sargis asatriants 17 october, 2013 yerevan, armenia students' participation in the governance...

Sargis ASATRIANTS17 October, 2013Yerevan, Armenia

Students' Participation in the Governance of HEI's: Armenian Reality

Content

1. ANSA short presentation2. Quantitative assessment of student participation in

Higher Education Institution management process through sociological research

3. Qualitative assessment of students’ role and involvement in higher education management through deep / structural analysis

4. Recommendations for improvement

Founded in 2003

WHO ARE WE?

We are an organization that likes to say

YES to students!

We are ‘’Umbrella’’ organization of 16 local student unions from all over Armenia. Being the largest representative of the student body on the

national level our organization aims to advocate, promote and protect educational, social, economic, cultural interests and rights of over 90

thousand students both on national and international level.Our organization works for having stable, affordable and quality higher

education.

Full member since 2012

HEIs’ Board

Other Governing bodies

1. Faculty Councils2. Academic Councils3. Board

4. Quality Assurance Internal Centre

Sociological research

The Students are involved in HEI’s Governing bodies

69%

31%

Aware

Not Aware

Do you consider the presentation and protection of interests of students in HEI effective?

35%

40%

25%

Yes

Partially

No

Are any proposals made to the superior governing bodies of universities by the students?

28%

17%

55%

Yes

No

Not aware

The students involved in governing bodies of the University: how well are they informed and skilled to protect the students’

interests?

44%

31%

25%

They have the necessary level of awareness

They don't have appropriate skil ls

Not aware

Qualitative analysis

Criterias

Representativeness - Representation of all

students and of all their interestsDemocracy - A decision making process

democratically run and controlled by students; Independence - Independence in decision

making process against universities, government

and party politics

Recommendations

Local Student Union

Improving information flow to and from

students Ensuring more pluralism in debates Establish independent structures, clear

mandates and action plan of their activities

Universities

Give students more access over resources Improve the level of their own proficiency

The Ministry of Education and Science

Improve the information dissemination about

current education reforms in HEIsRevision of the existing legislation to make

student bodies more independentConsider the status of private universities

Sargis AsatriantsVice ChairpersonArmenian National Students’ AssociationAddress: 8 Vardanants side-str., 0004 Yerevan, ArmeniaPhone:  00374 10 545254, Mob:  00374 55 334994Fax:  00374 10 545254E-mail: secretariat.ansa@gmail.com Web Site: http://www.ansa.am 

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WE like to say YES