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Quality and Leadership for Romanian Higher Education Project Mutual Learning Workshop 2: Scenario Building: Methods, Approaches and Applications in Higher Education Prof. Adrian Curaj General Director Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research Funding. Who we are:
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Quality and Leadership for Romanian Higher Education Project • Mutual Learning Workshop 2: • Scenario Building: Methods, Approaches and Applications in Higher Education • Prof. Adrian Curaj • General Director • Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research Funding
Who we are: • The Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research Funding • + The National University Research Council • + The National Council for Funding Higher Education • Intermediary funding body for research; • Funding Body for Higher Education; • Coordinator of the First Romanian Foresight Exercise in S&T, 2005- • 2007; • - Department for projects and international cooperation
Cluster of Five Strategic Projects: • The Future of Romanian Higher Education • “Charting the Future of our Society” • Projects’ Coordinator • Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research Funding • Funds • All the projects are financed by EU Cohesion Funds /Structural Funds, Human Resources Development Operational Programme • Implementation Period • 2009-2011
Quality and Leadership for Higher Education • Doctorate in Universities of Excellence • Doctoral Education • Improving the University Management • Electronic Students Enrollment System
Five Strategic Projects www.forhe.ro www.edu2025.ro www.ecs-univ.ro www.studii-doctorale.ro www.management-universitar.ro www.rmu.ro
Quality and Leadership for Romanian Higher Education Objectives 1. Vision “Romanian Higher Education in 2025” 2. Bucharest Dialogues & “Mutual Learning Workshops” Web 2.0 platform about foresight – FORwiki 3. Support for leadership in universities - Foresight training - Blueprint for university foresight - Higher Education Observatory - International conference “Future of Higher Education” (2011) 4. Methodology for differentiating Romanian universities
Quality and Leadership for Higher Education Vision 2025 “Romanian Higher education” Bucharest dialogues & FORwiki Blueprint “Foresight in universities” MLWs – Foresight in universities MLW 1 – Systemic thinking Sept. 2009 “Understanding Romanian HE system” MLW 2 – Scenarios Oct. 2009 Scenario WS MLW – University Foresight Sept. 2010
Bucharest dialogues • Ten Mutual Learning Workshops on Foresight • Two Mutual Learning Workshops on Intellectual capital • For nurturing the community of: • Foresight researchers • Foresight practitioners • Persons interested in foresight • Sustainable dialogue beyond the project? • FORwiki – Wiki Platform on Foresight • Clarifications • Practices • Narratives • Bios
Quality and Leadership for Romanian Higher Education VISION BUILDING PROCESS Radu Gheorghiu
Vision „Higher education in Romania 2025“
Vision „Higher education in Romania 2025“ Desirable and realistic image of HE in 2025 „A world of ...“
Vision „Higher education in Romania 2025“ Values and institutional framework Desirable and realistic image of HE in 2025 „A world of ...“ “for which we believe in …”
Vision „Higher education in Romania 2025“ Action lines Values and institutional framework Desirable and realistic image of HE in 2025 „A world of ...“ “for which we believe in …” “and accordingly we act for…”
Vision „Higher education in Romania 2025“ Diagnosis Drivers of change Success scenario 2025 Panel 1 Policies Values and institutional framework Diagnosis Drivers of change Panel 2 Success scenario 2025 Desirable and realistic image of HE in 2025 „A world of ...“ Diagnosis Drivers of change Panel 3 Success scenario 2025 Diagnosis Drivers of change Panel 4 Success scenario 2025 “for which we believe in …” “and accordingly we act for…” Diagnosis Drivers of change Panel 5 Success scenario 2025
Panels’ domains of interest …KNOWLEDGE (P2) … HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT (P1) . Universities and… … VALUES (P4) ... BUSINESS SECTOR (P3) THEIR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS (P5)
Panels’ domains of interest • … HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT (P1) • Correlation with the labor market • Life long learning • Certification of professional skills • Creativity, skills for life and entrepreneurship • Inter-disciplinarity and flexibility of human capital • … KNOWLEDGE GENERATION (P2) • Correlation of pedagogical and research activities • Research universities • Particularities of basic, engineering and social research . Universities and … • … SOCIAL VALUES (P4) • University as promoter of social values • Accessibility of studies • Universities and local development • Universities and information society • ... BUSINESS (P3) • Universities and innovation clusters • Public-private partnership for innovation • IPR in university-business collaboration • Innovation infrastructures in universities • THEIR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS (P5) • Internationalization of higher education • Positioning on the global market of education • Positioning on the global knowledge market • European integration and national brand
What’s next …in January 2010 Vision „Higher education in Romania 2025“ Panel 1 Action lines Panel 2 Ten new panels on policy issues Panel 3 Success scenario 2025 Success scenario 2025 Panel 4 Panel 5 Success scenario 2025 Success scenario 2025 Panel 6 Panel 6 - System view Success scenario 2025 Panel 7 Panel 8 Panel 9 “and accordingly we act for…” Panel 10
What’s next …in January- March 2010 Vision „Higher education in Romania 2025“ Panel 1 Policies Panel 2 Each of the 10 panels elaborates 3 policy/action reccomendations Panel 3 Success scenario 2025 Success scenario 2025 Panel 4 Panel 5 Success scenario 2025 Success scenario 2025 Panel 6 Panel 6 - System view Success scenario 2025 Panel 7 Panel 8 Panel 9 “and accordingly we act for…” Panel 10
What’s next …in January- March 2009 Vision „Higher education in Romania 2025“ Online Delphi (web 2.0) Panel 1 Policies Panel 2 Panel 3 Success scenario 2025 Success scenario 2025 Panel 4 Success scenario 2025 Panel 5 Success scenario 2025 Panel 6 Success scenario 2025 Panel 7 Panel 8 Panel 9 “and accordingly we act for…” Panel 10
Logic of the Delphi questionnaire Key variables of the success scenarios Policy measures • Expected impact • Intensity • Reason/Description
Delphi questionnaire - Simulation ++ + = - - - . XIntegration of research into PhD programs (41) Increased attractiveness of research carrier (23) __ Concentration of resources in large universities (1) __Isolation of university from real life (1) _………………………………………………….
1000 persons Delphi rounds 500 persons Consultation rounds 200 persons Panel (15 persons) . Reformulation of statements Clustering and analysis
What’s next …in November 2010 Vision „Higher education in Romania 2025“ Policies Values and institutional framework Desirable and realistic image of HE in 2025 „A world of ...“ “for which we believe in …” “and accordingly we act for…”
Outline Vision Building Process Panels Scenario Workshop Stakeholder Debate By Philine Warnke Values and institutional setting R. situation Drivers actors Vision HE System 2025 desirable image P1 Human Capital Development Values andinstitutional setting R. situation Drivers actors Knowledgeproduction P2 Desirable imagecomprising the5 DOIs „A world of ...“ InnovationCapabilitry R. situation Drivers actors P3 FormingofSocial Values R. situation Drivers actors „For which we believe in ...“ P4 Action lines „and accordinglywe act“ InternationalCompetition R. situation Drivers actors P5 Evaluation Criteria Delphi Survey
Scenario development process for one panel Subscenarios Success scenarioHuman Capital Desirable image& Transformation Challenge Challenges Values andinstitutional setting P1 Human Capital Anticipatory Correlation Life Long Learning Certification Creativity Inter-disciplinarity Desirable image 2025 Desirable image& Transformation Challenge Challenges Challenges Desirable image& Transformation Challenge Meeting the stakeholders Jan. 2010 Scenario workshop 9-11 Dec 2009