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Sargis ASATRIANTS17 October, 2013Yerevan, Armenia
Students' Participation in the Governance of HEI's: Armenian Reality
Content
1. ANSA short presentation2. Quantitative assessment of student participation in
Higher Education Institution management process through sociological research
3. Qualitative assessment of students’ role and involvement in higher education management through deep / structural analysis
4. Recommendations for improvement
Founded in 2003
WHO ARE WE?
We are an organization that likes to say
YES to students!
We are ‘’Umbrella’’ organization of 16 local student unions from all over Armenia. Being the largest representative of the student body on the
national level our organization aims to advocate, promote and protect educational, social, economic, cultural interests and rights of over 90
thousand students both on national and international level.Our organization works for having stable, affordable and quality higher
education.
Full member since 2012
HEIs’ Board
Other Governing bodies
1. Faculty Councils2. Academic Councils3. Board
4. Quality Assurance Internal Centre
Sociological research
The Students are involved in HEI’s Governing bodies
69%
31%
Aware
Not Aware
Do you consider the presentation and protection of interests of students in HEI effective?
35%
40%
25%
Yes
Partially
No
Are any proposals made to the superior governing bodies of universities by the students?
28%
17%
55%
Yes
No
Not aware
The students involved in governing bodies of the University: how well are they informed and skilled to protect the students’
interests?
44%
31%
25%
They have the necessary level of awareness
They don't have appropriate skil ls
Not aware
Qualitative analysis
Criterias
Representativeness - Representation of all
students and of all their interestsDemocracy - A decision making process
democratically run and controlled by students; Independence - Independence in decision
making process against universities, government
and party politics
Recommendations
Local Student Union
Improving information flow to and from
students Ensuring more pluralism in debates Establish independent structures, clear
mandates and action plan of their activities
Universities
Give students more access over resources Improve the level of their own proficiency
The Ministry of Education and Science
Improve the information dissemination about
current education reforms in HEIsRevision of the existing legislation to make
student bodies more independentConsider the status of private universities
Sargis AsatriantsVice ChairpersonArmenian National Students’ AssociationAddress: 8 Vardanants side-str., 0004 Yerevan, ArmeniaPhone: 00374 10 545254, Mob: 00374 55 334994Fax: 00374 10 545254E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ansa.am
Contacts:
WE like to say YES
