SYLLABUS

SUBJECT:

Current Trends within the Higher Education (academic year 2012/2013) - 3 ECTS

TEACHER Slawomir REBISZ, PhD., Assist. Professor

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The main aim of the course is discussion with the students about the various current issues of higher education,
taking into consideration the process of creating of the common universities area in Europe, and pointing on the
most important problems as well as appearing challenges before the higher education in near future.
During our course we will be focused on the following issues:

World University Rankings: Our Universities in the Network of Global Higher Education: Where Are
We Today?

European National Strategic Policies for Higher Education

European versus American Higher Education

The Future of European Universities. Renaissance or decay?

The Dynamics of Changes of Higher Education in Europe
Various teaching methodologies are blended in the course, including: lectures, case studies, readings, article
studies, class discussions, team projects (preparing presentation in PowerPoint connected to the course
curriculum).

LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course student should be able to:
Understand of current role of higher education for socio-economic development of the State
Identify the main current categories of higher education problems
Identify the main directions of European National Strategic Policies for of higher education
GRADING POLICY
Final grade will be based upon:
a) active participating in classes
b) preparing semester presentation in PowerPoint: Current Trends within the Higher Education in my
Country.
The final grades will be given according to the following rule:

the amount of the received points in the limits:
75.1 % - 100 % of the total possible points corresponds to the grade 5 (A)
70.1 % - 75.0 % corresponds to 4.5 (B)
65.1 % - 70.0 % corresponds to 4 (C)
60.1 % - 65.0 % corresponds to 3.5 (D)
50.1 % - 60.0 % corresponds to 3 (E)
0 % - 50.0 % corresponds to 2 (F)

Class attendance and participation - students are to attend every class, fully prepared to participate in
class discussions and activities - 20%
Preparing presentation in PowerPoint connected to the course curriculum 30 %. Each student will
present some aspect of the course curriculum to the class and lead the discussion
Preparing semester presentation in PowerPoint 50 %.

TIMETABLE
The two-hour lectures will be given on a fixed day every week. The exact time and place will be given later.

TEXTBOOK AND REQUIRED MATERIALS

The main textbook:

Eurostat regional yearbook 2011, Eurostat Statistical books, Publication Office of the European Union,
Luxembourg, 2011

Higher Education in Europe 2009: Developments in the Bologna Process, Education, Audiovisual and
Culture Executive Agency, Brussels, Eurydice 2009

Key Data on Education in Europe - 2012 Edition, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency,
Eurydice 2012

Key Data on Higher Education in Europe - 2009 Edition, Brussels, Eurydice, 2009

Higher Education Governance in Europe. Policies, structures, funding and academic staff, Brussels,
Eurydice 2008

Lambert R., Butler N., The Future of European Universities. Renaissance or decay?, Centre for European
Reform, London 2006

World University Rankings 2011-2012, Times Higher Education, 15th of March, 2012

World University Rankings 2010, Times Higher Education, 16th of October, 2010
Additional information sources will be selected on an ongoing bases and hand ousted to students
PREREQUISITES:
The basic knowledge from: Sociology, Economics, European Integration Processes.