HochschulInformationsSystem Gmb H Higher EducationIT Information technology for

Hochschul-Informations-System Gmb. H Higher Education-IT Information technology for higher education administration Research on Higher Education Studying, teaching, research, funding Higher Education Development Buildings, resources, organisation Dr. Uwe Hübner, Hannover, October 2007 1

General information • HIS was founded as a nonprofit organization in 1969 and is jointly owned by the Federal Republic and the Länder of Germany • HIS is situated in Hanover, Germany • HIS has around 250 employees • HIS has an annual budget of € 8 million and additional project funds of € 8 million Dr. Uwe Hübner, Hannover, October 2007 2

Department I: IT for Higher Education • Software and Solutions Provider – Software Development – Customization, Support and Maintenance, Hotlines. . . – Training. . . • Subdepartments: – Teaching and Learning I and II – Higher Education Resources I and II – Development – Testing/Reporting/Services Dr. Uwe Hübner, Hannover, October 2007 3

IT for Higher Education Functional Areas: • Application and Admission Management • Student Administration • Examination and Certificates Management • Management of Courses and Research • Finance and Equipment Administration, Accounting • Facility Management • Controlling • Human Ressources Management • Information Management – Business Intelligence • Application Service Providing (for all the areas above) Dr. Uwe Hübner, Hannover, October 2007 4

Department II: Research on Higher Education • provide information, analyses and expertise concerning higher education • support innovative developments • consultancy • based on socio-empirical research methods • support higher education institutions and ministries introducing new steering models and reporting systems • supply both higher education institutions and ministries with an important basis for decision-making concerning future-oriented planning • accompany and advise on the implementation of reform projects • Subdepartments: Research on Students; Studies on Graduates and Lifelong Learning; Steering, Funding, Evaluation; Information Systems and Online Research. Dr. Uwe Hübner, Hannover, October 2007 5

Research on higher education: Studying, teaching, research, funding Work Areas: • Higher education access • Course of studies and success • Entry in the labour market and professional experience of graduates • Further education and life-long learning • Ad-hoc online-surveys (HISBUS) • Internationalisation • Benchmarking institutional resources and equipment • Higher education financing • Evaluation, quality assurance and quality development • Statistical information systems Dr. Uwe Hübner, Hannover, October 2007 6

Department III: Higher Education Development • support planning, steering and organisation of higher education institutions • consultancy on general work processes and specialist issues • organisation, infrastructure and construction of higher education institutions • support policy-makers concerning strategy development • bundling resources • supporting legislation that is higher education- and researchfriendly • integrative approaches to organisation, building/infrastructure and resources in higher education • Subdepartments: Organisation and Resource Planning; Higher Education Development - Buildings; Organisation and Management Consultancy; Facility Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Protection. Dr. Uwe Hübner, Hannover, October 2007 7

Higher education development: Buildings, resources, organisation • Organisational analysis, consulting, benchmarking • Planning, budgeting and steering in HEI construction • Survey of HEI development, local planning propositions • Organisation of technical services in HEIs; facility management • Health and safety, environmental protection • New media in higher education Dr. Uwe Hübner, Hannover, October 2007 8