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Findings of the SEPHE II-study

Findings of the SEPHE II-study. Sustainable entrepreneurship in Professional Higher Education in Europe. Objectives of the study.

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Findings of the SEPHE II-study

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  1. Findings of the SEPHE II-study Sustainable entrepreneurship in Professional Higher Education in Europe Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  2. Objectives of the study • Make a comparative description of contribution of PHE as corporate and educational organisations in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania to sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) or corporate social responsibility (CSR); • Contribution of Eurashe to the discussion on ESD and Copernicus Guidelines during Bologna meeting in London. Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  3. Objectives of the study Make analysis of: • Mission, vision and strategy on SD • Activities in the field of SD, SE and CSR • Strengths and weaknesses in the field of SD • Involvement of stakeholders Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  4. Objectives of the study Give : • Examples of good practice in the field of ESD • Recommendations • Lists of organisations active in the field of ESD • Evaluation tools for SDE Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  5. Background to the study • Key definitions for SD, SE, CSR • Context of the study: • Brundtland report (1987) • Rio Conference: Agenda 21 (1992) • World Conference on SD in Johannesburg (2002) • UN decade for ESD (2005-2014) • SD in the EU • Copernicus Guidelines for the European Higher Education Area Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  6. Methodology • Questionnaires in English, French and German sent to 429 (P)HEd.Institutions and 355 departments; • Repeat mails to institutions and departments; • Separate mailings to members of Businet and SPACE and several networks for SD; • Telephone interviews and desktop research for examples of good practice. Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  7. Methodology • Questionnaires along the lines of the Deming Quality Cycle: Plan, DO, Check, Act. • Focusing on elements of Planet, People, Profit (Triple P); • Institutional level: focusing on institutions as business organisations; • Departmental level: focusing on institutions as education providers Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  8. Difficulties met • Insufficient response rate due to: • Difficulties to contact correct people; • Aversion to filling in questionnaires; • Apparent apathy concerning SD in certain countries, especially France, Germany and Poland; • Biased sample: • Responses from the majority of countries are not representative (except Finland, Portugal, Ireland and the Netherlands). Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  9. Findings of the questionnaires1. At institutional level • Much more interest at institutional level than in SEPHE-1 study; • PLAN: • Nearly 90 % of respondents have SD in their educational mission and more than 80% in their corporate mission. (Nearly half explicitly in their pedagogical mission) • More than 97% focus on People aspect, 60% on Planet aspect and 45% on Profit in corporateMission. Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  10. Findings of the questionnaires1. At institutional level • DO: • 95% of respondents claim to do sth. In field of SD • Mainly Planet – aspect (nearly 95%) • 85% of respondents take actions in the field of sustainable energy! • People aspect (87%) • Profit aspect (75%) Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  11. Findings of the questionnaires1. At institutional level • CHECK: • Institutions are aware of strengths and weaknesses • More than half of respondents assess their efforts in the field of SD, SE or CSR • 80% of Finnish and Romanian respondents • Half of the respondent (P)HEI integrate efforts in the field of SD in their QM • Nearly 60% are familiar with assessment tools • Nearly 80% in the Netherlands Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  12. Findings of the questionnaires2. At departmental level • PLAN: • Virtually all respondent (P)HEI think they have a role to play in promoting SD, SE or CSR • Most focus is on changing ways of thinking and development of new courses • Nearly 75% of departments surveyed mention SD in mission or vision • More involvement of stakeholders (65%)than at institutional level • More than half of respondents have strategic plan • mostly medium or long-term, 46% bottom-up, 38% explicit • Funding for SD activities is available (only 8% external) Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  13. Findings of the questionnaires2. At departmental level • DO: • 90% of all respondent (P)HEI offer courses or programmes in the field of SD, SE or CSR. • Subjects vary according to the departments • 92% address global problems, 84% CSR, 70% management systems, 65% legislation • Less than 30% organise specialisations Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  14. Findings of the questionnaires2. At departmental level • DO: • In 86% of respondent institutions SD has its own position • 70% make these courses compulsory • 80% integrate SD in several courses • 50% organise special modules • Limited offering for third parties (only 30%) • But nearly half of Dutch institutions do so Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  15. Findings of the questionnaires2. At departmental level • DO: • Elements of SD, SE or CSR are present in profile of the graduates (80%) and also in cases and in industrial visits or placements (67%) • 67% examine achievements of students on SD • Nearly 80% expect teachers to act as role models • More than 60% involve guests lecturers Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  16. Findings of the questionnaires2. At departmental level • CHECK: • Departments are aware of strengths and weaknesses • Strength: involvement of motivated and experienced staff • Weakness: lack of corporate strategy or policy • Nearly half of respondents assess their efforts in the field of SD, SE or CSR • Majority does not know specific assessment tools (60%) Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  17. Overall conclusions • Compared to SEPHE-1 results are much more positive; • Low response rate (especially for PL, F and D) might point to a biased sample; • SD, SE and CSR have found their rightful place in PHEI surveyed; • SD is integrated in mission and vision but also in actions as well at institutional as at departmental level; Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  18. Overall conclusions • Policy documents seem to be mainly developed at institutional level; • Implementation mainly at departmental level; • There is a budget (mainly internal) for actions in the field of SD: 50% at institutional level 2/3 at departmental level. • Stakeholder involvement is stronger at departmental level than at institutional level; Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  19. Overall conclusions • Virtually all (P)HEI surveyed think they have a role to play in the promotion of SD; • Departments focus mainly on awareness raising and transfer of skills as far as SD and their main beneficiaries are their students; • Institutions at corporate level also refer to the local (business) community and future generations as the beneficiaries of the actions on SD; • Efforts in the field of SD are measured but specific assessment tools are not known. Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  20. Recommendations • To PHEI • Institutions with expertise in the field of SD should actively disseminate towards others and team up with them; • Individual institutions should submit reports of their activities to EURASHE; • Stakeholder involvement should be increased; • Courses should be organised for third parties; • More external sources of funding should be found. Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  21. Recommendations • To Ministries of Education • To collect examples of good practice and disseminate them; • Efforts in the field of SD should be taken into account in the national or regional QA systems; • Integration of SD into corporate policy or strategy of HEI should be supported by legislation. Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  22. Recommendations • To the Commission • To support more European projects in the field of SD; • To promote projects which link up universities and PHEI or university colleges with experience in SD, SE or CSR; • To give special support to projects in the field of teacher training. Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  23. Recommendations • To EURASHE • Set up a WG in the field of SD, SE or CSR; • Play an active role in Copernicus network and promote Copernicus guidelines; • Incite member institutions to introduce projects in the field of SD, SE or CSR; • Make a compendium of sources of funding in the field of SD, SE or CS; • Promote existing assessment tools on SD, SE or CSR; • Open a website page on SD. Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

  24. Thank you for your attention! Yves Beernaert - Magda Kirsch

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