Tools for student selection and career advice

The choice of the right degree programme by prospective students and the selection of the right students by universities are important decisions. Our research and our tools support prospective students and universities in making the right choice.

Which degree programme should I study, which apprenticeship should I choose? All students ask themselves these questions at the end of their school education and are often overwhelmed with the answers. We have launched various research projects and developed specific tools to provide these people with effective support.

Universities are also interested in pupils making the best possible choice of degree programme. In addition, some universities can and must actively select their students in some subjects through selection procedures. We have also developed various valid and efficient solutions for these purposes.

Tools and projects developed in relation to course suitability

OSA-Portal: The independent comparison portal for online self-assessments to help students choose a course
Cooperation partner: University of Applied Labour Studies of the Federal Employment Agency (Germany)
Duration: November 2015 to October 2018

was-studiere-ich: Developing and introducing a self test to help students­ choose­ a course in Switzerland
Client: School of Applied Psychology (FHNW) / FHNW
Duration: since 2012

psychologie-self-assessment: Developing an internet-based self-assessment for Psychology
Client: University of Zurich/School of Applied Psychology (FHNW)
Duration: 2012-2014

Development of a tool for supporting the educational choices of secondary school students using gamification elements
Client: Canton of Basel-Landschaft/cooperation partner: FHNW School of Education
Duration: January 2017 to December 2019