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Malmö university. Sweden. Qualification requirements and assessment of eligibility. Qualification requirements is decided by either government , governing agency or HEI depending on education - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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2010 05 04
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MALMÖ UNIVERSITY
2010 05 04
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
Qualification requirements is decided by either government, governing agency or HEI depending on education
Each individual HEI make the final decision if a student is eligible and admitted.
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2010 05 04
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
Qualification requirements is decided by either government, governing agency or HEI depending on education
Each individual HEI make the final decision if a student is eligible and admitted.
Process starts with evaluation of credentials
Joint venture at national level:•Formal swedish education – pre-university studies, academic education•Formal foreign education - as above
Independently at university level:•Recognition of prior learning•Vocational teacher education
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EVALUATION OF FOREIGN CREDENTIALS - NUMBERS
Total credential packages necessary to evaluate annually– an estimate for 2012:
Domestic admission – 33000 (50% academic credentials)
International admission – 8500 (85% academic credentials)
Credentials from 170 countries in admission to fall 2012
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EVALUATION OF FOREIGN CREDENTIALS – CAUSES
Total credential packages necessary to evaluate annually– an estimate for 2012:
Domestic admission – 33000 (50% academic credentials)
International admission – 8500 (85% academic credentials)
Credentials from 170 countries in admission to fall 2012
Major causes:
Government want internationalisation of swedish higher education
Marketing and student recruitment of swedish higher education abroad
Migration
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A VIRTUAL ORGANISATION EVALUATING
A national swedish cooperation – no university has all the knowledge.
During a fall admission round – May and June – VO is staffed by 40 to 50 evaluation officers (approx. 20 full time jobs) seated at VHS and up to 15 different universities and university colleges.
Task, while evaluating in accordance to mutually agreed guidelines :• Check authenticity• Check comparability with qualification requirements – i.e swedish education system • and thereby enable the swedish HEI to decide if a student is eligbile, how to rank the student and whether grant him/her admission or not.
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QUALIFICATION ASSESSMENT GROUP
Appointed by The Association of Swedish Higher Education.
12 members – 2 VHS and 10 representing different HEI
Task – by mutual agreement decide and recommend guidelines for assessing eligibility and comparable grades.
Three handbooks - Swedish, foreign pre-uni, foreign academic credentials
Almost all decisions by HEI concerning eligibility and ranking follow the recommendations of the group.
Benefits students and HEI. Enables VO and other joint ventures.
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Contact informationJoakim Hall – [email protected]
Admission Officer – Malmö University
Production Manager – Virtual Organization – Swedish Council for Higher Education
Representing Malmö University as board member of Qualification Assessment Group
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