- Structure for the Danish Education system - ICT Strategy

Korean visit 9th of August 2010

Ebbe SchultzeChief Adviser UNI•CDenmark

Facts

• Population: 5.5 mill (2010)

• Percentage of a year group moving on from basic education to youth education: 96.9% (2008)

• Percentage of a year group continuing into higher education: 54.9% (2008)

• Approximately 58% of those completing a higher education are girls (2003)

• Percentage of GDP spent on education: 8% (2005)

The Danish education system consists of 3 levels:

• Basic school - primary and lower secondary schools – FolkeskoleA 9-year comprehensive school. Followed by a voluntary 10th school year

• Youth education - upper secondary schoolvary between 2 and 4 years

– Academically oriented (general upper secondary education) - Gymnasie

– Vocationally oriented (vocational education and training) - Erhvervsskole

• Higher education– Short-cycle (1-3 years)– Medium-cycle (3-4 years) – Long-cycle (5-6 years) higher education.

The Danish Education System

Education in a Global Perspective

Pupils and students must have an international outlook and excellentprofessional, academicand communicative competencies

ICT strategy Minestry of Education 5 waves of implementation

• 1 wave ~ 1995 - Technical infrastructureLocal network and internet connections

• 2 wave ~ 1999 - Learn to use ICT Pedagogical ICT Licence for teachers

• 3 wave ~ 2001 - Learn by ICTPortal with educational services

• 4 wave ~ 2006 - Knowledge sharingTeachers, pupils and parents – local as global

• 5 wave ~ 2010 – Online 24-7 from “pocket”Knowledge sharing “24-5” on schools LMS system

ICT indicators

• 1 – 2 wave – Quantity– Computers– Connections

• 2 – 3 wave – Flexibility– Accessibility– Laptops

• 3 – 4 wave – Maturity– Leadership 2.0– Openness

• 4 – 5 wave – “total” Integartion– Teacher dialog 2.0– All service on the fly

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