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Qualifications

Introduction to a Concept

By: Sjur Bergan,Council of Europe

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Qualifications

Introduction to a Concept

By: Sjur Bergan,Council of Europe

Qualifications are a key element of higher education policies in general and of the Bologna Process in particular. Much work has been accomplished in this area over the past few years, and a proper understanding of qualifications is essential to making the European Higher Education Area a reality. This book provides a systematic overview of the concept of qualifications, discusses its main elements, such as Ievel, workload, quality, profile and learning outcomes, examines generic and subject-specific competences. The author also considers the development of qualifications frameworks and explores the impact of our understanding of the concept of qualifications on recognition.Sjur Bergan is Head of the Department of Higher Education and History Teaching of the Council of Europe, a member of the Bologna Follow-Up Group and one of the authors of the Council of Europe/UNESCO Recognition Convention. He has played an active role in the development of the overarching qualifications framework of the European Higher Education Area.

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The Public Responsibility for Higher Education and Research

By: Luc Weber,Sjur Bergan

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The Public Responsibility for Higher Education and Research

By: Luc Weber,Sjur Bergan

The public responsibility for higher education and research is a cornerstone of the European university heritage. Yet, our societies are changing rapidly, and clinging to old solutions will not further the very values that these solutions were originally designed to protect. The claim on public attention and public funds is growing, but public funds are not, or at least not at the same rate. While public funding of higher education and research is still important, the concept of public responsibility must be understood much more widely. It must also be nuanced by looking more closely at different degrees and levels of public responsibility as well as at the instruments available for exercising such responsibility. The book, which builds on a Council of Europe conference, aims to explore what public responsibility means in the complex societies that have just crossed the threshold to the 21st century by examining both overall higher education policies and specific aspects of it such as higher education for a democratic culture, access to research results, financing, equal opportunities, the approach to regulation and new trends in higher education.

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Qualifications

Introduction to a Concept

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The Lisbon Recognition Convention at 15: making fair recognition a reality

By: Sjur Bergan,Carita Blomqvist

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The Lisbon Recognition Convention at 15: making fair recognition a reality

By: Sjur Bergan,Carita Blomqvist

The Lisbon Recognition Convention, developed by the Council of Europe and UNESCO, is the main international legal text on the international recognition of qualifications and has been ratified by more than 50 countries. Few Council of Europe conventions have achieved a greater number of ratifications, and the political importance of the Lisbon Recognition Convention is very considerable. The recognition of qualifications is a necessary, if not sufficient, condition for both student and labour mobility. To mark the 15th anniversary of the convention, this book examines some of the challenges to the international recognition of qualifications. The convention is an essential legal text, but it needs to be put into better practice. How can learners use their degrees and qualifications in a new country, without losing the real value of those qualifications? The authors, who come from a variety of backgrounds, review the policies and practice of recognition, link recognition to the broader higher education policy debate and consider the role of recognition in enabling individuals to move freely across borders.

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9287178674

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Student engagement in Europe: society, higher education and student governance

By: Manja Klemenčič,Sjur Bergan,Rok Primožič

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Student engagement in Europe: society, higher education and student governance

By: Manja Klemenčič,Sjur Bergan,Rok Primožič

Democratic institutions and laws are essential, but they cannot bring about democracy on their own. They will only function if they build on a culture of democracy, and our societies will not be able to develop and sustain such a culture unless education plays an essential role. Student engagement is crucial: democracy cannot be taught unless it is practised within institutions, among students and in relations between higher education and society in general. This 20th volume of the Council of Europe Higher Education Series demonstrates the importance of student engagement for the development and maintenance of the democratic culture that enables democratic institutions and laws to function in practice. This volume covers three aspects of student engagement that are seldom explored: its role in society through political participation and civic involvement; its place in higher education policy processes and policy-making structures; and how student unions represent the most institutionalised form of student engagement. The authors are accomplished scholars, policy makers, students and student leaders.

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Language Policies in Higher Education

Invitation to a Debate

By: Sjur Bergan,Council of Europe

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Language Policies in Higher Education

Invitation to a Debate

By: Sjur Bergan,Council of Europe

As a contribution to the European Year of Languages 2001, this publication contains papers by contributors to a round table debate held by the Council of Europe's Steering Committee for Higher Education and Research. These papers consider various aspects of modern language policies in higher education, including bilingual education, and two case studies on the situation in Norway and Russia.

