A typology of admission systems across Europe and their impact on the equity ...Dominic Orr
Admission systems to higher education are the key point for determining which students go into which type of higher education institution. Based on how admission systems are designed, they will allow access to a smaller or larger number of students, but they will also shape participation by social background. We present our typology of admission systems and how they work. Based on a larger study for the EU.
This research explores the barriers and drivers for adoption of e-learning among healthcare professional students in rural Thailand. The study aims to inform lecturers on online course delivery and policymakers on supporting students. It will use a mixed social methods approach, collecting data from over 200 students and faculty across four universities in different regions of Thailand through questionnaires, interviews, and group discussions. The analysis will identify key themes in university policies, cultural factors, infrastructure issues, and financing that impact e-learning for this student population. Findings hope to help engage healthcare professionals in developing countries through distance learning programs.
1) The document discusses applying supply chain management principles in higher education to improve learning outcomes and produce job-ready graduates.
2) It outlines the various suppliers and customers in the education supply chain, including students, faculty, educational materials, research projects, graduates, employers, and society.
3) The benefits of supply chain management in higher education include generating quality outcomes, improving operations and customer satisfaction, and tackling competitive pressures.
The document discusses two related projects:
1. The ADoM project aims to develop centralized admission processes and a model for practitioners to access. It also explores reusing existing web services and creating a demonstrator.
2. The DELIA project explores processes for handling enhanced applicant information. It prototypes IT support for admission staff and demonstrates how improved applicant information can assist with matching, retention, and understanding the changing admission environment.
This document outlines criteria for rating public and private higher education institutions. It discusses both operational criteria related to monetary and physical resources (sections A1-A5) and intellectual capital reporting, which measures intangible assets (sections B1-B3). The operational criteria cover topics like market position, finances, governance, debt levels, and relationship with state policies. The intellectual capital section examines human capital of employees, structural capital like internal processes and culture, and relational capital concerning external relationships.
“Classification and ranking in Europe” by Mr Hans HovingSATN
- The document discusses international university rankings and their impact on higher education institutions (HEIs). It notes that many HEIs feel pressure to improve their rankings and are adapting their policies and strategies as a result.
- It also discusses some of the limitations and criticisms of international rankings, such as their research bias, and the need for alternative ranking systems that consider other factors like learning outcomes.
- Several European organizations are working on developing alternative ranking systems for universities that aim to provide a more valid and fair comparison across institutions.
Claudio Vitali, Building partnerships with real impact for labour market: Imp...European Journalism Centre
The document discusses improving youth employment in Europe through better matching of vocational education and training to labor market needs. It focuses on two areas: 1) Ensuring training is informed by labor market intelligence so it is responsive to economic and social changes. This requires partnership between education, employers, and other stakeholders. 2) Ensuring quality in transnational mobility programs by preparing participants, recognizing skills gained, and involving employers. A survey found mobility increased employability, career choices, and language skills, but programs need better design and longer durations.
A typology of admission systems across Europe and their impact on the equity ...Dominic Orr
Admission systems to higher education are the key point for determining which students go into which type of higher education institution. Based on how admission systems are designed, they will allow access to a smaller or larger number of students, but they will also shape participation by social background. We present our typology of admission systems and how they work. Based on a larger study for the EU.
This research explores the barriers and drivers for adoption of e-learning among healthcare professional students in rural Thailand. The study aims to inform lecturers on online course delivery and policymakers on supporting students. It will use a mixed social methods approach, collecting data from over 200 students and faculty across four universities in different regions of Thailand through questionnaires, interviews, and group discussions. The analysis will identify key themes in university policies, cultural factors, infrastructure issues, and financing that impact e-learning for this student population. Findings hope to help engage healthcare professionals in developing countries through distance learning programs.
1) The document discusses applying supply chain management principles in higher education to improve learning outcomes and produce job-ready graduates.
2) It outlines the various suppliers and customers in the education supply chain, including students, faculty, educational materials, research projects, graduates, employers, and society.
3) The benefits of supply chain management in higher education include generating quality outcomes, improving operations and customer satisfaction, and tackling competitive pressures.
The document discusses two related projects:
1. The ADoM project aims to develop centralized admission processes and a model for practitioners to access. It also explores reusing existing web services and creating a demonstrator.
2. The DELIA project explores processes for handling enhanced applicant information. It prototypes IT support for admission staff and demonstrates how improved applicant information can assist with matching, retention, and understanding the changing admission environment.
