Bologna Shaping the Agenda
Employers’ perspective
Richard BrownChief Executive, Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE)
Bologna: Shaping the Agenda A View from Business
Richard A BrownChief Executive
The Council for Industry and Higher Education
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Various stages of ignorance on Bologna• Distinguish between international businesses
and SMEs• A reasonably informed business has views on:
1) student depth (3+2+?)2) ECTIS3) student mobility and global awareness4) courses in English5) generic v specific skills
Ignorance is bliss!
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6) international recruitment
7) more transparent info
(Diploma Supplements)
8) overall quality
9) research excellence
What employers want…
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1) Increased emphasis on post-grad qualifications2) Opportunities for greater student mobility and for work
based learning across frontiers; employers value grads who have wide experience, but message not getting through
3) Potential for institutional partnerships and placements4) Threat to UK delivery of English language learning
Implications
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Implications
5) Greater continental emphasis on general employability skills with employers investing more in up-skilling?6) UK can remain source for international grads (but need more depth in STEM incl. via 4 year awards)7) Help SMEs and diversity agendas8) High quality even more important in an international market; contact hours only one aspect; UK perceived as high quality but…
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Implications
9) European Research Council; EIT as coordinating networks; SP6 also networks of excellence; world class research, graduates and post-grads
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Richard BrownChief Executive
The Council for Industry and Higher Education
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