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Recognition in the Bologna Process

Policy Development and the Road to Good Practice

By: Andrejs Rauhvargers,Sjur Bergan,Council of Europe

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Recognition in the Bologna Process

Policy Development and the Road to Good Practice

By: Andrejs Rauhvargers,Sjur Bergan,Council of Europe

The objective of the Bologna Process is to establish a European Higher Education Area by 2010, in order to improve the recognition of qualifications and to facilitate greater mobility of students, graduates and holders of qualifications within Europe. This publication is based on presentations given at a seminar, held in Riga, Latvia in December 2004, and it reviews developments in recognition policies up to May 2005. Issues discussed include: the impact of emerging qualifications frameworks on recognition, recognition and quality assurance, learning outcomes, credit transfer, recognition and the labour market, transborder education and recognition issues outside the European Higher Education Area.

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New Challenges in Recognition

Recognition of Prior Learning and Recognition in a Global Context

By: Andrejs Rauhvargers,Sjur Bergan

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Recognition of Prior Learning and Recognition in a Global Context

By: Andrejs Rauhvargers,Sjur Bergan

This publication focuses on two topics in particular. First, how qualifications that have not been earned through traditional study programs at classical higher education institutions can be recognized, and second, recognition in a global context. In addition, this book gives an overview of the national action plans for recognition submitted by all the members of the Bologna Process prior to the London ministerial conference in May 2007.--Publisher's description.

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Not by Bread Alone

By: Sjur Bergan

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Not by Bread Alone

By: Sjur Bergan

Not by bread alone gathers essays on higher education, including some written especially for this book. They cover three key areas: the missions of higher education, public responsibility and qualifications. Together, these essays spell out a view of higher education as a key factor in developing modern societies built on the fundamental Council of Europe values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. They also underline the key role of higher education in developing the ability of our societies to conduct intercultural dialogue. To fulfil its role, higher education needs to prepare for citizenship as well as for employment, for personal development as well as for the development of a broad knowledge base. Our vision of higher education and its multiple purposes must be reflected in the way we view qualifications. We also need to take a close look at how the public responsibility for higher education and research can best be exercised in a society with many actors, all of which have their own legitimate agendas. In this situation, public authorities have an overall responsibility for coherent education policies.

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Student engagement in Europe: society, higher education and student governance (Council of Europe Higher Education Series No. 20)

By: Manja Klemenčič,Sjur Bergan,Rok Primožič,Council of Europe

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Student engagement in Europe: society, higher education and student governance (Council of Europe Higher Education Series No. 20)

By: Manja Klemenčič,Sjur Bergan,Rok Primožič,Council of Europe

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Speaking Across Borders

The Role of Higher Education in Furthering Intercultural Dialogue

By: Sjur Bergan,Hilligje van't Land,Council of Europe

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Speaking Across Borders

The Role of Higher Education in Furthering Intercultural Dialogue

By: Sjur Bergan,Hilligje van't Land,Council of Europe

Our ability to relate to and interact with those whose cultural backgrounds differ from our own will be among the determining factors For The future of our societies. For most people, regardless of whether they aim for international careers or life in their local communities, intercultural dialogue will become a fact of life rather than an option. Education will need to play a key role in developing the ability to conduct intercultural dialogue, which is an integral part of developing democratic culture. This book, edited jointly by the Council of Europe And The International Association of Universities (IAU), explores the role of higher education in developing intercultural dialogue in society at large. it complements Intercultural dialogue on Campus (Higher Education series No. 11) And The issue of the IAU journal Higher Education Policy on the same topic, and includes contributions by prominent authors from Europe, The Middle East, Africa, Asia and North America. The book sets out the political context for intercultural dialogue and explores how universities can move from dialogue on campus to dialogue in society, and hence to become actors of intercultural dialogue. it also offers examples of good practice from various parts of the world.

