Dr. Klaus Birk A look at German transnational education projects in Asia
German TNE The German Approach
1. Introduction 2. German Transnational Education - examples from Asia 3. Cooperation with industry 4. Motives and Benefits
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German TNE Where?
Highest enrollment numbers in Egypt 10,523 Jordan 3,717 China 3,039 Source: Wissenschaft Weltoffen 2015, www.wissenschaftweltoffen.de
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German TNE
3. „Bi-national Universities“
German-Jordanian University (GJU)/Amman
German-Kazakh University (DKU)/Almaty
German-Russian Institute of Advanced Technology (GRIAT)/Kazan
German University Cairo (GUC)
German University of Technology (GUtech)/Muscat
Turkish-German University (TDU)/Istanbul
Vietnamese-German University (VGU)/Ho-Chi-Minh-City
German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology (GMIT)
The 1st New Model University project in Vietnam focusing on sustainable high-tech engineering. A Vietnamese state university following German academic & administrative standards.
WHO WE ARE A joint project of Vietnam & Germany with academic support from 36 German universities. On the way to be a leading University in Vietnam and Southeast-Asia.
German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology
Background -
Higher Education in Mongolia doesn’t meet both the needs (quantitative demand) and the professional and qualitative requirements of the raw materials industry and the related upstream and downstream industries. Orientation towards practice and towards international quality standards is missing.
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The establishment of the GMIT rests upon an agreement between the German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Mongolia‘s President Mr. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj in the context of the German-Mongolian agreement on cooperation in the fields of raw materials, industry and technology.
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The Mongolian government highlights that the GMIT should focus especially on downstream industries strengthening value creation in the country.
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Mongolian and International companies have declared their willingness to cooperate and to make concrete contributions.
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Academic Partners: TU Freiberg, RWTH Aachen, TU Darmstadt, TFH Bochum 6
The Sino-German School for Postgraduate Studies (CDHK) in Shanghai A joint project of DAAD and Tongji University Established in 1998 at the initiative of Chancellor Helmut Kohl Around 450 students in three year postgraduate programs in Economics, Mechanical,- Automotive,- and Electrical Engineering and Business Law Leading research in Energy Efficiency, Automotive Engineering, Production & Automatization and other fields German MNCs provide funding for 23 chairs
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Industry Partners
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Success through Partnerships: Partner Universities Economics
Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Business Law
Business Schools
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Sino-German College of Applied Sciences (CDHAW) Initiative of the Chinese Ministry of Education (MoE) and the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Founding year: 2004 Funded by the BMBF and Tongji University Goals: Introduction of the German model of the 'University of Applied Science' in cooperation with 25 German partners. Practical training of engineers with interdisciplinary knowledge, international competences and the ability to find solutions for problems in the industry and economy of both countries.
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25 Partners of CDHAW in Germany
Leading University: UoA Mannheim – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Leonhard CDHAW / 11
CDHAW – Study Programs 4 year Bachelor Program for Chinese students (Double-Degree) 1 year in Germany: 1 semester studies, 1 semster internship
3 years in China
Majors Building Technology
Automotive Engineering
Mechatronics
Business Engineering
Double degree program & exchange program for German students: Double degree: Last year of studies at CDHAW, including internship and bachelor thesis. Exchange program: One semester at CDHAW
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German TNE The German Approach
What do these projects have in common?
Based on political initiative State funding through DAAD Run by groups of German universities Based on the idea of partnership Strong connection with industry None provide any financial profit for the German partner institutions
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Cooperation with Companies Internships combined with BA Thesis in China and Germany Research projects for students Set up of laboratories Scholarships Practical training courses Lectures Career Service
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Motivation
for Students: • Limited access to study opportunities in other countries • Cost advantages • Socio-cultural factors • Adapted contents of study programs
for Source Universities/Countries:
for Host Universities/Countries:
• International reputation • Additional capacity through enhanced visibility (Quantity) (show case function) • Know-how and • Access to new target knowledge transfer groups (recruiting) (Quality) • New partners for cooperation in teaching and research (networking)
• Import of models of HE • Modernisation and reform of HE sector
• New industry partners for research • Additional revenue???
