Seasonal Capacity Scaling and Learning Centres

Henrik Køhler Simonsen, Dennis Grauslund

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Abstract

Danish politicians’ interest in using higher education institutions (HEIs) as policy instruments in regional development initiatives has increased significantly in recent years. Recent initiatives include the establishment of regional learning centres and study stations. This article has two overall research objectives. The first objective is to discuss the use of regional learning centres and study stations and to discuss an overall conceptual framework for the establishment and running of physical and virtual learning centres or study stations. The second objective is to discuss the use of seasonal capacity scaling in the educational sector. The discussion is based on a concrete case from a regional area of Denmark supplemented with interviews of both students, teachers and programme managers. Our research shows that seasonal capacity scaling of educational offerings based on a combined physical and virtual framework may be beneficial when establishing and running learning centres or study stations.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 5th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’19)
EditorsJosep Domenech, Paloma Merello, Elena de la Poza, Desamparados Blazquez, Raúl Peña-Ortiz
Number of pages8
Place of PublicationValencia
PublisherUniversitat Politecnica de Valencia * Editorial UPV
Publication date2019
Pages1051-1058
ISBN (Print)9788490486610
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event5th International Conference on Higher Education Advances - Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Duration: 26 Jun 201928 Jun 2019
Conference number: 5

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Higher Education Advances
Number5
LocationUniversitat Politecnica de Valencia
Country/TerritorySpain
CityValencia
Period26/06/201928/06/2019
SeriesProceedings of the International Conference on Higher Education Advances
ISSN2603-5871

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