This document outlines criteria for rating public and private higher education institutions. It discusses both operational criteria related to monetary and physical resources (sections A1-A5) and intellectual capital reporting, which measures intangible assets (sections B1-B3). The operational criteria cover topics like market position, finances, governance, debt levels, and relationship with state policies. The intellectual capital section examines human capital of employees, structural capital like internal processes and culture, and relational capital concerning external relationships.
“Classification and ranking in Europe” by Mr Hans HovingSATN
- The document discusses international university rankings and their impact on higher education institutions (HEIs). It notes that many HEIs feel pressure to improve their rankings and are adapting their policies and strategies as a result.
- It also discusses some of the limitations and criticisms of international rankings, such as their research bias, and the need for alternative ranking systems that consider other factors like learning outcomes.
- Several European organizations are working on developing alternative ranking systems for universities that aim to provide a more valid and fair comparison across institutions.
Claudio Vitali, Building partnerships with real impact for labour market: Imp...European Journalism Centre
The document discusses improving youth employment in Europe through better matching of vocational education and training to labor market needs. It focuses on two areas: 1) Ensuring training is informed by labor market intelligence so it is responsive to economic and social changes. This requires partnership between education, employers, and other stakeholders. 2) Ensuring quality in transnational mobility programs by preparing participants, recognizing skills gained, and involving employers. A survey found mobility increased employability, career choices, and language skills, but programs need better design and longer durations.
stem-focused-technology-mediated-advising-reformMarkeisha Grant
1) Four community colleges received grants to implement STEM-focused advising reforms using the iPASS model to improve student persistence and completion in STEM fields.
2) The colleges chose to focus on STEM programs due to workforce demands for STEM graduates and to increase representation of underrepresented groups in STEM.
3) Three colleges plan to pilot iPASS with STEM students and programs before expanding institution-wide, while one college will implement iPASS across all programs from the start. The pilots aim to test technology tools and refine advising approaches.
The document analyzes university media in Ecuador, including their models, types, functions, and self-determination. It identifies the most common models as institutional media managed by communication departments or faculties for student participation. The primary functions of Ecuadorian university media are to provide practical learning, promote the university brand, disseminate knowledge, support education, and address social issues. Results found the majority consider themselves public or mixed community-public/private, with self-determination being an important aspect.
Decision-making on assessment of higher education institutions under uncertaintyVladimir Bakhrushin
Presentation for XХXII International Conference Problems of Decision Making under Uncertainties (PDMU-2018), August 27-31, 2018, Prague, Czech Republic
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27143.44966
Transferrable information management skills through the use of simulations to...RAILS7
The document outlines a project that used simulations and work-integrated learning to enhance information management skills for students through real-life applications at hospitals. Students from RMIT University in Australia and Vietnam participated in simulations at hospitals in both countries before being assigned projects for Da Nang General Hospital in Vietnam, such as developing databases and policy documents. Evaluations found that information management skills are transferable to other environments and future directions could include extending the project and further analyzing the data collected.
The document discusses new trends in university rankings, including multi-dimensional rankings. It describes the CHE Centre for Higher Education, which publishes multi-dimensional rankings of universities in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The U-Multirank project, which aims to develop a global multi-dimensional university ranking, is also summarized. Multi-dimensional rankings assess universities across multiple indicators and dimensions rather than combining them into a single score. They provide more detailed profiles of institutional strengths and weaknesses.
The Use and Perceptions of Open Access Resources by Legal Academics at the Un...Elizabeth Moll-Willard
Presentation of above-titled paper at the Law via the Internet Conference at Rutgers University, Newark, NJ in 2017.
Although access to primary legal materials in South Africa is now easily accessible as a result of the Free Access to Law movement, access to legal scholarship is not as easy. Through using the University of Cape Town (UCT) as a case study, due to its research intensive nature, it is possible to see how academics are publishing their legal scholarship through the use of bibliometrics and data mining. After the success of a Research Visibility month, law librarians were able to attest to the perceptions of legal academics around the importance of the openness and visibility of their research. The author contrasts these two to see if the perception of legal academics around the visibility of their resources reflects their publishing practices. It is seen that although academics at UCT publish mostly in closed journals, the publishing in open and hybrid journals has slowly increased during the period 2011-2015. Further it is evidenced that legal academics are exploring other avenues, including that of self-archiving, to boost the visibility of their work. Law Librarians are able to assist in boosting at least the visibility, if not the openness of legal academics’ work.
The document discusses the methodology used for the Times Higher Education World University Rankings from 2011-2012. It outlines the key pillars used to evaluate universities: teaching, research, international outlook, and industry income. It also provides details on the specific indicators and weightings used to measure performance in each pillar, including academic reputation surveys, citation impact, staff to student ratios, and international collaboration. Feedback from university administrators and academics is presented, both in support of and with some criticisms of the methodology.
