Data Management and Institutional Research Unit
The Data Management and Institutional Research Unit is the information and competence center for university data and indicators at Universität Hamburg. We support the University’s planning, controlling, reporting, and quality management processes by providing quality-assured institutional data using state-of-the-art IT processes. In close cooperation with departments and faculties, we determine and report on indicators and data with regard to the following topics:
- studies and teaching
- degree programs and study places
- research and knowledge transfer
- staff and finances
- international affairs
- equal opportunity
- sustainability
- bibliometric analyses
- university comparisons and rankings.
The Data Management and Institutional Research Unit is made up of the following teams:
University Key Figures Team
The University Key Figures Team develops and reports university key figures and indicators on the basis of statutory university statistics and other data sources. We support in the analysis, interpretation and evaluation of data for higher education processes and in the preparation of higher education data for reporting purposes.
Our responsibilities include the following tasks:
- Calculation and analysis of control-relevant key figures in particular based on higher education statistics
- Data provision for the so called research core data set (in German “Kerndatensatz Forschung”), for reporting on the University´s excellence strategy and for quality management
- Creation of bibliometric analyses based on research intelligence tools
- Providing product information for the University regarding City of Hamburg´s development and budget plan
- Calculation of product key figures for the target and performance agreements with the supervisory authority and with the faculties
- Providing university data for requests from the citizenry, the press and the public, as well as for internal reporting and other higher education processes
- Regular data supply and evaluation of university rankings as well as university comparisons, particularly comparison of equipment, costs and performance of the North German universities (“Ausstattungs-, Kosten- und Leistungsvergleich” AKL)
University Statistics Team
The University statistics team identifies and reports higher education data on the basis of statutory higher education statistics. We develop university statistical data sets and evaluation methods using modern BI procedures and tools and answer data requests on higher education statistics.
Our responsibilities include the following tasks:
- University-wide coordination, quality assurance and delivery of statutory higher education statistics to the Statistical Office
- Provision and data management of higher education statistics data and evaluation procedures in a data warehouse
- Development of BI procedures for data management and analysis of university statistics in close cooperation with the Smart Administration staff unit
- Providing university data for requests from the citizenry, the press and the public, as well as for internal reporting and other higher education processes