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UNESCO Recommendation on the Status of Higher Education Teaching personell” in Latvia

UNESCO Recommendation on the Status of Higher Education Teaching personell” in Latvia Ilze Trapenciere, LIZDA, Latvia. Is the Recommendation a relevant instrument for Latvia? Yes! Why?. Higher education is directed to human development and progress of society (IV.10.a)

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UNESCO Recommendation on the Status of Higher Education Teaching personell” in Latvia

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  1. UNESCO Recommendation on the Status of Higher Education Teaching personell” in Latvia Ilze Trapenciere, LIZDA, Latvia

  2. Is the Recommendation a relevant instrument for Latvia? • Yes! • Why?

  3. Higher education is directed to human development and progress of society (IV.10.a) • Public funding of HE is treated as a form of public investment the returns on which are necessarily long term subject to government and public priorities (IV.10.d) • Public funds for HEI are treated as a public investment (IV.10.c)... About 30% of HE costs are covered from budget...

  4. Academic freedom • Policy of participation of all concerned in internal decision making structures and practices, and the development of the institutional mechanisms. VI.B. The principles of collegiality

  5. Achievements... - University autonomy - Duties and responsibilities of HE teaching personnel To teach students effectively ...within the means provided by the institution and the state... (34.a) ... Evaluation and assessment are integral part of teaching, learning and research process; ... Preparation to the teaching profession.

  6. ...shouldbefree to publishtheirresultsofresearchandscholarshipsinbooks, journalsanddatabases ... undertheirownnames, providedtheyaretheauthorsorco-authorsoftheabove...(12.). Stillcasesof “academicslavery”, whichresultsindoublediscrimination – no results, no promotion... Access to libraries, whichhaveup-to-datecollections ... reflectingdifferentsidesofissues (11.). Useof EU programmes (LLL, 7th Framework, otherprogrammes) areveryhelpful Problems ...

  7. Rights of part time teaching personnel – remuneration, rights to paid holidays, pension schemes – are not followed “due to shortage of funding”, (72.)

  8. IX. Terms and conditions of employment 45. Security of employent in the profession, including tenure or its functional equivivalent... 52. HE personnel should enjoy the right of freedom of association. “my first objective as the new rector will be to close the trade union – this school of communism” Professional associations – have been blamed as willing to change the political power in the country 54. Negotiations of terms and conditions of employment – administration attempts not to sign the collective agreement with University TU organization..

  9. Majority of academic personnel, students, administration and politicians were not aware of the 1997 UNESCO Recommendation, But they are stakeholders of the educatioanal policy, strategy in general and of their institution in particular

  10. - Salaries • - Working conditions and increasing workload without extra remuneration • - Academic freedom • - Collegiality • - Career development opportunities (young researchers) • - Social dialogue Priorities for the academic personnel

  11. Is the Recommendation a relevant instrument for Latvia? Yes! Even more than 2 years ago!

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