The article describes a proposed model for assessing the quality of higher distance education based on the technologies of the Information and Communication. This model can be adopted by higher education institutions in order to ensure proper use of Information Technologies and Communication in teaching and learning processes, and strategic processes that support the distance education. This research will use models and success stories from other countries as a basis for generating a preliminary model. Furthermore, this research contains initial reports and results as to justify the contribution of it.
The document discusses the STaR Chart, a self-assessment tool used by schools in Texas to evaluate progress in integrating technology. The STaR Chart assesses four key areas: Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation, Leadership/Administration, and Infrastructure. Schools receive ratings from Early Tech to Target Tech based on their scores. The summary analyzes MJH's STaR Chart results, noting the school has made the most progress in Leadership but lost ground in Educator Preparation and Infrastructure, with no growth in Teaching and Learning.
The document summarizes an OECD review of the vocational education and training (VET) system in Estonia. It finds that while Estonia's VET system has strengths like employer involvement and well-prepared teachers, it faces challenges like high dropout rates and limited progression to further education. It provides recommendations to address these challenges, such as improving financial incentives to reduce dropout, developing apprenticeships for young people, and establishing hybrid programs within upper secondary VET to facilitate progression to higher education.
Gender Dimensions of Environmental UnsustainabilityUNDP Eurasia
Presented by Koh Miyaoi, Gender Specialist, Team Leader, at Bratislava Regional Centre at CEU, in Budapest
2nd presentation available from CEU:Global gender action towards sustainable and equitable development by Klelija Balta, Gender Analyst
http://prezi.com/oyrvoki6kmhq/global-gender-action-towards-sustainable-and-equitable-development
Political Finance as a Driver for Women CandidatesUNDP Eurasia
Presentation on promoting women’s access to electoral finances by Zurab Kharatishvili, Chair of the Central Electoral Commission, Georgia presented at UNDP Regional Forum on Equal participation in decision-making, Istanbul, 16 November, Session VI: An enabling environment for women’s electoral participation- the role of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs)
The blue path to sustainable developmentUNDP Eurasia
The document discusses the need to find new paths to sustainable development as resources are limited. It mentions that sustainable development involves balancing economic, social and environmental factors. It also refers to fully sustainable societies and suggests "the blue path" as a potential new approach.
Prezentacja zaprezentowana podczas konferencji "Chcieć to móc, czyli jak działania strażnicze zmieniają świat" 11-ego marca 2010 w Warszawie
więcej na www.watchdog.org.pl
Prium Brussels 0809 University GovernanceYouth Agora
The document summarizes governance reforms at Vrije Universiteit Brussel from the mid-1990s to present. Key reforms included centralizing academic decision-making and administrative services to address weaknesses like inconsistent quality and communication. Governance bodies like the University Board and Rectoral College were established to provide central steering while faculties retained autonomy. However, decision-making processes remained lengthy due to the need for consensus among stakeholders. Further reforms aimed to improve cooperation between central administration and academic leadership to more efficiently implement changes.
Quality of public administration in europeCitadelh2020
This document discusses the quality of public administration in Europe. It notes that as the EU has increased integration, public administration has emerged as an important issue across policy areas, though the EU has no direct competence. Quality of public administration is linked to economic growth and competitiveness. However, gaps remain across Europe, with only a few countries showing substantial improvement in executive capacity recently. Better public administration is key to addressing societal challenges like aging populations and digitalization. The document outlines various initiatives the European Commission is taking to support better public administration in member states, including funding, research, guidance, and networking opportunities. Country-specific recommendations also aim to prioritize reforms like efficiency and health management.
Addressing Current Issues and Challenges in HEShelai Valdez
The document discusses several issues facing higher education institutions in the Philippines including a lack of overall vision, deteriorating quality, and limited access to quality education. It outlines challenges such as a large number of institutions and programs without proper oversight, poor student performance on exams, and low education spending. The Commission on Higher Education's response included rationalizing the higher education system, improving quality standards, and increasing access through scholarships and financial aid programs. The document calls for collaboration between higher education groups and the Commission on Higher Education to address the current challenges.
Addressing Current Issues and Challenges in HEShelai Valdez
The document discusses several issues facing higher education institutions in the Philippines including a lack of overall vision, deteriorating quality, and limited access to quality education. It outlines challenges such as a large number of institutions and programs without proper oversight, poor student performance on exams, and low education spending. The Commission on Higher Education is working to address these through rationalization efforts, improving quality standards, and expanding access programs. The assistance of professional organizations is needed to chart the future direction of higher education in the country.
stem-focused-technology-mediated-advising-reformMarkeisha Grant
1) Four community colleges received grants to implement STEM-focused advising reforms using the iPASS model to improve student persistence and completion in STEM fields.
