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Beijing Seminar on digital student depositories April 8-9, 2013. Student data in Flanders. Peter Parmentier Agency for Higher Education, Adult Education and Study Grants (AHOVOS) Head of the division for Higher Education peter.parmentier@ond.vlaanderen.be. Flanders in Belgium and Europe.
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Beijing Seminar on digital student depositories April 8-9, 2013 Student data in Flanders Peter Parmentier Agency for Higher Education, Adult Education and Study Grants (AHOVOS) Head of the division for Higher Education peter.parmentier@ond.vlaanderen.be
Flanders in Belgium and Europe • Dutch speaking northern part of Belgium • More than six million inhabitants • Capital: Brussels • Flanders = Flemish Region + Flemish Community
Flanders as a federated state • Flemish Region: territorial issues • Flemish Community: person-related issues • 1 Flemish Parliament and 1Flemish Government
Student population 2012-2013 • Professional bachelors: 102.586 • Academic bachelors: 70.557 • Masters: 42.754 (date: Friday 29th march 2013) • 5 universities • 19 university colleges
Flemisch ministry of education and training – a short IT history
Flemisch ministry of education and training – a short IT history • Payroll for 180.000+ members of staff • Earlyautomation: large quantities of data, complex algorithms • Communication layer: Edison (EDI, currently web based) • Currentarchitecture: Mainframe, DB2, CA Gen • (futuredevelopements: Unix, oracle, JAVA)
DHO: Database for Higher Education • Precursor: DTO 1999-2000: administrative database • Bologna proces: significant impact: • New structure • More flexibleorganisation (credit system) • New waystofinance • Strategic Workinggroup: definedgoals: • Support the implementation of new legislation • Integration withthirdparties (studygrants, child support, …) • Source for policy information • Support for the enrollment proces • Service orientedarchitecture • 2008-2009: start DHO
Other in-house repositoris • Database forprimaryeducation • Database forsecondaryeducation • Database for adult education • New developements: • DAVINCI: new database for adult education • DISCIMUS: new database formandatoryeducation (no longer on mainframe)
LED: Flemish diploma register • Secundary education: 2001-2002 • Higher Education: 1999-2000 • Third parties relating to the labor market • Common taxonomy developed over the policy area’s education and work
LED: goals • Centralising information from diverse parties • Supporting the local labor market • Supporting the Flemish Qualification Structure • Unique source for the citizens • Fraude • Duplicates • …