Accessibility in Higher Education is it an aspiration?

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Accessibility in HigherEducation is it anaspiration?

emyna Pauliukait

International ConferenceSocial Dimension Improvement in Environment of U niversity Vilnius University2014 01 23


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~ 160 thousands of studentsIn 2013 involved ~ 28 thousandsIn 2012 graduated ~ 42 thousands

1800 study programmes,452of them in colleges .

63 % of students enrolled inHEIs in the same year after highschool completion

81 % of best school graduatesstudy in Lithuania

colleges

universities


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20 24 years old students of all students

EU LT

48 % 58%

Eurostat, 2011


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20-24 years old students of correspondingage population

EU LT

31 % 49%

Eurostat, 2011


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30-34-year olds completing tertiaryeducation

EU LT

35,8 % 49%

Eurostat, 2012


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20 29 year old graduates per 1000 ofcorresponding age population

EU LT

43,5 72,2

Eurostat, 2011


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Employment level of individuals withtertiary education

EU LT

82% 87%

Eurostat, 2012


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Is accessibility in HE still anambition?


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The Lithuanian policy on higher education andresearch guarantees the equal access tohigher education for all citizens and favourable

conditions for the best of them to conduct theirresearch, and to seek academic and creative

perfection.

Law on Higher Education and Research


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AFFORDABILITYIs HE for everyone?


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Economic situation of different regions influencesthe possibilities for families to make higher

education accessible for their children

DistrictsRatio of unemployedand the working-age

population| proc. 2012

Employmentrate| proc.

2012

Average salary(bruto)| Lt, 2010

Average disposableincome per month for

one person inhousehold, Lt, 2010

Altytus 14,9 59,4 1.736,0 790,9Kaunas 10,8 63,6 1.899,0 917,5

Klaipda 10,4 66,4 2.021,0 912,6

Marijampol 12,3 56,2 1.695,0 726,3

Panevys 13,4 57,5 1.681,0 833,9iauliai 11,9 58,1 1.742,0 780,7

Taurag 14 64,3 1.538,0 779,5

Teliai 14,4 55 1.778,0 764,2

Utena 15,1 55,6 1.729,0 794,7

Vilnius 10,3 65,9 2.299,0 1.016,80

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The most important for students is to study instate funded places

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More than half of students study instate funded places

Number ofentrants

In Statenon-funded

places

In Statefunded

places

In places withscholarship

In placeswith

targetedfunding

2010 30138 12462 (41%) 17676 (59%)

2011 31308 13187 (42%) 18196 (58%)

2012 29923 12967 (43%) 15780 (53%) 1058 (4%) 118 (0,4%)

2013 27810 12397 (45%) 14592 ( 51%) 512 ( 2%) 309 ( 1%)

Duomen altinis: LAMA BPO


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State funded places Non state funded places

The tuition fee of studies may affect theaffordability of studies in different study

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Loans are not popular among students

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52% of students are supported byfamily

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7% Dependent onfamily

Dependent onself-earnedincomeDependent on

public studentsupportOther


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PRESTIGIOUS STUDYPROGRAMMESAre they for everyone?


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The type of completed high school has theinfluence on the accessibility of the most popular

study programmes

Universities

Type of fundingStudies

programmesFrom

gymnasium

Fromsecondary

school

Fromvocational

school

Entrants in STstudy places Most popular 90 % 10 % 0 %Total 85 % 14,5 % 0,5 %

CollegesType of funding

Studies

programmes

From

gymnasium

Fromsecondary

school

Fromvocational

schoolEntrants in STstudy places

Most popular 72 % 24 % 4 %Total 75,3 % 20,5 % 4 %

Entrants in NSTstudy places

Most popular 55 % 31,5 % 13 %Total 62 % 26,5 % 11 %


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SOCIAL BACKGROUNDWhat does it influence?


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The majority of students' parents havea higher education

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Females (age 20-24)with children in

population

Females (age 20-24)with children among

students

The majority of

students do nothave children evenin the age groupwhere basically thefirst child is born.

One of theunrepresented

group in HE women withchildren


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The number of part time studentsdecreases

Universities Colleges


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Number of disabledpeople in highereducation has grown

during the decade;unfortunately, theystill represent a smallproportion of all

students

Source: LSD

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LABOUR MARKETWhat are the possibilities toapply learning outcomes?


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Skills forecast: what will Lithuania need in 2020?

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~ 40 % of employersdo not matter what

type of HEIs(university vs college)graduate hascompleted.

Lithuania will needless of low skilledworkers and more ofmedium and high-skilled workers

The need ofspecialists andtechnicians will growmostly.


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Students rate their chances on thelabour market after graduating

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on national level on international level


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Summing up

Lithuania is one of the leading country in the EUaccording to the massification of HE. BUT thereare still challenges we need to achieve.

HE affordability, accesibility for individuals fromunrrepresented groups require special attention,deeper analysis and evidence based decisions inorder to ensure equal access to highereducation for all individuals despite their socio-economic background and other factors whichmay lead to educational disadvantage.


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