A Critique of the Proposed National Education Policy Reform
Warsaw Seminar Melita Kovacevic
1. University Strategies in the Field of Competences for the Future Melita Kovačević Vice-Rector for Science and Technology University of Zagreb Seminar for Bologna and Higher Education Reform Experts, University of Warsaw, October 23-24, 200 9 UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB
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6. Why? Facts on ERI triangle “ University should be driven by societal and economical changes ” Georg Winckler, EUA President Dubrovnik – October, 2007 ERI triangle Research Technology Transfer Ed ucation
7. Three roles of a modern university in the modern knowledge economy: - Higher education -Research and development - Innovation and technology transfer Facts on ERI triangle ERI triangle
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14. Top 20 world universities: 1. Harvard (US) 2. Cambridge (UK) 3. Oxford (UK) 4. Massachusetts (US) 5. Yale (US) 6. Stanford (US) 7. California IT (US) 8. Berkeley (US) 9. IC London (UK) 10. Princeton (US) 11. Chicago (US) 12. Columbia (US) 13. Duke (US) 14. Beijing (China) 15. Cornell (US) 16. Australian National Univ. (Austral.) 17. London School of Econom. (UK) 18. ENS Paris (France) 19. Singapur 20. Tokyo University (Japan) Top 50 European universities:
15. Academic Conservatism Preservation of values Long history Tradition Recognized value Accumulated knowledge Generation Gap Richness Denial Destruction Neglecting reality Persistence to change Inaction Obstacles and constraints for change
27. there is a need for change context is changing, society has new demands let’s explore how we can be a generation of changes h o w to match new demands!