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Public Responsibilityfor
Informationon
Higher Education Johan AlmqvistChair, 2004ESIB – The National Unions of Students in EuropeCoE Conference, Strasbourg September 2004
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– The National Unionsof Students in Europe
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Information
• Used by whom?
• To what end?
• What is information?
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The student perspective
• Entry, progression and completion of higher education
• Empowerment of the student– To choose what to study– To discern “good” from “bad”
information• Individual growth• Preparation for life as active citizen in
a democratic society• Developing and maintaining an
advanced knowledge based• Preparation for the labour market
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Targeting Information
HEI’s
Society
Students
Employers…but it probably isn’t that simple!
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The student perspective
• Entry, progression and completion of higher education
• Empowerment of the student– To choose what to study– To discern “good” from “bad”
information• Individual growth• Preparation for life as active citizen in
a democratic society• Developing and maintaining an
advanced knowledge based• Preparation for the labour market
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The Bologna Process
•Mobility•Recognition•European labour market•Attractiveness and
Competitiveness•Global perspective
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Priority Action Lines
• Quality Assurance and Accreditation
• Recognition • Two-cycle Degree Structure• The Social Dimension
• Stocktaking – information gathering in itself!
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Frameworks for Information
•Purpose•Structure•Reliability•Readability
•Qualification Frameworks
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Public Responsibility
• Knowledge-based society –the “Age of Information”
• The Public versus HEI’s• Independent and accurate
information• Information based on what?• Accuracy of information
so what about the…
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Contact ESIB – The National Unions of Students in Europe
17a, Avenue de la Toison d’Or (Box 80)1050 BrusselsBelgium
Phone: +32-2-502 23 62Fax: +32-2-511 78 06
e-mail: [email protected]: www.esib.org
Thank you for your attention!