Geistes-, Natur-, Sozial- und Technikwissenschaften – Transcending Boundaries Conducting graduate surveys and improving alumni services for enhanced strategic.

Geistes-, Natur-, Sozial- und Technikwissenschaften – Transcending Boundaries

Conducting graduate surveys and improving alumni services for enhanced strategic management and quality improvement

CONGRADProject Presentation


Programme: TEMPUS Joint Project

Grant holder: Bielefeld University (Germany)Partner countries: Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina EU countries: Czech Republic, Finland, Spain

Number of participants: 15Duration: 3 yearsTotal budget: 990.000 Euros (TEMPUS Grant and Co-financing)

CONGRAD – Key features


CONGRAD will address the need of higher education institutions in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina to improve their institutional strategic management and self evaluation capacities by the establishment of a Graduate Contacts Collection System and the implementation of regular Graduate Surveys.

CONGRAD – Overall objective


1. Improving institutional self evaluation by collecting systematic and reliable information on the links between study programmes and subsequent employment of graduates

2. Enabling an evidence-based strategic management discussion at the partner country HEIs

3. Providing a general insight in country-specific conditions of the transition between higher education and the labour market

4. Enabling an evidence-based evaluation of higher education reforms and curricular changes in the last decade

CONGRAD – Specific objectives


Bielefeld University, DE (Project Coordinator) University of Belgrade, RSUniversity of Novi Sad, RSUniversity of Kragujevac, RSSingidunum University, RSSubotica Tech – College of Applied Sciences, RSSchool of Higher Technical Professional Education, Niš, RSHigher Business Technical School, Užice, RSUniversity of Montenegro, MEUniversity of Banja Luka, BAUniversity of Tuzla, BACharles University in Prague, CZUniversity of Jyväskylä, FIUniversidad Politécnica de Valencia, ES

CONGRAD – Consortium

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CONGRAD – Consortium Structure

Project Coordinator [PC]: UNIBIInstitutional Coordinators [IC]: Representative from each Consortium Partner

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CONGRAD – Consortium Structure Analytical Unit

Faculties/IC: contact data for Graduate Survey Analytical Unit: data analysis, interpretation and reporting for Graduate Survey

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Analytical Unit

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CONGRAD – Consortium Structure Administrative Unit

EU partners: administrative reporting to UNIBInon-EU partners: administrative reporting to UBG, forwarded to UNIBI

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CONGRAD Activities are divided in 8 work packages

WP1 – Development of a systematic graduate contact data collection system at partner HEIsWP2 – Organisation of the initial Graduate Survey at partner HEIsWP3 – Data verification, data analysis, interpretation of findings and reportingWP4 – Strategic management enhancement based on the findings of the

Graduate SurveyWP5 – Quality control and monitoringWP6 – DisseminationWP7 – ExploitationWP8 – Management

CONGRAD – Key activities


CONGRAD Work Package 1:Development of a systematic graduate contact data collection system at partner HEIs

• analysis of existing graduate contacts collection systems at partner country HEIs report

• Seminar on graduate surveys in Bielefeld, DE• Development and piloting of a systematic Graduate Contacts

Collection System at partner country HEIs software and forms• Purchase and installation of equipment at partner country HEIs• Training of administrative staff on the maintenance of Graduate

Contacts Collection System• Creation of a centralized contact database for the initial Graduate

Survey

CONGRAD – Activities and deliverables


CONGRAD Work Package 2:Organisation of the initial Graduate Survey at partner HEIs

• Seminar on graduate surveys in transition countries in Prague, CZ• Workshop on questionnaire development in Podgorica, ME• Development of questionnaires• Training on field work and online system in Belgrade, RS• Establishment of online system for initial Graduate Survey• Field work

distribution of questionnaires, reminders, contact data update, raw data-files



CONGRAD Work Package 3:Data verification, data analysis, interpretation of findings and reporting

• Training on data verification, coding, data control in Jyväskylä, FI • data verification, coding, data control joint complete data-files• Training on data analysis and reporting in Valencia• Data analysis and reporting

institutional reports and final report• Purchase and installation of equipment for Analytical Unit• Training visits of individual experts to EU partner HEIs



CONGRAD Work Package 4:Strategic management enhancement based on the findings of the Graduate Survey

• Expert Workshop on data analysis and interpretation of graduate surveys in Bielefeld, DE

• Strategic Management Workshops based on the institutional graduate survey report at partner country HEIs



Thank you for your attention!

E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]: http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/soz/congrad/

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