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FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE Self Evaluation Report for the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education Main Volume Giessen, 6. – 10. February 2012 2 CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 5 CHAPTER 1 OBJECTIVES 6 1.1 Factual Information 6 1.2 Comments and Suggestions 7 CHAPTER 2 ORGANISATION 9 2.1 Factual Information 9 2.2 Organisation and legal background 9 2.2.1 Central level: organs of the University, election procedures, responsibilities 9 2.2.1.1 Central organs and their appointment 9 2.2.1.2 Responsibilities 11 2.2.2 Faculty level: organs, election procedures, responsibilities 15 2.2.2.1 Organs, appointments 15 2.2.2.2 Responsibilities 16 2.2.2.3 Faculty subcommittees 17 2.2.2.4 The positioning of a professor 17 2.2.3 Interaction of the Faculty with the Presidium and Central Administration 18 2.2.4 Organisation of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 20 2.2.5 Student Organisation 20 2.2.6 Teaching import and export; Examinations 22 2.2.7 Interaction with the Veterinary Profession and General Public 22 2.3 Comments and Suggestions 22 CHAPTER 3 FINANCES 24 3.1 Factual Information 24 3.1.1 General Information 24 3.1.1.1 Introductory remarks 24 3.1.1.2 Allocation of funds to the University 24 3.1.1.3 Allocation of funds to the Faculty 25 3.1.1.4 Allocation of funds within the Faculty 25 3.1.1.5 Mechanisms for funding major equipment and capital expenditure and maintenance 26 3.1.2 Information on extra income 26 3.1.3 Overview income (revenue) and expenditure 27 3.2 Student fees 28 3.3 Comments and Suggestions 28 CHAPTER 4 CURRICULUM 29 4.1 Factual Information 29 4.1.1 National curriculum 29 4.1.2 Implementation of the national curriculum at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, JLU Giessen 30 4.1.3 Degree of freedom within the national curriculum 33 4.1.4 Decisions on curriculum matters 35 4.1.5 Curriculum followed by all students 35 4.1.6 Further information on the curriculum 48 4.1.7 Obligatory extramural work 49 4.1.8. Specific information on the practical training in Food hygiene/Public health 50 4.1.9 Ratios 50 4.1.9.1 General indicators types of training 50 4.1.9.2 Special indicators of training in Food hygiene/Public health 51 4.2 Comments 51 3 4.3 Suggestions 52 CHAPTER 5 TEACHING AND LEARNING: QUALITY AND EVALUATION 53 5.1 Factual Information 53 5.1.1 The teaching program 53 5.1.2 The teaching environment 55 5.1.2.1 Technical aspects 55 5.1.2.2 Human resources 55 5.1.2.3 Teaching capacity 57 5.1.2.4 Other aspects 57 5.1.3 The examination system 58 5.1.4 Evaluation of teaching and learning 58 5.1.5 Student welfare 60 5.2 Comments 60 5.3 Suggestions 62 CHAPTER 6 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 63 6.1 Factual Information 63 6.1.1 Premises in general 63 6.1.2 Premises used for clinics and hospitalisation 66 6.1.2.1 Regular premises for hospitalisation 66 6.1.2.2 Premises for isolation of hospitalised patients 67 6.1.3 Premises for teaching animals 68 6.1.4 Premises used for theoretical, practical and supervised teaching 68 6.1.5 Special diagnostic laboratories and Clinical Support Service 70 6.1.6 Slaughterhouse facilities 71 6.1.7 Foodstuff processing unit 71 6.1.8 Waste Management 72 6.1.8.1 Chemical waste 72 6.1.8.2 Radioactive waste 72 6.1.8.3 Radioactive waste following use in diagnostics 72 6.1.8.4 Waste management of normal litter 72 6.1.8.5 Organic waste 72 6.1.8.6 Cadavers 73 6.2 Comments 73 6.2.1 Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences 73 6.2.2 Pathology, Anatomy, Student Facilities 74 6.2.3 Biomedical Research Centre 74 6.2.4 Premises for housing teaching animals 74 6.3 Suggestions 75 CHAPTER 7 ANIMALS AND TEACHING MATERIAL OF ANIMAL ORIGIN 76 7.1 Factual Information 76 7.1.1 Anatomy 76 7.1.2 Pathology 77 7.1.3 Animal Production 77 7.1.4 Food Hygiene/Public Health 78 7.1.5 Consultations and patient flow services 79 7.1.5.1 Consultation 79 7.1.5.2 Patient flow 79 7.1.6 Vehicles for animal transport 81 7.1.7 On-Call emergency service 81 7.1.8 On farm teaching and outside patient care 81 7.1.8.1 Ambulatory (Mobile) clinic 81 7.1.8.2 Other on-farm services and outside teaching 82 7.1.9 Other Information 83 7.1.9.1 Additional outside sources of material for 4 clinical training purposes: 83 7.1.9.2 Level of service that is offered by the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences compared with outside practices 83 7.1.9.3 Areas of clinical specialisation that are covered and the extent of the coverage 85 7.1.9.4 Fees for clinical services 85 7.1.9.5 Relationship of the establishment with outside practitioners 