IBS Tasks in the Bologna Process – A German Perspective

2nd International Conference Education for All

Warsaw, September 22-25, 2009

The clue

Informations- und Beratungsstelle

Studium und Behinderung (IBS) des Deutschen Studentenwerks

1. IBS – Who are We?2. The 18th Social Survey3. Changes – Challenges – Chances of the Bologna

Process

Contact

Agenda

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Project conducted by Deutsches Studentenwerk (DSW)

Established in 1982

Fully financed by the Federal Ministry of Educatin and Research (BMBF)

1. IBS – Who are We?

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a. Documentation and Information b. Counselling c. Platform and networking d. Trainings/Conferences

IBS Tasks in General

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Target groups: people with disabilities who are considering to study and students with disabilities,organisations and institutions with counselling services

Topics: How to organize a study? How to finance? Where to find counsellors?

a. Documentation and Information

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nationwide

by e-mail or phone

for counsellors/coordinators for students with disabilities

for students and applicants:first and general information and guiding them to counsellors in the universities, in special cases.

b. Counselling

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Clearing house:

to secure and widen equal opportunities in universities, politics and public administration

to support counsellors/coordinators for pro-active work

to cooperate with students with disabilities, their interest groups and our Advisory Board.

c. Platform and Networking

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Conferences for all interested in equal opportunities

Seminars for coordinators and counsellors

Trainings for application:for students and graduates

d. Conferences/Seminars/Trainings:

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* English short version: www.studentenwerke.de/se/2007/kurzfassung_engl.pdf

2. The 18th Social Survey * 2006

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How many students feel impaired in their study?

8%

of all students with health-related impairments

= 143.000 students

3. Changes

Challenges

Chances

of the Bologna-Process

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Changes

16 Federal States and laws for higher

education

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Federal Law

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Growing autonomy of the Universities:

- more rights to choose their students- create new study programmes- competition between universities- defining their own profile

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What does this mean for students?

• less flexibility in BA and MA degrees

• less possibilities to organize their semesters following their personal needs

reasonable adjustments have to be adapted to this study structure

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Challenges

How to secure equal opportunities?

14.367 degrees 394 universities

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Accreditation procedures for new study programmesCriteria for accreditation:• University governance and management• Qualification objectives for concepts for study programmes • Conceptual classfication for study programmes• Study programmes concept• Realisation • Examination system• Transarency and documentation

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Criteria for accreditation

Since 2008 the criteria reflect the issues of students with disabilities.

IBS tasks:- counselling the accreditation agencies

- working paper for the evaluators

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Chances

Accreditation process provides:

- reasonable adjustments - transparency in information- qualified counselling

draw attention for embedding studying and working with disabilities in higher education

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Chances

Recommendation “Eine Hochschule für Alle” of the 6th Rectors Conference 2009

- a commitment to a University for All

- agenda: 2010 discussion with all stakeholders

2013 evaluation

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to support the coordinators for students with disabilities:

- working papers- seminars- networking for collegial support

IBS Tasks:

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A University for All

Contact:

Ursula JonasInformations- und Beratungsstelle Studium und Behinderung (IBS)

Deutsches Studentenwerk

Monbijouplatz 11

D- 10178 Berlin

Tel.: 0049/30/29 77 27 61Fax: 0049/30/29 77 27 64ursula.jonas@studentenwerke.dewww.studentenwerke.de/behinderung