Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg – DHBW) with its main seat in Stuttgart is the first higher education institution in Germany to integrate academic studies with workplace training within the curriculum. This means that students regularly switch, every three months, from their academic studies at the university to practical training at their partner company. The nine main locations and four branch campuses with its more than 780 professors build Germany’s first state university system. With more than 34,000 enrolled students, more than 9,000 partner companies and more than 141,000 graduates, DHBW is the largest university in the South of Germany. The university has implemented an award-winning digital strategy in its innovative teaching and learning model. Apart from international and European research integration it is also undertaking very innovative partnerships with local companies in order to realize cooperative research projects. All degree programs are both nationally and internationally accredited, count as intensive study programs and are worth 210 ECTS credits. In addition, DHBW offers career-integrated postgraduate study programs at its Center for Advanced Studies.
DHBW has broad experience in researching on and implementing innovative ways of teaching and learning in order to enhance students’ Future Skills through innovative course contents and learning designs for building competences. The research group NextEducation (https://next-education.org/) builds on vast experience of involvement in many European and international projects throughout the past decade and has developed a specific strand of student-centered research, having developed the first and award-winning student-centered quality model for e-learning in Europe in 2004. The team has been involved in different EU projects concerning skills building and assessment, inclusive student engagement, use of Open Educational Resources and qualification recognition procedures in vocational and professional higher education contexts. The team has developed and piloted many resources for students’ Future Skills development and reflection within the institution, drawing on students’ practical experiences. Due to its profile, DHBW has strong ties and regular exchange with professional organizations and companies in the region, exchanging ideas about the demands on future graduates. With innovative approaches and digital teaching strategies, DHBW tries to approach non-traditional learners.
Our team will coordinate the project in cooperation with KIC and contribute to all parts of the project with its expertise in international educational research initiatives and research in Professional Higher Education. It will lead the research on Future Skills in student civic engagement with its experience in designing competence frameworks and suitable reflection materials for students. The reflection materials will be about defining the different roles, profiles and activities and the related competences in student civic engagement as well as fostering them by volunteering.
– Leading the research an analysis on a comprehensive competence framework for student engagement and civic engagement
– Co-designing a reflection guideline to support students in their competence reflection and development
– Coordinating other related outputs such as a Service-Learning toolkit and an alignment with ESCO framework
Ulf-Daniel Ehlers
Professor for Educational Management and Lifelong Learning
Ulf is an internationally recognized researcher and innovator in the area of E-Learning. He has extensive experience in helping individuals achieving superior learning performances and has run lighthouse initiatives in the field of e-learning and knowledge management as well as e-business, including knowledge-technology consulting for small and medium sized enterprises.
Jörn Allmang
Researcher
Jörn Allmang is a researcher at DHBW. With a background in educational science, specialising in media education and adult education, he has worked in various areas of the e-learning industry, from conceptual work in an e-learning agency to the implementation of media didactic trainings in a university medical centre.
Laura Eigbrecht
Researcher
Laura Eigbrecht is a researcher at DHBW and doing her PhD in the field of higher education and transformative Future Skills. After completing her Bachelor’s Degree in European Media and Culture and her Master’s degree in Kids and Youth Media, she worked with media, migration, language and education.
Project Reference: 2024-1-DE01-KA220-HED-000251679
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