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Comparisons of the quality indicators of institutions of professional higher education
As of 30.06.2011
Collection of data On agreement, 7 indicators were compared
1.Drop out rate of first year students
2.General drop out rate
3.Filling state commissioned student places
4.Outwards student mobility (Erasmus)
5.Inwards student mobility (Erasmus)
6.Students per lecturer
7.Qualification of the academic personnel
Each school entered their data into a table located in the google.docs environment – the respective school is responsible for the availability and the authenticity of the data
Abbreviations of the names of the schools (According to SHE)
Institution of higher education Abbreviation
Estonian Maritime Academy EMA
Estonian National Defence College ENDC
Lääne-Viru College LVC
Academy of Security Sciences EASS
Estonian Aviation Academy EAA
Tallinn Pedagogical College TPC
University of Applied Sciences UAS
Tallinn Health Care College THCC
Tartu Art College TAC
Tartu Health Care College THCC
Estonian-American Business College EABC
Estonian School of Hotel and Tourism Management
EHTE
Estonian Information Technology College EITC
Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences
EUAS
Drop out rate of first year students
% of the enrolled
students
Analysis of the academic year
2010/11 can be conducted at
the end of September (due to
methodology, September 30 is
deemed the end of a period)
High drop out rate – EITC
Upward trend EITC and TPC
(reasoning is related to
introduction of SIS)
Significant fluctuations in EAA,
UAS, health care colleges
Average drop out rate of first
year students in institutions of
professional education in the
academic year 09/10 is 13 % Average 13%
General drop out rate
% of the amount of the students
Upward trends in EITC, EAA, EASS, TPC, EUAS
Negative trend (decrease of drop out rate) ENDC
Average drop out rate in institutions of professional higher education in the academic year 2009/10 was10,1%
Average 10,1%
Comparisons of drop out rate with the average in the academic year 2009/10
Drop out rate of first year students
General drop out rate
Average 13% Average 10,1%
Filling of state commissioned student places (SCSP)
Percentage of graduates (SB+NSB) upon of the completion of the nominal study period
Problems may emerge on calculation of filling of state commissioned student places in the schools where the curricula are of different lengths (e.g. THCC)
Student mobility (outwards through)
Percentage of the students The number of mobile students
Students mobility (Erasmus, % of students)
academic year 2009/10 academic year 2010/11
Students per lecturers
Students per an ordinary lecturer
The problem is a lack of basis of calculation of a full work load
Students per lecturer
Both ordinary and guest lecturers have been taken into account (as November 2009 and 2010)
In the future, the need to introduce analysis into the calculation of full time work
Qualification of the academic personnel
% from the number of ordinary lecturers on the basis of the data of 2010 (10.11.2010) except ENDC and health care colleges
Diploma C – qualification between the Master’s and the Doctoral degree – a professional Master’s degree or a research Master’s degree