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Lene OftedalEuropean CommissionNicosia 22.11.2010
Youth on the Move and the Social Youth on the Move and the Social Dimension of Higher EducationDimension of Higher Education
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1. Introduction: the European policy context
2. Rationale
3. Conclusions
Outline presentation
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• Europe2020 and Youth on the Move
• The Bologna Process
• Education&Training 2020
• Modernisation Agenda for Universities
European Policy Context
What is Youth on the Move?
• An EU “flagship initiative” to respond to the challenges young people face and to help them succeed in the knowledge economy – adopted 15 September 2010
• The EU’s first integrated strategy for young people, embracing both education/training and employment
• One of seven “flagships” in the Europe 2020 strategy for “smart, sustainable and inclusive growth” (launched 03/10, endorsed 06/10)
What is the social dimension?
• equality of opportunities in higher education • access, participation and successful completion of
studies• guidance and counselling • financial support• student participation in higher education governance. • Equal opportunities in mobility, portability of
financial support, removing barriers, and providing incentives.
Youth on the Move
• “Europe’s future depends on its 100 million young people”
• By 2020, 35% of all jobs will require high-level qualifications (today: 29%) = “knowledge economy”
• Too many school leavers (15% of 18-24 year olds have less than upper secondary education)
• Only 31% of EU population have an HE degree (USA: > 40%, Japan: > 50%)
• Youth unemployment is too high: 21%
Youth on the Move
4 Focus areas :
• Lifelong learning and social dimension
• Modernisation of Higher education
• Learning Mobility
• Employability
Early School Leaving
Higher Education Attainment (Age 30-34)
2008 2020
14.9%
10% at most
2008 2020
31%
40% at least
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% 30-34 year olds with HE-degree
Entry rates different groups
E&T 2010
Progress towards meeting the 5 benchmarks (EU average)
-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-10
0102030405060708090
100110120130140
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
2010
ben
chm
arks
= 1
00
MST graduates
Lifelong learning participation
Early school leavers
Upper secondary completion
Low achievers in reading
progress required
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(below 0 = performance getting worse)
Support
• EU competences mean: Open Method of Coordination
• Member States in driving seat (including for funding)
• EU plays facilitating, agenda-setting and benchmarking role
• EU programmes: support mobility + joint projects in support of YoM objectives + Member State activities
• Argument for increased EU resources for 2014-2020 (…..?!)
• http://www.eqavet.eu/gns/news/latest-news/10-09-15/Public_consultation_on_EU_funding_programmes_in_education_training_and_youth.aspx
Why Social Dimension
• Widening access for untraditional students• Second chancers• Upgrade workforce• Personal growth• Active citizenship• New carrier pathways
Participating in LLL per country
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Bologna – Process to push Social Dimension
Bologna ministerial 2009
• The student body within higher education should reflect the diversity of Europe’s populations.
• Access into higher education should be widened by fostering the potential of students from underrepresented groups and by providing adequate conditions for the completion of their studies.
• Each participating country will set measurable targets for widening overall participation and increasing participation of
• underrepresented groups in higher education• Report by WG to Bologna Ministerial 2012
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Conclusion: Make RPL systemsmore efficient and transparent for users
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Conclusion : Widening acess to higher education
Concluding remarks
• EU is coordinating through Open Method of Coordination and LLP projects
• Member states responsibility to establish a sustainable social dimension strategy
• Higher Education Institutions to implement• Stakeholder involvement• Strong involvement from Bologna Experts and
Higher Education Reform Experts• Let’s move-both youth, forever youngers and
experts
Thank you for your attention!