Transcript UNESCO/OECD Guidelines on “Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education” Second Drafting Meeting Tokyo 14-15 October 2004 Bernard Hugonnier OECD Deputy Director for Education.

UNESCO/OECD Guidelines on
“Quality Provision in Cross-Border
Higher Education”
Second Drafting Meeting
Tokyo 14-15 October 2004
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Bernard Hugonnier
OECD Deputy Director for Education
Time schedule
1. Development
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First drafting session: Paris, April 2004
Second session: Tokyo, October 2004
Third session: Paris, January 17-18, 2005
OECD Education Committee to endorse the Guidelines
and submit them to the Counciｌ April 2005
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2. Adoption
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The UNESCO General Conference and
The OECD Council
To adopt the Guidelines (Q4 2005)
The Guidelines: main objectives and features
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The Guidelines provide an internationally set of good practices
voluntarily agreed by both exporting and importing countries
Their primarily goal is to enhance the protection of students/learners
against misinformation, low quality provision and qualifications of limited
validity, and accordingly to enhance the quality of higher education in the
world
This project has been initiated and is developed by the education sector
The Guidelines will not endanger national sovereignty over higher
education; they imply no obligation, directly or indirectly, to liberalise
nor to make any GATS commitments
The Guidelines are developed jointly by Governments and nongovernmental organisations (H.E. associations, student bodies, networks
of Q.A. and accreditation agencies…) of all countries in the world
Their implementation depends upon the actions of all stakeholders
(governments, H.E. institutions, student bodies, Q.A. and accreditation
agencies, recognition and credential evaluation bodies and professional
bodies)
The Guidelines will facilitate the development of national systems to
assure the quality of higher education in developing countries
The Guidelines will enhance international co-operation on quality
assurance, accreditation and recognition of qualifications procedures and
systems
Implementation
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Survey of development (OECD)
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Capacity building (UNESCO+)
International information tool (UNESCO/OECD)
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List of all institutions that are recognised, registered,
authorised, licensed or accredited (“bona fide” institutions)
to operate within each country.
Objective: June 2006
Assessing the Guidelines (UNESCO/OECD)
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Annual survey of implementation measures undertaken by
countries including assistance provided to non OECD
countries to strengthen their capacities to implement the
Guidelines
Assessment made in light of developments in cross-border
higher education three year after the adoption of the
Guidelines
Report to the OECD Council three years after the
adoption of Guidelines
Thank you.
OECD: www.oecd.org
Education Directorate: www.oecd.org/edu
[email protected]
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