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The Bavarian Virtual University The first five years and new perspectives. Helsinki, June 20, 2005 Paul Rühl, Managing Director. The Bavarian Virtual University ( VHB = V irtuelle H ochschule B ayern). an institute formed by all the universities and the universities of Applied Sciences - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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www.vhb.org
The Bavarian Virtual University
The first five years and new perspectives
Helsinki, June 20, 2005
Paul Rühl, Managing Director
www.vhb.org
The Bavarian Virtual University (VHB = Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern)
• an institute formed by all the universities and the universities of Applied Sciences in Bavaria (not an independent university!)
• pilot project first put into operation in May 2000
www.vhb.org
Member universities
• all of Bavaria‘s 9 state universities and 17 universities of Applied Sciences
• ten „non-state“ universities, e. g. Bundeswehr- University Munich, Catholic University Eichstätt, the Film and Television Academy in Munich, the Bavarian Civil Service Academy
www.vhb.org
The Bavarian Universities
www.vhb.org
The Bavarian/German Situation
• face to face education easily available to all „traditional“ students• distance education plays a minor role• need for complete online or blended-
learning curricula is limited • from a political point of view, web-based
and -aided teaching and learning is attractive when cost-effective.
www.vhb.org
The aim of the VHB
• to complement the programme of the traditional universities, not to replace them• no degrees, only credit points• to aid the member universities in educating growing numbers of students while state funding does not grow proportionally• to spread eLearning literacy, thus enhancing the employability of the students
www.vhb.org
Students in Bavaria
2000 - 2015
(source: Wissenschaftsland Bayern 2020. München, BStMWFK, 2005)
200.000
220.000
240.000
260.000
280.000
300.000
320.000to
tal
nu
mb
er o
f st
ud
ents 2005
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Financing 2000 - 2006
• project initially financed with EUR 11 mio as part of the High Tech Offensive initiated by the Free State of Bavaria• funding from other programmes: EUR 3.7 mio• funding from the regular state budget since 2003: EUR 4.6 mio• since 2004: revenues from course licensing• since 2005: tuition fees from individual users
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• students at member universities (free of tuition fees)
Target groups
• other students (tuition fees)
• persons interested in life-long learning on an academic level (tuition fees)(No special courses for this group!)
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• Business sciences• Computer science• Engineering • Health
• Key qualifications • Law• Social work
• Teacher training
Fields of study
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• lecture + tutorial
• virtual seminar
• self-instruction environment + optional tutoring
Types of courses
A vhb-course typically equals 3 – 4 ECTS credit points
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• high degree of interaction
• individual tutorial guidance
• meeting credit-point requirements
• sustainability
• demand by member-universities
Course essentials
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• peer reviews of projects
• accreditation by VHB-boards
• student evaluation
• reports
Quality management
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• centralized student administration and catalogue
• variety of platforms and learning management systems
• individual courses are accessed via servers at member universities
Technology
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• grants for new courses• information and advice by boards and project managers• grants for tutors• free training for tutors• grants for course maintenance
= keeping the courses sustainable
VHB-Services for professors
www.vhb.org
• project management• finance• student registration• internal communication and public relations• technical support• staff: 13 employees
VHB offices
www.vhb.org
1.149
958
1.386
1.784
2.379
2.648
4.438
5.567
8.578
10.002 *
0
2.000
4.000
6.000
8.000
10.000
12.000
14.000
16.000
18.000
20.000
stu
den
ts in
ind
ivid
ual
co
urs
es
00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05
winter term summer term forecast
ca. 20.000
3.170
2.107
10.005
5.027
* to June 07
Student enrollment until summer term 2005
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• financial situation secure until Dec. 2006• possibilities for self-financing grossly
overestimated• structure of VHB rather complicated• many courses do not meet sufficient demand• insufficient acknowledgement of courses by
many universities• examinations not always offered at the
student‘s university
Problems until now
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Main recommendations of the evaluation committee 2005
• restructure the organisation
• secure stable funding
• develop courses according to the demand of the universities
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Restructuring
• strengthen the influence (and the responsibility!) of the member universities
• „Lean structures“:fewer boards and committees
• relocate the VHB offices in one place(present sites: Bamberg and Hof)
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Funding
• basic funding by state budget (suggested: 3.6 mio € p.a.)
• appropriate participation of the VHB as soon as semester fees will be introduced (2007?)
• revenues from course licensing and from individual customers (comparatively low in the foreseeable future)
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Course development to demand
in the past: 1) professors suggest projects2) experts evaluate project quality3) Board of VHB-directors selects projects for funding
in the future: 1) universities declare their demand, suggest and define
projects2) Board of VHB-directors selects projects for funding and
calls for proposals (competitve bidding)3) Board of directors and university representatives choose
among bidders
www.vhb.org
1.149
9581.3861.784
2.379
2.6484.438
5.567
8.578
10.002 *
0
5.000
10.000
15.000
20.000
25.000
30.000
35.000
40.000
45.000
50.000
stu
de
nts
in
in
div
idu
al
co
urs
es
00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08
winter term summer term forecast
ca. 20.000
3.1702.107
10.005
5.027
* to June 07
ca. 50.000
ca. 38.000
ca. 30.000
Student enrollment (forecast)