Project »Higher Education in the field of Culture and the Job Market for Cultural and Intercultural Activities
The research project was executed by the Institute of Cultural Policy within the Association for Cultural Policy (Institut für Kulturpolitik der Kulturpolitischen Gesellschaft e.V.) from July 2008 to December 2011. The project was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Science.
Goals of the Project:
- The definition and formulation of an overview about the variety of courses of studies in the field of culture offered at universities, universities of applied science and academies for art and music
- The investigation of needs of the job market within the related areas
- The intensification of dialog between the major actors in the job market and degree program arena.
Design of the Project
The focus of the first module (courses of studies) was the presentation of the different courses in an online database. Information about profiles and the orientation towards the job market of each course of studies (currently 364 in total) are included in the database. A standardised questionnaire was used to collect all relevant information.
For the research on the job market needs (second module), there did a secondary analysis of questionnaires of the graduates of Higher Education Institutions. Additionally, there was a series of interviews with selected experts and major actors in all three sectors of the cultural area. Finally, another questionnaire was deliver information about institutions, companies and the administration.
The tools for the intensification of the dialog between the Higher Education Institutions and the job market were workshops, a national conference in Spring 2011 and the presentation and discussion of project results in printed publications and on the website of the project.
Summary of Project Information
| Title: | »Higher Education in the field of Culture and the Job Market for Cultural and Intercultural Activities« |
| Project Execution: | Institute of Cultural Policy within the Association for Cultural Policy |
| Project Management: | Ulrike Blumenreich |
| On behalf of: | Federal Ministry of Education and Science |
| Begin and End: | July 2008 – December 2011 |