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Higher Education relevancy. BY SAFWAT REDA SHOAIB 2009 Relevancy of higher education to the requirements of development. Safwat reda Shoaib.

Responding to changes
Need for
Better trained and educated work force – mass universities
Competition for scarcer public resources – steering by economics
More transparency and comparability – mobility
Competitive research results – knowledge society
Stronger position in the international context – internationalisation and income generation
Social cohesion in socially, culturally and linguistically diverse societies
Peaceful and stable democratic societies …
While respecting and promoting the multiple mission of higher education
preparation for the labour market
preparation for life as active citizens in democratic societies
personal development
development and maintenance of an advanced knowledge base in a broad area of academic disciplines

Higher education policy platform
In the framework of the European Cultural Convention
Steering Committee (CDESR) – Public authorities (ministries responsible for higher education), higher education institutions and their associations, students’ and other professional associations
Work in cooperation
To better understand each others’ situation and identify (common) answers to the challenges
Resulting in publications, guidelines, recommendations, conventions
Beneficiaries – youth and society in general

Main current areas of activities
The European Higher Education Area (EHEA)/ Bologna Process
Recognition of qualifications
Public responsibility for higher education and research
Higher Education Governance
Bilateral and regional cooperation and assistance

EHEA 2010/ Bologna Process
Adapting Higher Education and Research to changes in society and new needs
Cooperation of 45 countries (ministries, professional associations, international organisations and NGOs)
increase mobility, transparency, attractiveness, competitiveness
facilitate recognition
reform structures (degree structure, governance, diversity of learning paths…)
quality assurance
qualifications frameworks
Future concerns
Implementation
Sustainability
External dimension

The Council of Europe’s contribution
The Council of Europe is
Consultative member in steering bodies and active in working groups, contributions to seminars and conferences
One of the most important providers of input to the process and policy discussions in it
Focus on
Recognition
Bilateral and regional support
Public responsibility
Governance
Social dimension
Multiple mission of Higher Education and Research

Recognition of qualifications
Lisbon Recognition Convention of the Council of Europe/ UNESCO, 1997 (ETS 165)
Enable people to move between countries without loss of value of own qualification
Offer right to fair assessment
Recognition unless substantial difference (partial recognition)
Diploma supplement and ECTS
Only accepted legal text in the framework of the EHEA
Essentials and future concerns: Political will, mutual trust in quality, description of learning outcomes
42 countries, network of national information centres, adoption of subsidiary texts

Public responsibility for Higher Education and Research
A cornerstone of European university heritage
Adaptation to today’s society
Levels of public responsibility
Exclusive
Leading
Substantial
The Public Responsibility for Higher Education and Research (published spring 2005)
Recommendation under discussion

Higher education governance
Successful implementation of change needs adapted governance structures, procedures and culture
Good governance in higher education
a method
to reach agreement on objectives and orientations (fitness of purpose)
to develop strategies and instruments to implement them in practice (fitness for purpose)
a space of negotiation of interests respecting the multiple mission of higher education in the best interest of the whole society
a participative process and model of/ preparation for life as an active citizen in a democratic society; inclusive, cohesive
transparent in procedures and tasks
able to reach, win acceptance for and implement decisions (legitimacy and efficiency)
flexible to adapt to diverse contexts on the basis of common principles
Legal provisions for and redefinition of autonomy
Who is autonomous with regard to whom?
Autonomy for what?
Autonomy to which extent?

Bilateral and regional cooperation
Assistance in higher education legislation and reform
Support integration in European Higher Education Area
Focus: South East Europe, Eastern Europe.
Through
Expert advice and support
National seminars and conferences
Regional seminars
2006, among others:
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Serbia
Russia

2006 and beyond
Forum June 2006
The Responsibility of Higher Education for Democratic Culture
Building on and further developing the work on public responsibility and governance
Forum September 2006
The Legitimacy of Quality Assurance in Higher Education: the role of public authorities and institutions
New projects in preparation
The University between Humanism and Market: redefining its values and functions for the 21st century
University network on intercultural dialogue

Recent publications
Higher education governance between democratic culture, academic aspirations and market forces ( Council of Europe higher education series No.5 ) 92-871-5957-2 Jürgen Kohler, Josef Huber and Sjur Bergan (eds)
Recognition in the Bologna Process: policy development and the road to good practice ( Council of Europe higher education series No.4) 92-871-6007-4 Sjur Bergan and Andrejs Rauhvargers (eds)
Standards for recognition: the Lisbon Recognition Convention and its subsidiary texts (Council of Europe higher education series No. 3)
92-871-5903-3 Sjur Bergan and Andrejs Rauhvargers (eds)
For more information: http://www.coe.int/T/DG4/HigherEducation/Resources/HEseries_en.asp

Key links
Council of Europe Higher Education and Research
http://www.coe.int/higher-education
The Lisbon Recognition Convention
http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?NT=165&CM=1&DF=16/11/2005&CL=ENG
UK Bologna Secretariat web site
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/bologna/
Bologna-Bergen web site
http://www.bologna-bergen2005.no/

Summary
CDESR – double representation: ministry officials and representatives of higher education institutions – policy debate and orientation
Forum Series - platform for high-level policy debate
Publication Series - to reflect and contribute to the debate
Web site - a service and reference point for information
http://www.coe.int/higher-education

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