national/regional recommendations on expanding opportunities

National/Regional Recommendations on Expanding Opportunities

National/Regional Action Plans

Methodology•National profile

•Comparative analysis

•Conference participation

•Interviews

•Stakeholder meetings

National/Regional Action Plans

Outcome•4 General topics with general recommendations

•National/Regional Discussions

= National/Regional Action Plan

•Comparative position of country/region (strengths and weaknesses)

•Recommendations on structural measures

National/Regional Action Plans

What elements will you NOT find?•Projects

•Tuition Fees

•Entry Requirements

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What elements will you find?•Funding

•Monitoring

•Quality Assurance

•Networking

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FUNDING•Funding on individual level

• Grants or Scholarships

• Loans

• Allowances

National/Regional Action Plans

FUNDING• Funding on individual level

National/Regional Action Plans

FUNDING•Additional Funding

• Aim: financially support institutions to set up WP projects

• Examples :

• AimHigher (UK)

• Support Fund (Flanders)

• Fund for Disability Projects (Turkey & Lithuania)

National/Regional Action Plans

FUNDING•Additional Funding

National/Regional Action Plans

FUNDING•Expanding Opportunities as part of the basic funding

• Aim: making WP a part of the general recruitment policy

• Examples:

• England: Access Agreements

• Flanders: Increased weight of specific types of students

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FUNDING•Expanding Opportunities as part of the basic funding

National/Regional Action Plans

FUNDING•There is a need to combine the 3 types of funding

•Funding on an individual level needs to fit the purpose

•Funding needs to serve a purpose

•Project funding needs to be additional

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MONITORING•Definition of underrepresented groups

• Clear and specific

• Adequate

• Measurable

• Flexible

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MONITORING•Data collecting

• Structural

• Multileveled

• Accessible

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MONITORING•Data as policy tool

• Base for research

• Comparative reports

• Benchmarks

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MONITORING•Data as policy tool

• Base for research

• Comparative reports

• Benchmarks

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MONITORING•There is a need for a national/regional monitoring tool

•Definitions need to be clear, measurable and flexible

•The data need to be accessible

•The data collecting need to lead to target setting

National/Regional Action Plans

QUALITY ASSURANCE•Diversity as an element of quality

• End the “quality vs. access” debate

• Defining the educational profit of diversity

• Describing learning outcomes

National/Regional Action Plans

QUALITY ASSURANCE•Diversity as an element of quality assessment

• What are the access routes?

• Does the curriculum fit the purpose?

• Does the teaching fit the purpose?

• What is the impact on employability?

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QUALITY ASSURANCE•Diversity needs to be defined in terms of quality

•WP & QA worlds need to be linked

•Diversity needs to be assessed within QA system

•The education needs to meet the needs of students

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NETWORKING•Exchanging knowledge between institutions

• Structural

• Formal and informal

• Vertical and horizontal

National/Regional Action Plans

NETWORKING•Connecting the triple helix of Expanding Opportunities

• Research

• Policy

• Practice

National/Regional Action Plans

NETWORKING•Cooperating with non-HE stakeholders

• Schools

• The labor market

• Society

National/Regional Action Plans

NETWORKING•An National Expanding Opportunities Network in every country

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Expanding Opportunities through•Funding

•Monitoring

•Quality assurance

•Networking

TIME FOR ACTION!