Evalauation of Austrian study pro­gram­mes with limited admission

In 2014, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (bmwfw) com­mis­sio­ned 3s to evaluate the effects of paragraph § 124b UG (University Act) 2002.

In 2005, this paragraph enabled Austrian Universities to establish entrance rest­ric­tions for assigned study programs that were in high demand by German students due to the German Numerus clausus. 3s had already conducted an eva­lua­ti­on study on this subject matter in 2008/2009. Following this study, an obser­va­ti­on period running from 2009 to 2014 was evaluated and the findings compared with those of the first eva­lua­ti­on study.

The eva­lua­ti­on consisted of:

  • an analysis of study pro­gram­mes that are affected by §124b UG 2002;
  • a descrip­ti­on and typology of the different kinds of entrance rest­ric­tions / selection methods utilised;
  • an analysis of data on the selection pro­ce­du­res (changes, effects, number of par­ti­ci­pan­ts, number of suc­cessful par­ti­ci­pan­ts, socio-demo­gra­phic data of participants);
  • an extensive web-based survey of indi­vi­du­als that had par­ti­ci­pa­ted in selection pro­ce­du­res over the previous 2 years.

Project: Evaluation of Study Programmes with limited admission in accordance with § 124b UG 2002

Contact: Stefan Humpl

Mail to stefan.humpl@3s.co.at

Client: Bundesministeriums für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft (bmwfw)

Duration: 2014

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Tools & Applications

All occu­pa­ti­ons in one click — The AMS world of occupations

The online Occupational Information System of the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) provides details on all occu­pa­ti­ons and app­ren­ti­ce­ships. 3s experts are con­stant­ly deve­lo­ping this tool and main­tai­ning its content.

Studies & Analyses

Feasibility studies for new higher education programmes

Since the estab­lish­ment of uni­ver­si­ties of applied sciences, 3s supported the accre­di­ta­ti­on of new study pro­gram­mes through fea­si­bi­li­ty studies. These provide infor­ma­ti­on on the future demand for study places or the labour market

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The Council of Europe launched a new project on promoting a culture of democracy in Vocational Education and Training in Europe with Jörg Markowitsch as an expert.

Tools & Applications

All occu­pa­ti­ons in one click — The AMS world of occupations

The online Occupational Information System of the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) provides details on all occu­pa­ti­ons and app­ren­ti­ce­ships. 3s experts are con­stant­ly deve­lo­ping this tool and main­tai­ning its content.

Studies & Analyses

Feasibility studies for new higher education programmes

Since the estab­lish­ment of uni­ver­si­ties of applied sciences, 3s supported the accre­di­ta­ti­on of new study pro­gram­mes through fea­si­bi­li­ty studies. These provide infor­ma­ti­on on the future demand for study places or the labour market

Tools & Applications

All occu­pa­ti­ons in one click — The AMS world of occupations

The online Occupational Information System of the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) provides details on all occu­pa­ti­ons and app­ren­ti­ce­ships. 3s experts are con­stant­ly deve­lo­ping this tool and main­tai­ning its content.

Studies & Analyses

Feasibility studies for new higher education programmes

Since the estab­lish­ment of uni­ver­si­ties of applied sciences, 3s supported the accre­di­ta­ti­on of new study pro­gram­mes through fea­si­bi­li­ty studies. These provide infor­ma­ti­on on the future demand for study places or the labour market