quality and leadership for romanian higher education project mutual learning workshop 2:

Quality and Leadership for Romanian Higher Education Project

Mutual Learning Workshop 2:Mutual Learning Workshop 2:Scenario Building: Methods, Approaches and Scenario Building: Methods, Approaches and Applications in Higher EducationApplications in Higher Education

Prof. Adrian CurajGeneral DirectorExecutive Agency for Higher Education and Research Funding

Who we are:Who we are:

The Executive Agency for Higher Education The Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research Fundingand Research Funding

+ The National University Research Council+ The National University Research Council+ The National Council for Funding Higher Education+ The National Council for Funding Higher Education

- Intermediary funding body for research;Intermediary funding body for research;- Funding Body for Higher Education;Funding Body for Higher Education;

- Coordinator of the First Romanian Foresight Exercise in S&T, Coordinator of the First Romanian Foresight Exercise in S&T, 2005- 2005- 2007; 2007; - Department for projects and international cooperation- Department for projects and international cooperation

Cluster of Five Strategic Projects: Cluster of Five Strategic Projects: The Future of Romanian Higher EducationThe Future of Romanian Higher Education““Charting the Future of our Society”Charting the Future of our Society”

Projects’ Coordinator Projects’ Coordinator Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research FundingExecutive Agency for Higher Education and Research Funding

FundsFundsAll the projects are financed by EU Cohesion Funds /Structural All the projects are financed by EU Cohesion Funds /Structural Funds, Human Resources Development Operational ProgrammeFunds, Human Resources Development Operational Programme

Implementation PeriodImplementation Period2009-20112009-2011

Quality and Leadership for Higher EducationQuality and Leadership for Higher Education

Doctorate in Universities of ExcellenceDoctorate in Universities of Excellence

Doctoral Education Doctoral Education

Improving the University ManagementImproving the University Management

Electronic Students Enrollment SystemElectronic Students Enrollment System

Five Strategic Projects www.forhe.ro

www.edu2025.ro

www.ecs-univ.ro

www.studii-doctorale.ro

www.management-universitar.ro

www.rmu.ro

http://www.forhe.ro/

http://www.edu2025.ro/

http://www.ecs-univ.ro/

http://www.studii-doctorale.ro/

http://www.management-universitar.ro/

http://www.rmu.ro/

Quality and Leadership for Romanian Higher Education

Objectives

1. Vision “Romanian Higher Education in 2025”

2. Bucharest Dialogues & “Mutual Learning Workshops”Web 2.0 platform about foresight – FORwiki

3. Support for leadership in universities - Foresight training - Blueprint for university foresight - Higher Education Observatory

- International conference “Future of Higher Education” (2011)

4. Methodology for differentiating Romanian universities

Vision 2025“Romanian Higher education”

Quality and Leadership for Higher Education

Bucharest dialogues& FORwiki

MLW 2 – Scenarios Oct. 2009

Blueprint “Foresight in universities”

MLW 1 – Systemic thinkingSept. 2009

“Understanding Romanian HE system”

Scenario WS

MLWs – Foresight in universities

MLW – University Foresight Sept. 2010

Bucharest dialoguesBucharest dialogues

Ten Mutual Learning Workshops on Foresight

Two Mutual Learning Workshops on Intellectual capital

For nurturing the community of: Foresight researchers Foresight practitioners Persons interested in foresight

Sustainable dialogue beyond the project?FORwiki – Wiki Platform on Foresight

- Clarifications- Practices- Narratives- Bios

Quality and Leadership for Romanian Higher Education

VISION BUILDING PROCESS

Radu Gheorghiu

Vision „Higher education in Romania 2025“




Desirable and realistic imageof HE in 2025

„A world of ...“





“for which we believe in …”

Values and institutional framework







Action lines

“and accordingly we act for…”







PoliciesDiagnosisDrivers of change


Success scenario

2025

Success scenario

2025

Success scenario

2025

Success scenario

2025

Success scenario

2025

Panel 2

Panel 3

Panel 4

Panel 5

DiagnosisDrivers of change




Panel 1

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Panels’ domains of interest

Universities and…

Universities and…

… HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT (P1)… HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT (P1)… KNOWLEDGE (P2)

... BUSINESS SECTOR (P3)... BUSINESS SECTOR (P3)

… VALUES (P4)… VALUES (P4)

THEIR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS (P5)THEIR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS (P5)

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Panels’ domains of interest

Universitiesand …

Universitiesand …

… HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT (P1)

Correlation with the labor marketLife long learning Certification of professional skills Creativity, skills for life and entrepreneurship Inter-disciplinarity and flexibility of human capital

… HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT (P1)

Correlation with the labor marketLife long learning Certification of professional skills Creativity, skills for life and entrepreneurship Inter-disciplinarity and flexibility of human capital

… KNOWLEDGE GENERATION (P2)

