Polish Higher Education HEURO Conference, Birmingham, 26/27 Feb. 2009

Polish Higher Education – basic facts population = 38.2 million HEIs = 445 (105 university-level HEIs, incl. 7 private) students = 1.95 million teaching staff = 96 500 public sector 130 HEIs private sector 315 HEIs 1 333 000 students (68.2%) 621 000 stud. (31.8%) source: Central Statistical Office, 2006

The growth has reached its limits! Students Change in the number of students in tertiary education between 1995 and 2004 students = 1.94 million participation = 51.1%(39.7%) source: Central Statistical Office, Warsaw 2008 The growth has reached its limits! In 2006/07, for the first time since 1990, the number of students has decreased

ESIB EUA CRASP higher education institutions Bologna Process in Poland – major actors Conferences of Ministers (Bologna, Praha, ...) BOLOGNA FOLLOW-UP GROUP ESIB EUA Students Parliament Ministry of Science & Higher Education CRASP Bologna Process Council Bologna Contact Person higher education institutions Bureau for Academic Recognition & International Exchange Socrates-Erasmus National Agency Team of Bologna Promoters State Accreditation Committee Council for Higher Education

Law on Higher Education (1) adopted 27 July 2005 STUDIES basic form of studies: 2-cycle system (from 2007) long Master programmes – only in a few selected fields PhD-level education – 3rd cycle fewer restrictions in introducing interdisciplinary degree programmes and programmes in new fields more flexibility in defining curricula more „output-oriented” and less restrictive „standards” credit transfer and accumulation – obligatory part of academic regulations at HEIs obligatory Diploma Supplement

Law on Higher Education (2) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION degree programmes or individual courses can „normally” be taught in foreign languages degree programmes can be offered jointly by two or more HEIs, including foreign HEIs joint diplomas – left for regulation by Minister Polish HEIs can establish their units abroad & foreign HEIs can establish their units in Poland subject to approval by Minister simplified procedures for hiring academic staff from abroad

Student mobility limited participation < 1% of students outgoing students 6000 5000 limited participation < 1% of students 4000 large differences between individual HEIs 3000 incoming students 2000 unbalance in number of incoming and outgoing students 1000 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 source: Socrates-Erasmus National Agency, 2004

Means to enhance mobility providing adequate financial support for outgoing students 1998/99: 375 euro/month 2003/04: 148 euro/month (from Erasmus) + support from HEIs source: Socrates-Erasmus National Agency, 2005 programmes and courses taught in foreign languages at Polish HEIs programmes and courses (curricula) developed jointly with foreign HEIs 81 European projects with participation of Polish HEIs in 2003/04 source: Socrates-Erasmus National Agency, 2004 overcoming legal obstacles in the development of joint degree programmes

Study in Poland Idea - promotion of the Polish system of HE and Polish HEIs CRASP Educational Foundation Perspektywy with support of Ministry of Science & H. Education Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... information service on programmes and courses taught in English (and other languages) coordinated participation of Polish HEI in international education fairs, exhibitions, ... overcoming obstacles associated with mobility of students (recognition, stipends, visas, ...) ...

information service on programmes and courses taught in English direct link from CRASP web site www.krasp.org.pl or db.krasp.org.pl www.howtostudyinpoland.pl www.howtostudyinpoland.eu 51 institutions 160 programmes 2700 courses

Funding Other burning issues Tuition fees for all? Model of academic career (incl. model of doctoral studies, issue of habilitation, etc.) Diversification and merging of HEIs

Case study: Wrocław University of Technology Erasmus Mundus EUBRANEX WUT – partnership with Brasilian Universities Erasmus Mundus ECW WUT – partnership with Russian Universities EU-Canada project (with the CU London) Socrates Erasmus: cooperation with 184 universities; budget: 808 565 EUR Leonardo da Vinci: 134 internships; budget: 550 000 EUR T.I.M.E. Double Diploma projects Joint PhD projects

What is Wrocław Academic Hub? Wrocław Academic Hub (WAH) is Municipality of Wrocław’s new venture and the first initiative of this kind in Poland. WAH is the cooperation platform for local government and academic environment in Wrocław. The main goal is to support activity which fosters development of science and university education in the city.

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