Conclusions of the PHExcel Conference on Excellence in Professional Higher Education, held in London on 18th-19th November 2015, delivered by Anthony F. Camilleri (Knowledge Innovation Centre).

1. CONCLUSIONS
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Anthony F. Camilleri, Senior Partner, Knowledge Innovation Centre

2. Disclaimer 2
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Dave Eggers
(adapted)
Any resemblance to persons living or dead should be plainly apparent to
them and those who know them, especially if the author has been kind
enough to have provided their real names and, in some cases, their contact
details. All events described herein actually happened, though on occasion
the author has taken certain, very small, liberties with chronology, because
that is his right as a European.

3. Research Excellence
Research Excellence
involves
THINKING ABOUT USE
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Christophe Debout

4. CONCLUSIONS
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Anthony F. Camilleri, Senior Partner, Knowledge Innovation Centre

5. Striving for
Excellence
with
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Anthony F. Camilleri, Senior Partner, Knowledge Innovation Centre

6. What is the Role of Professional Higher
Education?
Does PHE have a distinct role
from ‘academic’ institutions?
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Jeremy Cox

7. Different parts of HE have
vastly different aims
medicine literature languages
start-up
centres
lecture
halls
research
labs

8. Different parts of HE have
vastly different aims
academic or professional

9. PHE ≠
all education delivered at a PHE
Institution (university of applied
science)
vocational education & training

10. Do we look objectively at our systems? 10
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Present Situation Knowledge-base
Conception of ‘other side’ Perceived evidence
Timeline
‘Professional Parallax’
Actual evidence
Professional Parallax’ – a tendency to see across the
HE/professional divide, but in a distorted way
Jeremy Cox

11. Professional Higher Education
A distinct form of Higher Education that offers a particularly intense integration
with the world of work in all its aspects (including teaching, learning, research
and governance) and at all levels of the overarching Qualifications Framework
of the European Higher Education Area
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12. Where do we find Excellence? 12
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Excellence is rarely found in an Institution
It is found in a unit
Frans de Ruiter

13. What is Quality or Excellence? 13
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Lucien Bolleart,
Eugenija Vagneriene
• Exceptionality
• Perfection
• Consistency
• Fitness for purpose
• Value for money
• Transformation
• Student Satisfaction
• Sustainability
Excellence is a
Moving Target
Johan Cloet

14. A mission
We need to ensure that students get the
teaching they deserve and employers
get graduates with the skills they need
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Jo Johnson

15. Context
The World is Changing
‘all’ we need to do is prepare
students for a future we can’t imagine
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All speakers

16. The metaphor of an ensemble
We have a need for a common vision
An ensemble requires coming together in:
• space
• time
• using the same score
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Jeremy Cox
Danute Rasimaviciene (aka Johan Cloet)

17. Three Quality Areas
Professional Higher Education Excellence phexcel.eurashe.eu
The PHExcel ‘tempo’ 17
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PHE
Quality
∝is directly
proportional to
World of Work
Integration
Intensity
(how much integration is too much?)
Frans de Ruiter

18. Three Quality Areas
Policy & Strategy
How is PHE
embedded and
represented in the
overall strategic
framework and
policies of higher
education
institutions?
Teaching &
Learning
How is teaching and
learning influenced
through specific
characteristics of
PHE?
Research
How is research
integrated as part of
a sustainable PHE,
recognising that it
might differ from
level to level and has
not been
implemented in all
institutions yet
Professional Higher Education Excellence phexcel.eurashe.eu
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19. Quality Criteria
Policy &
Strategy
Policy and Strategy
Integration
Objectives and
Outcomes of PHE
Teaching
& Learning
Methods of Curriculum
Development
Learning Methodology
Content for Teaching
and Learning
Learning Environment
Programme Team
Research
Research Agenda
Research Process
Research Outputs and
Outcomes
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20. One more definition of excellence 20
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Thresholds of Excellence are
insufficient to gauge quality
Dr. Stephen Jackson

21. Introducing…
supporting organisations in their
ambition to develop excellence in their
integration with the world of work
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consultancy

22. One more definition of excellence 22
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Act as a Network
Stephane Lauricke

23. Consultancy from…
An international team of peer experts, backed by the knowledge
and experience of the PHExcel-member networks for Professional
Higher Education Institutions
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24. How does it work? 24
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25. One last lesson…
Publication (and release)
of research is an
essential component of Quality
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Johnny Golding

26. Visit
phexcel.org
information on the consultancy service
presentations from the conference
database of quality labels
all project publications
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27. Acknowledgements
The University of Nottingham (UON)
Knowledge Innovation Centre (KIC)
Jagiellonian University (UJ)
The European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA)
SPACE Network For Business Studies and Languages (SPACE)
European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE)
Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen (AEC)
Thank-You for your Attention
Questions?
anthony@knowledgeinnovation.eu
Presentation from:
www.slideshare.net/anthonycamilleri
phexcel.org
Professional Higher Education Excellence
phexcel.org

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