agricultural academic education in sweden and germany

Agricultural Academic Education In Sweden And Germany

By

Juliane Bartenand

Marcel Gerds

Alnarp, 2007-05-30

Table Of Contents

1) Sweden 1.1) Overview: Education In Sweden

1.2) University & University College1.3) SLU1.4) Degrees

2) Germany2.1) Overview: Education In Germany2.2) University Of Applied Sciences2.3) University2.4) Consequences Of The Bologna Process2.5) Doctor’s Degrees

3) Comparison

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Overview: Education in Sweden

source: www.skolverket.se


University & University College

- formal difference: - Universities have right to award Licentiate and PhD

degrees- government can decide whether university colleges

should be permitted to confer doctoral or licentiate degrees

- some colleges have right in specific fields of study- both have right to award lower level degrees- degrees conferred by university college are equivalent

to degrees awarded by university


Sveriges LantbruksUniversitet

- higher education and research in land-based industries (agriculture, forestry, horticulture, landscape planning, veterinary medicine, etc.)

- comes under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs

- all other universities come under the Ministry of Education and Science

- in order to provide highly-qualified staff and knowledge that is needed for continued and sustainable development higher education and research in this area are financed by government grants


Degrees

- First level:

- "högskoleexamen“ after two years of study (120 ECTS)

- "kandidatexamen", or bachelor's degree, achievable after three years (180 ECTS)

- Second level:

- degree of master (one year) is limited to one-year study programmes only (60 ECTS)

- two-year master’s degree - degree of master (two years) (120 ECTS)

- Third level:

- students are eligible for a licentiate degree, "licentiatexamen", after two years of research (120 ECTS), and a doctorate, "doktorsexamen", after four years of research (240 ECTS)


Education In Germany


Fachhochschulen (Universities Of Applied Sciences)

- provide highly practice-related training for occupations which require the application of scientific knowledge

- teaching and research focus is on the practical application of science

- specialized in certain topical areas which are relevant in practice e.g. agriculture

- without postgraduate doctoral programs

- 11 universities of applied sciences for agricultural education in Germany


Universities

- traditional type of higher education institution in Germany

- provide courses for a broad range of study subjects

- combine teaching and research and have the right to award doctor’s degrees

- focus on scientific studies

- 10 universities for agricultural education in Germany


Consequences Of The Bologna Process

- diploma bachelor/master

universities and universities of applied sciences will become more and more equal

universities and universities of applied sciences will differentiate on new areas


Doctor’s Degrees

- conferral of a doctorate: only at universities

- universities of applied sciences cooperate with universities regarding conferral of a doctorate

- alumni of Universities of applied sciences can start a doctorate study at a university after achieving the master grade



Comparison

- many similarities due to the Bologna Process

- university college equals university of applied sciences

- Sweden: one, big university

- Germany: many, different universities and universities of applied sciences

good conditions for exchange programs

University Of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg


Thank you for your attention!

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