jessica olley the uk higher education (he) europe unit

Jessica Olley

The UK Higher Education (HE)

Europe Unit

Session outline

• UK HE Europe Unit

• Universities in the UK

• The UK and the Bologna Process

• Outcomes of Bologna Process ministerial summit, London, May 2007

UK HE Europe Unit Funders

• Universities UK

• HE Funding Councils for England, Scotland and Wales

• GuildHE

• Quality Assurance Agency

Three objectives

• To raise awareness / a central observatory

• To coordinate UK involvement in European debates

• To lobby on behalf of UK higher education on European issues

Universities in the UK

England 88

Scotland 13

Wales 3

Northern Ireland 2

United Kingdom 106

Universities

Universities in the UK

• Self-governing and independent

• Diverse sector: size, mission, subject mix and history

Mission groupings

l Russell Group

l Campaigning for Mainstream Universities

l 1994 Group

l University Alliance

Other groupings and allegiances

l Non-aligned universities

l Regional groupings

l National groupings

The UK and the Bologna Process

- Europe Unit role

-  Three cycle structure

-  Quality assurance arrangements

-  National qualifications frameworks

-  Widening participation

UK and the Bologna Process

l Diploma Supplement

l Credit systems

l UK qualifications

l Opportunities and influencing

London ministerial summit, 16-18 May 2007

• Consolidation of existing reforms• Staff and student mobility• Portability of grants and loans• The external dimension• Doctoral level qualifications • European Register of Quality

Assurance Agencies • The future of the Process

More information

On the UK higher education: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/Pubs/HEFCE/1999/99_02.htm

On UK European activity: www.europeunit.ac.uk

Jessica.Olley@UniversitiesUK.ac.uk

Tel: 0207 419 5423

www.europeunit.ac.uk