HAPHE project context

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1 Supporting Higher Education in Europe HAPHE project context EU Validation Seminar Brussels, February 5, Michal Karpisek, EURASHE Vice-President 1

2 Supporting Higher Education in Europe Content EURASHE representation of PHE in Europe Strategy Framework for PHE What is PHE today? Project HAPHE 2

3 Supporting Higher Education in Europe EURASHE MISSION & ROLE 3 EURASHE introduction

4 Supporting Higher Education in Europe EURASHE is the European association of European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that offer professionally oriented programmes and are engaged in applied and professionrelated research within the Bologna cycles Founded in 1990 in Patras, Greece EURASHE s mission is to promote the interests of professional higher education in the EHEA and to contribute to the progressive development of the Area of Higher Education and Research (EHERA) 4 EURASHE introduction

5 Supporting Higher Education in Europe Professional Higher Education A type of higher education which emphasises practical professional aspects and professional skills, which consolidates the link between elements of professional practice and academic studies A strong link with the world of employment & with enterprises Close involvement of all stakeholders (including students) Regional embedding of education & research Practice-oriented & competence-based Accessible and labour-market oriented Flexible schemes and study programmes for new groups of learners, following new requirements of the labour market 5 EURASHE introduction

6 Supporting Higher Education in Europe Role of EURASHE Representation & promotion of a widelycomprehended PHE within the changing environment: A variety of institutions with PHE Both associations and individual institutions Policy formulation at EU/EHEA level Focus on HE and relevant activities, not wider context (e.g. regional policies, labour market etc.) Readiness to promote PHE at national level when required Influence on decision making and developments at EU/EHEA level Information on trends & possible solutions 6

7 Supporting Higher Education in Europe EURASHE members 17 National Associations: Armenia, Belgium (2), Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland (2), Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, UK (2) 29 Individual Institutions: Armenia, Cyprus (2), Finland (2), Georgia, Greece (3), Hungary (2), Kazakhstan (4), Latvia (3), Malta (2), Poland (2), Romania (3), Russia (3), Ukraine 8 Associate Members (organisations & indirect through sectorial associations): Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Ukraine Over 1,400 affiliated higher education institutions in 40 countries within and outside the EHEA 7

8 Supporting Higher Education in Europe EURASHE strategy framework Education & Learning Employability Lifelong Learning Qualification Frameworks Recognition of Prior Learning Student Centred Learning Methods & Student Assessment Mobility PHE Mission Role & Position Characteristics Social Dimension Sustainability Quality Accreditation & Evaluation Quality Management & Enhancement Transparency Tools Innovation & Development Applied Research Promotion & Specifics including Innovation of Professions Innovation of Teaching/Learning Regional Development 8 EURASHE strategy

9 Supporting Higher Education in Europe EURASHE strategy framework Education & Learning Employability Lifelong Learning Qualification Frameworks Recognition of Prior Learning Student Centred Learning Methods & Student Assessment Mobility PHE Mission Role & Position Characteristics Social Dimension Sustainability Quality Accreditation & Evaluation Quality Management & Enhancement Transparency Tools Innovation & Development Applied Research Promotion & Specifics including Innovation of Professions Innovation of Teaching/Learning Regional Development 9 EURASHE strategy

10 Supporting Higher Education in Europe Harmonisation of Approaches towards Professional Higher Education HAPHE Project Context

11 Is this PHE? 11

12 Is this PHE? 12

13 Is this PHE? 13

14 Survey responses Q3: In your understanding: Is the term Professional Higher Education clear? 27% 18% 28% 5 - Very clear 4 33% 39% 29% % 25% 25% 1 - Not clear at all 12% 11% 16% 2% 5% 3% HE Institutions System Level External Level 14

15 Survey responses % of Persons who have a clear understanding of PHE (4 or 5 /5) by country 90,00% 80,00% 70,00% 60,00% 50,00% 40,00% 30,00% 20,00% 10,00% 0,00% 15 Yellow = < 60 % clarity

