Vol. 16 N° 2 September 2010 www.iau-aiu.net IAU, founded in 1950, is the leading on common concerns. global association of higher IAU partners with UNESCO and education institutions and university other international, regional and associations. It has Member national bodies active in higher Institutions and Organisations from education. It is committed to some 130 countries that come building a worldwide higher together for reflection and action education community. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ACTIVITIES The IAU met in Vilnius, Lithuania last June IAU 3rd Global Survey Report on the Internationalisation of Higher Education Ongoing Projects Reports Upcoming Events IN FOCUS 10 years of Bologna in EuropE and in thE World CONTENTS WORD FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL IAU NEwS and ActIvIties ‘InspiratIonal and AspiratIonal’ – these two adjectives are used in 1 1 IAU 2010 Board Meeting and Round Table the article by Obasi and Olutayo in this issue of IAU Horizons to describe the impact 3 IAU 2010 International Conference – Mykolas of the Bologna Process in Africa. Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania, 24-26 June 2010 – Conference highlights It seems that after 10 years of this continent-wide reform process, the same two 4 IAU and Internationalization: IAU 3rd Global words could be applied in Europe as well. As we witness the birth of the European Survey Report Published Higher Education Area, anchored firmly in the foundations laid down over the past 5 IAU Upcoming events: GMA IV; Kenya decade by Ministers, university and other higher education institution leaders, Conference; General Conference & students, faculty members and others, it is possible to applaud and rejoice about Sponsored events progress made, but to feel concern as well, especially when this process is imported 6 IAU reports on ongoing Projects and exported elsewhere. We can applaud because, as Pavel Zgaga points out, the Bologna Process is IAU collAboratIoN and NEtwoRking 9 fundamentally about cooperation in higher education rather than competition. We can worry, because as he and others point out, the Process has become a 11 IAU / PAlgravE Essay PrizE 2010 scapegoat for a variety of changes or developments, some of them less than positive and many unrelated to its intent or even its actions. We can also worry Membership NEwS when the Process is being adopted outside its European context without proper 12 consideration of what safeguards might be needed to address the contextual differences and their impact. 13 IN Focus: European Higher EdUcAtIoN in the woRld – the 10tH anniversary oF IAU has been observing the influence exerted by the Bologna Process on our the bologna PRocess and LauncH EHEA Members outside of Europe. The Process sparks much curiosity and fascination. 13 Building the Global Knowledge Society: Without a doubt, the instruments it has developed for greater transparency and Systemic and Institutional Change, by Juan comparability of structures, the role it has assigned to different stakeholders in the Ramon de la Fuente & Eva Egron Polak, IAU, France policy development process, and even the different missions it has inadvertently 14 Bologna revisited: where and what next? an or purposefully assigned to higher education, are all positive developments. They interview with Pavel Zgaga, Slovenia ceaselessly underline and prove the importance of higher education, serving the 16 The Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area – Achievements and public interests, for the general well-being of society. It is this underlying message, Challenges, by Barbara Weitgruber, Austria above all, that must be exported or imported to other regions. 17 Bologna and Beyond: the European Higher This issue of the IAU Horizons helps the Europeans celebrate the 10th anniversary Education Area faces New Challenges, by Sjur Bergan, CoE, France of the Bologna Process. The words of caution, as expressed in the ‘In Focus’ section, 18 Bologna 10 years on: The students’ view, by assure us that complacency is unlikely to settle in. Christian Hemmestad Bjerke, ESU, Belgium As always, IAU Horizons presents brief announcements and updates on the most 19 The Bologna Process in the Maghreb States, by Ahmed Ghouati, France important activities of the Association. 20 Impact of the Bologna Process in Africa, by The Conference hosted by Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania) invited Isaac N. Obasi & Akinpelu O. Olutayo, Nigeria participants to consider how to ensure that academic values and commitment to 22 Bologna in brief and Bologna Timeline 24 References and further reading ethical conduct remain central in higher education and most importantly in the various disciplines. NEw IAU PUBLIcAtIoNS ANd SElECTIoN After several months of data analysis, writing and editing, the IAU Horizons 25 rd oF PUBLIcAtIoNS REcEIvEd announces the publication of the IAU 3 Global Survey on Internationalization, reporting on data collected in 2009 from institutions in 115 countries. 