Higher Education and Education for All: The Case of Two Solitudes?

IAU Experts’ Seminar25-26 January 2007

Maputo, Mozambique

Reasons for IAU’s involvement

• Importance of EFA globally and to UNESCO• IAU’s commitment to holistic view of education

and intra-sectoral inter-dependence• Concern of IAU’s membership• Lack of knowledge about intersections• Relatively low level of involvement by HEIs in

EFA

Justification of the TORs

• Feasibility (pilot project; scope limitation)• Interest to all our membership (inter-universities;

worldwide)• The data should be easily available (North-South)• In harmony with our values (partnerships)

Partners

• Financial partner:– SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency)

• Collaborating partners– For the Expert’s Seminar

• EMU; UNESCO Harare; WGHE; AAU

– For the pilot project• UNESCO Harare; WGHE; AAU; AUF; AUCC; NUFFIC

Methodology Aspects

• Three phases– Data collection– Meeting– Networking and advocacy

• Two targets/Two questionnaires– Development agencies/associations (22 contacted/13

responded)– Institutions (88 contacted/33 responded)

Total Number of Responses (Agencies)

5%

59%

36%

Questionnaire not completed Questionnaire completed No answer

% of Projects Linked to EFA (Agencies)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

< 10% 10-20% 25-50% 50-75% > 75%

AUCCAUFDFIDDDCNUFICPIEUSAID

Funding of Inter-University Partnerships in EFA (Agencies)

58%

42%

Yes No

AUCCAUF

NUFFICUSAID

Areas of Involvement (Agencies)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Teach

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Quality

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Training of

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EFA Impac

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ociety

Legis

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Areas Where HEIS Should Be Involved (Agencies)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Distanc

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Teach

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Gende

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Teach

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Quality

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Evaluati

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FA

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Litera

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Admini

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Minority

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ps

EFA Impac

t on S

ociety

Legis

lation

Others:

HIV

University Involment in EFA (Agencies)

17%

50%

33%

Inexistant Insufficient Average

Demand From Universities in the South (Agencies)

66%

17%

17%

Yes No No answer

University Expertise in EFA (Agencies)

50%

25%

25%

Yes No No answer

25 projects

Total Number of Responses (Institutions)

35%

2%

63%

Questionnaire completed Questionnaire not completed No answer

Target Regions (Institutions)

49%

25%

11%

11%4%

Sub-Saharan Africa Asia & the Pacific Middle East & North AfricaLatin America & The Caribbean North America & Europe

Areas of Involvement (Institutions)

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Quality

of ed

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Teach

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Admini

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Training

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anage

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Distanc

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EFA impa

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socie

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Non-form

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Evaluati

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FALe

gislat

ion

Areas Where HEIS Should Be Involved (Institutions)

0

5

10

15

20

25

Teach

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Teach

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Quality

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Involvement Areas as Seen from the North (Institutions)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Teach

ing re

sourc

es

Quality

of ed

ucati

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Teach

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Gende

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EFA impa

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socie

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grou

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gislat

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Involvement Areas as Seen from the South

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Quality

of ed

ucati

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Teach

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Research

into

teach

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ethod

s

Teach

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Non-form

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Gende

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EFA impa

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socie

ty

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Training of

man

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FAOthe

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Project Initiator(s) (Institutions)

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Partne

r Univ

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Lead

Univ

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Indivi

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Govern

mental

Bod

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Country

)

Govern

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Bod

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ountr

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NGOs

No answer

Problems Encountered (Institutions)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

No problemencountered

Support fromLocal

Authorities

Others EFA Expertisewithin

University

Funding Recognition ofUniversity

Competence

University involvement in EFA (Institutions)

67%9%

6%

18%

Insufficient Non-existent Adequate No answer

Reasons for Non-Involvement (Institutions)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Lack ofsupport

Lack ofopportunity

Lack ofrecognition

Lack ofexpertise

Lack ofinterest

Lack ofdemand

No answer

Demand from Universities in the South (Institutions)

39%

18%

43%

Yes No No answer

Changes Needed to Improve the Participation of HE in EFA (Institutions)

0

5

10

15

20

25

Governmental policy inHE

Donor agency funding Institutional policy International agenciesand organisations

Research on EFA (Institutions)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Insufficient Non-existent Adequate Excessive Non-responses

Two Workshops

• State of the Art: Experience in Supporting EFA: Opportunities and Challenges– Thursday afternoon

• The Way Forward: Towards a Greater Implication in EFA: Perspectives and Priorities– Friday morning

Expected Outcomes

• Why and How HE should (or should not) contribute more to achieving EFA goals?

• What HE could do concretely for EFA through its three principal functions (education, research and services)?

• What effective tools could be developed to improve, if necessary, the involvement of HE in EFA?