higher education partnerships for efa
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A presentation of study findings on higher education institutions partnerships in EFA within cooperation agencies and of concrete actions undertaken by the Catalan organisation, Jaume Bofill Foundation, in the field of education development. Presented by Dr. Valtencir M. Mendes, Research Fellow, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Spain) and Head of International Projects, Jaume Bofill Foundation, at the IAU Workshop on higher education for EFA held in New Delhi, India, on 20-21 February 2014. Dr. Mendes is also a member of the IAU Reference Group for Higher Education for EFA.TRANSCRIPT
IAU Collaborative Workshop: A three-step activity to envision higher education for EFA (February 20 – 21, 2014)
HEIS PARTNERSHIPS FOR EDUCATION FOR ALL ACHIEVEMENT Partnerships as a driving force to accelerate progress towards EFA
Valtencir M.MendesPhD, Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Head of International Projects, Jaume Bofill Foundation Member of the IAU Reference Group on HEEFA
Index Results from research carried out at Polytechnic
University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain) in collaboration with the University of Glasgow (UK).
Multi-stakeholder partnerships for EFA The Barcelona experience: Jaume Bofill
Foundation Why do we need partnerships? A call for action
Research methodology
Methodological triangulation
Literature review and interviews with experts
Online survey launched through the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI) newsletter
Online data gathering from HEIs cases from public databases of IAU/HEEFA Project Database; UNESCO; GUNI; Talloires Network and Living Knowledge Network (2012)
Gathered data: 608 examples of good practice from HEIs across all five continents
Online survey
Are you aware whether EFA, MDGs or DESD are promoted in your university?
81%
19%
No
Sí
No
Yes
Awareness of other HEIs in own country involved in the implementation of EFA/MDGs in their teaching and training programmes or in other activities
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
21%
79%
.
Experiences per MDG and Region
Geographic area
AF - AfricaAS - Arab States AP - Asia & the PacificEU - EuropeLC - Latin America & the Caribbean UC - USA & Canada
The research evidence suggests that when UN campaigns are aligned there is a greater possibility of achieving better results among the HEIs.
HEIs experiences by institutional area
From 608 examples of good practice:
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
4%
12%8%
2% 2% 3%
39%
5%5%8% 9%
3% 2% 3%
49%
5%0% 2%
6%1% 0%
8%
16%
2%6%
12%8%
4% 3% 3%
45%
4%
TEACHING
RESEARCH
OPERATIONS
OUTREACH
Quadruple Helix partnerships
University
Government
Third Sector
Industry
• 10,33% of the 608 experiences in Quadruple Helix partnerships
• 51% of the experiences in Africa, Europe, USA and Canada with at least one partnership
Triple Helix + Third Sector
Partnerships Partnerships with national or
international experts during the design and preparation of EFA/MDGs actions
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
62%
35%
30%
5%
Private SectorOther HEIsGovernmentThird Sector
Third Sector is the main HEI’s partner in EFA/MDGs actions
The Jaume Bofill Foundation (JBF)
An independent, socially-committed Catalan
institution which focuses on improving and
developing education for all in order to achieve a
more cohesive and equitable society.
School dropouts and poverty under 16
5 10 15 20 25 30 350.05
5.05
10.05
15.05
20.05
25.05
30.05
R² = 0.27288892125074
Poverty rate of young people under 16 years (2011)
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po
uts
(20
12
)
(24%)
JBF Partnerships: empowering HEIs
Why do we need partnerships?
learning systems (many levels and stakeholders) are involved in providing direction and taking responsibility for improving education
beyond the formal education system: NGOs, foundations, social groups, companies... are taking the lead (Leadership for 21st Century Learning, OECD Publishing, 2013)
However, HEIs can be the catalyst and driving force for bringing the full range of potential stakeholders together.
Why do we need partnerships?
Multi stakeholder partnerships are a source of continuing innovation (Etzkowitz, 2010; Mendes, 2011;)
A call to action!
Don’t be afraid of trying once and once again! Tailor your own partnership model. Some tools such as ethical codes for partnerships might
help (UNESCO Partnerships for Education; Partner Ethical Criteria; UN Global Compact)
HEIs can foster a new impetus for the formation of new quadruple helix partnerships that allow all social actors to come together to achieve EFA.
There is still a dearth of information and research on how HEIs are tackling EFA.
IAU HEEFA Portal is a unique and necessary tool and should be fostered.
“One third of primary school age children are not learning the basics...”
Irina BokovaDirector-General of UNESCO
11th EFA Global Monitoring Report
January, 2014
Thank you!
An example of joint effort to accelerate progress towards EFA: http://www.educationforall2015.orghttp://youtu.be/Jieco-43WNI