The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, in cooperation with the OECD Directorate for Education, is holding an international conference entitled “The White Paper and Beyond: Tertiary Education Reform in the Czech Republic.”
The conference, which will be held in Prague on October 16-17, 2009, builds upon a three-year OECD review of tertiary education policies in 24 countries: the OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education. The conference will focus particularly on the Czech tertiary education reform launched after the presentation of the country review (the Country Note) prepared by a team of OECD experts who undertook a case study visit to the Czech Republic in March 2006.
Through the auspices of the Czech government, the Ministry has invited an OECD expert team and leading European and international experts on tertiary education reform to Prague in order to critically discuss and evaluate the reform proposals put forward in the Czech White Paper on Tertiary Education. The White Paper is a strategic document that outlines key proposals for transforming the Czech tertiary sector, addressing its structure and further diversification; funding and governance of universities and other institutions of tertiary education; access and equity; student financial aid; cooperation of universities with business, employers and regions; and strategies for achieving excellence in research, development and innovation.
The conference also aims to foster opportunities for dialogue among policy makers, researchers, tertiary education practitioners, professional associations, representatives of the academic staff and students, employers, and other stakeholders.
The conference is sponsored by the EU Operational Programme “Education and Competitiveness,” through the Tertiary Education Reform national project.
Conference programme
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16. October 2009
Conference programme
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- 08:15 – 08:45 |
Welcome adress (Minister of Education Miroslava Kopicová) - 09:00 – 09:30 |
Registration
09:30 – 10:00 |
Paulo Santiago: The OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education. The main policy directions
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Petr Matějů: Tertiary Education Reform in the Czech Republic. Policy Response to the OECD Review of Tertiary Education
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- 10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00 |
OECD review of the Czech Tertiary Education Reform Proposal
(Gregory Wurzburg, Thomas Weko, Richard Yelland, Anita Lehikoinen)download PDF
13:00 – 14:00 |
Nicholas Barr: Financing higher education for quality access. Key note speech and debate.
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- 14:00 – 15:00 |
Lunch
15:00 – 15:30 |
Tertiary Education Reform. Position of the Czech Rectors Conference (CRC). Presented by Jiří Málek, Vice-president for public relations and foreign affairsdownload PDF
15:30 – 16:00 |
White Paper on Tertiary Education – problems and short comings. Position of the Council of Higher Education Institutions of the Czech Republic (CHE).
Presented by Jiří Zlatuška, Vice-chair of the Council of Higher Education Institutions.
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Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:00 |
Alex Usher: The Future is More: Trends in Higher Education Across the EU and North America and the Immplications for Institutional Governance. A key note speech.download PDF
17:00 – 18:00 |
Bruce Johnstone: Czech Republic White Paper: Comments on Tuition Fees and Loans.
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18:00 – 18:30 |
Jan Mühlfeit: Tertiary Education in 21st century. The view of a top CEOdownload PDF- 19:00 – 22:00 |
Buffet dinner in Olympia restaurant
- 08:15 – 08:45 |
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17. October 2009
Conference programme
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Jens Peter Jacobsen: Creating Research Universities in Europe. The Danish experience.download PDF
9:30 – 09:50 |
Pamela Marcucci: Student Finance and Accessibility in an International Perspective.download PDF
09:50 – 10:10 |
Jerzy Woznicki: Higher Education Reforms in Poland.download PDF
10:10 – 10:30 |
Gábor Halasz: Higher Education Reform in Hungary.download PDF- 10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:20 |
Peter Mederly: Higher Education Reform in Slovak Republic. download PDF
11:20 – 11:50 |
Rudolf Haňka: Comments on White Paper, OECD, CRC, and CHE positions.
The view of university executive.
