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Youth’s role: Anti -Corruption in Education Dona Kosturanova

Youth’s role: Anti -Corruption in Education • Background • Youth and youth CSOs • Approaches: o Research o Monitoring o Crowdsourcing o Networking o Information sharing • Recognition

Background • Youth Educational Forum Non-Formal Education Research, analysis and youth and education policymaking Youth Activism • Nation-wide youth-led organization established 1999 • The mission of Youth Educational Forum is to provide positioning of youth as a relevant social factor advancing the internal and external integration of the Republic of M Macedonia.

Background • Researching perceptions of corruption in HE • Establishment and promotion of student Ombudsman • Development, adoption and promotion of Ethical Codes of Conduct at HEIs • Participation in development of the State Program for Prevention of Corruption (Sectors: Education and Media)

Youth • There is no common definition of “youth” 15 – 24 years 15 – 25 years 15 – 24 years [up to 30] [extended to 13 – 30] [extended to 30]

Youth • Chronological vs. Social age • Social age is connected to the psychological development of an individual, their social position and social role connected to their age • Syndrome of prolonged youth hood

Youth • Standpoints when looking at youth • As a problem • As a resource

Youth and Corruption in Education • Primary beneficiaries • Peer-to-peer approach • Creative approaches • Mobilization • Direct motivation • Expert organizations and activists

Past-approaches: Research • Relevant data on corruption in HEI in the SEE region provided by student organizations [ACSN – SEE]

Past-approaches: Research Biggest problems in HEI: Macedonia: 19% Lack of inclusion in decision making 17% Education curriculum inadequate with students needs Serbia: 21% Poor equipment, library fund and technical capacity Croatia: 22% Lack of inclusion in decision making Bulgaria: 25% Lack of responsibility of student towards the educational process Moldova: 21% Lack of responsibility of student towards the educational process

Past-approaches: Research BRIBERY [direct payments or forced text book buying]

Past-approaches: Research NEPOTISM [significantly or very present]

Past-approaches: Research PLAGIARISM [Significantly or very present] CHEATING [Direct experience with cheating on an exam]

Past-approaches: Research [According to students, an appropriate sanction for a professor taking bribe is criminal prosecution]

Past-approaches: Research [ Students who would not report a student [ Students who would not report a student writing an academic paper for someone else] cheating on an exam]

Past-Approaches: Research • First Aid Kit for Higher Education: A Know How Package for Student Researchers

Past-Approaches: Monitoring

Past-Approaches: Crowdsourcing Reporting platforms and numbers [Transparency International – Macedonia] Trainings for student researchers Data collection spaces [YEF, ACSN-SEE] [ANSA]

Past-approaches: Networking • Global Network of 44 • Network of 4 CSOs • Network of 5 student YNGOs [Macedonia, Ukraine, organizations in SEE [global] Azerbaijan, Armenia; • Knowledge and information East Europe, East Asia] sharing • Tools: Research, • Tools: Development and Training, Advocacy • Tools: Newsletters, promotion of CoCs at Trainings, Ning social Universities network, Forums

Past-approaches: Information • Peer-to-Peer trainings

Past-approaches: Information • Street Law • Mock-trials • Case: Bribe

Past-approaches: Information • Campaigns

Past-approaches: Information • Campaigns

Past-approaches: Information • Campaigns

Past-approaches: Information

Participative Policy Development Code of Conduct at South-East Europe University in Macedonia Code of Conduct of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Macedonia

Viewpoint: Youth as a resource and partner in combating corruption in education • Supported YNGOs in their • Primary beneficiaries work and networking • Peer-to-peer approach • