EDUCATION & HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT:Bridging the Developmental Divide

ENSURING GROWTH THAT MATTERS: ASEAN INTEGRATION AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH

Patricia B. Licuanan, Ph.D.Chairperson, Commission on Higher Education

Roles of PHILIPPINE HIGHER EDUCATION

Expands and enhances

career and life choices and chances of

individuals

Is an INSTRUMENT for•Poverty alleviation•Human capital formation•Technology driven national development & global competitiveness

(Excludes Satellite Campuses of State Universities and Colleges)REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF HEIs

938,980

604,463 421,104 402,065

220,851

DISCIPLINES WITH HIGH ENROLLMENT(Out of 3.56 Million Students)

Higher Education Reform Agenda

EXCELLENCECAPACITY

ACCESS

ETHICAL & INNOVATIVEGOVERNANCE

Financial support to students

Programs for learners in special circumstances

Support for modernizing facilities & resources of State Universities and Colleges

Dissemination/transfer of technologies to improve lives of poor communities & households

Student Financial Assistance ProgramsUnified Student Financial Assistance System for Higher and Technical Education (UniFASTE) Bill

Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program, Ladderized Education Program, Distance Education

ACCESS

Establishing learning competency & outcomes-based quality assurance

Aligning curricula with K12Implementing Revised General Education CurriculumRe-engineering curricula aligned with industryRationalizing HEI Programs Operationalizing the Philippine Qualifications FrameworkDeveloping & delivering programs for emerging careersProviding support for faculty development

Labor Market InformationCareer GuidanceScholarships for STEAM

Steering students toward priority programs

CAPACITY

Support for Centers of Excellence and Development

Reform of Graduate Education programs

Upgrading to international standards Washington AccordSeoul AccordInternational Maritime Organization (IMO) White ListASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangements

EXCELLENCE

Internationalization initiativesASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF)International mobility for students programsInternational cooperation agreements

Support for world class universities

Food Production and SecurityHealth SystemsEnvironment, Climate Change PreparednessDisaster Mitigation & ResiliencySmart Analytics & Engineering InnovationsMarine Economy (Biodiversity & Conservation)

Developing niche areas

High-end R&D for technological innovationPhilippine-California Advanced Research Institutes (PCARI)

EXCELLENCE

Republic of the PhilippinesCommission on Higher Education

www.ched.gov.ph

THANK YOU