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Governing Acces s in Higher Education

Governing Acces s in Higher Education. Centre for Higher Education Studies Prague, Czech Republic Helena Šebková, Vladimír Roskovec. Czech Republic. 10 million inhabitants Enrolment and landscape 25 public HEIs 275 000 students

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Governing Acces s in Higher Education

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  1. Governing Access in Higher Education Centre for Higher Education Studies Prague, Czech Republic Helena Šebková, Vladimír Roskovec Governing Access-seminar

  2. Czech Republic 10 million inhabitants Enrolment and landscape 25 public HEIs 275 000 students 2 state HEIs 4 000 40 private HEIs 19 000 HEIs of university type (Bachelor, Master, Doctoral study programmes) HEIs of non-university type (mostly Bachelor) Both types can be public and private Governing Access-seminar

  3. Czech Republic New enrolment (2004) 72 000 students, approx. 40% related to 19 year cohort Exclusion Until recently underestimated (2003) • Family education background • Type of secondary school (grammar, professional, vocational) • Gender – no problem Governing Access-seminar

  4. Czech Republic Capacity Demand higher than supply Þ “more is a problem” 40% applicants are not accepted Difference between fields of study Driving forces: • Demand of applicants • Low unemployment • International comparison Massification Þ focus on quality All study programmes should be accredited Accreditation Commission – independent body Governing Access-seminar

  5. Czech Republic Cost sharing Public HEIs – entitled for state subsidy Private HEIs – not supported by state Public education – free of charge accommodation and boarding – support from state, mostly for “public students” Private education – tuition fee Governing Access-seminar

  6. Czech Republic Global pressure Bologna process – Three level structure Influence on access: positive in the case of good design of Bachelor programmes content • more students accepted • lower drop-out Quality – good experience Recognition - problems Governing Access-seminar

  7. Czech Republic Relationship: state – institutions Numerus clausus does not exist HEI decides on number of students (in individual programmes) but Capacity of public HEIs limited by annual state support No state influence on private HEIs Governing Access-seminar

  8. Czech Republic Labour market Low unemployment rate of tertiary graduates (less than 3%) Þ weak influence of employers requirements on HE programmes • “more is still required” No inherence of state as regards specific study fields Governing Access-seminar

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