international symposium higher education “current trends in higher education development: quality...
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International symposium higher education “CURRENT TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT: QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND GLOBAL CONTEXT” 30-31 May 2013
Transnational education as a way to enhance the competitiveness of the national education in
Kazakhstan
G. Sarsenbayeva Kazakh National Technical University after
K.I.Satpayev
Speech by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev at the 26th Meeting of the Foreign Investors, 22 May 2013
- effective technology transfer
- corporate research centers- Within the framework of innovation clusters it is
important to create research centers in the field of geology, metallurgy, energy and building technology, composite materials
- provide orders for the research and development from foreign investors and local companies
Higher education in Kazakhstan:global dimension
Internationalization / globalization: increased competition, growing global market for higher education, entry into the world educational space / market
Bologna Process: priorities - 3-cycle training, quality assurance, recognition of qualifications and duration of training
Internationalization of Higher Education: What is in?
International Education Transnational education Globalization of higher education “Europeanization of education”: academic
mobility, international exchange, study abroad Education: intercultural, cross-cultural,
international, transnational Competencies: global, transnational
Internationalization:transnational education Students in one country at the university in
another country Education programs cross the border and become
transnational. Crossing borders physically: by teachers, teaching
materials Virtually: distance learning using
telecommunications and Internet-technologies.
Forms of transnational education
Franchising Programme articulations Branch campus Off-shore institution/campus Corporate institutions/Large corporations Distance Learning
Transnational education: reasons for the development
Globalization Development of information technologies
Transformation of best practices (quality education, dual/international diploma, job prospects)
Continuing Education Quality Recognition
Transnational education: status quo
Western providers (USA, Europe) from 18 universities of 10 countries
Courses vs Students' mobility Mobility within DAAD (in 2003): 1.6% of
the total number of students globally U.S. hosted (in 2000): 465 000 students From China: 107,000 students for
mobility programs Specialties: Business MBA, IT, Law
Transnational education: benefits and perspectives
expanding opportunities for continuing education creates a competitive environment for the
national system of higher education national institution cooperates with leading
foreign universities best practices are transferred strengths and weaknesses of national systems are
analyzed effective exchange of experiences education through various forms of strategic
partnership
Recommendations
Transformation of the system of training quality control into the system of quality development
Modern system for monitoring recommendations for further improvement
Educational programs Quality Assessment (opinions of employers, students; market research)
Contemporary Modern Model of the teacher (improvement of teaching, definition of innovation value and the real value of knowledge)
Evaluation system of training vs. self-control and self-evaluation
Creating the Model of Specialist
Thank you for attention!
Gulnara SarsenbayevaKazakh National Technical University after [email protected]