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Current trends and future challenges of the Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences

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Abstract

As in most European countries, the higher education sector of Austria is characterized by a binary system consisting of Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences. However, the dynamic changes experienced in both sectors create the necessity to re-evaluate their individual profiles and the binary divide between them. Against this background a series of interlinked foresight studies on the perspectives and challenges of the Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences have been realized between 2010 and 2016, including a literature based trend analysis, a delphi study and explorative scenarios. This paper presents and discusses the main results of these studies.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)130-147
Number of pages18
JournalFutures
Volume111
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Austria
  • Binary divide
  • Delphi
  • Explorative scenarios
  • Higher education development
  • Universities of Applied Sciences
  • Delphi analysis
  • educational development
  • future prospect
  • higher education
  • trend analysis
  • university sector

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