2) The colleges chose to focus on STEM programs due to workforce demands for STEM graduates and to increase representation of underrepresented groups in STEM.
3) Three colleges plan to pilot iPASS with STEM students and programs before expanding institution-wide, while one college will implement iPASS across all programs from the start. The pilots aim to test technology tools and refine advising approaches.
The document analyzes university media in Ecuador, including their models, types, functions, and self-determination. It identifies the most common models as institutional media managed by communication departments or faculties for student participation. The primary functions of Ecuadorian university media are to provide practical learning, promote the university brand, disseminate knowledge, support education, and address social issues. Results found the majority consider themselves public or mixed community-public/private, with self-determination being an important aspect.
Decision-making on assessment of higher education institutions under uncertaintyVladimir Bakhrushin
Presentation for XХXII International Conference Problems of Decision Making under Uncertainties (PDMU-2018), August 27-31, 2018, Prague, Czech Republic
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27143.44966
Transferrable information management skills through the use of simulations to...RAILS7
The document outlines a project that used simulations and work-integrated learning to enhance information management skills for students through real-life applications at hospitals. Students from RMIT University in Australia and Vietnam participated in simulations at hospitals in both countries before being assigned projects for Da Nang General Hospital in Vietnam, such as developing databases and policy documents. Evaluations found that information management skills are transferable to other environments and future directions could include extending the project and further analyzing the data collected.
The document discusses new trends in university rankings, including multi-dimensional rankings. It describes the CHE Centre for Higher Education, which publishes multi-dimensional rankings of universities in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The U-Multirank project, which aims to develop a global multi-dimensional university ranking, is also summarized. Multi-dimensional rankings assess universities across multiple indicators and dimensions rather than combining them into a single score. They provide more detailed profiles of institutional strengths and weaknesses.
The Use and Perceptions of Open Access Resources by Legal Academics at the Un...Elizabeth Moll-Willard
Presentation of above-titled paper at the Law via the Internet Conference at Rutgers University, Newark, NJ in 2017.
Although access to primary legal materials in South Africa is now easily accessible as a result of the Free Access to Law movement, access to legal scholarship is not as easy. Through using the University of Cape Town (UCT) as a case study, due to its research intensive nature, it is possible to see how academics are publishing their legal scholarship through the use of bibliometrics and data mining. After the success of a Research Visibility month, law librarians were able to attest to the perceptions of legal academics around the importance of the openness and visibility of their research. The author contrasts these two to see if the perception of legal academics around the visibility of their resources reflects their publishing practices. It is seen that although academics at UCT publish mostly in closed journals, the publishing in open and hybrid journals has slowly increased during the period 2011-2015. Further it is evidenced that legal academics are exploring other avenues, including that of self-archiving, to boost the visibility of their work. Law Librarians are able to assist in boosting at least the visibility, if not the openness of legal academics’ work.
The document discusses the methodology used for the Times Higher Education World University Rankings from 2011-2012. It outlines the key pillars used to evaluate universities: teaching, research, international outlook, and industry income. It also provides details on the specific indicators and weightings used to measure performance in each pillar, including academic reputation surveys, citation impact, staff to student ratios, and international collaboration. Feedback from university administrators and academics is presented, both in support of and with some criticisms of the methodology.
The article describes a proposed model for assessing the quality of higher distance education based on the technologies of the Information and Communication. This model can be adopted by higher education institutions in order to ensure proper use of Information Technologies and Communication in teaching and learning processes, and strategic processes that support the distance education. This research will use models and success stories from other countries as a basis for generating a preliminary model. Furthermore, this research contains initial reports and results as to justify the contribution of it.
The document discusses the STaR Chart, a self-assessment tool used by schools in Texas to evaluate progress in integrating technology. The STaR Chart assesses four key areas: Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation, Leadership/Administration, and Infrastructure. Schools receive ratings from Early Tech to Target Tech based on their scores. The summary analyzes MJH's STaR Chart results, noting the school has made the most progress in Leadership but lost ground in Educator Preparation and Infrastructure, with no growth in Teaching and Learning.
The document summarizes an OECD review of the vocational education and training (VET) system in Estonia. It finds that while Estonia's VET system has strengths like employer involvement and well-prepared teachers, it faces challenges like high dropout rates and limited progression to further education. It provides recommendations to address these challenges, such as improving financial incentives to reduce dropout, developing apprenticeships for young people, and establishing hybrid programs within upper secondary VET to facilitate progression to higher education.
