{"id":11187,"date":"2025-05-28T08:08:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T08:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/publications\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T11:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:45:49","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/en\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11187\" class=\"elementor elementor-11187 elementor-516\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebe9dd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ebe9dd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee2918 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ee2918\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ddad97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-site-logo\" data-id=\"78ddad97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"raven-site-logo.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-widget-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-site-logo raven-site-logo-customizer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"raven-site-logo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/en\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RKRN_logo_eng.png\" alt=\"RKRN\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc88030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5dc88030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c189d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c189d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d398f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30d398f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f3a41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69f3a41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bced6f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bced6f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe696f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe696f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627db5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"627db5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RCUAS Vision document \u201cProfessional higher education in 2035\u201d (2020)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1fc97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee1fc97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Estonian Rectors\u00b4 Conference of Universities of Applied Sciences presents the vision document \u201cProfessional higher education in 2035\u201d that was compiled by the members of RCUAS. The employees of the higher education department of the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research also gave their contribution to the vision document. The vision document aims to look at what has happened over last 15 years and what we have accomplished. The development trends of higher education and the questions concerning the funding of higher education was analysed as well as the role of applied higher education and the institutions of applied higher education in the Estonian higher education landscape. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ee1d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e7ee1d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/h516eazb1oiiuhhky0sgh\/RCUAS-Vision-Document-2035.pdf?rlkey=c1why1hqtp48dh98v1cicw0wa&#038;e=1&#038;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Universities of Applied Sciences in 2035: Vision-based Approach for Future Developments in Estonia (2020)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-902f028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"902f028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vision-Based-Approach-for-Future-Developments-in-Estonia.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RCUAS article \u201cThe Development of Estonian Professional Higher Education\u201d (2015)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a7d2a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0a7d2a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/n3xtxlw1bu8oaloti32ee\/The-Development-of-Estonian-PHE-Oct-1-2015.pdf?rlkey=28lrx0vawkoedqn2ur8dxfusk&#038;e=1&#038;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ebf64e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ebf64e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb9f62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bb9f62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03a44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f03a44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RCUAS Roadmap 2020 \u201cProfessional Higher Education in the Context of European Higher Education\u201d (2014)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e4735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32e4735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the last decades, there have been considerable developments in the EU higher education sector\/system. Estonian Rectors\u2019 Conference of UAS (RCUAS) drew up the UAS Roadmap for 2020 \u201cProfessional Higher Education in the Context of European Higher Education\u201d to analyse the future trends of professional higher education in different countries.<br \/>Combined research methodology was used during this research \u2013 first, the development trends of the key performance indicators of the member institutions of RCUAS were analysed for the period of 2008\u20132012, then semi-structured interviews with rectors of higher education institutions, members of European rectors\u2019 conferences and higher education experts were conducted. The data reflecting the main development trends of professional higher education institutions was collected both from the Estonian Education Information System and from the professional higher education institutions, based on harmonized criteria.<br \/>When analysing professional higher education in the context of educational reforms, it can be said that the higher education systems in Estonia and other EU countries follow a similar pattern, however, a certain time lag can be noticed.<br \/>The ideal of an education system fully matching the needs of an employment market is a noble and high goal to be sought after. At the same time, a higher education system integrated completely to an employment market exists in no country.<br \/>The project was completed in 2014.<br \/>The project was funded by the EU Cooperation Program PRIMUS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714b29c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"714b29c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rkrn.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rakenduskorgharidus-Euroopa-korgharidusruumis-2014-ISBN-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publications RCUAS Vision document \u201cProfessional higher education in 2035\u201d (2020) Estonian Rectors\u00b4 Conference of Universities of Applied Sciences presents the vision document \u201cProfessional higher education in 2035\u201d that was compiled by the members of RCUAS. 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