In the context of the development process for a “National Strategy for the Social Dimension at Universities”, 3s examined measures that contribute to the social dimension in higher education in Austria via a survey.
The three-year research project aimed at developing a framework for studying the relationship between further education and its support by public funding schemes and the economic development on regional level.
The overall purpose of the study was to ‘explore how youth work and non-formal learning can help to foster entrepreneurship and so complement initiatives undertaken in other sectors.
This study was based on the comparative analysis of the profile and content of four vocational education and training qualifications in 26 countries across the world, and from four different continents.
Initiative on graduate tracking with regard to the “New Skills Agenda for Europe”.
The key objective of this study was to contribute to better understanding of the comparability of qualifications from initial vocational education and training (IVET).
The purpose of this contract was twofold: On the one hand, the project developed a methodology and a policy tool – a skills monitoring index – that can be used to evaluate the performance of EU Member States’ skills systems.
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.
3s was commissioned by the province of Lower Austria to evaluate its ‘TOP Stipendien NÖ’ (TOP scholarships Lower Austria) that support excellent and labour market oriented study programmes in demand by the job market.
