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Die derzeitig rasante Expansion dualer Studiengänge wirft zunehmend die Frage nach deren systematischer Internationalisierung auf. Unsere explorative Studie beschäftigt sich deshalb mit Stand und Zukunftsperspektiven der Internationalisierung des dualen Studiums. Dabei erläutern wir Gründe für die noch relativ geringe internationale Mobilität dual Studierender ("Outgoing" and "Incoming") sowie institutionellen Gelingensbedingungen zur Förderung derselben. Welche Modelle der Internationalisierung von dualen Studiengängen gibt es? Was sind die spezifischen Barrieren bezüglich der Internationalisierung dualer Studiengänge und wie können diese überwunden werden? Experteninterviews mit Akteuren aus dem Berufsbildungs- und Hochschulbereich sowie Firmenvertreter/ -innen stehen im Zentrum der vorliegenden institutionellen Analyse.
Integrating International Student Mobility in Work-based Higher Education: The Case of Germany
(2017)
Dual study programs are hybrid forms of work-based higher education that have expanded very rapidly in Germany—a country traditionally considered a key model in both higher education (HE) and vocational education and training (VET). The continued expansion of these hybrid programs increasingly raises questions if, how, and why they may be internationalized. Although comparative research suggests that this could be challenging due to the uniqueness of the German education and training system, strong forces support internationalization. This study examines the current state and the future prospects of internationalization of such innovative dual study programs by focusing on student mobility, a key dimension of internationalization. We find growing interest in but still relatively little mobility related to dual study programs, whether among German (outgoing) or international (incoming) students. Based on expert interviews and document analysis, we extend existing typologies of student mobility regarding specific features of work-based HE programs. Furthermore, we discuss opportunities—at home and abroad—for increasing student mobility in this rapidly expanding sector.
This exploratory study is devoted in equal measure to the status quo and the future perspectives of the internationalisation of dual study programmes, a special hybrid form of vocational training and higher education developed in Germany. Building on the earlier DAAD studies ‘Sachstand: Duales Studium als Exportmodell’ (Maschke 2012) and ‘Modelle und Szenarien für den Export deutscher Studienangebote ins Ausland’ (Schreiterer and Witte 2001; see also DAAD/HRK 2012), the authors examine both the degree of internationalisation of existing dual study programmes in Germany (with special emphasis on students’ geographical mobility) and the possibilities and limits of systematically transferring this emergent educational model to selected countries. Two recent trends have helped put issues of internationalisation and the transfer of German education concepts higher up on the policy agenda again: first, the current economic situation in Germany, which has remained robust despite the recent financial and economic turmoil, reflected most importantly in comparatively low levels of youth unemployment. Dual vocational education and training models are seen as a key factor contributing to this success. Second, the concept of dual studies reflects an emergent model of skill formation at the nexus of initial vocational training and tertiary education. This innovative hybrid form is seen as having the potential to play a crucial role in the development of competencies for twenty-first-century occupations, not least against the backdrop of the pressing skills gap.