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Opening Address UNESCO Higher Education Division Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic

UNESCO-OECD guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross-border Higher Education Drafting Meeting 2 Tokyo, Japan 14-15 October 2004. Opening Address UNESCO Higher Education Division Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic. ,. Drafting Meeting 2: Participants. 2 nd Drafting Meeting, Tokyo:

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Opening Address UNESCO Higher Education Division Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic

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  1. UNESCO-OECD guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross-border Higher EducationDrafting Meeting 2Tokyo, Japan14-15 October 2004 Opening Address UNESCO Higher Education Division Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic ,

  2. Drafting Meeting 2: Participants 2nd Drafting Meeting, Tokyo: • Some 100 + participants • All UNESCO regions represented • Higher education stakeholders: governments, higher education institutions and their associations, students. recognition bodies, professional bodies • International partners: NGOs, IGOs • We wish them a hearty welcome and THANK YOU JAPAN!

  3. New developments: within UNESCO • UNESCO 1st and 2nd Global Forum on International Quality Assurance (Paris, October 2002; Paris, June 2004) • UNESCO/Norway Forum on ‘Globalization and Higher Education: (Oslo, May 2003) • OECD/Norway Forum : initiative for joint guidelines with UNESCO (Trondheim, November 2003) • 32nd General Conference of UNESCO (Paris, October 2003): resolution giving UNESCO a stronger mandate in HE; • UNESCO-OECD Guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross-border Higher Education institutions: 1st Drafting Meeting (Paris, April, 2004);

  4. Context and Outcomes of 1st Global Forum 1st Global Forum launched as a response to ethical challenges facing higher education in an era of globalization. Main outcomes: • Platform for exchange for at least four years; • Building bridges between education and trade; • Promote research to inspire policy developments; • Action Plan: standard-setting (conventions, recommendations, guidelines, codes of good practice) ; capacity-building (training workshops, advocacy, seminars etc.) and clearinghouse activities (information gathering and dissemination, data-bases, knowledge bases, portals, publications)

  5. 2nd Global Forum (Paris, 28-29 June 2004): Context UNESCO figures presented in the Synthesis Report (WCHE+5): • Massive increase in demand for HE with a view to development: 40-50% enrolment rates needed; some countries below 5% • Demographic expansion: developing countries population 7 – 8 billion people in 2025 • Growth of student enrolments; historic threshold of 100 million students worldwide has been crossed, 125 million before 2020. • Access and equity: sustainable development of higher education systems

  6. 2nd Global Forum: Context • 1st Global Forum: higher education and commercialization/GATS – UNESCO conventions on the recognition of qualifications as educational agreements to promote international standards; • 2nd Global Forum Widening Access to Quality Higher Education: for minorities, ICT-assisted; lifelong learning • 2nd Global Forum particular focus: capacity-building;

  7. WHY CAPACITY BUILDING? As determined by its Medium-Term Strategy, UNESCO has 5 basic functions: • a laboratory of ideas • a standard setter • a clearinghouse • a capacity-builder in Member States • a catalyst for international cooperation Capacity-building for quality assurance and qualifications recognition: towards strengthening national higher education frameworks as elements of sustainable societal development

  8. THE GUIDELINES: FROM APRIL TO JANUARY AND BEYOND • April 2004: 1st Drafting Meeting, UNESCO, Paris • June2004: UNESCO, Paris, 20 experts met to assist the two secretariats in the elaboration of the 1st draft guidelines and information tool; • August 2004: UNESCO/OECD/experts work on the 1st draft guidelines and information tool; • September 2004: 24 September final draft available; • October 2004: 2nd Drafting Meeting, Tokyo • November 2004: Information Strategy for all UNESCO Member States: information/dissemination meetings; inputs from networks etc. • January 2005: OECD, Paris: Final Conference; • January-December 2005: Adoption procedures in OECD and UNESCO • 2006-2007: implementation phase

  9. Guidelines: more information • Inclusive drafting process: all stakeholders are involved • Active participation through: (a) UNESCO web-site: http://www.unesco.org/education/amq/guidelines/qualityprovision.html (b) OECD web-site: http://www.oecd.org/edu/internationalisation/guidelines (c) An Electronic Discussion Group (EDG) has been set up for all participants in the drafting sessions. Your inputs required. Thank you!

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