• Correlation of pedagogical and research activities • Research universities• Particularities of basic, engineering and social research

... BUSINESS (P3)

•Universities and innovation clusters•Public-private partnership for innovation •IPR in university-business collaboration• Innovation infrastructures in universities

... BUSINESS (P3)

•Universities and innovation clusters•Public-private partnership for innovation •IPR in university-business collaboration• Innovation infrastructures in universities

… SOCIAL VALUES (P4)

•University as promoter of social values• Accessibility of studies• Universities and local development •Universities and information society

… SOCIAL VALUES (P4)

•University as promoter of social values• Accessibility of studies• Universities and local development •Universities and information society

THEIR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS (P5)

•Internationalization of higher education •Positioning on the global market of education•Positioning on the global knowledge market •European integration and national brand

THEIR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS (P5)

•Internationalization of higher education •Positioning on the global market of education•Positioning on the global knowledge market •European integration and national brand



Action lines


Successscenario 2025




What’s next …in January 2010


Panel 1Panel 1

Panel 2Panel 2

Panel 3Panel 3

Panel 4Panel 4

Panel 5Panel 5

Panel 10Panel 10

Panel 6Panel 6

Panel 9Panel 9

Panel 7Panel 7

Panel 8Panel 8

Ten new panels on policy issues

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Policies






What’s next …in January- March 2010


Panel 1Panel 1

Panel 2Panel 2

Panel 3Panel 3

Panel 4Panel 4

Panel 5Panel 5

Panel 10Panel 10

Panel 6Panel 6

Panel 9Panel 9

Panel 7Panel 7

Panel 8Panel 8

Each of the 10 panelselaborates 3 policy/action reccomendations

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Policies



Success scenario 2025



What’s next …in January- March 2009


Panel 1Panel 1

Panel 2Panel 2

Panel 3Panel 3

Panel 4Panel 4

Panel 5Panel 5

Panel 10Panel 10

Panel 6Panel 6

Panel 9Panel 9

Panel 7Panel 7

Panel 8Panel 8

OnlineDelphi

(web 2.0)

OnlineDelphi

(web 2.0)

Logic of the Delphi questionnaire

Policy measures

Policy measures

Expected impact

-Intensity-Reason/Description

Expected impact

-Intensity-Reason/Description

V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Key variables of the success scenarios

Key variables of the success scenarios

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Delphi questionnaire - Simulation Policy measure Impact by 2025 for:

University- industry men-power planning

ISI publications University –industry R&D projects

Attractiveness of Romanian universities for foreign students

Transparency in the higher education system

Introduction of basic financing for university researchDetails

Impact

Reason

Impact

Reason

Impact

Reason

Impact

Reason

Impact

Reason

The qualitative criteria in per student financing exceeds 40%Details

Impact

Reason

Impact

Justificare

Impact

Justificare

Impact

Reason

Impact

Reason

Impact

Reason

Impact

Reason

Impact

Reason

Impact

Reason

Impact

Reason

X Integration of research into PhD programs (41) Increased attractiveness of research carrier (23)__ Concentration of resources in large universities (1)__Isolation of university from real life (1)

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X Integration of research into PhD programs (41) Increased attractiveness of research carrier (23)__ Concentration of resources in large universities (1)__Isolation of university from real life (1)

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Delphi rounds

Panel(15 persons)

200 persons

500 persons

1000 persons

Reformulation of statementsClustering and analysis

Consultation rounds







Policies


What’s next …in November 2010

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

R. situationDrivers actors

desirableimage

Values and institutional setting

Desirable imagecomprising the5 DOIs


Vision HE System 2025Vision HE System 2025

Values andinstitutional settingValues andinstitutional setting

„For which we believe in ...“„For which we believe in ...“

International

Competition

International

Competition

Forming of

Social ValuesForming of

Social Values

InnovationCapabilitryInnovationCapabilitry

Knowledgeproduction

Knowledgeproduction

Human Capital

Development

Human Capital

Development

Action lines

„and accordingly

we act“

Scenario Workshop

Stakeholder Debate

Delphi Survey

Panels





Evaluation CriteriaEvaluation Criteria

Outline Vision Building Process

By Philine Warnke

P1 Human Capital

Anticipatory Correlation Life Long Learning Certification Creativity Inter-disciplinarity

Desirable image 2025

Desirable image&TransformationChallenge



Values andinstitutional setting

Values andinstitutional setting

Success scenarioHuman Capital

Challenges

Challenges

Challenges

Subscenarios

Scenario development process for one panel

Scenario workshop 9-11 Dec 2009

Meeting the stakeholdersJan. 2010

Thank you!

quality and leadership for romanian higher education project mutual learning workshop 2:

Documents

higher education coordinator

higher education doctorate

forvision higher education

higher educationprof

romanian foresight exercise

blueprint foresight

romanian universities

foresight forwiki3