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11:50 – 12:20 |
Jan Švejnar: White Paper, OECD, CRC, and CHE Positions. The View of an Academic
Economist and Policy-maker.download PDF- 12:20 – 13:30 |
Lunch - 13:30 – 16:00 |
Panel and moderated general discussion on higher education reforms in the Czech
Republic and other East-Central European countries. Moderated by Jana Matesová
and Alex Usher. Panelists: Rudolf Haňka, Jan Švejnar, Bruce Johnstone, Jakub Fischer,
Václav Hampl, Jiří Zlatuška, Miroslav Jašurek, Thomas Weko. - 16:00 – 16:30 |
Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:00 |
Paulo Santiago: Wrapping up and the main conference message.download PDF- 17:00 – 17:30 |
Minister of Education: Closing reception.
Programme of meetings with OECD experts
Conference presentations
- The OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education. The main pollicy directions. (Paulo Santiago)
- Tertiary Education Reform in the Czech Republic. Policy Response to the OECD. (Petr Matějů)
- Statement from OECD Review Team. (Gregory Wurzburg, Thomas Weko, Anita Lehikoinen, Richard Yelland)
- Financing higher education for quality access. (Nicholas Barr)
- Tertiary Education Reform. Position of the Czech Rectors Conference. (Jiří Málek)
- White Paper on Tertiary Education – problems and short comings. Position of the Council of Higher Education Institutions of the Czech Republic. (Jiří Zlatuška)
- The Future is More: Trends in Higher Education Acoss the EU and North America and the Immplications for Institutional Governance. (Alex Usher)
- Czech Republic White Paper: Comments on Tuition Fees and Loans. (Bruce Johnstone)
- Tertiary Education in the 21st century. The view of a top CEO. (Jan Mühlfeit)
- Creating Research Universities in Europe. The Danish Experience. (Jens Peter Jacobsen)
- Student Finance and Accessibility in an International Perspective. (Pamela Marcucci)
- Higher Education Reforms in Poland. (Jerzy Woznicki)
- Higher Education Reform in Hungary. (Gábor Halasz)
- Higher Education Reform in Slovak Republic. (Peter Mederly)
- Comments on White Paper, OECD, CRC and CHE positions. The view of university executive. (Rudolf Haňka)
- White Paper, OECD, CRC and CHE Positions. The View of an Academic Economist and Policy-maker. (Jan Švejnar)
- Wrapping up and the main conference message. (Paulo Santiago)
Media Release
Naše vysoké školy zachrání jen nová krev (Hospodářské noviny, 30.10.2009, rozhovor s profesorem University of Cambridge, Rudolfem Haňkou)
- Deset stupňů k dobrým školám. (Autor Daniel Münich, Hospodářské noviny, 16.10.2009)
- O reformě českého vysokého školství. (Český rozhlas RÁDIO ČESKO, Svět o desáté, Rozhovor s profesorem University of Cambridge, Rudolfem Haňkou)
- Nejde jen o plagiáty, hlavní je reforma škol. (Autor: Jan Slovák, Mladá fronta DNES, 12.10.2009)
White Paper on Tertiary Education
- White paper on Tertiary Education – English version
- White paper on Tertiary Education – Czech version
Country Background Report for the Czech Republic
Czech Republic Country note
OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education: Synthesis Report
- OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education: Synthesis Report – Owerview
- OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education: Synthesis Report – Volume 1
- OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education: Synthesis Report – Volume 2
- OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education: Synthesis Report – Volume 3
OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education website
Czech Higher Education Act
Academic staff survey
Background research and policy papers
- Student Financing, Opportunity Growth, and Equity in Access to Higher Education. Czech – Dutch Comparative Study
- Innovations in Financing of Higher Education in Slovakia
- Determination of College Expectations in OECD Countries: The Role of Individual and Structural Factors
- Financially Sustainable Student Loan Programs: The Management of Risk in the Quest for Private Capital
- Conventional Fixed-Schedule versus Income Contingent Repayment Obligations: Is there a Best Loan Scheme?
- Student Loans in International Context: A Primer