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MAPPING TEACHING MODES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES IN BELARUSIAN UNIVERSITIES

INA MITSKEVICHNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (BELARUS)

FOSTERC PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING, 15 NOVEMBER 2016

INA MITSKEVICH

• HEAD OF BELARUS ENIC – FOREIGN

CREDENTIALS ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT

• MEMBER OF THE NIHE FOSTERC PROJECT

TEAM

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PLAN:

1. BELARUS HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM OVERVIEW

2. STATE REGULATION OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

3. THE KEY ISSUE

4. ONGOING REFORMS

5. EXPECTATIONS FROM THE FOSTERC PROJECT

6. ARRANGEMENTS OF THE SEMINAR IN MINSK

1. BELARUS HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM OVERVIEW

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• 51 HEIS (42 STATE, 9 PRIVATE)

• 33 UNIVERSITIES, 10 ACADEMIES, 8 INSTITUTES

• MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AS

THE MAIN GOVERNING BODY

+ OTHER AGENCIES

Minsk (28)

Vitebsk (4)

Polotsk (1)

Mogilev (4)

Gorki (1)

Gomel (5)

Mozyr (1)

Baranovichi (1)

Pinsk (1)Brest (2)

Grodno (3)

STUDENTS AND POSTGRADUATES

360000

9000

1st cycle students 2nd cycle students

4900

280

PhD candidates higher doctorateresearchers

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10%

90%

Students at public/private HEIs

Private Public

40%

60%

State funded/self-paid students

state funded self paid

95%

5%

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

national students

international students

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43%

57%

22.000 TEACHING STAFF

PhD or Doctor of Science holders

Others

4.5 years (18% of programs)

I Cycle II Cycle

5 years (32% of programs)

6 years

4 years (47% of programs)

3 years

PhD

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(3% of programs)

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2. STATE REGULATION OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

Education system of Belarus is astrongly centralized one with ahigh level of state control

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Model curriculum

Educational standard

National “Profiles and Qualifications” Classifier

model syllabus

model syllabus

model syllabus

model syllabus

model syllabus

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MODEL CURRICULUM

• IS THE SECOND MANDATORY DOCUMENT

• THE BASIS TO OFFER THE PROGRAM AT A

PARTICULAR HEI

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65%

35%

1st cycle model curriculum

Compulsory subjects "Free" subjects

30%

70%

2nd cycle model curriculum

Compulsory subjects "Free" subjects

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Model curriculum

Educational standard

National “Profiles and Qualifications” Classifier

model syllabus

model syllabus

model syllabus

model syllabus

model syllabus

3. develop a model curriculum and model syllabi for compulsory subjects

2. develop a corresponding educational standard

1. introduce the new program into the “National Classifier”

STEPS TO OPEN A NEW PROGRAM

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• Student workload is measured both in academic hours and national credits

• The national credit system is attached to the student workload and not to learning outcomes

3. THE KEY ISSUE

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Education profile 2013

Requests from organizations

Number of Graduates

A Pedagogy 2171 3984

D Humanities 168 1426

I Technology and equipment

1965 5752

L Healthcare 3841 1862

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Mismatch between graduates and the real labor market needs• lack of employers involvement in formulating graduates

competencies• lack of direct linkage between educational standards and

learning outcomes formulated: input/content based approach

• absence of the National Qualifications Framework

4. ONGOING REFORMS

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BELARUS AND EHEAROADMAP FOR BELARUS

• DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL

QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK

• DEVELOPMENT OF A 3 CYCLE HIGHER

EDUCATION DEGREE-STRUCTURE WITH ECTS

• ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT QUALITY

ASSURANCE AGENCY

• ISSUING THE DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT

• INCREASING ACADEMIC MOBILITY

• ENHANCING ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND

INSTITUTIONAL AUTONOMY

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Bachelor Degree4 years (240 ECTS)

I Cycle II Cycle

Bachelor Degree4.5 years (270 ECTS)

Master Degree1-2 years

(60-120 ECTS)

Continuous (long cycle) programs 5-5.5-6 years (300-360 ECTS)

3 years

PhD

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Revision of the National “Profiles and Qualifications” Classifier

The overall idea is to generalize existing study programs and to increase autonomy of HEIs in programs development

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1. DEGREE STRUCTURE ADJUSTMENT

2. REVISION OF THE NATIONAL “PROFILES ANDQUALIFICATIONS” CLASSIFIER

3. NEW EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS

4. WIDENING THE USE OF CREDIT SYSTEM

4. EXPECTATIONS FROM THE FOSTERC PROJECT

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5. ARRANGEMENTS OF THE SEMINAR IN MINSK

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Seminar in Minsk (work package 1):• Date: 30-31 March 2017• Place: National Institute for Higher Education,

Moskovskaya, 15 Minsk Belarus• Working languages: Russian, English• Expected number of participants: 80

Organizers: Ministry of Education, National Institute for Higher Education, Belarusian State UniversityTarget participants:• FOSTERC project partners• Belarusian HEIs representatives (academic staff involved in

standards and curricula development)

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Ina MitskevichNational Institute for Higher Educationmitskevich@nihe.byrector@nihe.by