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1 The UNESCO/OECD Guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross- Border Higher Education: the reasons of their development and their main consequences Alexandria 14-16 November 2005 Bernard Hugonnier OECD Deputy Director for Education

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Page 1: 1 The UNESCO/OECD Guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education: the reasons of their development and their main consequences Alexandria

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The UNESCO/OECD Guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education: the reasons of their development and their main

consequences

Alexandria 14-16 November 2005

Bernard HugonnierOECD Deputy Director for Education

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The Seven wonders

1. Les pyramides2. Les jardins suspendus de Babylone3. La statue de Zeus à Olympie4. Le temple d’Artémis à Éphèse5. Le mausolée de Halicarnasse6. Le colosse de Rhodes7. Le phare d’Alexandrie8. La bibliothèque Alexandrina9. The UNESCO/OECD Guidelines

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Next steps

1. Analytical work

2. Dissemination

3. Implementation

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Trade and international co-operation

Consumer protection

CompetitionDevelopment

1. Learners are protected from low-quality provision and qualifications

2. High international validity and portability of qualifications prevail

3. Strong quality assurance and accreditation systems exist

4. International co-operation among national quality assurance and accreditation agencies is increased

1. Foreign provision meet the needs of the importing country (economic, social and cultural needs)

2. The risk for the stability and continuity of the education system is limited

3. Capacity building is taking place

1. Sending and receiving countries are sharing responsibilities for assuring quality of cross-border higher education

2. The brain drain risk is minimised

3. The education gap between the least developed countries and the other developing countries is mitigated

1. There exist a level playing field for HEI

2. Competition between HEI is open and fair

3. Competition between professionals is open and fair

The consequences of the Guidelines

on consumer protection are

very clear

The consequences on development

are straightforward as

well

The consequences on competition and trade need further analytical workJoint

Analytical work

between the OECD

Education and

Competition Committees

Co-operation between UNESCO, WTO and

OECD

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Dissemination

Brochures Web sites House magazines (e.g. OECD Observer) Policy Briefs Conferences (e.g. 3rd UNESCO Global Forum

on QA focusing on Learners, October 2006) Media Co-ordination with stakeholders

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Implementation Presentation of an action plan to the OECD

Education Committee (March 2006) Action plan

Spring 2006: Creation of national co-ordinators Summer 2006: Meeting at national level of

associations of main stakeholders (2006) who could either:

– Aknowledge the Guidelines– Validate the underpinning principles and the objectives of

the Guidelines– Agree to take action (dissemination & implementation)

Summer 2007: second meeting at national level of stakeholders

Autumn 2007: OECD meeting with national co-ordinators

Autumn 2007: UNESCO/OECD conference in preparation to a progress report from the Unesco DG to the 34th General Conference

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Implementation

Information tool Objective: creation of a portal of accredited HEIs and

programmes to be hosted by UNESCO 2006: pilot project

Capacity building 2006: UNESCO and World Bank to assess the

capacity building needs and develop an action plan. 2006-2007: implementation Autumn 2007: progress report by the DG to the 34th

UNSECO General Conference

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Thank you.

OECD: www.oecd.org

[email protected]

Education Directorate: www.oecd.org/edu