ΒSEC WORKING GROUP ON EDUCATION
ACTION PLAN
(2011-2012)
2010 has marked a new beginning especially on economic and financial issues. We confronted the global impact of the financial crisis and it is apparent there is a need to more determined and coherent response to the new challenges we are facing today.
Education is one of the key components when facing these new challenges in front of the economy and society. These challenges brought new pressures in our social, economic and also educational life. And how we respond to these pressures will determine our future in these fields. The condition for success necessitates real ownership of the Member States and other institutions to the agenda and the actions of this Working Group and act together to make our economies, societies and educational life stronger enough to cope with arousing pressures.
The primary objective of this Action Plan is to stress the pre-defined fields of actions on education an particularly on higher education and encourage Member States to concentrate on specific domains which are deem crucial to minimize the effects of the current global situation.
To this end, following initiatives and activities in the below mentioned areas are supported:
• Attach special importance to enhance the collection and dissemination of information in the field of higher education through Educational Portal of BSEC.
For this purpose, each country should nominate the relevant Contact Person within 1 month from the date of adoption of the present Draft Action Plan;
• Strengthen the cooperation to enhance the performance of education systems by means of sharing experience of quality assurance and development of qualifications framework in higher education.
For this purpose, a meeting of experts will be organized after the adoption of the present Draft Action Plan in June 2011;
• Support university research projects and/or joint post-graduate programs among universities and institutions of higher education in the BSEC region of mutual interest which will strengthen the research performance;
The Member States will disseminate the relevant information to the universities in order to promote cooperation in this field before the end of 2012;
• Encourage institutes of higher education to promote the mobility of academic staff and students within the BSEC Member States through multilateral agreements and/or scholarships;
• Investigate the possibility of cooperation with international organizations as a permanent task.