Lilian A. De Las Llagas

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

EducationFor All

Millennium Development

Goals

Sustainable Development

Goals

Education2030

EDUCATION 2030

• 2015• Education is

the most transformative development

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

GOALS

• 2012• Ensure

inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning

UNIVERSAL DECLARATION

OF HUMAN RIGHTS

• 1948• Education is a

basic human right.

EDUCATION FOR ALL

• 1990• Basic

education for all citizens

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT

GOALS

• 2000• Combat

illiteracy through universal primary education

GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR EDUCATION

Common

higher

education

space

Harmonization of

the ASEAN

member states

towards capacity

building,

recognition of

qualifications,

and cross border

mobility in the

region

Mutual

Trust

Mutual

Cooperation

Mutual

Recognition

ASEAN QUALITY

ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK

(AQAF)

• aims to promote regional

harmonization in higher education

• a framework with regional identity

that can be utilized by ASEAN

countries for benchmarking and

alignment of their quality assurance

systems for higher education and

facilitate recognition of degrees and

qualifications

• Common reference framework

that enables comparison and

harmonization of educational

qualifications in the region

• A tool built by 11 referencing

criteria, a set of quality

assurance principles and

standards agreed upon by the

ASEAN member states and a

model that supports lifelong

learning and the mobility of

students, workers, and

professionals within and

outside the region

ASEAN QUALIFICATIONS REFERENCING FRAMEWORK

(AQRF)

ASEAN UNIVERSITY

NETWORK (AUN)

• Established in 1995 when the 1992

ASEAN Summit called for ASEAN

Member countries to help hasten the

solidarity and development of a regional

identity through the promotion of

human resource development and

further strengthen existing network of

leading universities and institutions of

higher learning in the region

• ASEAN University Network – Quality

Assurance (AUN-QA) manages quality

assurance of AUN

Article II, Section 17

The State shall give priority to education, science and technology,

arts, culture, and sports to foster patriotism and nationalism,

accelerate social progress, and promote total human liberation and

development.

Article XIV, Section 1

The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality

education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such

education accessible to all.

AmBisyon Natin 2040 and

Philippine Development Plan

2017-2022

• Continuous improvement of the

quality of life is directly related to

having well-educated and

innovative citizens

• Lifelong learning opportunities

must be available to create a

globally competitive knowledge

economy and accelerate human

capital

AmBisyon Natin 2040 and

Philippine Development Plan

2017-2022

• To improve the quality of higher

education for equity and global

competitiveness, the state should be

able to:

• Expand access to higher education

• Integrate 21st Century competencies

• Strengthen quality assurance

mechanism

• Improve research, innovation, and

extension services

• Expand government – academe –

industry collaboration

• Promote excellence among higher

education institutions

Republic Act 7722

Higher Education Act of 1994

• Established the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in 1994

• Gave CHED the authority to formulate and recommend plans, policies, priorities, and programs in higher education, and ensure that minimum standards for programs and institutions for higher learning are met through monitoring and performance evaluation

Philippine Qualifications

Framework (PQF)• Describes the levels of

educational qualifications and sets the standards for qualification outcomes

• National system for the development, recognition, award of qualifications based on standards of knowledge, skills, and values acquired in various methodologies by both the country’s learners and workers

• A collaborative effort of CHED, DepEd, TESDA, PRC, and DOLE

Republic Act 9500

The University of the Philippines

Charter of 2008

• Strengthening UP as the national university by performing its unique and distinctive leadership in higher education and development by leading in setting academic standards and initiating innovation in instruction, research, and development of faculty with various expertise and from different disciplines.

Republic Act 10650Open Distance Learning Act

• Passed in 2014 to expand educational services in the country

• Uses 2 different methodologies: Distance Education and

Open Learning

• UP Open University piloted the use of ODL in the Philippines

and has been mandated to assist in the institutionalization of

ODL in the country by providing leadership in the

development of ODL and in the appropriate use of

information and communications technology to support

quality tertiary education.

Republic Act 11448Transnational Higher Education Act

• Modernizes the higher education sector and brings in international quality standards and expertise to the country

• Enables the higher learning to be globally competitive by attracting pool of talented students, faculty, and researchers and consequently improving the human resource base of the country.

• CHED International Affairs Staff (IAS) is the authorized body to formulate a coherent national strategy to encourage and facilitate the establishment of the most effective forms of transnational higher education programs and institutions in the country.

The Philippines Legal Foundations of Quality Tertiary Education:Accessibility, Equity, Sustainability, Mobility and Global Readiness

LADLL, 2019

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you!