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Prospects for Higher Education
Newcastle-Nottingham Internet-PARs
Project Phase II Conference
Bahram Bekhradnia
13 November 2001
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The Government’s Vision for HE
• Widening Participation - 50% of under 30s by
2010
• World Class Research
• Working better with Industry and the
community
• Support excellent teaching
HE Achievements
• Young participation doubled
• Mature student numbers doubled
• One of the highest completion rates in the
world
• One of highest proportions of graduates in
the world
• Graduates among the most valued in the
world
Student Non-Completion
• 18 per cent, compared to 16 per cent in 1985/86
– meanwhile participation has more than doubled, and the student
profile has changed immensely
• This compares with:
Germany
28%
USA
37%
France
45%
Italy
66%
• The range in the UK is from 1% to 36%.
• NB our worst is better than most countries’ average.
NB International Comparators from OECD ‘Education at a Glance’
Graduates as a % of the Relevant
Population
Australia
Canada
Denmark
Germany
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
UK
USA
36%
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NB International Comparators from OECD ‘Education at a Glance’
Graduate Employment:
UK vs Overseas Comparators
UK
% in Employment Three
Years after Graduation
94
Germany
91
Japan
86
France
86
Italy
68
Der Spiegel’s review of HE in Europe
‘Thanks to their excellent achievements the
British … occupy only the top places in the
table’
Participation in full-time education by 16-21 year olds
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Percentage of age group
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Number of Mature students in HE 1984-93
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Widening Participation: Lessons
• We must widen the group of those benefiting
from HE
• Widening participation depends on success in
schools
• We have to help mature students enter HE
and succeed, but we will not widen
participation significantly if we rely on this
• Ensuring students succeed is as important as
bringing them in
HEFCE Strategy for Improving Learning &
Teaching
• Institutional Strand
– Funding to support Institutional Strategies
• Subject Strand
– LTSN
– FDTL, Etc
• Individual Strand
– ILT
– largely in the hands of institutions to recognise
individuals
– National teaching fellowships
Prospects for Higher Education
Newcastle-Nottingham Internet-PARs
Project Phase II Conference
Bahram Bekhradnia
13 November 2001