Gender Dimensions of Environmental UnsustainabilityUNDP Eurasia
Presented by Koh Miyaoi, Gender Specialist, Team Leader, at Bratislava Regional Centre at CEU, in Budapest
2nd presentation available from CEU:Global gender action towards sustainable and equitable development by Klelija Balta, Gender Analyst
http://prezi.com/oyrvoki6kmhq/global-gender-action-towards-sustainable-and-equitable-development
Political Finance as a Driver for Women CandidatesUNDP Eurasia
Presentation on promoting women’s access to electoral finances by Zurab Kharatishvili, Chair of the Central Electoral Commission, Georgia presented at UNDP Regional Forum on Equal participation in decision-making, Istanbul, 16 November, Session VI: An enabling environment for women’s electoral participation- the role of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs)
The blue path to sustainable developmentUNDP Eurasia
The document discusses the need to find new paths to sustainable development as resources are limited. It mentions that sustainable development involves balancing economic, social and environmental factors. It also refers to fully sustainable societies and suggests "the blue path" as a potential new approach.
Prezentacja zaprezentowana podczas konferencji "Chcieć to móc, czyli jak działania strażnicze zmieniają świat" 11-ego marca 2010 w Warszawie
więcej na www.watchdog.org.pl
Prium Brussels 0809 University GovernanceYouth Agora
The document summarizes governance reforms at Vrije Universiteit Brussel from the mid-1990s to present. Key reforms included centralizing academic decision-making and administrative services to address weaknesses like inconsistent quality and communication. Governance bodies like the University Board and Rectoral College were established to provide central steering while faculties retained autonomy. However, decision-making processes remained lengthy due to the need for consensus among stakeholders. Further reforms aimed to improve cooperation between central administration and academic leadership to more efficiently implement changes.
Quality of public administration in europeCitadelh2020
This document discusses the quality of public administration in Europe. It notes that as the EU has increased integration, public administration has emerged as an important issue across policy areas, though the EU has no direct competence. Quality of public administration is linked to economic growth and competitiveness. However, gaps remain across Europe, with only a few countries showing substantial improvement in executive capacity recently. Better public administration is key to addressing societal challenges like aging populations and digitalization. The document outlines various initiatives the European Commission is taking to support better public administration in member states, including funding, research, guidance, and networking opportunities. Country-specific recommendations also aim to prioritize reforms like efficiency and health management.
Addressing Current Issues and Challenges in HEShelai Valdez
The document discusses several issues facing higher education institutions in the Philippines including a lack of overall vision, deteriorating quality, and limited access to quality education. It outlines challenges such as a large number of institutions and programs without proper oversight, poor student performance on exams, and low education spending. The Commission on Higher Education's response included rationalizing the higher education system, improving quality standards, and increasing access through scholarships and financial aid programs. The document calls for collaboration between higher education groups and the Commission on Higher Education to address the current challenges.
Addressing Current Issues and Challenges in HEShelai Valdez
The document discusses several issues facing higher education institutions in the Philippines including a lack of overall vision, deteriorating quality, and limited access to quality education. It outlines challenges such as a large number of institutions and programs without proper oversight, poor student performance on exams, and low education spending. The Commission on Higher Education is working to address these through rationalization efforts, improving quality standards, and expanding access programs. The assistance of professional organizations is needed to chart the future direction of higher education in the country.
This document discusses the tension between markets and systems approaches to further education (FE) in England. It outlines three possible scenarios for the future of FE in 2023: 1) Markets rule with a focus on for-profit providers and employer/customer demands; 2) Increased integration between FE and universities with hybrid institutions emerging; 3) Reinvention of a national FE system with more funding and local accountability. The backdrop of skills needs, funding cuts, and multiple regulators pulling FE in different directions is also summarized. Key questions are raised about balancing competition and cooperation, and whether education should be treated as a commodity.
ARRA is an independent non-governmental organization in Slovakia that publishes an annual ranking of universities in the country. It was founded in 2004 by former academics and government officials to provide quality data and independent assessments of universities, which were previously lacking. ARRA's methodology was developed with help from World Bank experts and is based on principles of independence, transparency, and using objective data rather than reputation. The rankings have helped spur more discussion and awareness of quality issues in Slovak higher education.
