An agenda for modernising higher education in Europe Lene Oftedal Policy Officer, Higher Education and Erasmus, DG EAC Bologna and Higher Education Reform.

An agenda for modernising higher education in Europe

Lene Oftedal

Policy Officer, Higher Education and Erasmus, DG EAC

Bologna and Higher Education Reform Experts, Lisbon 06.10.2011

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An EU agenda for the modernisationof higher education

Europe needs more graduates

Quality, relevance and employability

Higher education’s contribution to economic recovery and long term growth

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Higher education shields against unemployment

Annual unemployment rates by highest level of education attained (2010)

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Share of new entrants to tertiary education (2009)

Source: OECD

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Key policy messages (1)

Increase attainment levels (in line with Europe 2020 agreed national targets), including among underrepresented

- Progression routes and recognition of prior learning and experience

- Outreach to underrepresented groups, guidance and targeted financial support

- Reduce drop-out

Improve quality and relevance- Graduate employability- Tailoring learning modes to a diverse student

body- Motivating and rewarding excellent teachers- Programmes informed by and adapted to labour

market needs

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Key policy messages (2)

Quality through mobility & international co-operation - Learning mobility windows and moving between programmes- Efficient recognition of studies abroad- Improving access and employment conditions for non-EU students and researchers

Education, research & business for excellence and regional development- Stimulating entrepreneurial, creative and innovation skills and environments- Encouraging partnership and co-operation with business- Involvement of HE institutions in regional development plans

Governance and Funding to support strategic choices

- Sufficient, efficient and well-targeted funding- Empowering institutions to play to their strengths

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EU-level action (1)

Improving the evidence base to support policy-making and increase transparency- ‘U-Multirank’ - Better data on mobility and employment outcomes and matching skills with jobs

- Analysis and peer learning on funding approaches - High level group to look at key topics for modernising HE

Promoting learning mobility & international co-operation

- Erasmus Masters student loan guarantee- Strengthened ECTS- Analysis of student mobility flows and franchise education

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EU-level action (2)

Innovation, job creation and employability− Strategic Innovation Agenda and Knowledge Alliances− European Industrial PhD− Quality framework for traineeships

Internationalisation of higher education− Promoting the EU as a study and research destination− Facilitating mobility and exchanges of students and researchers with countries outside the EU

Strengthening complementarity between EU funding programmes

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Youth in Action Programme

Internationalhigher education

Programmes (currentlyErasmus Mundus,

Tempus,Alfa, Edulink)

Erasmus

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Comenius

LifelongLearning

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A single integrated programme

Existing programmes

New Programme post-2013Structure

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Education Europe

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Preparatory Sport

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Funding

• Suggested budget 15.3 billion euros

• 73 % increase

• To be discussed between EU Council, EU Parliament and EU Commission

• A suggestion for Education Europe in December 2011

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Thank you for your attention ! Find out more:

http://ec.europa.eu/education/higher-education/doc/

com0911_en.pdf