IAU Collaborative Workshop: A three-step activity to envision higher education for EFA (February 20 – 21, 2014)

HEIS PARTNERSHIPS FOR EDUCATION FOR ALL ACHIEVEMENT Partnerships as a driving force to accelerate progress towards EFA

Valtencir M.MendesPhD, Polytechnic University of Catalonia

Head of International Projects, Jaume Bofill Foundation Member of the IAU Reference Group on HEEFA

vmendes@fbofill.cat

Index Results from research carried out at Polytechnic

University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain) in collaboration with the University of Glasgow (UK).

Multi-stakeholder partnerships for EFA The Barcelona experience: Jaume Bofill

Foundation Why do we need partnerships? A call for action

Research methodology

Methodological triangulation

Literature review and interviews with experts

Online survey launched through the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI) newsletter

Online data gathering from HEIs cases from public databases of IAU/HEEFA Project Database; UNESCO; GUNI; Talloires Network and Living Knowledge Network (2012)

Gathered data: 608 examples of good practice from HEIs across all five continents

Online survey

Are you aware whether EFA, MDGs or DESD are promoted in your university?

81%

19%

No

Sí

No

Yes

Awareness of other HEIs in own country involved in the implementation of EFA/MDGs in their teaching and training programmes or in other activities

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

21%

79%

.

Experiences per MDG and Region

Geographic area

AF - AfricaAS - Arab States AP - Asia & the PacificEU - EuropeLC - Latin America & the Caribbean UC - USA & Canada

The research evidence suggests that when UN campaigns are aligned there is a greater possibility of achieving better results among the HEIs.

HEIs experiences by institutional area

From 608 examples of good practice:

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

4%

12%8%

2% 2% 3%

39%

5%5%8% 9%

3% 2% 3%

49%

5%0% 2%

6%1% 0%

8%

16%

2%6%

12%8%

4% 3% 3%

45%

4%

TEACHING

RESEARCH

OPERATIONS

OUTREACH

Quadruple Helix partnerships

University

Government

Third Sector

Industry

• 10,33% of the 608 experiences in Quadruple Helix partnerships

• 51% of the experiences in Africa, Europe, USA and Canada with at least one partnership

Triple Helix + Third Sector

Partnerships Partnerships with national or

international experts during the design and preparation of EFA/MDGs actions

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

62%

35%

30%

5%

Private SectorOther HEIsGovernmentThird Sector

Third Sector is the main HEI’s partner in EFA/MDGs actions

The Jaume Bofill Foundation (JBF)

An independent, socially-committed Catalan

institution which focuses on improving and

developing education for all in order to achieve a

more cohesive and equitable society.

School dropouts and poverty under 16

5 10 15 20 25 30 350.05

5.05

10.05

15.05

20.05

25.05

30.05

R² = 0.27288892125074

Poverty rate of young people under 16 years (2011)

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ol

dro

po

uts

(20

12

)

(24%)

JBF Partnerships: empowering HEIs

Why do we need partnerships?

learning systems (many levels and stakeholders) are involved in providing direction and taking responsibility for improving education

beyond the formal education system: NGOs, foundations, social groups, companies... are taking the lead (Leadership for 21st Century Learning, OECD Publishing, 2013)

However, HEIs can be the catalyst and driving force for bringing the full range of potential stakeholders together.

Why do we need partnerships?

Multi stakeholder partnerships are a source of continuing innovation (Etzkowitz, 2010; Mendes, 2011;)

A call to action!

Don’t be afraid of trying once and once again! Tailor your own partnership model. Some tools such as ethical codes for partnerships might

help (UNESCO Partnerships for Education; Partner Ethical Criteria; UN Global Compact)

HEIs can foster a new impetus for the formation of new quadruple helix partnerships that allow all social actors to come together to achieve EFA.

There is still a dearth of information and research on how HEIs are tackling EFA.

IAU HEEFA Portal is a unique and necessary tool and should be fostered.

“One third of primary school age children are not learning the basics...”

Irina BokovaDirector-General of UNESCO

11th EFA Global Monitoring Report

January, 2014

Thank you!

vmendes@fbofill.cat

An example of joint effort to accelerate progress towards EFA: http://www.educationforall2015.orghttp://youtu.be/Jieco-43WNI