Swedish-Western Balkans Contact Seminar Tirana, 10-11 October 2013 Kimete Canaj Kosovo TEMPUS Office Kimete CANAJ 1
The higher education system in Kosovo 2
The Legislation (1) Law on National Qualifications (Law no. 03/L-060, November 2008); Law on Preschool Education (UNMIK Regulation No. 2006/11 dated 6.3.2006); Law on Pre-University Education in the Republic of Kosovo No. 04/L 032 (dated 29 August 2011) Law on Final Examinations and State Matura Examination - Law Nr.2008/ 03/L-018); Kosovo Law on Education in the Municipalities of the Republic of Kosovo (Law No. 03/L-068,May 2008) The Law on Language use (No.02/L-37, July 2006); Law on Higher Education No. 04/L-037 (29 August 2011), Law on Life Long Learning No.04/L-143 (13 Dezember 2012) Law on Vocational Education and Training No.04/L-138 on 26 March 2013; The Law on Scientific Research Activity 2013 http://www.masht-gov.net/advcms/documents/2008_03-l068_en.pdf 3
The Legislation (2) STRATEGIES and PROGRAMMES The Higher Education Strategy 2005-2015 The Kosovo Education Strategic Plan 2011-2016 The National Research Program The National Innovations Strategy 2013-2020 The National Qualifications Framework Kimete CANAJ 4
The main regulatory bodies in HE are the: Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MEST) Kosova Accreditation Agency (AKA) National Qualifications Authority (NQA) Kimete CANAJ 5
The Higher Education Institutions 7 Public HEI 23 Private HEI The University of Prishtina has more than 60000 students (Education is delivered in Bosnian, Turkish, English, French and German) Kimete CANAJ 6
Structural Reforms Bachelor programs 3-4 years(180-240 ECTS credits) Master programs 1-2 years (60-120 ECTS credits) PhD programs (at Universities only) last at least 3 years or 180 ECTS Kimete CANAJ 7
Percentage of Students in Public Universities (PU) by Education Levels 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 91,4 91,1 89,8 8,6 8,9 10,2 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Bachelor Master 8
Percentage of Female Students in Tertiary Education by Education Levels Bachelor Master 44,5 42,3 45,9 50,8 50 49,9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 9
Percentage of Students in Tertiary Education by ISCED Subject Areas Social, Business and legal Human Sciences and Arts Engineering and Construction Education Health and Welfare Sciences and Mathematics Agriculture and Veterinary Services 6,9 5,9 6,8 6,7 6,3 5 2,5 2 1,6 1,3 1,2 1,5 18,8 15,3 16,5 14,6 16,2 14,7 12,5 11 14,2 36,8 42 39,7 0 10 20 30 40 50 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 10
Distribution Percentage of the Graduates in Tertiary Education by ISCED Subject Areas 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Social, Business and legal Human Sciences and Arts Education Engineering and Construction Health and Welfare Sciences and Mathematics Services Agriculture and Veterinary 2,7 3,2 4,4 2 1,9 2,3 1,8 1,8 2,1 7,2 7,9 8,2 11,8 13,2 12,9 11,3 13,7 11,7 34,5 30,9 32,6 28,7 27,4 25,8 11
Percentage of Students in Private Universities by Education Levels 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 9,1 90,9 19,1 14,7 80,9 85,3 0% 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Bachelor Master 12
Percentage of Female Students in Private Universities by Education Levels 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 42,4 42,2 40,1 40,2 38,4 38,9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Bachelor Master 13
Percentage of Students in private Universities Compared to Students in Public Universities by Education Levels Bachelor Private Public Master Private Public 87,5 85 80,3 90,9 80,9 85,4 12,5 15 19,7 9,1 19,1 14,6 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 14
Number of Students in Tertiary Education per 100,000 Inhabitants 2011/12 3753 2010/11 3396 2009/10 2719 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 15
The number of Students in Public and Private Institutions in Kosovo Public Private 29927 35750 19000 20000 20000 40875 47808 48134 66822 70827 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 16
Education of labour force Education levels of persons over 25 years 3.4% 0.1% 0.9% 7% 8% 11.2% Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary Post-secondary 33.5% 35.8% Bachelor's degree Master's degree PhD No education 17
Returns to education For each additional year of schooling, women s salary increases on average for 7.5%, whilst that of men for 3.3%. One part of the returns to education for individuals comes in the shape of employment chances. As well as the impact on higher chances of employment among women. 18
Returns to education 2009 Labor Force Survey Total Men Women 76,9 79,8 72 34,9 44,4 9,3 20,9 2,3 19,6 Lower than higher secondary Higher secondary Tertiary 19
Policy Implications Reallocate funding according to priorities Give priority to funding human capital Fund general curricula based on competences Fund quality improvements Autonomy / decision making combined with accountability Improvement of communication and coordination between education system levels Inclusion of professional guidance (career guidance) in the HEI Strengthening of ties of the general education, as well as higher secondary and higher education with the labor market 20
Thank you for your attention Kimete Canaj Coordinator National Tempus Office e-mail: kimete.canaj@tempuskosovo.com 21