A presentation of study findings on higher education institutions partnerships in EFA within cooperation agencies and of concrete actions undertaken by the Catalan organisation, Jaume Bofill Foundation, in the field of education development. Presented by Dr. Valtencir M. Mendes, Research Fellow, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Spain) and Head of International Projects, Jaume Bofill Foundation, at the IAU Workshop on higher education for EFA held in New Delhi, India, on 20-21 February 2014. Dr. Mendes is also a member of the IAU Reference Group for Higher Education for EFA.

1. IAU Collaborative Workshop: A three-step
activity to envision higher education for
EFA (February 20 – 21, 2014)
HEIS PARTNERSHIPS FOR
EDUCATION FOR ALL
ACHIEVEMENT
Partnerships as a driving force to accelerate progress
towards EFA
Valtencir M.Mendes
PhD, Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Head of International Projects, Jaume Bofill Foundation
Member of the IAU Reference Group on HEEFA
vmendes@fbofill.cat

2. Index
 Results from research carried out at Polytechnic
University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain) in
collaboration with the University of Glasgow (UK).
 Multi-stakeholder partnerships for EFA
 The Barcelona experience: Jaume Bofill Foundation
 Why do we need partnerships?
 A call for action

3. Research methodology
 Methodological triangulation
 Literature review and interviews
with experts
 Online survey launched through
the Global University Network
for Innovation (GUNI) newsletter
 Online data gathering from HEIs
cases from public databases of
IAU/HEEFA Project Database;
UNESCO; GUNI; Talloires
Network and Living Knowledge
Network (2012)
Gathered data: 608 examples of
good practice from HEIs across
all five continents

4. Online survey
 Are you aware whether EFA,
MDGs or DESD are promoted in
your university?
81%
19%
No
Sí
No
Yes
 Awareness of other HEIs in
own country involved in the
implementation of EFA/MDGs in
their teaching and training
programmes or in other
activities
21%
79%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Yes No
.

5. Experiences per MDG and
Region
% Examples
of
Good Practice
&
MDGs
% TOTAL GP x GOAL x REGION
AF
AS
AP
EU
LC
UC
Goal 1 – Poverty & Hunger
7% 0% 10% 3% 4% 2%
Goal 2 – Universal primary edu
11% 7% 17% 7% 4% 13%
Goal 3 – Gender equality
13% 14% 13% 3% 3% 7%
Goal 4 – Child mortality
2% 0% 2% 1% 3% 0%
Goal 5 – Maternal health
0% 4% 2% 1% 2% 0%
Goal 6 – HIV/AIDS, Malaria…
11% 4% 4% 1% 0% 4%
Goal 7 – Environm. sustainability
24% 7% 29% 44% 16% 27%
Goal 8 – Global partnership
5% 0% 2% 5% 1% 5%
Table 16. Experiences percentage x MDG & world region
Geographic area
AF - Africa
AS - Arab States
AP - Asia & the Pacific
EU - Europe
LC - Latin America & the Caribbean
UC - USA & Canada
The research evidence
suggests that when UN
campaigns are aligned
there is a greater
possibility of achieving
better results among the
HEIs.

6. HEIs experiences by institutional area
 From 608 examples of good practice:
4%
12%
8%
2% 2% 3%
39%
5%5%
8% 9%
3% 2% 3%
49%
5%
0% 2%
6%
1% 0%
8%
16%
2%
6%
12%
8%
4% 3% 3%
45%
4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
GOAL 1:
ERADICATE
EXTREME
POVERTY &
HUNGER
GOAL 2: ACHIEVE
UNIVERSAL
PRIMARY
EDUCATION
GOAL 3: PROMOTE
GENDER
EQUALITY AND
EMPOWER
WOMEN
GOAL 4: REDUCE
CHILD MORTALITY
GOAL 5: IMPROVE
MATERNAL
HEALTH
GOAL 6: COMBAT
HIV/AIDS, MALARIA
AND OTHER
DISEASES
GOAL 7: ENSURE
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY
GOAL 8: DEVELOP
A GLOBAL
PARTNERSHIP
FOR
DEVELOPMENT
TEACHING
RESEARCH
OPERATIONS
OUTREACH

7. Quadruple Helix partnerships
University
Gover
nment
Third Sector
Industr
y
• 10,33% of the 608 experiences in Quadruple Helix
partnerships
• 51% of the experiences in Africa, Europe, USA and
Canada with at least one partnership
Triple Helix + Third Sector

8. Partnerships
 Partnerships with national or international
experts during the design and preparation
of EFA/MDGs actions
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
62%
35%
30%
5%
Private Sector
Other HEIs
Government
Third Sector
 Third Sector is the main HEI’s partner in
EFA/MDGs actions

9. The Jaume Bofill Foundation
(JBF)
An independent, socially-committed Catalan
institution which focuses on improving and
developing education for all in order to achieve a
more cohesive and equitable society.

10. School dropouts and poverty under
16
Germany
Austria
Belgium Bulgària
Catalonia
Denmark
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
EstoniaFinland
France Greece
Netherland
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
LithuaniaLuxemburg
Malta
Poland
Portugal
United Kingdom
Czech Republic
Romania
Sweden
Cyprus
R² = 0.272
0.05
5.05
10.05
15.05
20.05
25.05
30.05
5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Schooldropouts
(2012)
Poverty rate of young people under 16 years (2011)
(24%)

12. JBF Partnerships: empowering
HEIs

14. Why do we need partnerships?
 learning systems (many levels and
stakeholders)
are involved in providing direction and taking
responsibility for improving education
 beyond the formal education system: NGOs,
foundations, social groups, companies... are
taking the lead (Leadership for 21st Century Learning, OECD
Publishing, 2013)
 However, HEIs can be the catalyst and
driving force for bringing the full range of
potential stakeholders together.

15. Why do we need partnerships?
Multi stakeholder partnerships are a source of continuing
innovation (Etzkowitz, 2010; Mendes, 2011;)

16. A call to action!
 Don’t be afraid of trying once and once again!
 Tailor your own partnership model.
 Some tools such as ethical codes for partnerships might help
(UNESCO Partnerships for Education; Partner Ethical Criteria; UN
Global Compact)
 HEIs can foster a new impetus for the formation of new
quadruple helix partnerships that allow all social actors to
come together to achieve EFA.
 There is still a dearth of information and research on how
HEIs are tackling EFA.
 IAU HEEFA Portal is a unique and necessary tool and
should be fostered.
“One third of
primary
school age
children are
not learning
the basics...”
Irina Bokova
Director-
General of
UNESCO
11th EFA
Global
Monitoring
Report
January, 2014

17. Thank you!
vmendes@fbofill.cat
An example of joint effort to
accelerate progress towards EFA:
http://www.educationforall2015.org
http://youtu.be/Jieco-43WNI