On the Role of Professional Organizations in the Further Development Process of Study Programs

To support the further development process of geodetic study programs the multi-perspective Working Group 1 “Profession/Education“ of the professional organization German Association of Surveying (DVW) and the students’ organization Conference of Geodesy Students of German-speaking Universities (KonGeoS) are cooperating in the frame of the project DVWkon²GEOS. Within the continuously change process of study programs, DVWkon²GEOS is providing additional, independent,and standardized process perspectives, and therefore contributing to future-readiness of geodetic study programs. Hereby, the qualification aims and the design of the curriculum of geodetic study programs as well as the acquired competencies of graduates are analyzed with respect to the discipline-specific qualifications framework Geodesy and Geoinformation (FQR_GG), providing external and internal perspectives. FQR_GG was developed and ratified in 2018 by representatives of most relevant target groups (e.g., universities, professional organizations) and is based on the European and German Qualifications Frameworks and the Qualifications Framework for German Higher Education Degrees. The first study program to be analyzed was the German-speaking Bachelor study program “Geodesy and Geoinformatics” at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Most important findings (e.g., heterogenic competency acquirement levels) and next project steps are presented.