Dr. Max Mustermann Geschäftsführung Europaeum. Ost-West-Zentrum Dr. Max Mustermann Referat Kommunikation & Marketing Verwaltung The Secondos Program of

Dr. Max MustermannGeschäftsführung Europaeum. Ost-West-ZentrumDr. Max MustermannReferat Kommunikation & Marketing Verwaltung

The Secondos Programof the University of Regensburg

Thomas Strothotte, Rector

Dr. Max MustermannGeschäftsführung Europaeum. Ost-West-Zentrum

1. Introduction

2. The Secondos Program

3. Structure of the Program

4. Current Status

5. Future Work

Structure


The University of Regensburg (Bavaria, Germany)

founded 1967, about 18,000 students 85 % of our students are from our region annual budget 170 Million Euros University hospital budget 220 Million Euros

most important professor: Pope Benedict XVI

Challenge: shift from 13 years of school to 12; two groups coming out of high school next year

1. Introduction


German Society is rather heterogeneous


about 22 % of all 18-year-olds are either immigrants or children of immigrants; this may rise to 33 % over the next 15 years.

about 90 % the children of immigrants grow up bilingually.

German Society is becoming more heterogeneous over time


„Integration“ among freshmen

less than 10 % of freshmen at German universities are immigrants or children of immigrants

nonetheless already today between 10,000 und 20,000 of the 240,000 freshmen at German universities have grown up bilingually (estimate)

German Society is becoming more heterogeneous over time


Group Size Number of 18-year-olds

Overall population 82,369,000 ≈ 800,000 (2010: ≈400,000)

Immigrants or their descendents

15.143.000 ≈ 200,000

of these: German citizens 7.300.000

without German citizenship 7.844.000

Of these for example from:

Russia 942,000 ≈ 14,000

Türkey 2,495,000 ≈ 35,000

Romania 342,000 ≈ 5,000

German Population

Quelle: Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, 2007


Demographic shift Maßnahme BeispielThere will be less of us

Develop new market segments

Faculties of Engineering are targeting immigrants

We‘re getting older Professional development degree programs

Continuing education master‘s degrees

We‘re becoming more heterogeneous

Develop specific market segments

Targeting woman for science

German Universities‘ reaction to the demographic shift


Market segment: 18-year-olds who are children of immigrants and are good students

have received the entire school education in Germany and have at least a B– average (top half of the grading scale)

are typically bilingual, at least with respect to their oral competency in their mother tongue.

know the culture of the country from which their parents or grandparents have come

2. The Secondos Program


Secondos

term used in Switzerland since the early 2000s

used to denote “in the second Generation“ (of immigrants)

Secondos Program – Terminology


develops their mother tongue for them and as well as their intercultural skills at a professional level

makes the potential in their bilingual and bicultural background visible and useful

Secondos Program – Creating Value for Students


1st yearin Regensburg

2nd yearabroad

3rd yearin Regensburg

students participate in the regular program of study in their subject

in addition. secondos take language and culture courses pertaining to their mother tongue (about 3 hours per week)

students take up their studies at our partner university in the country of their origin

industrial internship during their semester break(s)

final part of their degree program in Regensburg

receive the Bachelor degree of the Univ. of Regensburg

if at all possible. receive the bachelor‘s degree of our partner university in addition to the German degree

Secondos Program – Curriculum


Secondos Program – Characteristics

intensive councelling in all phases of the program transfer credits for all courses taken abroad

Financing Erasmus-Scholarships (up to about 200 € / Monat) or

similar scholarships (e.g. „Go East“-program of the DAAD)

tuition fees waivers at home while studying abroad

Networking: We provide our students with access to the extensive network between the Univ. of Regensburg and potential employers in Eastern and Central Europe


Secondos Councelling (in particular career planning)

Secondos Lanuage Courses for Native Speakers

Secondos Tandem

Secondos Semester or Year Abroad

Secondos Industrial Internship

Secondos Program – Modules


Students recruiting among students who would come to

Regensburg anyways recruiting nationwide in immigrant communities

Partner Universities abroad selection of partners building up relationsships between the rectors,

the international offices, faculty members; consulates and the communities

development of model “learning agreements“ und “credit transfer agreements“

3. Structure of the Program


Each ethnic community has its own forms of communication

newspapers (in German or in their homeland)

television (in particular from their homeland)

internet

„word of mouth“

Nationwide Student of Recruiting


ads and articles in newpapers

recruiting events in other cities in Germany

consulates

education fairs

Result: During the academic year 2009/10 we had about councelling sessions with about 100 individual potential students (secondos).

Advertising


Secondos Partnerships Croatia Univ. of Zagreb

Poland N.N.

Romania Babeş-Bolyai Univ., Cluj-Napoca

Russia Nationale Univ. of Kazan

Ukraine Taras Shevchenko Univ. of Kiev

Hungary Univ. of Pécs


Partnerships began in Juli 2009 with Babeş-Bolyai University in

Cluj-Napoca; currently 5 partnerships

Students began Pilot phase during 2009/2010 mit 12

students our students are proud to be „secondos“… for 2010/2011,

156 (bilingual) freshman have expressed interest in our program (of about 4,150 new students, ≈ 4 % of our student body)

4. Current Status


20 of our law students in Regensburg enrolled Professor from Turkey (Bahcesehir Univ., Istanbul) who has

Postdoctoral experience in Germany

all students spoke perfect German quality of students (average grades) same as the overall quality

almost all students were German citizens

17 of the 20 students asked their questions in class in German

We now want to dev elop an extra-curricular certifcate program in Turkish Law as a recruiting method for law students of Turkish origin

Summer School 2010„Turkish Law“ taught in the Turkish language


Creating value through Education

We want to make the University of Regensburg more international using the potential we have within Germany:

Bilingual and bicultural “Secondos“ “Diversity Management“ – Making use of our diversity

rather than treating all students the same way

Contributions to

building up a positive identity and image for young immigrants in the 2nd generation

the University: National position for recruiting students

5. Future Work


Double bachelor degrees is unusual

Partnerships with „small“ countries (ones who have only small numbers of immigrants in Germany)

Dealing with clichés

With respect to courses in languages other than English or French (e.g. in the Summer School on TurkischLaw): No members of our faculty know the language nor the material

Justification of using ressources of the university to cater to a specific group (secondos)

Challenges

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