Trends in International Higher Education International Degree Programme seminar January 31 – February 1, 2007 Tarja Hoyer Head of International Relations HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences

 Global trends in higher education  Topics in Europe  National discussion  Future challenges

Global trends  Unsatisfied demand for HE  International mobile students  Country of origin  Country of destination  US vs. other countries  growth in enrolments  US 17%  UK 29%  Germany 46%  France 81%  Australia 42%  Japan 108%

 Changing patterns of demand  MBAs  Professionally orientated programmes  Study abroad and student exchange  International study periods incorporated in study programmes:  US students to Europe, p.a.  European students: ERASMUS  Transnational education  Mixed mode programmes (eg 1+2 programmes)  Continuing professional development  Applied postgraduate programmes through TNE  Overseas campuses

Topics in Europe  Bologna process  The Bergen Communiqué 2005  Partnership: HE staff and student involvment, industry, organisations, etc.  Taking stock:  degree system  quality assurance  recognition of degrees Further challenges and priorities:  HE & research  social dimension  attractiveness of EHEA

 LLL-programme 2007 – 2013  European Policy Statement  ERASMUS for all HE actions => work placements from Leonardo  Quality  European Association for Quality Assurance ENQA  Accreditations

… Quality  Ranking  Part of the European HE quality assurance in the future  German ranking system  Customised search on the Web to meet the applicant’s needs  Universities and Fachhochschulen devided into three groups: top, middle and lowest  Used by abt 60% of students  Preparation of a European Classification system funded by the Commission (cf Carnegie Foundation Classification), estimated to be in use  Crucial for funding, recruitment and partners to be in the right ’class’

 Tuition fees  Nordic countries  Case Denmark  Introduction of tuition fees 2006  Joint marketing efforts for short cycle programmes 2006 –  Applicants 2006

Opholdstilladelser med henblik på uddannelse 2005/2006

Opholdstilladelse med henblik på uddannelse Nationalitet okt. Kina USA Indien Canada Pakistan Øvrige I alt

Finland  HE politics  Consolidation of the HE sector  Universities  Instruction vs. research ?  Public corporations => own themselves  Professional leadership  Universities of applied sciences  Cooperation with other UASs  Cooperation with universities – dual system?  Collaboration within infra: buildings, technology, libraries, etc.

Finland  AMK in English  Tuition fees  International student recruitment  Integration of the international students into the Finnish society  Work placements for international students

Future challenges  Millions of international degree-seeking students  Strong competion  Tuiton fees: ’No fees = bad quality?’  How can we get our fair share of the good students?  Are our international programmes compatible?  Too many, too small?  How do we prove the quality?  Programme profiling?  How do we communicate it?  International student services?  International student recruitment  Joint marketing by field of education?

Sources  Tim Rogers and Neil Kemp Towards a Danish International Education strategy: A Study for CIRIUS  UNESCO Institute of Statistics online  American Council of Education: Students on the Move: The Future of Internatinal Students in the United States, October 2006  European Bologna Website:  Danish Udlændingeservice, statistics 2007