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Poland’s h igher education Reforms in brief

This article provides an overview of Poland's higher education reforms, including key statistics and detailed information on the reforms implemented in 2011 and 2014. Topics covered include researchers, universities, students, effective support, validation of learning outcomes, greater diversification of higher education, and a new system for tracking graduates.

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Poland’s h igher education Reforms in brief

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  1. Poland’s higher education Reforms in brief

  2. Some statistics 38.5 million – population of Poland 5.47 billion USD– higher education and research investment from 2004 till 2015 71 472– number of researchers (FTE), 40% -women 6.0– R&D personnel per 1000 employees 134– public HEIs, 296 non-public ones 1.5 million – number of HE students

  3. Students by sector (public/non-public)

  4. HEIs by sector (public/non-public)

  5. Higher education reform – the 2011 batch (1/4) • researchers • universities • students

  6. Higher education reform – the 2011 batch (2/4) Researchers • a „Diamond grant” for the top 100 undergraduatestudents to conduct research leading directly to the doctoraldegree • scholarships for the best 30% of doctoralstudents increased by 50% • more competitive staff policy • open competitions for allacademicopenings • vacanciespublished on-line • nepotismcurbed

  7. Universities • greaterautonomy in designingstudyprogrammes • learning outcomes a definingfeature of studyprogrammes • employers’role in shaping curricula, in teaching and in assessing its outcomes • rectors elected traditionally or by open competition • emphasis on the commercialisation of research • increased funding for research • selection of Leading NationalScientificCentres (KNOWs) Higher education reform – the 2011 batch (3/4)

  8. Higher education reform – the 2011 batch (4/4) • Students • Effective support: • wider access to tuition-free studies • a more inclusive system of state guarantees forstudent loans • more funding for means-tested scholarships • arbitrary fees banned • a 51% discount for train and bus travel, including for PhD students • More empowerment: • obligatory agreements between HEIsand students, specifying the rights and obligations of both parties • studentsput front and centre: limits on academics’ multi-employment • enhanced role of students in evaluating their teachers’ performance

  9. Higher education reform – the 2014 batch (1/4) • validation of learning outcomesachieved in prior learning • greater diversification of highereducation • newsystem for trackinggraduates

  10. Higher education reform – the 2014 batch (2/4) Validation of learning outcomes achieved in prior learning • new entry route to higher education foradult learners (lifelong learning) • validation of learning outcomes achieved in non-formal and informal settings, especially for people with professional experience • possibility of recognizingup to 50% of ECTS allocated to the programme –> shorter study period • validation procedures to be assessed by the Polish Accreditation Committee as part of external qualityassurance

  11. Higher education reform – the 2014 batch (3/4) Greater diversification of higher education • based on already implemented profiles: academic and professional (“practical”) ones • HEI departmentsnot authorised to conferthe doctoral degree obliged to offeronly the professional (“practical”) profile • 3-month obligatory traineeships for students of professional (“practical”) study programmes • possibility of dual study programmes

  12. Higher education reform – the 2014 batch (4/4) New system for tracking graduates • since 2011, HEIs have beentracking their graduates’ careers – important element of internal quality assurance • new central tracking system to get reliable data on graduates’ employment outcomes – important information for the public, especially for potential students (different goal than in tracking by HEIs) • based on administrative data: matching database of graduates with anonymized data from the Social Insurance Institution

  13. Thank you for your attention www.mnisw.gov.pl

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