Women in leading positions Research OrganisationsOPE_UPC
The document discusses gender equality in higher education leadership positions. Data shows that while women make up a large portion of early career researchers, their representation declines at higher levels. Currently, only 15% of university rectors in Europe are women. To address this, the document recommends that institutions conduct analyses of decision-making processes and appointment procedures, raise awareness of the issue, design and implement measures to increase women's representation, integrate a gender perspective in policies, and strengthen long-term commitments to gender equality through communication strategies and dedicated offices. A multifaceted approach is needed to achieve lasting change.
The document summarizes higher education reforms in Lithuania that aim to increase autonomy and responsibility in the system. Key aspects of the reform include introducing competition for state funding through student vouchers, evaluating institutions for quality, consolidating research institutions, and using structural funds to modernize infrastructure, internationalize studies, and strengthen ties between research and business. The reforms seek to improve quality, accessibility, and competitiveness of higher education in Lithuania amid global challenges and opportunities.
CRC Dainius Puras - Challenges of monitoring and implementationThomas Müller
The document discusses several challenges related to monitoring children's rights in EU countries. It notes that while many central and eastern European countries enthusiastically reformed their systems in the 1990s, progress stagnated in the 2000s. Institutional care was still overused and alternatives were weak. EU membership did not always effectively promote children's rights after accession. There are also challenges balancing different rights, such as economic rights vs civil rights, and addressing systemic failures through data collection and monitoring. Breaking vicious cycles and developing effective, child-friendly services requires good governance, civil society involvement, and independent monitoring of children's rights implementation.
The document discusses implementing a quality management system (QMS) based on total quality management (TQM) principles to improve the quality of higher education in Pakistan. It presents research on the current state of education, identifies issues like poor quality and regulatory problems. A seven element model is adopted to design a QMS, applying ISO 9001:2000 standards. The QMS aims to better meet student and employer needs, seek continual improvement, and help Pakistani education contribute more to economic growth.
Philippe Ruffio Modernising UniversitiesYouth Agora
The document summarizes key drivers and challenges for modernizing higher education institutions. It discusses four main drivers of change: demographic changes, global competition, changes in science and technology, and societal challenges. The main challenges are to create frameworks for modernization, develop ambitious strategies, and adapt curricula. Universities now face more autonomy and accountability. The document outlines trends in university governance, financial management, human resources management, and curricular reforms that higher education institutions are adopting to modernize, including increasing strategic planning, diversifying funding sources, competency-based learning, and quality assurance systems. Finding the right balance between competing priorities is an ongoing challenge for modernization.
The UEmploy Project: IARP Conference, San Juan Puerto Rico (26.10.12)Alan Bruce
The document summarizes the UEmploy project, which aimed to develop a European model for vocational integration and specialized employment. The project involved partners from 5 European countries who worked to develop employment audits, job analysis tools, and e-learning resources. The project produced national reports on rehabilitation systems, a European research report, and consultancy tools to promote the employment of people with disabilities. The project highlighted differences in European rehabilitation systems but sought to develop shared understanding and collaborative learning among partners.
Péter Radó: Financing for Eqity in Educationpeterradoster
The document discusses equity in education financing and argues that decentralized financing based on fiscal neutrality best supports an equitable education system. It emphasizes adjusting school funding based on learning outcomes and student needs rather than just standardized inputs. This allows schools to be financed for both integration of diverse students and differentiation/individualized support. An example shows how decentralizing financing in Hungary based on per capita allocation incentivized schools to reduce dropout rates.
A Key Performance Indicators A Framework For Higher Education InstitutionsSusan Campos
This document proposes a framework for evaluating higher education institution (HEI) performance using key performance indicators (KPIs). It begins with an introduction to KPIs and performance measurement in HEIs. It then presents a comprehensive list of potential KPIs organized across five perspectives: academic, financial, research, facilities, and sustainability. Finally, it describes a process for implementing KPIs that involves setting goals, collecting data, calculating indicators, and using the results to drive improvement. The framework is intended to help HEIs develop meaningful metrics to track progress towards strategic goals and enhance organizational effectiveness.
Renegotiating institutional autonomy and public accountabilitydvndamme
This document discusses the future of quality assurance in higher education. It outlines achievements of quality assurance systems, risks they now face, and prospective strategies to address challenges. Quality assurance was introduced to balance institutional autonomy and public accountability, but tensions have emerged as different rationales like policy, markets, and academia have developed in antagonistic ways. Strategies proposed include making quality assurance a driver of innovation again to focus on what is relevant to stakeholders, positively recognize institutional diversity, and invest in building trust.
Open Online Courses in Health Professions Education: A systematic reviewMichael Rowe
I'm working on a systematic review of the literature on Open Online Courses in Health Professions Education, with two colleagues from Monash University. These are the preliminary findings from that review that I presented at the SAAHE conference in 2016.
