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The 2011 modernisation agenda:
A new EU strategy for higher education
Simon Roy
Policy Officer, Higher Education, DG EAC
25th Annual Businet Conference, Istanbul – 11 November 2011
Overview
1. Europe’s skills challenge…
2. The EU response – Europe 2020
3. A new European agenda for higher
education
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1.Europe’s skills challenge…
2. The EU response – Europe 2020
3. A new European agenda for higher
education
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1. Europe’s skills challenge
A shift to a knowledge economy…
Low qualifications Medium qualifications High qualifications
250
Million jobs
200
+ 15,6 million jobs
150
100 + 3,7 million jobs
50
- 12 million jobs
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Source: Cedefop, 2010 Forecast 4
1. Europe’s skills challenge
But evidence of “hollowing out”…
Net
employment
change, Q2
2008 to Q2
2010, by wage
quintile in
1000s
(Eurofound)
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1. Europe’s skills challenge
In any case, not enough graduates…
50
45
40
37 38
% 25-64 year olds with higher education
35 36 36
34 34 35 35
35
32 33
31
30 29
27
26 27
24
25 23 23 24
19 20
20
17 17
15 15
15 13 14
10
5
0
MT RO IT PT CZ SK AT HU PL BG SI EL EU DE LV FR ES NL LT DK SE BE UK EE LU CY IE FI AU KO US JP CA
2010 (with %) 13 14 15 15 17 17 19 20 23 23 24 24 26 27 27 29 31 32 33 34 34 35 35 35 36 36 37 38
2009 13 13 15 15 16 16 19 20 21 23 23 23 25 26 26 29 30 33 31 34 33 33 33 36 35 34 36 37 37 39 41 44 50
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1. Europe’s skills challenge
Growing international competition…
New entrants
to higher
education in
2009
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1. Europe’s skills challenge
And changing skills requirements…
Not just a question of “more”
graduates – need for the “right” types
of graduates
Combination of sector-specific and
cross-cutting skills – flexibility crucial…
Implications for what and how we
teach in higher education….
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1. Europe’s skills challenge…
2.The EU response – Europe 2020
3. A new European agenda for higher
education
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2. The EU response
Europe 2020
Adopted June 2010 - a strategy for
recovery and “smart, sustainable and
inclusive” growth up to 2020
Includes EU-level targets (employment, R&D /
innovation, climate change, education, poverty and social
inclusion)
Education targets for the first time…
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2. The EU response
Raising HE attainment to 40%
60 60
Higher education attainment % 30-34 year olds
50 50
50 47 47
46 46 46 46
44 44 44 45
43
43 42 44 41 42 (*)
40 40 45 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
40 41
35 36 38 (*)
35 34 35
32 33
32
32 30 30
30 28
28 27 27
26
24 24
22
20 20
19 18
20
10
0
IE DK LU SE FI CY BE LT FR UK NL ES EE PL SI EU LV DE EL BG HU AT PT SK CZ IT MT RO
2010 attainment level Europe 2020 target Europe 2020 national target
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2. The EU response
But what can the EU do?
Education = national competence
EU role in three main areas:
Agenda setting and exchange
(Open method of coordination…)
A member of European Higher
Education Area (EHEA)
Money: programmes, including
Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus
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1. Europe’s skills challenge…
2. The EU response – Europe 2020
3.A new European agenda for
higher education
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3. The 2011 modernisation agenda
New impetus…
Builds on an existing policy strategy
from 2006
Adding substance to quantitative
target
Takes into account consultations
Presented 20 September 2011
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3. The 2011 modernisation agenda
5 key policy priorities for MS…
1. Quantity: widening access, routes in,
reducing drop-out
2. Quality and relevance: programmes,
teaching and teachers
3. International cooperation + mobility
4. Linking education, research + innovation
(knowledge triangle)
5. Targeting funding and tailoring governance
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3. The 2011 modernisation agenda
Actions by the EU
Evidence for policy and decision-making
- “Transparency / ranking
- Better data (mobility, employment outcomes)
- Analysis and peer learning on funding approaches
- High level group to look at key topics for modernising HE
Learning mobility & international cooperation
- Erasmus Masters student loan guarantee
- Strengthened ECTS
- Analysis of student mobility flows and franchise education
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3. The 2011 modernisation agenda
Actions by the EU
Innovation 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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Thanks!
Questions?
Link to Communication on modernisation of higher education
http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/news3049_en.htm
(select language version you need)
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