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

Beijing Seminar on digital student depositories

April 8-9, 2013

• Dutch speaking northern part of Belgium • More than six million inhabitants• Capital: Brussels• Flanders = Flemish Region + Flemish Community

Flanders in Belgium and Europe

Flanders as a federated state

• Flemish Region: territorial issues

• Flemish Community: person-related issues

• 1 Flemish Parliament and 1Flemish Government

Structure of Higher Education

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

• Early automation: large quantities of data, complex algorithms

• Communication layer: Edison (EDI, currently web based)

• Current architecture: Mainframe, DB2, CA Gen

• (future developements: Unix, oracle, JAVA)

DHO: Database for Higher Education

• Precursor: DTO 1999-2000: administrative database• Bologna proces: significant impact:

– New structure– More flexible organisation (credit system)– New ways to finance

• Strategic Working group: defined goals:1. Support the implementation of new legislation2. Integration with third parties (study grants, child support, …)3. Source for policy information4. Support for the enrollment proces

• Service oriented architecture• 2008-2009: start DHO

Structure of data exchange

Other in-house repositoris

• Database for primary education• Database for secondary education• Database for adult education

• New developements:– DAVINCI: new database for adult education– DISCIMUS: new database for mandatory education(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– …

Backup slides

Sample request: enrollement

DHO 3270 screenshot

Student portal