28 Calendar oF EventS In this issue you can also read updates on projects such as the IAU study on the changing nature of doctoral programs in a handful of African institutions; the pilot The views expressed in the articles published project on institutional self-assessment with regard to equitable access and success in IAU Horizons are those of the authors and an update on the progress the Association is making to bring higher education and do not necessarily reflect the views of the closer to other levels of education, most particularly in view of the EFA and MDGs. International Association of Universities. Finally, IAU is very pleased to have been able, in a modest way, and due to the generosity of the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) to re-orient A longer version of this article is available online at www.iau-aiu.net this year’s LEADHER Programme to support projects in aid of higher education in Haiti. Many of our Members sought ways to provide assistance and LEADHER made Cover Image: © shutterstock / Vasil Vasilev Cover image – top photo panel: it possible for IAU to fund four modest projects which you will find described in this Left: Prof. Juan Ramon de la Fuente, President IAU, H.E. Ms. Dalia issue along with a brief report on a completed LEADHER grant. Grybauskaité, President of the Republic of Lithuania & Prof. Pumputis, Rector MRU, Vilnius at the IAU International Conference 2010, inaugural Ceremony. Eva Egron-Polak Center: EFA Capacity Building Session in Mexico. Right: Doctoral Programmes Project site visits of the University of Ilorin, IAU Secretary-General Ilorin, Nigeria. IAU NEWS AND ACTIVITIES /////////////////////////////////////////////// IAU NEWS AND ACTIVITIES IAU Board MEETING IAU extends its warm thanks to Mykolas Romeris University and in particular to the Rector, professor pumputis and his staff, for having generously hosted the75 th annual Meeting of the IAU administrative Board. The Meeting took place in June, just prior to the IAU 2010 International Conference. This Issue of IAU horizons reports back on a selection of issues that were debated more specifically. The IAU Board Members met at Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania, in June. AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE Administrative Board – IAU Board went on strike and many have decided to opt out of the MEMBERS’ ROUND TABLE public sector HE. and register at private institutions instead. As has been done in the past, the Board meeting started goolam Mohamedbhai highlighted four new trends in with a round table presentation, by each of the Board higher education in Africa: the creation of the pan-African Members. Here they highlighted some of the major facts, institute for university governance in Yaoundé, Cameroon; issues and new trends impacting on higher education the introduction of a university rating scheme; the creation in their respective countries and regions. Amongst other of the Pan-African University; and the emergence of strong discussions and points made during the short Round Table South-South cooperation in higher education (with for discussion, IAU Horizons can report on the following: instance Brazil and India). professor Baydar, Suleyman Demirel University, underlined In Ghana, prof. tagoe was pleased to report that the the growth of the higher education sector in Turkey with higher education sector is still expanding (25% increase the creation of new public HEIs and the introduction of in student population; 2 new public universities). Yet, the private not-for-profit ones. A new Qualifications Framework Government’s Education Trust Fund is moving back to was adopted in 2009. support primary and secondary education, even though it had originally been created to support higher education. professor Kis, Corvenius University, Hungary, noted that He also noted that due to the economic crisis, more and a ‘German kind’ of “Excellenz initiative” has recently been more people from the diaspora are coming back and launched in the country involving five institutions. increasing numbers of foreign academics are willing to come to Africa. Furthermore, Ghana’s links with universities prof. Bladh explained how in Sweden higher education from the Gulf States are increasing. institutions have gained greater autonomy. As well, she reported that new steering instruments such as quality In contrast to the situation in Ghana, prof. oloyede, assurance programmes, funding schemes, and the recently University of Ilorin, indicated that in Nigeria, the government introduced tuition fees for students