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Higher education for diversity, social inclusion and community

A democratic imperative

By: Sjur Bergan,Ira Harkavy

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Higher education for diversity, social inclusion and community

A democratic imperative

By: Sjur Bergan,Ira Harkavy

How does the Council of Europe put into practice its commitment to the promotion of a culture of democracy through education? Over the past decade or so, our societies have been facing increasing difficulties in reconciling acceptance of diversity and social inclusion with the need for community. The search for simple solutions to complex problems, the fact that “fake news” and “alternative facts” are no longer seen as nonsensical expressions, our responses to migration and the “refugee crisis”, and the growth of populism in many parts of Europe present challenges to our societies, and not least to education. Authors from Europe, North America and South Africa outline how higher education could respond to these challenges. The first section makes a strong case for the continuing importance of higher education and research to modern society. The second focuses on higher education institutions and the need for inclusive and diverse campuses. The third section considers opportunities to improve the inclusion of refugees and immigrants in higher education. Whereas the focus in Europe is mostly on refugees, in the United States it is largely on immigrants, further accentuated by the debate on the Dreamers.

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Academic freedom, institutional autonomy and the future of democracy

By: Sjur Bergan,Tony Gallagher,Ira Harkavy

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Academic freedom, institutional autonomy and the future of democracy

By: Sjur Bergan,Tony Gallagher,Ira Harkavy

Academic freedom and institutional autonomy are essential for universities to produce the research and teaching necessary to improve society and the human condition. Academic freedom and institutional autonomy are increasingly important components of the development of democracy. At the same time, these fundamental democratic values are subject to pressure in many countries. The relationship between academic freedom, institutional autonomy and democracy is fundamental: it is barely conceivable that they could exist in a society not based on democratic principles, and democracy is enriched when higher education institutions operate on this basis. Higher education institutions need to be imbued with democratic culture and that, in turn, helps to promote democratic values in the wider society. None of these issues are simple and the lines between legitimacy and illegitimacy are sometimes hard to discern, as is illustrated by perspectives from Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the Mediterranean region.

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9287187142

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Higher education leadership for democracy, sustainability and social justice

By: Sjur Bergan,Ira Harkavy,Ronaldo Munck

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Higher education leadership for democracy, sustainability and social justice

By: Sjur Bergan,Ira Harkavy,Ronaldo Munck

Democracy, sustainability and social justice: the leading role that higher education must play in maintaining these three principles This publication, Higher education leadership for democracy, sustainability and social justice, arises from the global forum that the Council of Europe, the International Consortium for Higher Education, Civic Responsibility and Democracy, the Organization of American States and the International Association of Universities organised at Dublin City University in June 2022. It also arises from the challenges of Covid-19, which both highlighted and contributed to the fragility of democracy, with the increasing erosion of democratic participation, the deepening of extreme inequities, the strengthening of identity and nationalistic politics and the promotion of populist anti-intellectualism, involving attacks on science and knowledge itself. In this book, authors from Europe, the United States and Latin America argue that democracy, sustainability and social justice are inextricably linked, and that we can impact none of them unless higher education plays an important role in identifying the issues and helping society devise a viable and robust response. The book argues that higher education must do more than develop and disseminate knowledge and understanding. Higher education must influence the way individuals and societies behave. Higher education must lead. The importance of this leadership is illustrated by the inclusion of the Dublin Global Forum in the programme of the Irish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and will be borne out by the positions and actions of the higher education community.

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Reimagining Democratic Societies

A New Era of Personal and Social Responsibility

By: Sjur Bergan,Ira Richard Harkavy,Hilligje van't Land,Council of Europe

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A New Era of Personal and Social Responsibility

By: Sjur Bergan,Ira Richard Harkavy,Hilligje van't Land,Council of Europe

Reimagining democratic societies, although a demanding task, is one in which higher education must engage. As societies change, our understanding of democracy must also evolve. We need democratic institutions, but also democratic culture and democratic innovation. Citizen participation, as a cornerstone of democracy, must go beyond citizen mobilisation on just a few issues. An educated, committed citizenry deeply involved in creating and sustaining diverse democratic societies is essential for human progress and advancing the quality of life for all. The authors - academics, policy makers and practitioners from Europe and the United States - argue this point, making the case for why democratic reimagination and innovation cannot succeed without higher education and why higher education cannot fulfil its educational, academic and societal missions without working for the common good. Case studies provide examples of how higher education can contribute to reimagining and reinvigorating democracy.