This document summarizes the challenges faced by governments in financing disaster risks and the role of risk transfer solutions. It notes that the costs of natural disasters are growing and most losses are uninsured, burdening public sector budgets. A range of pre-event financing options are discussed to help governments plan for disaster impacts on infrastructure, emergency response costs, revenue losses, and supporting uninsured populations. Risk transfer solutions like insurance and catastrophe bonds can help spread sovereign disaster risks across global capital markets.
2018 DRR Financing 6.2 Ivan ZverzhanovskiUNDP Eurasia
The document discusses partnerships and financing for disaster risk reduction, resilience, and climate risk. It outlines five transformational approaches - generating or leveraging financial resources, realigning existing financial flows, avoiding future expenditures, enhancing effectiveness and equity of resource distribution, and focusing on financial results not just revenues. UNDP aims to bring new actors together with traditional development stakeholders around complex issues through a platform approach. Examples of partnerships discussed include working with international financial institutions, a climate change window with Russia, and a disaster preparedness program with Deutsche Post DHL.
This document discusses potential sources of financing for sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Middle-Income Europe and Central Asia. It finds that domestic public finance, particularly national budgets, are critical sources of funding. Commercial flows like foreign direct investment and bank loans also contribute significantly in some countries. However, more work is needed to systematically track how national budget expenditures align with SDGs. Official development assistance remains important for some countries highly reliant on remittances. Overall, the analysis finds that a combination of public, private and international sources will be needed to achieve the SDGs in the region.
1) A flood insurance model was developed for Georgia based on detailed flood hazard and risk modelling within an integrated flood risk management framework.
2) The model included flood mapping, calculating risk scores and potential damage/losses, and developing an index-based insurance scheme with risk-based premiums and payout principles.
3) While the insurance scheme was not piloted during the initial project due to various challenges, efforts are ongoing to address flooding and other natural hazards through policy interventions like risk financing and early warning systems.
This document discusses introducing financial instruments like flood insurance in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It provides an overview of flood risks and losses in the region. Models and tariffs for index-based and indemnity-based flood insurance schemes were developed based on flood hazard and risk maps. Buildings and agricultural areas in the Vrbas River basin were classified into risk zones that determine insurance premium rates. The project aims to implement insurance pilots and incorporate flood coverage into broader disaster insurance packages. Next steps include working with communities and establishing the necessary institutional and legal framework.
David Simmons notes that catastrophe insurance has traditionally focused on property loss but its scope is wider, such as disaster response. Existing catastrophe risk models do not account for second- and higher-order effects of critical infrastructure failures. Network analysis can help model how failures may diffuse through interconnected systems. Even with perfect models, risks may remain if key infrastructure components lie outside a country's borders.
The document discusses how analytics can support resilience. It argues analytics must quantify risks through modeling potential futures, characterize risk frequencies and impacts, and support all aspects of resilience including shocks, stresses, and strategic objectives. Analytics must be fit for purpose, simulate a full range of possibilities, and be well calibrated and validated against historical events.
Pension funds are seeking higher returns through alternative investments like real estate, commodities, and hedge funds. These alternative investments have risen to 26% of holdings for large US pension funds, up from 7% a decade ago. A 2018 survey found that 70% of institutional investors plan to increase their allocations to alternatives in 2018. Some large pension funds in the UK and Germany have already invested over $100 million in insurance-linked securities (ILS) to diversify their portfolios. ILS such as catastrophe bonds can improve portfolio risk statistics like volatility while maintaining or increasing average returns through exposure to independent risk factors globally.
This document discusses catastrophe bonds (CAT bonds) as a solution to issues with natural disaster insurance. It provides examples of government entities that have used CAT bonds and outlines the basic structure of CAT bonds. Key legal issues for CAT bonds include determining the appropriate jurisdiction based on regulatory frameworks and structures available. Triggers that determine bond payouts must be modellable, definite, and objective like parametric triggers that are based on measurable parameters like windspeed.
This document summarizes a $500 million catastrophe bond issued by FloodSmart Re Ltd. to provide reinsurance to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) it administers. The bond has an indemnity trigger and covers flood losses from named storms over a three year period in the United States. Payouts are determined based on actual flood losses to the NFIP as assessed by modeling firm KatRisk. This represents the largest catastrophe bond ever issued to provide reinsurance to a government entity for flood risk.
This document summarizes lessons learned from weather index-based crop insurance programs. It discusses the promises of index-based insurance including reduced moral hazard and adverse selection compared to conventional insurance. Experience from a program in the Philippines is described, covering over 2,500 farmers for excess rainfall. Issues with indexing accuracy and technical challenges are outlined. Lessons are provided around scaling up programs including addressing subsidy policies, weaknesses of index-based insurance, and tracking poverty reduction impacts. Upcoming work in Burkina Faso aims to bundle insurance with financial products and resilient agricultural practices.