16 Do you agree that there is a growing demand for well profiled PHE in your country? Meaning and Forms of Professional Higher Education 37% 23% 5 - Fully agree 4 39% 16% 40% 32% Completely disagree 5% 2% 0% 4% HE Institutions System Level 16

17 Over the next years, industry demand for employees with qualifications combining practical skills and academic higher education will increase. 5 - Strongly agree 46% 46% 48% % 39% 34% 1 - Strongly disagree 9% 12% 12% 1% 2% 0% 2% 1% 3% HE Institutions System Level External Level 17

18 What is PHE? Strong focus on practical application of research Strong focus on practical application of study The study programme is focused on practical aspects of the specific job profile The study program includes extended phases of practical experiences in form of internships and/or work experiences The curriculum emphasises practical aspects and elements for development of skills and competence Collaboration between higher education institutions and the industry going beyond higher education provision but also Higher education providing qualifications to non-traditional groups (adult learners disadvantaged groups) with flexible Higher education providing education and training for update/upgrade of qualifications of students with working The combining of academic and professional elements Characteristics of Professional Higher Education 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 18

19 Project Goals Harmonise approaches to professional higher education in Europe Strengthen PHE as Sector Enhance quality / importance of PHE Improve specific player role education/labour market/research innovation Raise impact policy actions 19

20 Project Aims improve the set of data on PHE in Europe in order to obtain an in-depth and comparable insight into the state of art of the sector; share expertise among stakeholders in education, enterprise and civil society on PHE understanding, definition, defining characteristics and quality criteria; set up a framework for better monitoring and evidence-based decision making for PHE as a sector by developing a roadmap for the improvement of quality in PHE institutions and PHE indicators for policy makers; provide support to peer-learning among PHE institutions through guidelines and implementation tools on best practice in PHE; gain broad consensus for the project s innovations among the wider education community by embarking upon extensive stakeholder s consultation to validate the project s outcomes; widely disseminate the project s results, including specific publications, academic articles and a purpose-organised conference. 20

21 Deliverables PHE Country Profiles Web Tool and Report Stakeholder Views towards PHE Working Paper Defining Characteristics and Quality Criteria for PHE Report (Interim/Final) Implementation Report for PHEIs Handbook Implementation Report for Policy-makers Handbook 21

22 Introducing HAPHE 11 partners from 10 countries representing a cross-section of European PHE 0,5 million EUR of funding, over 24 months activities include research, consultation and piloting supported by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Commission 22

23 HAPHE Aims to Map PHE Sector in Europe Define and Characterise PHE Determine Quality Elements of PHE Create Basis for Harmonising Approaches to PHE Consult, Discuss, Improve 23

24 Methodology 15 Countries surveyed: BE(FL), CZ, DE, DK EE, FI, FR, HR, IE, LT, MT, NL, PL, PT SI ID Cards built and verified for every country by professionals in PHE Sector 2 Stakeholder surveys covering internal and external stakeholders 671 responses across 18 countries Finalise definition, characteristics Embark upon wide consultation with stakeholders National seminars European policy seminars Final Conference Quality criteria & parameters 24

25 First Results Download Now at: 25

26 Acknowledgements 26 Conclusions/presentations Anthony Camilieri - KIC Malta Research Leaders Raimund Hudak DHBW Marek Frankowicz PWSZTAR Project Leaders Stefan Delplace Marko Grdosic Released under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Belgium License You are free: to Share to copy, distribute and transmit the work to Remix to adapt the work Under the following conditions: Attribution You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Share Alike If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. HAPHE Consortium European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE) Cooperative State University Baden Wurttemberg Knowledge Innovation Centre Skupnost Višjih Strokovnih Šol Czech Association of Schools of Professional Higher Education Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool University of Applied Science Vlaamse Hogescholenraad (Vlhora) Association of University Institutes of Technology Directors Conselho Coordenador dos Institutos Superiores Politécnicos Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Tarnowie Vijeće veleučilišta i visokih škola This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.