The document summarizes the methodology and key findings of a study examining higher education institutions' involvement in Education for All (EFA). It collected responses from 13 development agencies and 33 higher education institutions through questionnaires. The responses showed that while most agencies see university involvement in EFA as important, over half said it is currently insufficient. Universities also reported involvement as inadequate due to lack of support, opportunities, and funding. The workshops discussed ways to increase higher education's contribution to achieving EFA goals through education, research, and community services, such as improving governmental policies and international agency funding of related programs.

1. Higher Education and Education for All:
The Case of Two Solitudes?
IAU Experts’ Seminar
25-26 January 2007
Maputo, Mozambique

2. Reasons for IAU’s involvement
• Importance of EFA globally and to UNESCO
• IAU’s commitment to holistic view of education
and intra-sectoral inter-dependence
• Concern of IAU’s membership
• Lack of knowledge about intersections
• Relatively low level of involvement by HEIs in
EFA

3. Justification of the TORs
• Feasibility (pilot project; scope limitation)
• Interest to all our membership (inter-universities;
worldwide)
• The data should be easily available (North-South)
• In harmony with our values (partnerships)

4. Partners
• Financial partner:
– SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency)
• Collaborating partners
– For the Expert’s Seminar
• EMU; UNESCO Harare; WGHE; AAU
– For the pilot project
• UNESCO Harare; WGHE; AAU; AUF; AUCC; NUFFIC

5. Methodology Aspects
• Three phases
– Data collection
– Meeting
– Networking and advocacy
• Two targets/Two questionnaires
– Development agencies/associations (22 contacted/13
responded)
– Institutions (88 contacted/33 responded)

6. Total Number of Responses (Agencies)
5%
36%
59%
Questionnaire not completed Questionnaire completed No answer

7. % of Projects Linked to EFA (Agencies)
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
< 10% 10-20% 25-50% 50-75% > 75%

8. Funding of Inter-University Partnerships in EFA (Agencies)
AUCC
AUCC
AUF
AUF
DFID
NUFFIC
DDC
USAID
NUFIC
PIE
USAID
42%
58%
Yes No

9. Te
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Areas Where HEIS Should Be Involved (Agencies)
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IV

11. University Involment in EFA (Agencies)
17%
33%
50%
Inexistant Insufficient Average

12. Demand From Universities in the South (Agencies)
17%
17%
66%
Yes No No answer

13. University Expertise in EFA (Agencies)
25%
50%
25%
Yes No No answer

14. Total Number of Responses (Institutions)
35%
25 projects
63%
2%
Questionnaire completed Questionnaire not completed No answer

15. Target Regions (Institutions)
4%
11%
11%
49%
25%
Sub-Saharan Africa Asia & the Pacific Middle East & North Africa
Latin America & The Caribbean North America & Europe

16. Q
ua
l ity
of
Te edu
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
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s

19. Q
ua
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se l ity
ar of
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uc
0
2
4
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to ch at
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20. Pa
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0
2
4
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8
10
12
14
16
er 18
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sw
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21. Problems Encountered (Institutions)
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
No problem Support from Others EFA Expertise Funding Recognition of
encountered Local within University
Authorities University Competence

22. University involvement in EFA (Institutions)
18%
6%
9%
67%
Insufficient Non-existent Adequate No answer

23. Reasons for Non-Involvement (Institutions)
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Lack of Lack of Lack of Lack of Lack of Lack of No answer
support opportunity recognition expertise interest demand

24. Demand from Universities in the South (Institutions)
39%
43%
18%
Yes No No answer

25. Changes Needed to Improve the Participation of HE in EFA
(Institutions)
25
20
15
10
5
0
Governmental policy in Donor agency funding Institutional policy International agencies
HE and organisations

26. Research on EFA (Institutions)
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Insufficient Non-existent Adequate Excessive Non-responses

27. Two Workshops
• State of the Art: Experience in Supporting EFA:
Opportunities and Challenges
– Thursday afternoon
• The Way Forward: Towards a Greater Implication in EFA:
Perspectives and Priorities
– Friday morning

28. Expected Outcomes
• Why and How HE should (or should not) contribute more
to achieving EFA goals?
• What HE could do concretely for EFA through its three
principal functions (education, research and services)?
• What effective tools could be developed to improve, if
necessary, the involvement of HE in EFA?