Given at the ESU BM 61 / EQUNET second conference, the presentation gives an interpretation of equity policies in Higher Education in Europe and suggestions on how to increase effectiveness of lobbying policies addressing equity issues.
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4. We checked....
gender balance
net entry rates
entry via alternative routes
participation based on occupational /
educational background
income gap of students
ratios of foreign students
5. consequences A student from low socioeconomic background
- less likely to attend Higher Education
- likely to choose different courses of
study
- more likely to work during studies
- far less likely to have a mobility
experience
7. the student body entering, participating
in and completing higher education at
all levels should
reflect the diversity of
our populations
8. European Policies are not
effictive enough
• 12 different EU instruments • Results speak for themselves
mention equity in Higher • Independent studies confirm
Education lack of effect so far
• Part of the Bologna Process
since 2001