national/regional recommendations on expanding opportunities
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National/Regional Recommendations on Expanding Opportunities
National/Regional Action Plans
Methodology•National profile
•Comparative analysis
•Conference participation
•Interviews
•Stakeholder meetings
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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
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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
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FUNDING• Funding on individual level
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FUNDING•Additional Funding
• Aim: financially support institutions to set up WP projects
• Examples :
• AimHigher (UK)
• Support Fund (Flanders)
• Fund for Disability Projects (Turkey & Lithuania)
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FUNDING•Additional Funding
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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
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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
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QUALITY ASSURANCE•Diversity as an element of quality
• End the “quality vs. access” debate
• Defining the educational profit of diversity
• Describing learning outcomes
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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
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NETWORKING•Connecting the triple helix of Expanding Opportunities
• Research
• Policy
• Practice
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NETWORKING•Cooperating with non-HE stakeholders
• Schools
• The labor market
• Society
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NETWORKING•An National Expanding Opportunities Network in every country
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Expanding Opportunities through•Funding
•Monitoring
•Quality assurance
•Networking
TIME FOR ACTION!