jessica olley the uk higher education (he) europe unit
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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
