Tertiary Education Assessment

One-year project

£150,000

European Commission

Education reform; capacity building; policy and financial advice.

The aim of this mission was to support the reform of the education and training sector as a key mechanism for promoting sustainable economic development, social inclusion and active citizenship in Ukraine. The consultancy team was tasked with  providing support to the Government of Ukraine to make informed decisions on how to support reform processes in the area of human resource development in general, and tertiary education in particular. The objectives of this support were to develop:

• the legal framework, finance policy, structure and institutional capacity of the tertiary education sector of Ukraine;
• recommendations for reform measures which will help adhere to the Bologna principles and lead to gradual integration into the European Higher Education and Research Area; and
• a Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) in the sector of education and training in Ukraine.

HTSPE provided project management and relevant technical assistance.  The team undertook a detailed survey and interviewed a large number of stakeholders, collecting data to inform decisions on overall policy and institutional background.

A carefully selected sample of teachers were surveyed for their views on:

• how the autonomy of the universities was perceived;
• whether all institutions should have the same level of autonomy;
• what measures should be introduced to link autonomy and accountability; and
• attitude towards research and development.

Similarly a sample of students were surveyed for their views on:

• access to education and corruption;
• upper secondary education;
• quality of instruction;
• motivational factors;
• social problems and inclusion;
• self-governance;
• foreign languages training;
• career expectations; and
• employability.

The HTSPE team achieved their objectives providing clear and concise reporting.