60%!

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90%!

100%!

Facebook! YouTube! Twitter! LinkedIn! Blog! Xing! Google+! Podcasts! Flickr! Foursquare!Videoblog!

What are the greatest barriers to your organization having a formal presence on social media or puting mor effort into it? (choose all that apply)!

2011! 2012!

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Use of Social Media by Swiss Higher Ed •  Social Media Presence: Then and Now •  Social Media Metrics

•  Presence & activity •  Content •  Tone & language •  Influence

•  How Swiss universities are Using Social Media

•  Outlook

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What Are Your Goals for 2013?

“Involve the community more and get more

engagement.”

“Professionalize our services.”

“Spread the knowhow and policy within the

university”

“Get the followers to interact more on our

channels.”

“Create more videos for online

communications.”

“Hire a social media manager and a student

assistant.”

“Implement the new social media strategy.”

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QUESTIONS?

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