WHYCAREABOUT

EQUITY?

Anthony F. CamilleriESU/EQUNET conferenceSofia – 08.11.2011

some perspectives from the EQUNET project

access across

the EHEA is

inequitable

We checked....

gender balance

net entry rates

entry via alternative routes

participation based on occupational /

educational background

income gap of students

ratios of foreign students

conse

quence

s A student from low socioeconomic background

- less likely to attend Higher Education

- likely to choose different courses of

study

- more likely to work during studies

- far less likely to have a mobility

experience

“my country...”

ratio of students with working-class fathers vs. general population

the student body entering, participating

in and completing higher education at all levels should

reflect the diversity of

our populations

European Policies are not effictive enough

• 12 different EU instruments mention equity in Higher Education

• Part of the Bologna Process since 2001

• Results speak for themselves• Independent studies confirm

lack of effect so far

“equity is improving...”

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First stage secondary

Linear (First stage sec-ondary)

Tertiary

Linear (Ter-tiary)

1970-1980 2000-2010

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Equity is not only about financing, but...

WE NEED MORE DATA BUT....

WE HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH DATA

TO ACT

HorrifyingESU Reaction to the 2011 Modernisation Agenda

equity of completion is alsoequity of outcomes

J O B S

LAZYChinese Premiere on Europeans at Cannes

FINACIAL CRISISSTEMS FROM

INEQUALITYthe 99%

EQUITY should not

be about WELFARE

a proposal....

CRITICAL MASSEQUITY IS A PRE-REQUISITE TO ACHIEVE

FOR A KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY(which is supposedly the answer to all our problems)

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