Policy Workshop on Non-University Institutions Sèvres 6 June 2005

1. Policy Workshop on Non-University Institutions Sèvres 6 June 2005

2. the future of tertiary education?

4. are tertiary education institutions ready?

5. outline of the presentation... • the role of non-university professional institutes • the challenges involved

6. outline of the presentation... • the role of non-university professional institutes • the challenges involved

7. positive aspects • providing opportunities for a diverse student population • sharper focus on student needs • closer linkages with employers • better employment prospects

8. opportunities for a more diverse population • youths aspiring to early access to the labor market • preparing youths for university • transition function • remedial function • lifelong learning opportunities for adults • independent students • corporate students

9. from young …

10. to wise…

11. opportunities for a more diverse population • flexibility (timing and structure) for working students • lower direct costs • shorter duration means lower opportunity costs

12. focus on the student • smaller size means more individualized attention to the student • emphasis on teaching and learning, not research • laboratory for pedagogical innovations

13. linkages with the productive sectors • career-oriented programs • mix of theoretical and practical training • board and curriculum committees with external representatives • practitioners as part-time professors • corporate training • close monitoring of labor market outcomes

14. better employment prospects • recognition by employers • better protection in time of economic crisis

15. advantages for the State • lower cost than universities • shared funding with local communities • regional orientation • smaller encatchment population • contributes to local economic life • reduces rural-urban migration

16. outline of the presentation... • the role of non-university professional institutes • the challenges involved

17. the challenges • competition from new providers • quality and relevance: the search for excellence • teacher status and remuneration • articulation • academic drift • recognition

18. competition from new providers • long distance competition • franchise universities • corporate universities • media companies, libraries, museums & secondary schools • education brokers

20. the quality challenge • relevance and excellence • qualified students • infrastructure and pedagogical resources • teachers

22. teachers • highly qualified professionally • appropriate status and remuneration

23. students • by default or by choice? • motivation? • low progression and completion rates

24. articulation with rest of the tertiary education system • natural transition to the university system (fully articulated) • accreditation and certification • accreditation • recognition of acquired knowledge and skills • certification • complement university programs • joint campus

25. graduation ceremony at the Korean Credit Bank

26. the risk of academic drift • polytechnics to universities (UK, Australia, Samoa) • Egypt: Helwan Institute of Technology

27. recognition • by employers • by universities • equivalences and bridges (conditionally articulated or limited credit transfer) • seat at the table • different ministries • society at large

28. conclusion the end

29. the changing tertiary education landscape The Traditional University Differentiated System

30. opportunities or challenges?