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Public Responsibility for Information on Higher Education

Public Responsibility for Information on Higher Education. Johan Almqvist Chair, 2004 ESIB – The National Unions of Students in Europe CoE Conference, Strasbourg September 2004. – The National Unions of Students in Europe. Information. Used by whom? To what end? What is information?.

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Public Responsibility for Information on Higher Education

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  1. Public ResponsibilityforInformationonHigher Education Johan Almqvist Chair, 2004 ESIB – The National Unions of Students in Europe CoE Conference, Strasbourg September 2004

  2. – The National Unionsof Students in Europe

  3. Information • Used by whom? • To what end? • What is information?

  4. 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

  5. Targeting Information Society HEI’s Students Employers …but it probably isn’t that simple!

  6. 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

  7. The Bologna Process • Mobility • Recognition • European labour market • Attractiveness and Competitiveness • Global perspective

  8. Priority Action Lines • Quality Assurance and Accreditation • Recognition • Two-cycle Degree Structure • The Social Dimension • Stocktaking – information gathering in itself!

  9. Frameworks for Information • Purpose • Structure • Reliability • Readability • Qualification Frameworks

  10. so what about the… 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

  11. Contact • ESIB – The National Unions of Students in Europe17a, Avenue de la Toison d’Or (Box 80)1050 BrusselsBelgium • Phone: +32-2-502 23 62Fax: +32-2-511 78 06 • e-mail: johan@esib.orgwww: www.esib.org Thank you for your attention!

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