Azerbaijan Model of Higher Education –thinking globally

Prof.Dr. Rufat M. KasumovAzerbaijan State Economic University

rufkm@hotmail.com

Azerbaijan

Higher education in Azerbaijan

  2000 2005 2010 2011

    %   %   %   %

Universities - total

47 100 47 100 53 100 51 100

Incl. - state 29 61.7 32 68.0 37 69.8 36 70.6

private 18 38.3 15 32.0 16 30.2 15 29.4

                 

No. of students total

119 683

100 129 948

100 139 194

100 140 241

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Incl. – state 91 019

76.0 105 997

81.6 117 994

84.8 120 488

93.0

Private 28 664

24.0 23 951

18.4 21 360

15.2 19 753

7.0

                 

No. of foreign students

1 870 1.5 3 073 2.4 5 585 4.0 4 723 3.4

No. of full time faculties

12 484

100 14 352

100 14 933

100 14 919

100

Incl. - women 5 033 40.3 6 200 43.2 6 988 46.8 6 886 46.2

New opportunities in ASEU

Quality AssuranceDistance EducationE-learningVirtual labsBusiness-incubatorsStudent fairs

Virtual labs

As a bridge between businesses and ASEU

Place for educational innovationsTraining centers for business staffWorkshops and round tablesTrial of new business softwaresSimulation of future working place

(job)

Structurally new system consists from the following blocks

Virtual stock-exchange Virtual Bank Virtual business-incubator Virtual insurance market Virtual audit and accounting company Virtual market research lab Virtual e-commerce lab “Microsoft Business Solutions” training center Virtual custom point Virtual Central Bank Virtual Ministry of economic development Virtual Ministry of TaxesVirtual FOREX lab

Virtual labs in ASEUfirst steps to creating bridge

Student fairs

Marketplace for graduates and undergraduates

Instant interviewAdvertising of businessesBest choice both business and

studentSimultaneously presentation of

similar jobsSelf-evaluation of studentsConfidence in the future

Results of Student’s fairs in ASEU

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010The number of proposed vacancies 143 300 500 700 820Number of filled vacancies 143 300 500 700 800Number of applicants 1500 2000 2500 3000 3000The number taken on the waiting list 400 625 780 800 978Ratio between demand and supply in students labor market

3.79 3.08 2.56 2.14 2.16

Percentage of filling vacancies (%%) 100 100 100 100 97.5

OIC countries – current situation

HE in Islamic countries varies much from one another

Humanitarian sciences prevailedTechnological level is rather low No ties with labor marketLevel of knowledge below than in

european and american ones No global goals before HE, only

business

Returning to the situation with the labor market for university graduates in Islamic countries there should note that it is fundamentally different from country to country.

This is primarily due to the fact that higher education has developed in many Islamic countries in isolation from social and economic development in these countries. Taking into account the mentality of the majority of Islamic countries and the initial basis for the development, this situation is not surprising.

Back in 2005 at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis we had put forward the concept of a new approach to higher education development in Azerbaijan, especially at the Universities.

What is the essence of the concept and how it was implemented in ASEU?

The essence of the concept lies in the idea of approximation the process of staff training to future jobs places.

In other words, it is necessary to create conditions for a continuous process of transition from education to work. Given all these nuances, ASEU had forth a new approach in solving this problem. This approach is the maximum approximation of the higher education to the production (business), not just in terms of providing jobs for graduates, but also the technological requirements to the quality of the new employee, to adapt him to a new kind of activity.

Labor market for graduates in OIC

The level of unemployment in most of OIC countries is rather high

Especially this level is bigger for specialists

The requirements for labor is low, so specialists can not find jobs

Situation with graduates

Because the Universities give only diplomas the graduates are free in labor market

The labor market has no any relationships with Universities

Labor market is free market, where the demand and supply are independent players

Project IUBN

To connect both parties in labor market the project of IUBN was proposed for consideration and implementation.

This problem exists in all Islamic countries. Realization of IUBN project will create

global labor marketplace for graduates in Islamic countries.

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The objectives of the project

- Realization of a new paradigm of higher education in the Islamic countries. - Creating a global Islamic marketplace for university graduates.- Attracting business to participate in the process of improving educational quality and level. - Creating a business network of educational

market places. - Establishing relations between employees and universities.

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The objectives of the project

- Improving curricula and adapting them to companies' requirements. - Collecting and allocating human resources to companies. - Organizing the labor market for universities‘ graduates. - Establishing a developed system of interchange within Universities of the Islamic World. - Exchanging visits among students, teachers, staff and rectors of universities across the Islamic World.

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The objectives of the project

- Working out programs for educational system development.- Holding regular meetings and conferences for improving educational processes and raising quality level.- Organizing mobility of graduates among Islamic universities. - Creating a unified common system of education on business in the Islamic World. - Creating a system to provide the labour market across Islamic countries with highly skilled professionals.

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The expected results

- Formation of labor market for high-skilled specialists.

- Creation of business networks for university graduates.

- Introducing global changes in education quality.

- Ensuring student and faculty mobility.

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The expected results - Ensuring high education level for national market and Islamic World market.

- Incorporating and implementing the noble Islamic values in business and management. - Enhancing the role and level of Islamic education and its development in the world.

- Creating regional marketplaces and linking them to the Islamic world global network.

Technology used for realization

Database in IUBN-cloudFully secure systemLast technology for interactionUser friendly interfaceEasy access

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Levels and working mechanisms of the network:

- Activities within network based on database for high skilled labor market (specialized on University graduates). - Networks operate on the basis of electronic market place. - The deep analysis of demand and supply on all markets allows regulating and managing the Universities degree on each level.

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Global Islamic Universities Business Network

Regional level

Country level

Social impact of IUBN

Who takes part in IUBN

Both sides – demand – supply- Universities - Businesses

Language of interaction

English, Arabic, local

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