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QUALITY IN ACADEMIC LIFELONG LEARNING, THE CASE OF FINLAND
EQUIPE PROJECT OUTCOMES
Kari SeppäläDirector, University of Turku, Centre for Extension StudiesDGWF Karlsruhe 13.9.2006
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WHERE I COME FROM
University of Turku• Founded 1640 and
1920• ”Multidisciplinary
research university”• Six faculties• 18000 students, 1100
graduates, 120 doctors• Staff 3000, budget 164
m. ۥ Second biggest
university in Finland• Quality University in LLL
Centre for Extension Studies
• Founded 1985• ”Multidisciplinary, new,
learning, attractive”• Sections: OU, CPD, RD• Students:
9300+2200+1900• Staff 90, budget 7,2 m. €• Over 100 international
projects from 1990’s
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THE THREE TOPICS OF TODAY
1. Lifelong learning in Finnish universities
2. Quality initiatives for LLL in Finnish universities
3. EQUIPE Project Outcomes
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LIFELONG LEARNING IN FINNISH UNIVERSITIES
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TYPICAL CONTEXTS OF LLL
• Open University/University Extension: University ~ Liberal adult education
• VIP: Student• Continuing Professional Development:
Scientific ~ Professional sphere• VIP: Client of our student• Regional Development:
University ~ Region• VIP: People and firms in the
region
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OPEN UNIVERSITY
• Corresponds to faculty courses• No formal educational requirements for
admission• Credits without degrees• Pioneering ODL, IT• Virtual OU
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OPEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
• The main fields are education, social sciences and humanities (over 70%).
• 3/4 are women.• 2/4 are 30 years or below, 1/4 between 30 and
40, 1/4 over 40 years old.• 3/4 are secondary school graduates.• Geographical differences exist.
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OPEN UNIVERSITY IN FINLAND 1986 - 2004
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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
• Non-Degree• Multidisciplinary• Flexible, Tailor-Made• Course Fees, Contracts• Intensive and extensive programmes
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CONTINUING EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITIES
• Great variety of courses and programs• For academic professionals, people who
are training for a new profession, experts in need of research results
• More and more often courses are arranged on demand and planned together with the organization that ordered them.
• CE also includes training for the unemployed and those who are in danger of losing their jobs
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UCE IN FINLAND 1993 - 2004
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Many universities are active in the development of learning regions.
• From 1.8.2005 the third mission is a legal task of the universities.
• The main aim is to construct ”a regionally innovative milieu”.• Typically funded by European Commission.
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPLY
• RD had its roots in training for the unemployed and later in courses for entrepreneurs
• Regional development is implemented in (ever larger ) projects, where universities act as coordinators and partners.
• Projects often include service research, continuing education and training, consultation, networking and marketing.
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WHAT MAKES UCE ACADEMIC
Typical statements
• University as the provider
• Services for university graduates
• Making use of knowledge production
• Making use of research approach
Our way of saying it
• In search of the new• Research-based
education• Multidisciplinarity• Realizing university
values: ethicalitycriticalitycreativitycommunality
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THREE QUESTIONS OF BALANCE
• In Volumes: Growth till late 1990’s Decrease in early 2000’s
• In Strategic Development: Outreach - Mainstreaming
• In Profiles Task Expansion – Core activities
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KEYS TO SUCCESS
• Student/Customer Orientation• Teamwork of Scientific and Professional
Experts• Continuous Quality Improvement• Flexibility• Mixture of Government and Private Funding
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CHALLENGES FOR ACADEMIC LLL
• Academic standard• Business skills• Individual expertise• Learning
organisations• Regional impact• Renewal of working
life
• Content• Production &
Delivery• Learning at work• Information service• e&b-learning• International
cooperation• Innovations
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QUALITY INITIATIVES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
IN FINNISH UNIVERSITIES
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EXAMPLES OF QUALITY INITIATIVES
•National study of adult education at universities in 1992-1994•Accreditation of professional courses from 1999 onwards•Evaluation of adult education at the University of Turku in 1999-2000 (+follow-up)•National evaluation of the open university in 2001-2002 (+follow-up)•Selecting adult education quality units in 2003 (on-going 2005)
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ACADEMIC ADULT EDUCATION SURVEY
• National inquiry in 1992-1994• Focus: university adult education• Because of Min.Ed’s need for a general
view• Themes: Transition of offer, progress of
procedures, new tasks• Outcomes: report and andvanced
knowledge
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ACCREDITATION OF CPE
• by FINHEEC Board from 1999
• Focus: CPE programs in HEIs
• Min.Ed aim to assure quality
• Voluntary, consultative expert review
• Process: application, further data, site visit, expert statements. registration
• Criteria: working-life orientation, contents and objectives, process, pedagogy, practices, quality assurance
• Outcomes: accreditation, register, curriculum improvement
• Polytechnics more active than universities
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EVALUATION OF ADULT EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU
• Part of institutional evaluation in 1999-2000 (Min.Ed.)
• Focus: external impact• Aim: institutional
development• International peer
review
Process: request, working plan, themes, data, self-evaluation, independent evaluator, peer review
• Themes: quality, cooperation, networks, innovations, evaluation, future
• Report, new strategy, actions
• Follow-up 2002
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EVALUATION OF OPEN UNIVERSITY
• National 2001-2002• By Min.Ed:
“Clarification of basic values” development in the university sector
• Focus: entirety of open university
• “Tailored, transparent, embedded”
• Themes: equality, access, equivalence, functionality of the system
• Process: data collection, self-evaluation, mutual evaluations, national hearings, peer review
• Report Strategy, profile, allocation
• Follow-up 2005-2006
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”FINNISH ACADEMIC LLL QUALITY APPROACH”
• Development orientation• Using international networks• University autonomy• Linking evaluation and strategy work
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TOPICAL: AUDITS OF HEI QUALITY SYSTEMS
• International pressures• All the HEIS to introduce a (total) quality
system• Aim: to enhance quality assurance• Also covers the third mission and LLL• FINHEEC institutional audits by 2011• Construction on the way > internal audit >
external audit
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EQUIPE PROJECT OUTCOMES
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EQUIPE STEPS
• EUCEN interaction
• Expert exchange• EQUAL 1998 - 2000• EUCEN Quality Task Force• EQUIPE 2002 - 2005• EQUIPEPlus 2005 - 2008
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EQUIPE OUTCOMES
• Case Studies• Quality links with introductions• Expert Pool• Consultancy Tool• Benchmarking Tool• EQUIPE Quality Learning Tool
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EQUIPEPlus
• Dissemination• WWW-pages• National Quality Reports• Universities in Grundtvig• Indicators: examples, do’s and don’ts, a set
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EQUIPE QUALITY LEARNING TOOL
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VIRTUAL BENCHMARKING TOOL