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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Mission, Money, Management International Conference on Higher Education Beijing, China OECD work on education 11 May 2005. Jacqueline Smith. Context for Tertiary Education OECD work on education Trends in education: some findings

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  1. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Mission, Money, Management International Conference on Higher Education Beijing, China OECD work on education 11 May 2005 Jacqueline Smith

  2. Context for Tertiary Education • OECD work on education • Trends in education: some findings • Key IMHE actvities • Activities in China

  3. Changing International Context… • Massification. • Globalisation • Decreasing public funding • Expanding autonomy • Increasing demands for accountability … create new pressures on institutions

  4. Challenges for Governments • making equitable, effective and efficient provision to meet national aims • Managing diversity without reinforcing hierarchy • Ensuring quality without over-regulation • Improving the transmission of information between the labour market, individuals and the institutions • Supporting innovation and research • Determining the balance of public and private sector involvement • Promoting lifelong learning

  5. Challenges for institutions • Balancing the conflicting claims of the regional, national and international agendas • Getting the balance right between initial education, continuing education and research • Reaching out to work environment and society in general • Meeting stakeholders demands for accountability

  6. Responding to Challenges: OECD work • Improving systems outputs and outcomes • Analysing trends • Considering possible futures • Improving institutions functionning • Performance, quality assurance and accountability

  7. More people are completing tertiary education than ever before… …in some countries, growth has been spectacular… …but others have fallen behind.

  8. Trends: Completion of tertiary-type A education

  9. Trends: Current entry rates suggestthat the growth will continue

  10. Relative average earnings of 30-44 year-olds

  11. Analysing Trends • At national system levels • Reviews of national policies for education • Reviews of specific fields • Thematic reviews • Assessment – PISA and Indicators • At regional level • Specific projects • At institutional level • Internationalisation Quality Review

  12. Thematic Review of Tertiary Education • Economic and social objectives of TE system, • How can countries make sure that their TE system • Is economically sustainable • Has an appropriate structure • Has effective links between component parts • Has adequate mechanisms to ensure its quality • How to mobilise adequate resources? • What mechanisms and policies at national level can ensure effective governance of the system as a whole

  13. Recognition of Informal/ Non-formal learning Credit Recognition and Transfer : Potential mechanismsto promote lifelong learning • To develop evidence-based policy options to promote LLL through mechanisms such as recognition of informal and non-formal learning and credit recognition and transfer

  14. Key IMHE activities • Research management • Governance and finance of HEIs • HEIs and regional development • Building capacity in institutions • Developing the knowledge base

  15. Activities with China Statistics and Indicators • World Education Indicators (WEI) • Financing Education – Investments and Returns 2002 • Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) • Hong Kong • Macau

  16. Activities with ChinaReviews • The OECD report provides an assessment of the Chinese higher education reform programme using 10 analytical criteria: • Political foundation and support • Equity in access, attainment and achievement • Flexibility in planning and implementation • Support for an interactive planning model

  17. Activities with ChinaReviews (2) • Inter- and intra-sectorial co-ordination • Regional, national and international emphases • Affordability • Sustainability • Efficiency • Encouragement of supplementary resource mobilisation

  18. Activities with China Reviews (3) Financing and Quality Assurance Reforms in Higher Education Analysis of China’s Higher Education Reform Programme • Policy alternatives • Quality/Accreditation • Tuition-Loan Scheme • An efficiency based Management Information System

  19. Thank you • OECD: www.oecd.org • Education Directorate: www.oecd.org/edu • IMHE: www.oecd.org/edu/higher • CNM: www.oecd.org/edu/nonmembereducation

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