Law and Higher Education in the EU and in the Flemish Community

2020 ◽  
pp. 1970-1976
Author(s):  
Jan De Groof ◽  
Kurt Willems
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Flemish Community ◽  
The Eu

Modernisation of Higher Education – Willful Action or Wishful Thinking? The Case of Bulgaria

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-17
Author(s):  
Elena Blagoeva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

The impact of the last global economic crisis (2008) on the European economy put a strain on higher education (HE), yet it also pushed the sector towards intensive reforms and improvements. This paper focuses on the “Strategy for the Development of Higher Education in the Republic of Bulgaria 2014-2020”. With a case study methodology, we explore the strategic endeavours of the Bulgarian government to comply with the European directions and to secure sustainable growth for the HE sector. Our research question is ‘How capable is the Bulgarian HE Strategy to overcome the economic and systemic restraints of Bulgarian higher education?’. Because the development of strategies for HE within the EU is highly contextual, a single qualitative case study was chosen as the research approach. HE institutions are not ivory towers, but subjects to a variety of external and internal forces. Within the EU, this is obviated by the fact that Universities obtain their funds from institutions such as governments, students and their families, donors, as well as EU-level programmes. Therefore, to explore how these pressures interact to affect strategic action on national level, the case method is well suited as it enabled us to study the phenomena thoroughly and deeply. The paper suggests the actions proposed within the Strategy have the potential to overcome the delay, the regional isolation and the negative impact of the economic crisis on the country. Nevertheless, the key elements on which the success or failure of this Strategy hinges are the control mechanisms and the approach to implementation. Shortcomings in these two aspects of strategic actions in HE seem to mark the difference between gaining long-term benefits and merely saving face in front of international institutions.

scholarly journals PREREQUISITES FOR HARMONIZATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM OF UKRAINE WITH THE EU EDUCATIONAL SPACE IN THE CONDITIONS OF FORMATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1(86)) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuliia Romanusha
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Academic Science ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
National Education ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Scientific Practical ◽  
Conceptual Foundations ◽  
The Eu

The article deals with the study of the problem of determining the integration of higher education in Ukraine with the institutions of the environment in order to harmonize it with the EU educational space to increase the competitiveness of national education and provide a reliable basis for knowledge economy in Ukraine. The research develops a thesis on the understanding of a modern higher education institution as a center for the acquisition and development of professional knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies, as well as a bearer of national traditions. The necessity of development of domestic education on the basis of results of the comparative analysis of positions in the world rating of Ukraine with Poland on the basis of values of indices of level of education, globalization, competitiveness and knowledge economy is substantiated. The development of globalization of higher education in Ukraine is a strategic task and a need for appropriate scientific, practical and conceptual foundations. Based on the results of the study, emphasis is placed on the strategic role and functions of higher education institutions in the processes of globalization of the educational space. In order to identify ways to gain best practices in providing educational services and improve the quality of knowledge and professional skills of graduates, the prerequisites for the need to integrate the education sector of Ukraine with the European space are analyzed. The state of implementation of strategies of integration of domestic institutions of higher education with institutions of external environment in the directions of their integration is investigated: with institutions of academic science; with foreign partners; with corporate sector entities. A retrospective analysis of the preconditions for the integration of Ukraine's education with the European educational space was conducted and a number of problems that need to be addressed were noted. The obtained results allowed to form the author's vision of the role of education in the formation of the knowledge economy in Ukraine and to determine the directions of its improvement by harmonization with the educational space of the EU.

scholarly journals Diversity of education systems in the European Union

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-249
Author(s):  
Andrzej Żurawski
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
European Union ◽  
General Education ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

Abstract This article explores Bruno Amable’s Diversity of Capitalism approach to analyze educational systems in the European Union (EU28). The main goal is to identify the main clusters of educational systems with regard to their institutional characteristics. Second goal of the analysis is to evaluate the impact of several EU policies and initiatives on the institutional structure of European educational systems. This article identified six clusters in terms of general education and five clusters in terms of higher education systems. The clustering shows, that – with some exceptions (notably the United Kingdom and Ireland) – European education systems have similar structure to other institutional areas, in particular, it confirms the existence of post-communist (in terms of Farkas) or patchwork (in terms of Rapacki et al.) capitalism. The article shows, as well, that subsystem of higher education is much less diverse, what may have a significance for future discussions on the capitalisms in the EU. Results suggests also that there exist significant differences in performance between the clusters, something that may have a crucial importance for an educational policy.

scholarly journals "BENEFITS OF APPLYING THE CLIL CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK IN BUSINESS ENGLISH CLASSES"

2020 ◽  
Vol 13(62) (2) ◽  
pp. 191-198
Author(s):  
Maria Anca Maican
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
English Language ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Business English ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Communication Culture ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Eu

"The present paper aims at providing an insight into the benefits that content and language integrated learning (CLIL) can bring to the teaching of business English in higher education, given the place of the English language in the European Union and the competitive advantages it offers on the international labour market. The first part of the paper puts emphasis on some historical facts related to CLIL, presents the EU position with respect to this teaching approach and introduces its characteristics. The second part shows how, in the absence of the dual-focus CLIL, this methodology can be adapted and successfully integrated in business English classes, by applying the four elements of the CLIL conceptual framework: content, communication, culture and cognition "

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