# Presentation: 932894

## Overview of Education in Standardization at German Universities and Colleges 

- Department of Standardization and Technical Drawing
- Helmut-Schmidt-Universität / Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg

**Global Perspectives and Strategies for**
**Education about Standardization – European Perspective**
- ICES Workshop, February 21-22, 2008, Gaithersburg
**Overview of Education in Standardization at German Universities and Colleges **

## CONTENTS

**CONTENTS**

**Problem Analysis**
**Questionnaire on Standards Education**
**Academic Education on Standardization**
**Further Education on Standardization**
**Vision of Education**

## 1. PROBLEM ANALYSIS

**1. PROBLEM ANALYSIS**

**Dominance of Japan/USA**

**No uniform European image of the standardization system. **
**No link between European law and EU standardization ****system.**

**Europe-wide education and training in European Standardisation System**

**EU trains within NSBs and economy, not at universities**

**Lack of qualifications for future management personnel**

**Requirements of employment market are not taken into account (high export rate)**

**EFFECTS**

**CAUSES**

**Europe-wide consultancy in European Standardisation System**

**Consultants**
** **
**BSI**

**Consultants**
** **
**AFNOR**

**Consultants**
** **
**SIS**

**Consultants**
** **
**DIN**

**Consultants**
** **
**Other NSBs**

**Restricted European standards policy towards Asia**

**Japan and USA are well organised in promoting and implementing their Standardi-sation Systems (i.e. co-operation with the NSBs in Asia**

## Of 360 addressees (230 SIIT mailing list members and 130 EURAS mailing list members) 27 answered questionnaire.
Of 27 responses 10 came from Germany, 3 from the Netherlands, 1 from France, 1 from Italy, 4 from Greece, 1 from Sweden, 1 from UK, 3 from the USA , 1 from Canada and 1 from India. 
23 responses came from universities, 1 from a Ministry, 3 from other institutions, none from colleges or related institutions.

**2. QUESTIONNAIRE ON STANDARDS EDUCATION**

**Evaluation: January, February 2008**

- Of 360 addressees (230 SIIT mailing list members and 130 EURAS mailing list members) 27 answered questionnaire.
- Of 27 responses **10 came from Germany**, 3 from the Netherlands, 1 from France, 1 from Italy, 4 from Greece, 1 from Sweden, 1 from UK, 3 from the USA , 1 from Canada and 1 from India.
- 23 responses came from universities, 1 from a Ministry, 3 from other institutions, none from colleges or related institutions.

- SIIT – mailinglist Dr. Kai Jakobs

## Answers: 
7 Yes 
3 No 

**3. ACADEMIC EDUCATION ON STANDARDISATION**

- Evaluation (continued): **Germany**
- Does your institution teach standardization ?
**10 came from Germany**

**Answers:**
- 7 Yes
- 3 No
**	**

## 3. ACADEMIC EDUCATION ON STANDARDIZATION

**Results of Questionnaire – An Overview - Lecture/Course**
- Master Course – Standard diffusion, standardisation governance, standardisation in SMEs, standardisation in networks.                     Applications: E-business standards, Web Services and SOA.                  Every winter semester, 4 hrs/week; 40-50 students.
- Standardization part of Innovation Economics and Policy courses                  -strategic aspects of standardisation, 2 hrs/week, 20 students
- Law of technics – Standardisation - 6 hrs/week, 100 students
- Course on E-Government - technical and organisational interoperability - standardisation      5 hrs/week, 20 students
- Development of IT Standards and E-Business Applications, Electronic Business, 4 hrs/week, 20 students
- Course option in Master degree – Standardization in Companies and Markets. Two trimester 2hrs/week; 10 – 15 students

## 3. ACADEMIC EDUCATION ON STANDARDIZATION

**3. ACADEMIC EDUCATION ON STANDARDIZATION**

**In academia:**
*Example*: DFG wants to set up a research network in standardization in Germany in February, 2008
- 24 professors have expressed an interest to participate
- 9 answered my questionnaire
- 7 hold lectures on standardization
**Standardization research more important than standardization education**

- DFG - The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) is the central, self-governing research funding organisation that promotes research at universities and other publicly financed research institutions in Germany.

## NSB (DIN):

**NSB (DIN):**
- Carries out further education activities in the current budget year
- Target market for activities: industry and commerce, government organizations, continuous professional development (CPD),
- The further education activities carried out include: Web site information, publication, research and certified standardization course, for industry and commerce
- (Report on a Survey of other NSBs Educational Activities, BSI 2001)

**4. FURTHER EDUCATION ON STANDARDIZATION**

## Further Education and German SBs:

**4. FURTHER EDUCATION ON STANDARDIZATION**

**Further Education and German SBs:**
**A lucrative business**** **
- German SBs limited support of education initiatives in standardization at academic level in the past
- Due to recent (web-based) dynamics in standardization education, this approach not viable anymore
-  **New approach to standardization education required**

## Other providers of training in standardization:

**Other providers of training in standardization:**
- GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit)
- International cooperation enterprise for sustainable development
- Worldwide operations
- Owned by German Federal Government
- PTB (Pysikalische Technische Bundesanstalt)
- National metrology institute providing scientific and technical services
- Measures with highest accuracy and reliability
- Metrology as core competence
- Owned by German Federal Government
- TÜV (Technischer Überwachungsverein)
- International service group
- Operating in INDUSTRY, MOBILITY and PEOPLE business segments
- Engaged in optimizing technology, systems and know-how
- Worldwide operations
**Further education worldwide in STANDARDIZATION**

**4. FURTHER EDUCATION ON STANDARDIZATION**

## Online-curriculum “Standardization in Companies and Markets” set up in 2007:

**5. VISION of EDUCATION**

**Online-curriculum “Standardization in Companies and Markets” set up in 2007:**
**Objectives**
- To deliver comprehensive, didactically enhanced and up to date knowledge of standardization to all target groups
- To save time and money by self-qualification in blended-learning course
- To ensure personalized tuition through modular structure
- 		_**www.asia-link-standardization.de**_
**	****	**_**www.pro-norm.de**_

## Standardization textbooks & Reference materials

**5. VISION of EDUCATION**

**Standardization textbooks & Reference materials**
**With: **
**interdisciplinary content**
**Law**
**Information technology**
**E-business**
**Economic strategies**
**etc**

## A sustainable e-learning approach in standardization education needs 

**5. VISION of EDUCATION**

**A sustainable e-learning approach in standardization education needs**
**a sound financial basis**
**high level of technical infrastructure**
**ongoing commitment of all parties involved **
**constant updating of contents **

**HOW SHOULD A VIABLE BUSINESS MODEL BE SET UP?**

## Thank you very much for your attention! 

**Thank you very much for your attention! **
**Please feel free to ask questions and make comments! **

## CONTACT

**CONTACT**

- Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Hesser
- Department of Standardization and Technical Drawing
- Helmut-Schmidt-Universität
- Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg
- Holstenhofweg 85
- 22043 Hamburg
- Tel: +49 (0)40-6541-2861
- Fax: +49 (0)40 -6541-2092
- Wilfried.Hesser@unibw-hamburg.de