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Higher education for democratic innovation

By: Bergan, Sjur,Gallagher, Tony,Harkavy, Ira

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Higher education for democratic innovation

By: Bergan, Sjur,Gallagher, Tony,Harkavy, Ira

Democracy is increasingly the standard against which societies are measured. The term “democratic culture” designates the set of attitudes and behaviours that citizens need to have for democratic institutions and laws to function in practice. This is an important development from older perceptions of democracy, which focused on institutions, laws and procedures. It is a recognition that democracy will not function unless citizens want it to function. In all countries there are committed individuals aspiring to make their societies better democracies. As the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, has said on several occasions, our societies seek to address 21st-century issues through 19th-century institutions. Through contributions by authors from Europe, North America and other parts of the world, this book explores how higher education can help find new ways to develop commitment to public space and societal engagement and make democracy more vibrant.

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Developing Attitudes to Recognition

Substantial Differences in an Age of Globalisation

By: Sjur Bergan,E. Stephen Hunt,Council of Europe

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Substantial Differences in an Age of Globalisation

By: Sjur Bergan,E. Stephen Hunt,Council of Europe

The concept of "substantial differences" - far from being a dry, technical topic for a book on higher education policy - goes to the heart of how society views qualifications and education and is the key concept of the Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region, better known as the Lisbon Recognition Convention. What do learners know and understand and what are they able to do on the basis of their qualifications? How can this be expressed and described, and how can learners carry their qualifications across borders without leaving part of their real value behind? In discussions on substantial differences, the technical meets the philosophical, the administrative meets the political. Decisions on recognition, made in considering whether a difference is substantial, have a direct influence on applicants' future study and employment opportunities, but also reveal how those who make the decisions view themselves, their education system and their societies.

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9287166978

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Higher Education for Modern Societies

Competences and Values

By: Sjur Bergan,Radu Damian

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Higher Education for Modern Societies

Competences and Values

By: Sjur Bergan,Radu Damian

Developing learners' competence is an important part of the mission of higher education. The kind of competences that higher education should develop depend on what we see as the purposes of higher education. The term "converging competences" points to the need not only to train individuals for specific tasks, but to educate the whole person. Education is about acquiring skills, but also about acquiring values and attitudes. As education policies move from an emphasis on process to a stronger emphasis on the results of the education processes, learning outcomes have come to be seen as an essential feature of policies both in Europe and North America. This book explores the roles and purposes of higher education in modern, complex societies and the importance of competences in this respect. Although public debate in Europe could give the impression that the sole purpose of higher education is to prepare for the labour market, this important role is complemented by at least three others: preparation for democratic citizenship, personal development and the development of a broad and advanced knowledge base. This work draws on the experiences in both Europe and North America to underline that the discussion is not in fact about which of these different purposes is the "real" one; they are all important, and they coexist.

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Higher education for diversity, social inclusion and community

A democratic imperative

By: Sjur Bergan,Ira Harkavy

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A democratic imperative

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Reimagining Democratic Societies

A New Era of Personal and Social Responsibility

By: Sjur Bergan,Ira Richard Harkavy,Hilligje van't Land,Council of Europe

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Not by Bread Alone

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Student engagement in Europe: society, higher education and student governance

By: Manja Klemenčič,Sjur Bergan,Rok Primožič

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Academic freedom, institutional autonomy and the future of democracy

By: Sjur Bergan,Tony Gallagher,Ira Harkavy

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Developing attitudes to recognition

Substantial differences in an age of globalisation

By: E. Stephen Hunt,Sjur Bergan

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Substantial differences in an age of globalisation

By: E. Stephen Hunt,Sjur Bergan

The concept of "substantial differences" - far from being a dry, technical topic for a book on higher education policy - goes to the heart of how we view qualifications and education and is the key concept of the Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region, better known as the Lisbon Recognition Convention. What do learners know and understand and what are they able to do on the basis of their qualifications? How can this be expressed and described, and how can learners carry their qualifications across borders without leaving part of their real value behind?In discussions on substantial differences, the technical meets the philosophical, the administrative meets the political. Decisions on recognition, made in considering whether a difference is substantial, have a direct influence on applicants' future study and employment opportunities, but also reveal how those who make the decisions view themselves, their education system and their societies.

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