1. , Opening Address UNESCO Higher Education Division Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic UNESCO-OECD guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross- border Higher Education Drafting Meeting 2 Tokyo, Japan 14-15 October 2004

2. 2 nd Drafting Meeting, Tokyo:  Some 100 + participants  All UNESCO regions represented  Higher education stakeholders: governments, higher education institutions and their associations, students. recognition bodies, professional bodies  International partners: NGOs, IGOs  We wish them a hearty welcome and THANK YOU JAPAN! Drafting Meeting 2: Participants

3.  UNESCO 1 st and 2 nd Global Forum on International Quality Assurance (Paris, October 2002; Paris, June 2004)  UNESCO/Norway Forum on ‘Globalization and Higher Education: (Oslo, May 2003 )  OECD/Norway Forum : initiative for joint guidelines with UNESCO (Trondheim, November 2003)  32 nd General Conference of UNESCO (Paris, October 2003): resolution giving UNESCO a stronger mandate in HE;  UNESCO-OECD Guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross- border Higher Education institutions: 1 st Drafting Meeting (Paris, April, 2004); New developments: within UNESCO

4. 1 st Global Forum launched as a response to ethical challenges facing higher education in an era of globalization. Main outcomes:  Platform for exchange for at least four years ;  Building bridges between education and trade ;  Promote research to inspire policy developments;  Action Plan: standard-setting (conventions, recommendations, guidelines, codes of good practice) ; capacity-building (training workshops, advocacy, seminars etc.) and clearinghouse activities (information gathering and dissemination, data-bases, knowledge bases, portals, publications) Context and Outcomes of 1 st Global Forum

5. UNESCO figures presented in the Synthesis Report (WCHE+5):  Massive increase in demand for HE with a view to development: 40- 50% enrolment rates needed; some countries below 5%  Demographic expansion: developing countries population 7 – 8 billion people in 2025  Growth of student enrolments; historic threshold of 100 million students worldwide has been crossed, 125 million before 2020.  Access and equity: sustainable development of higher education systems 2nd Global Forum (Paris, 28-29 June 2004): Context

6.  1st Global Forum: higher education and commercialization/GATS – UNESCO conventions on the recognition of qualifications as educational agreements to promote international standards;  2 nd Global Forum Widening Access to Quality Higher Education: for minorities, ICT-assisted; lifelong learning  2 nd Global Forum particular focus: capacity-building ; 2nd Global Forum: Context

7. As determined by its Medium-Term Strategy, UNESCO has 5 basic functions:  a laboratory of ideas  a standard setter  a clearinghouse  a capacity-builder in Member States  a catalyst for international cooperation Capacity-building for quality assurance and qualifications recognition: towards strengthening national higher education frameworks as elements of sustainable societal development WHY CAPACITY BUILDING?

8.  April 2004: 1 st Drafting Meeting, UNESCO, Paris  June2004: UNESCO, Paris, 20 experts met to assist the two secretariats in the elaboration of the 1 st draft guidelines and information tool;  August 2004: UNESCO/OECD/experts work on the 1 st draft guidelines and information tool;  September 2004: 24 September final draft available;  October 2004: 2 nd Drafting Meeting, Tokyo  November 2004: Information Strategy for all UNESCO Member States: information/dissemination meetings; inputs from networks etc.  January 2005: OECD, Paris: Final Conference;  January-December 2005: Adoption procedures in OECD and UNESCO  2006-2007: implementation phase THE GUIDELINES: FROM APRIL TO JANUARY AND BEYOND

9.  Inclusive drafting process: all stakeholders are involved  Active participation through: (a) UNESCO web-site: http://www.unesco.org/education/amq/guidelines/qualityprovision.h tml http://www.unesco.org/education/amq/guidelines/qualityprovision.h tml (b) OECD web-site: http://www.oecd.org/edu/internationalisation/guidelines http://www.oecd.org/edu/internationalisation/guidelines (c) An Electronic Discussion Group (EDG) has been set up for all participants in the drafting sessions. Your inputs required. Thank you! Guidelines: more information