In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) the link between labour market and Higher Education Institutions (HEI) is still week. The market has low level of trust in HEI as serious partner in solving technical and technological or any work-related problems but also cannot see their role in the creation of skill and knowledgeable graduates, who are fit for employment. The main aim of the project is to improve the competences of higher education graduates in BIH, through development of generic model of dual education (DUALSCI model) and legal framework for introduction of dual education in order to support different needs and interests of students, companies, higher education institutions (HEIs) in different cantons/entities of BIH and to provide recommendations to HEIs, companies and policy makers for implementation of dual education in the entire BIH. The model will be implemented, as a pilot test, in four universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The overall aims of the project are:• Improvement of the competencies of higher education graduates in cantons and entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to the needs of employers,• Increase motivation to study as well as to improve the employability of graduate students, • Enable students from lower income families to access higher education, and• Improvement of legal framework and accreditation standards in four cantons and entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to adapt to dual education with long-term goal to motivate introduction of dual education in other cantons/entities/districts not involved in the project.
The overall aims of the project are:• Improvement of the competencies of higher education graduates in cantons and entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to the needs of employers,• Increase motivation to study as well as to improve the employability of graduate students, • Enable students from lower income families to access higher education• Improvement of legal framework and accreditation standards in cantons and entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to adapt to dual education.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the link between labour market and HEIs is still week. The market has low level of trust in HEIs and cannot see their role in the creation of skilled and knowledgeable graduates, who are fit for employment. Dual Higher Education enables students to acquire more relevant knowledge and skills by combining classical traditional teaching/learning at universities with knowledge and skills acquired at the workplace (work-based learning).
<< Background >> In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the link between labour market and HEIs is still week. The market has low level of trust in HEIs and cannot see their role in the creation of skilled and knowledgeable graduates, who are fit for employment. Dual Higher Education enables students to acquire more relevant knowledge and skills by combining classical traditional teaching/learning at universities with knowledge and skills acquired at the workplace (work-based learning). << Objectives >> The overall aims of the project are:• Improvement of the competencies of higher education graduates in cantons and entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to the needs of employers,• Increase motivation to study as well as to improve the employability of graduate students, • Enable students from lower income families to access higher education• Improvement of legal framework and accreditation standards in cantons and entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to adapt to dual education. << Implementation >> 1.Research and needs analysis: Analysis of practices and experiences in program countries; Study visits to program countries; Survey of companies needs2.Generic Dual HE Model: Development of generic model; Organization of Conference on added value to industrial sector; Discussion Forum on the proposed model3.Creation of Legal and QA Conditions for Implementation of dual HE4.Pilot testing of the generic model 5.Quality Control and Monitoring6.D&E of Results 7.Project management << Results >> Review of best practices and experiences in dual HEGeneric model for dual HE (DUALSCI model) for BIHAmendments to the laws on HE on dual education of involved entities/cantonsRecommendations to HEIs in BIH on how to implement DHEDescription and concept of the specific dual models of HEIsToolkit for implementation and documentation of dual practice integrated HE programmesAnalysis of the results of pilot testing of each of specific dual models of HEI-partners from involved cantons/entities