The document discusses various catastrophe insurance programs that provide coverage for climate risks. It describes programs like the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) and African Risk Capacity (ARC), which allow countries to pool risks and receive payouts quickly after qualifying disasters. It also discusses opportunities to develop disaster risk insurance programs for cities, the poor, and incentivize risk-reducing behavior through insurance.
This document summarizes various sovereign and public-private natural catastrophe (NatCat) risk transfer schemes from around the world. It then shows that the global uninsured losses from NatCat events in 2017 were around 69% of overall losses, demonstrating a large protection gap. Finally, it outlines Munich Re's vision to offer the right risk transfer solution for clients' needs, whether through traditional reinsurance, parametric insurance, or catastrophe bonds, depending on the perils and terms required.
This document summarizes examples of innovative public sector risk transfer solutions using insurance markets from around the world. It then discusses two case studies in more detail: a $1.36 billion catastrophe bond that transferred earthquake risk for Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia through a World Bank platform, and a $425 million pandemic insurance facility covering outbreaks in poor countries that was the first to insure against response costs to pandemics.
Parametric insurance provides a key tool for disaster risk financing in regions impacted by climate change. It uses independent weather or other parameters to automatically trigger payouts, allowing for fast compensation without claims handling. This makes it well-suited for providing rapid liquidity to governments after disasters. Case studies show parametric insurance lowering costs through risk pooling and providing millions in payouts through facilities like CCRIF and coverage for the Philippines. It can help cover major disasters while traditional insurance and other methods address smaller, more frequent events.
This document discusses catastrophe bonds as a "win-win" solution for governments and investors. Catastrophe bonds allow governments to access capital rapidly after natural disasters to fund relief and reconstruction. The bond principal is returned unless a triggering event, such as an earthquake above a specific magnitude, occurs. This transfers some disaster risk from governments to investors. The document outlines the advantages for both parties and provides examples of catastrophe bond structures and pricing. It promotes catastrophe bonds as an attractive asset class for investors seeking diversification and argues they are an effective risk mitigation tool for governments facing climate change risks.
This document discusses the international market for insuring against natural disasters through catastrophe bonds and collateralized reinsurance. It provides an overview of trends in the market, including strong growth in collateralized reinsurance deals. The document also discusses how parametric disaster finance instruments could help governments access quick funds after a natural disaster through catastrophe bonds tied to geophysical indices. Examples of existing disaster finance programs in Mexico and proposals for one in Romania are outlined.
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The recent surge in pro-Palestine student activism has prompted significant responses from universities, ranging from negotiations and divestment commitments to increased transparency about investments in companies supporting the war on Gaza. This activism has led to the cessation of student encampments but also highlighted the substantial sacrifices made by students, including academic disruptions and personal risks. The primary drivers of these protests are poor university administration, lack of transparency, and inadequate communication between officials and students. This study examines the profound emotional, psychological, and professional impacts on students engaged in pro-Palestine protests, focusing on Generation Z's (Gen-Z) activism dynamics. This paper explores the significant sacrifices made by these students and even the professors supporting the pro-Palestine movement, with a focus on recent global movements. Through an in-depth analysis of printed and electronic media, the study examines the impacts of these sacrifices on the academic and personal lives of those involved. The paper highlights examples from various universities, demonstrating student activism's long-term and short-term effects, including disciplinary actions, social backlash, and career implications. The researchers also explore the broader implications of student sacrifices. The findings reveal that these sacrifices are driven by a profound commitment to justice and human rights, and are influenced by the increasing availability of information, peer interactions, and personal convictions. The study also discusses the broader implications of this activism, comparing it to historical precedents and assessing its potential to influence policy and public opinion. The emotional and psychological toll on student activists is significant, but their sense of purpose and community support mitigates some of these challenges. However, the researchers call for acknowledging the broader Impact of these sacrifices on the future global movement of FreePalestine.
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7. Scores 42 universities Total points Mean Comments Transparency and administrative fairness 30p. 20,2p Only 38% of universities are transparent with regard to administration Only 16 universities have wealth and interests statements published and updated Academic fairness 20p. 12p. 71% of universities have cases of plagiarism Governance quality 35p. 10p. In 57% of universities, governance quality is lower than the mean that is already low enough Financial management 15p. 8,8p. 41% of cases stand below average, 17% of cases is equal to the average 42% are above average.