Public consultation: review of the EU agenda for modernization of higher education systems - Main messages

1. Education
and Training
Public consultation: review of the EU
agenda for modernisation of higher
education systems
MAIN MESSAGES
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2. Education
and Training
A wide-ranging public consultation
• An open online questionnaire on the EUROPA
website
• A targeted request for "position papers" to DGs
and European stakeholders
• Feedback gathered through meetings with
Member States and stakeholders (including TWG
and DGHE)
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3. Education
and Training
Response to online questionnaire
338
29
34
18
15
21
25
Overview of 480
Institutional respondents
A higher education or
research institution (or
representative body
thereof)
A non-governmental
organisation
A public administration
A social partner
organisation
A student union or other
student representative
organisation
An educational
establishment outside
the HE sector
Other
77
232
42
8
603
43
Overview of 1,005
Individual respondents
I am a recent graduate
from higher education
(graduated in last five
years)
I am a student in
higher education
I am an interested
citizen
I employ recent
graduates
I work in an
educational institution
Other
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4. Education
and Training
Response to online questionnaire
18 31
6 7 5 6 1 12 2
48
32
4 9 2 5
23
3 2 8 2 2 8 17 20 29
10 5
67
28
2 9 20 16 21
39
31
13 12 13 5
15
6
50
58
32 9
4
28
167
6 7 1 4 8
65 59 37
23 23
176
26
6
8
39
28 7
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
As a representative of an organisation
As an individual
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5. Education
and Training
Response targeted call for papers
• 30 from government authorities
• 18 from European and national stakeholders
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6. Education
and Training
Key questions in consultation
1. What are the challenges facing HE?
2. What should be the priorities for change?
• In teaching and learning
• In (regional) innovation and outreach
• In research and its links
3. What should the EU do to help?
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7. Education
and Training
Main challenges facing HE
• Contextual drivers: globalisation + digitalisation
• Employment, unemployment, mismatch
• Dealing with diverse + new population groups
• Innovation potential of HE under-exploited
• Technology under-exploited within HE
• Challenging funding conditions
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8. Education
and Training
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Looking specifically at:
TEACHING AND LEARNING

9. Education
and Training
Higher education and labour market?
9
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
HEI representative HEI employee Other stakeholders Student or recent
graduate
"There is a good match between the supply of higher education
graduates and the knowledge and skills the economy needs"
No opinion
Disagree strongly
Disagree to some extent
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly

10. Education
and Training
Well-informed study choices?
10
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
HEI representative HEI employee Other stakeholders Student or recent
graduate
"Prospective students are supported well to make informed choices
about what to study"
No opinion
Disagree strongly
Disagree to some extent
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly

11. Education
and Training
Higher education and digital skills?
11
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
HEI representative HEI employee Other stakeholders Student or recent
graduate
"Higher education courses are effective at helping students to
develop digital skills and digital literacy"
No opinion
Disagree strongly
Disagree to some extent
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly

12. Education
and Training
Priorities: teaching and learning
• Responding to growing need for highly
qualified people
• Responding to demand for "Transversal" skills
as well as in-depth knowledge
• Responding to need for ICT specialists and
digital literacy for all
• Key tools: Diversity of programmes; better
guidance for students; support for teachers;
cooperation across boundaries; mobility; flexible
entry routes and programme types…
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13. Education
and Training
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Looking specifically at:
INNOVATION

14. Education
and Training
Creativity and innovation in HE?
14
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
HEI representative HEI employee Student or recent
graduate
Other stakeholders
"Higher education courses encourage students to be creative and
innovative"
No opinion
Disagree strongly
Disagree to some extent
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly

15. Education
and Training
HEIs contribution to innovation?
15
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
HEI representative HEI employee Student or recent
graduate
Other stakeholders
"Higher education institutions play a strong role in contributing to
innovation at regional and national level"
No opinion
Disagree strongly
Disagree to some extent
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly

16. Education
and Training
Priorities: (regional) innovation
• Create environments where students encouraged
to be creative and entrepreneurial
• Overcoming challenges to translating this
ambition into reality in existing higher
education structures
• Increasing cooperation between higher
education and business and other outside
organisations
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17. Education
and Training
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Looking specifically at:
RESEACH AND ITS
INTERACTION WITH
TEACHING & INNOVATION

18. Education
and Training
Supporting researchers?
18
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
HEI representative HEI employee Other stakeholders Student or recent
graduate
"Researchers receive the support that they need from their
institutions to reach their potential "
No opinion
Disagree strongly
Disagree to some extent
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly

19. Education
and Training
Inter-disciplinary research?
19
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
HEI representative HEI employee Student or recent
graduate
Other stakeholders
"The value of inter-disciplinary research is
appropriately recognised and rewarded"
No opinion
Disagree strongly
Disagree to some extent
Agree to some extent
Agree strongly

20. Education
and Training
Priorities: research and links
• Deliver effective doctoral and post-doctoral
training relevant for careers outside of academia
• Foster inquiring mind-sets more generally –
including in schools
• Achieve a better interaction between research
and teaching on the ground and in the
frameworks that govern these two areas of HE
activity
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21. Education
and Training
EU added value
Broad support + some specific suggestions for:
• More / better development + sharing of
comparable information and evidence
• Cooperation and peer exchange between
governments
• Support for cooperation between HEIs,
employers and others
• Additional mobility of students, staff and
researchers
• Better academic recognition
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22. Education
and Training
Questions for discussion today
• What are the specific topics where you see the
greatest potential added value from further
European cooperation and activities?
• What specific kinds of activity do you believe
would be valuable at European level to support
achievement of objectives in these areas?
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