Roadmap for successful harmonisation of professional higher education in Europe

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Roadmap for successful harmonisation of professional higher education in Europe

General Conference Report

Anthony F. CamilleriKnowledge Innovation Centre

Sevno17th October 2014

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ProfessionalHigher

Education

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Definition

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. Its function is to diversify

learning opportunities, enhance employability, offer qualifications and stimulate innovation, for

the benefit of learners and society.

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Where are we Going?diverse learning

opportunities

Multitude of learning pathways – apprenticeships, learning by

doing, learning while working

enhanced employability

giving students the ability to develop a career

offering qualifications Offering skills

stimulating innovation Creating jobs

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Where are we coming from?

diverse learning

opportunities

Multitude of learning pathways – apprenticeships, learning by

doing, learning while working

enhanced employability

giving students the ability to get jobs

offering qualifications Offering skills

stimulating innovation Creating jobs

learning is too abstract

graduates are jobless

businesses highlight skill-

gaps

Weak, Jobless economy

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Roadblocks

• Incoherent Strategies at national/regional level– PHE needs funding in correspondence to

its role– PHE needs administrative/legal roadblocks

to cooperation with enterprise removed– PHE needs to be freed to innovate and

research

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Roadblocks

• General collaboration is not providing expected results

• Examples of best practice vary widely in quality and scope

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More Questions than Answers?

• Respected role, mission and position of PHE within systems?• Institutional vs. programmatic dimension? Field specifics?• Variety of qualifications levels and approaches?• Data and evidence?• Objectives and performance indicators – teaching/learning,• specifics of research and development?• Integration of life-long learning?• Flexibility and recognition of prior learning?• Student centred learning – comprehension, students’ engagement

and implementation?• Systematic interaction and collaboration with the world of work?• Capacity for implementation of relevant tools at institutional level?

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Are we Building a Bridge to Nowhere?

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Will we follow the path?diverse learning

opportunities

Multitude of learning pathways – apprenticeships, learning by

doing, learning while working

enhanced employability

giving students the ability to get jobs

offering qualifications Offering skills

stimulating innovation Creating jobs

learning is too abstract

graduates are jobless

businesses highlight skill-

gaps

Weak, Jobless economy

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Our response must be:

FASTABLE TO KEEP UP WITH TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

HARDYABLE TO DEAL WITH UNEXPECTED ROADBLOCKS

PRECISELASER-FOCUSED ON OUR GOALS

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Some Ideas…

Clarify & respect the role of PHE

especially vis-a-visother modes of education

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Some Ideas…

Point out inconsistencies and push for coherent policymaking

Make Specific Demandsfor resources necessary

to reach objectives

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Some Ideas…

Instrumentalise Collaboration

specific targets for academia-industry cooperation bodiesperformance contracts all round

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Some Ideas…

Train Middle-Management

specifically targeted best-practice sharingfor designing teaching & learning cooperation

with world of work

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Some Ideas…

Create a Concept of PHE-Quality

first work this yearhttp://haphe.eurashe.eu

stay tuned for PHExcel resultshttp://phexcel.eurashe.eu

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A Final Thought

All these ideas work better, when PHE acts as a sector, and not just as a

flavour.

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AcknowledgementsConclusions/presentationsAnthony F. Camilleri - KIC Malta

Research LeadersRaimund Hudak – DHBWMarek Frankowicz – PWSZTAR

Project LeadersStefan DelplaceMarko Grdosic

HAPHE Consortium• European Association of Institutions in Higher

Education (EURASHE) • Cooperative State University Baden Wurttemberg • Knowledge Innovation Centre• Skupnost Višjih Strokovnih Šol • Czech Association of Schools of Professional Higher

Education• Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool University of Applied

Science • Vlaamse Hogescholenraad (Vlhora) • Association of University Institutes of Technology

Directors• Conselho Coordenador dos Institutos Superiores

Politécnicos• Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Tarnowie

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