85 7.1.9.6 Relationships with outside organisations 86 7.1.10 Ratios 87 7.1.11 Other species 88 7.2 Comments and Suggestions 88 CHAPTER 8 LIBRARY AND LEARNING RESOURCES 89 8.1 Factual Information 89 8.1.1 Library 89 8.2 Information Technology Services 91 8.2.1 Audio-visual service 91 8.2.2 Computer service 92 8.3 Comments 94 CHAPTER 9 STUDENT ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT 95 9.1 Undergraduate Courses 95 9.1.1 Undergraduate student numbers 95 9.1.2 Student admission 95 9.1.2.1 Minimum admission requirement 95 9.1.2.2 Selection process 96 9.1.3 Student flow 97 9.2 Comments 99 9.3 Suggestions 99 CHAPTER 10 ACADEMIC AND SUPPORT STAFF 100 10.1 Factual Information 100 10.1.1 Personnel in the establishment provided for veterinary training 100 10.1.2 Allocation of staff to the Faculty 102 10.1.3 Allocation of staff to the departments (units) within the Faculty 103 10.1.4 Recruiting or retaining of staff 103 10.1.5 Regulations governing outside work 103 10.1.6 Possibilities and financial provisions for the academic staff 104 10.2 Comments 104 10.3 Suggestions 105 CHAPTER 11 CONTINUING EDUCATION 106 11.1 Factual Information 106 11.2 Comments and Suggestions 111 CHAPTER 12 POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION 112 12.1 Factual Information 112 12.1.1 Professional track 112 12.1.2 Academic track 115 12.2 Comments 116 CHAPTER 13 RESEARCH 117 13.1 Factual Information 117 13.1.1 Research activities in the Faculty 117 13.1.2 Involvement of undergraduate students in research 117 13.2 Comments 119 13.3 Suggestions 119 5 Self Evaluation Report (SER) INTRODUCTION The origin of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine dates back to 1777, when the first lectures in the field of veterinary medicine (animal healing) were offered by the Eco- nomic Faculty of the former “Ludwigs-Universität”, the “Ludoviciana”, the present Justus-Liebig-University Giessen. During its further development education in veteri- nary medicine was integrated into the Medical Faculty, with regular classes starting in 1828. Admittance to qualify for a higher veterinary education required a “highschool diploma” (Matura), at the same time the Medical Faculty was granted the right of promotion to a “Dr. in arte veterinaria”. In 1914 the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine emerged as an independent faculty. As a result of the destructions in World War II and the political situation, the “Ludwigs- Universität” was suspended with the exception of the Faculties of Veteri- nary Medicine and Agricultural Sciences, leading to the formation of a College for the Culturing of Soil and for Veterinary Medicine (Hochschule für Bodenkultur und Veter- inärmedizin). This college formed a nucleus for the restoration of the whole univer- sity, which was re-founded in 1957 and given the new name “Justus-Liebig- Universität Gießen” in honour of the great scientist Justus von Liebig, who acted as a professor in chemistry for 28 years from 1824 to 1852. According to the Hessian University Law of 1971, the structure of universities into faculties was abandoned and replaced by the division into “Fachbereiche” (depart- ments). However, other than most faculties, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine main- tained its integrity and only changed the name from “Faculty” to “Fachbereich”. With the restructuring of the former Agricultural Faculty in 1985 the Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics of Domestic Animals was moved from the Faculty of Veteri- nary Medicine to the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Envi- ronmental Management. These organisational changes, however, did not affect the involvement of the Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics of Domestic Animals in the veterinary curriculum. This involvement is based on strong academic interrela- tionships. Similar interrelationships exist with other institutes of the Justus-Liebig- University Giessen which have led to a fruitful interdisciplinary cooperation. The Faculty was submitted to a first EAEVE-evaluation from November 29 th to De- cember 2 nd , 1993 and a second evaluation from June 23 rd – 28 th June 2003. Both evaluations resulted in an “approval”. However, only draft reports and no final reports had been provided to the Faculty and the final decision was only communicated ver- bally resp. by putting the Faculty on the list of positively evaluated faculties. This situation has made it somewhat difficult to communicate the result of the evaluations to the respective authorities and it would be highly appreciated if a final report could be provided as a result of the forthcoming visit.