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EURASHE 2012 - 22nd annual conference of the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education - Responding to challenges for European higher education: Lifelong learning and the Welfare Society


Date :  du 10-05-2012 au 11-05-2012

Lieu :  Riga

Organisation :  European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE)
in cooperation with Banku Augstskola School of Business & Finance of Riga, Danish Rectors’ Conference – University Colleges Denmark

Programme : 
The Conference is traditionally a meeting of EURASHE’s members, outside experts from a range of academic fields and stakeholders, to construct a unique range of educational experiences of relevance to professionals from all geographical regions and sectors of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and beyond.

Its two main topics this year are: Lifelong Learning and Welfare Society, in line with the theme of ‘Active Ageing’ promoted this year by the European Commission. The combination of these two topics is rooted in our firm belief that education is not only firmly embedded in the wellbeing of citizens, but also one of the main pillars of society.

Lifelong learning

At first sight Lifelong Learning may be regarded as an inclusive part of professional higher education, which has always been closely linked to the professional life of its students and alumni. In reality, it is not so evident that institutions cover the entire learning life span of a student’, explains Klaas Vansteenhuyse (Leuven University College – BE, coordinator of the FLLLEX project).


Welfare society

The EURASHE Annual Conference 2012 will also explore and address the challenges brought by another thorny topic: the Welfare Society. It is no coincidence that the European Commission has adopted the theme of ‘Active Ageing’ as the topic in focus for 2012.
Indeed, in most European countries since the previous century the states structures have included a ‘social contract’ between the state and its citizens: the State takes responsibility for the health and education of its citizens, supports the weak and assists the old. And in return, the citizens work for the state, either directly or through taxation. Various political systems and differences in economic resources have resulted in different models and standards for the provision of services, but the basic construction of a ‘Welfare Society’ has remained in focus, and in most European countries the growing economies after the 2nd World War have also led to expansions of the range or level of public responsibilities.
However, the Welfare Society is now more challenged than ever. Not only are we all facing economic recession and increased global competition, but we are also in the middle of a unprecedented change in the demographic balance, especially with a fast growing percentage of elderly and a just as rapidly decreasing labour-market-active population. For all actors in the public or semi-public sector this means that in a very near future fewer professionals will have to better educate our children and students, nurse our sick and disabled, support the outcasts and assist the old.
This development also challenges the H.E. institutions that educate these professionals. We have to prepare our students for a future where basic knowledge and skills will have to be on par with-job-innovation and an extensive use of IT-based solutions in all fields.



URL :  http://www.eurashe.eu/.../

Ressources mises à disposition à l'issue de la manifestation : 

• diaporamas, résumés :  http://www.eurashe.eu/.../#dl

  Tous les diaporamas sont disponibles sur le site de la conférence. Un rapport d'une trentaine de pages fait également le point sur les temps forts de la conférence.

Voir aussi les ressources de la session plénière introductive
Joeri van den Steenhoven, Young Foundation (UK), member Lisbon Council, Lifelong learning, social innovation and the welfare society [Speech]

Jørn Henrik Petersen, Centre for Welfare State Research, University of Southern Denmark (DK), A normative theory of the welfare state and its inherent dilemmas [Speech]

Jørn Henrik Petersen, Joeri van den Steenhoven, and Michal Karpíšek, Executive officer of the Czech Association of Schools of Professional Higher Education (CZ), Vice-President of EURASHE as Interviewer, Couch discussion with both keynote speakers [Video]


mot(s) clé(s) :  enseignement supérieur