The Hungarian higher education traditionally was more theory oriented, especially at the universities. The former colleagues did not play the same role as before because of the Bologna system. The current education cycle time seems to be too long, the drop out rate is high. The Hungarian state (following the tendencies in Europe) reduces its financial participation in the higher education. The Hungarian industry (especially the automotive industry) requires more practice oriented engineers for operating the high-tech production technology. Some Hungarian automotive companies have good experiences with the cooperative education. These were the reason why Kecskemet College decided to develop a dual type education, cooperating with the vehicle industry. The education bases on a German model, however, some modification was carried out.

1. ELŐADÁS CÍME
Dual Type Higher Education in
Hungary - Model of Kecskemet
Károly Belina
Kecskemét College, Hungary
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation
Conference on University and Business Cooperation
in Central Europe (CUBCCE)
Budapest, Hungary
28-29 January, 2016

2. Kecskemét College
• Three faculties
• More than 3200 students
• 150 employees
• Full-time, part-time learning courses
• BSc courses, postgraduate training
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation
2005: 3000 students
2015: 1935 students
INNOVATION and INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION

3. Analysis of the situation
• Shortage of well-qualified engineers
• German education-reorganized
– new type (dual) of education (DHBW)
– to improve professional knowledge
• Goal
– highly qualified academic staff, advanced
infrastructure, workshops high standard of
technology.
• Advantage
– students acquire academic knowledge and related
practical training in real-world

4. Practice quantity

5. Expectations
• INDUSTRIAL
– Short education (3-4 years)
– Well-qualified, trained workforce COMPETITIVE
– Acquiring soft skills ENGINEER
– Strong attachment and commitment
• EDUCATIONAL
– Harmonisation of academic and practical knowledge
– No new accreditation
– Fit to the present time frame
– Interoperability between normal and dual type education
• SOCIAL
– Flexible short-term training
– Quality training
– Meeting local needs
– Reducing labor migration

6. Professional education - German-based model at
Kecskemét College
Professional
education
Technical knowledge
University/College: Theory
Industry: Practical knowledge
Methodology
University: research,
calculation
Industry: project work
Social skills
College: presentation
technics
Industry: negotiation
technics

7. Dual system
Structure of the system Dual training
College
13 weeks
Company
8 weeks
College
13 weeks
Company
16 weeksS
Holiday

8. Dual training in the light of data
Started
• 25 students at the Faculty of Vehicle Engineering
• two companies
2013
• two new courses, BSc in Mechanical Engineering and
Technical Management specializing in logistics
At present
• 125 students
• 25 companies

9. Learning results
154
147
127
98
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Acquired credit in average Fulfiled credit in average
Dual
students
Non-dual
students

10. Weaknesses
Students
• Not sufficiently developed
teaching materials
• Coordination and
communication between
the companies and the
College
• Lack of cooperation
• Problems in time schedule
Companies
• Not sufficiently developed
teaching materials
• engineers imperfect
knowledge of pedagogical
skills
• students require much time
besides daily work
• Not sufficient pre-
knowledge

11. Risks
Students
• Focuses on one specialized
field
• It is adapted to only one
company's needs
• Overburdened (not well-
balanced curricula)
• Lack of adapting new
system
Companies
• Focuses on one specialized
field
• It is adapted to only one
company's needs
• The difficulties with the
students’ schedule
• Economic risk if the student
will not take a job with the
company after graduation

12. Questiones to discuss
• Curricula
– Academic
– Company
• Cooperation
– Time frame
– Number of companies
– Dual and non dual students
• Education
– Teaching the teachers

13. Thank you for your attention
Further information:
belina.karoly@gamf.kefo.hu
torok.erika@gamf.kefo.hu
kovacs.zsuzsanna@gamf.kefo.hu