Cape Town, February 2006 Governing Access-seminar1 Governing Access in Higher Education Centre for Higher Education Studies Prague, Czech Republic Helena Šebková, Vladimír Roskovec

Cape Town, February 2006 Governing Access-seminar2 Czech Republic 10 million inhabitants Enrolment and landscape 25 public HEIs students 2 state HEIs private HEIs HEIs of university type (Bachelor, Master, Doctoral study programmes) HEIs of non-university type (mostly Bachelor) Both types can be public and private

Cape Town, February 2006 Governing Access-seminar3 Czech Republic New enrolment (2004) students, approx. 40% related to 19 year cohort Exclusion Until recently underestimated (2003) Family education background Type of secondary school (grammar, professional, vocational) Gender – no problem

Cape Town, February 2006 Governing Access-seminar4 Czech Republic Capacity Demand higher than supply  “more is a problem” 40% applicants are not accepted Difference between fields of study Driving forces: Demand of applicants Low unemployment International comparison Massification  focus on quality All study programmes should be accredited Accreditation Commission – independent body

Cape Town, February 2006 Governing Access-seminar5 Czech Republic Cost sharing Public HEIs – entitled for state subsidy Private HEIs – not supported by state Public education – free of charge accommodation and boarding – support from state, mostly for “public students” Private education – tuition fee

Cape Town, February 2006 Governing Access-seminar6 Czech Republic Global pressure Bologna process – Three level structure Influence on access: positive in the case of good design of Bachelor programmes content more students accepted lower drop-out Quality – good experience Recognition - problems

Cape Town, February 2006 Governing Access-seminar7 Czech Republic Relationship: state – institutions Numerus clausus does not exist HEI decides on number of students (in individual programmes) but Capacity of public HEIs limited by annual state support No state influence on private HEIs

Cape Town, February 2006 Governing Access-seminar8 Czech Republic Labour market Low unemployment rate of tertiary graduates (less than 3%)  weak influence of employers requirements on HE programmes  “more is still required” No inherence of state as regards specific study fields