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Education and Training
A renewed modernisation agenda for higher education
EADTU ConferenceRome, 20-21 October 2016
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Education and Training
The EU's role in higher education
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"To support the action of
Member States" (art. 165)
1. Evidence-based agenda setting:
pinpointing problems and effective solutions
Modernisation agenda
Participation in Bologna Process
Studies, analysis, data
2. Policy cooperation and support: peer learning, review and counselling involving
governments and institutions
ET 2020 working group, DG HE
3. Programme funding to individuals
and organisations
Erasmus+
Individual mobility actions (KA 1)
Cooperation projects (KA 2)
Other support for policy reform (KA 3)
Horizon 2020 (researchers, research
and innovation)
European Structural and Investment
Funds (ESF)
Education and Training
Consultation on agenda for modernisation of higher education
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• An open online questionnaire on the EUROPA website
• A targeted request for "position papers" to DGs and European stakeholders
• Feedback gathered through meetings with Member States and stakeholders
Education and Training
Response to online questionnaire
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Overview of 480 Insti-tutional respondents
A higher education or re-search institution (or rep-resentative body thereof)
A non-governmental organisation
A public administration
A social partner organisa-tion
A student union or other student representative organisation
An educational estab-lishment outside the HE sector
Other
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428
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Overview of 1,005 In-dividual respondents
I am a recent graduate from higher education (graduated in last five years)
I am a student in higher education
I am an interested citizen
I employ recent grad-uates
I work in an educational institution
Other
Education and Training
Response to online questionnaire
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As a representative of an organisationAs an individual
Education and Training
Response to targeted call for papers
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• 30 from government authorities
• 19 from European and national stakeholders
Education and Training
Key questions in consultation
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1. What are the challenges facing HE?
2. What should be the priorities for change?• In teaching and learning• In (regional) innovation and outreach• In research and its links
3. What should the EU do to help?
Education and Training
Main challenges facing HE
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• Contextual drivers: globalisation + digitalisation• Employment, unemployment, mismatch• Dealing with diverse + new population groups• Innovation potential of HE under-exploited• Technology under-exploited within HE• Challenging funding conditions
Education and Training
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Looking specifically at:
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Education and Training
Higher education and labour market?
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HEI representative HEI employee Other stakeholders Student or recent graduate
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'There is a good match between the supply of higher education graduates and the knowledge and skills the economy needs'
No opinionDisagree stronglyDisagree to some extentAgree to some extentAgree strongly
Education and Training
Transferable skills?
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HEI Representative HEI Employee Student or recent graduate
Other stakeholders0%
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'Higher education courses are effective at helping students to develop "soft skills" like communication, problem-solving and working in teams'
No opinion
Disagree to some extent
Disagree strongly
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly
Education and Training
HE and civic engagement?
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HEI Representative HEI Employee Other stakeholders Student or recent graduate
0%
10%
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'Higher education courses help prepare students to contribute actively to society'
No opinion
Disagree to some extent
Disagree strongly
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly
Education and Training
Priorities: teaching and learning
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• Responding to growing need for highly qualified people (widening access)
• Responding to demand for "Transversal" skills as well as in-depth knowledge
• Responding to need for ICT specialists and digital literacy for all
• Key tools: Diversity of programmes; better guidance for students; support for teachers; cooperation across boundaries; mobility; flexible entry routes and programme types…
Education and Training
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Looking specifically at:
INNOVATION
Education and Training
Creativity and innovation in HE?
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HEI representative HEI employee Student or recent graduate
Other stakeholders0%
10%
20%
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40%
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"Higher education courses encourage students to be creative and innovative"
No opinion
Disagree strongly
Disagree to some extent
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly
Education and Training
HEIs contribution to innovation?
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HEI representative HEI employee Student or recent graduate
Other stakeholders0%
10%
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30%
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"Higher education institutions play a strong role in contributing to innovation at regional and national level"
No opinion
Disagree strongly
Disagree to some extent
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly
Education and Training
Priorities: (regional) innovation
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• Create environments where students encouraged to be creative and entrepreneurial
• Overcoming challenges to translating this ambition into reality in existing higher education structures
• Increasing cooperation between higher education and business and other outside organisations
Education and Training
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Looking specifically at:
RESEACH AND ITS INTERACTION WITH TEACHING & INNOVATION
Education and Training
Supporting researchers?
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HEI representative HEI employee Other stakeholders Student or recent graduate
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
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"Researchers receive the support that they need from their in-stitutions to reach their potential "
No opinion
Disagree strongly
Disagree to some extent
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly
Education and Training
Inter-disciplinary research?
20HEI representative HEI employee Student or recent
graduateOther stakeholders
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"The value of inter-disciplinary research is appropriately re-cognised and rewarded"
No opinion
Disagree strongly
Disagree to some extent
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly
Education and Training
Priorities: research and links
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• Deliver effective doctoral and post-doctoral training relevant for careers outside of academia
• Foster inquiring mind-sets more generally – including in schools
• Achieve a better interaction between research and teaching on the ground and in the frameworks that govern these two areas of HE activity
Education and Training
EU added value
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Broad support + some specific suggestions for:• More / better development + sharing of
comparable information and evidence• Cooperation and peer exchange between
governments• Support for cooperation between HEIs,
employers and others• Calls for additional mobility of students, staff
and researchers• Better academic recognition
A renewed modernisation agenda
Helping students get the right knowledge and skills
Making teaching and research work better together
Ensuring higher education institutions contribute to
regional innovation
Higher education opportunities for refugees: DG EAC initiatives
Information sharing
Funding: Erasmus+ and MSCA
Academic recognition
Contact: [email protected]
Initiatives for refugees in higher education: ec.europa.eu/education/policy/migration/higher-education-refugees_en.htm
General website: ec.europa.eu/education/
Information sharing
€400m for social inclusion: strategic
partnerships, key action 2
€13 million to upscale existing
initiatives promoting social
inclusion, key action 3
Erasmus+ 2016
Addresses and Links
• Report on modernisation consultation• http://
eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:cd0fa1ca-2ee9-11e6-b497-01aa75ed71a1.0001.02/DOC_2&format=PDF
• • Refugees• [email protected]• http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/migration/highe
r-education-refugees_en.htm
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