research session - wbaa

Research SessionMartin Unger

unger@ihs.ac.at

Renata Petrevska Nechkoskarenata.petrevskanechkoska@ugent.be

Marina Tomović, Anđela Micanović

1st WBAA GA, Tirana15-16.3.2019

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Introduction

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Higher Education Research

▪ Head of a group of ≈20 HE researchers at IHS,

Vienna (non-university research institute)

▪ Social and economic situation of students,

mobility of students

− National surveys in AT

− EUROSTUDENT in 30+ countries

▪ EUROGRADUATE (pilot in 8 countries)

▪ Tracking AT students/graduates with admin data

▪ EMA Graduate Impact Survey (currently under revision)

▪ Social Dimension in the Bologna Process

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Higher Education Research

▪ www.eurostudent.eu

− Last report:http://www.eurostudent.eu/download_files/documents/

EUROSTUDENT_VI_Synopsis_of_Indicators.pdf

− https://twitter.com/EUROSTUDENTtwt

▪ www.eurograduate.eu

▪ Bologna implementation report:https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/2fe152b6-5efe-11e8-ab9c-

01aa75ed71a1/language-

en?WT.mc_id=Selectedpublications&WT.ria_c=677&WT.ria_f=706&WT.ria_ev=search

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IHS >> WBAA

▪ IHS is part of the service provider consortium for

WBAA

▪ Our task is to support the WBAA in setting-up the

Tracer Study initiated by the WBAA

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WBAA Research potentials:

- Tracer Study

- Project proposal prospects

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Tracer Study: Draft concept as developed by

Arber Hajrizaj and others

▪ Purpose:

− impact on educational policy in the region

− E.g. how can region profit from the knowledge mobile

students bring back? Towards brain circulation

▪ Target group:

− All potential members of WBAA (ex mobile students)

▪ Mode of surveying: Online

▪ Schedule:

− 2019 preparation

− 2020 implementation, reporting

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Objectives of the research session

▪ Define topics and main research questions for

the survey (work in small groups)

▪ Fix a schedule for 2019

▪ Clarify division of labour:

Who is going to do what until when?

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Potential topics for the survey

(Arber + IHS)

1. Mobility program impressions (skills gained, personal development, perceived value of

the experience/degree gained in the EU, perception of

Europe before and after their studies)

2. Comparison of people who stayed in the region

vs. those who left (returnees vs. non returnees, brain drain)

3. Assessment of impact of studying abroad on

professional and personal life

4. Comparison of study + research conditions in EU

and Western Balkans

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Potential topics for the survey

(Arber + IHS)

5. Potential impact on education in the region (what

do alumni want to improve most in home

education)

6. Current situation of Alumni (education,

occupation, average salary, unemployment rate,

etc.)

7. Social live in the respective countries (family

composition and planning etc.)

8. Role of WBAA (expectations, feedback,

willingness to contribute/engage ….)

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Potential topics for the survey and further

research

9. Broad ecosystem for research in WB

10.Aspects of the individual researcher

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Potential topics for the survey and further

research

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Potential topics for the survey and further

research

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Potential topics for the survey and further

research

http://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/eca/WBRIS%20Strategy10-21-

13%20web.pdf

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/communication-credible-

enlargement-perspective-western-balkans_en.pdf

https://wbc-rti.info/object/document/17316

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Potential topics for group work

1. Mobility impressions

2. Comparison of returnees vs. non returnees

3. Impact of studying abroad

4. Comparison of study condition in EU and WB

5. Potential impact on education policy in WB

6. Current situation of Alumni

7. Social life in WB countries

8. Role of WBAA

9. Research ecosystem

10.Individual researchers

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Group work and Presentations

Discussions, Conclusions, Proposals

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Your involvement

▪ When leaving the session, please mark on the

list of participants if you want to work in 2019 on

one of the projects

− M for the Makro-Project

− T for the Tracer-Study

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Schedule Macro Study

▪ Revision of topics, clarification of ideas, methods, outcomes>>> June 2019 (Renata + Ms)

▪ Project proposal concept, identification of potential consortium partners, identification of funding line>>> Sept 2019

▪ Revision, collecting feedback from partners>>> Oct 2019

▪ Writing proposal>>> Deadline of chosen funding line

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Schedule Tracer Study

Questionnaire:

▪ Revision of topics, further elaboration of topics

>>> May 2019 (IHS, Arber, Renata)

▪ Feedback from Ts >>> June 2019

▪ Draft of questionnaire >>>> Sept 2019

▪ Feedback from research group >>> Oct 2019

▪ Final questionnaire >>> Nov 2019

Organisational issues:

▪ Summer 2019 (IHS, Michael, Arber)

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Head of the research team and deputy

▪ Head

− Renata Petrevska Nechkoska, North Macedonia

− renata.petrevskanechkoska@ugent.be

▪ Deputy

− Tijana Karic, Novi Sad, Serbia

− tijanakaric.psi@gmail.com

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Thank you very

much!

Higher Education Research at IHS-Vienna:

http://ihs.ac.at/her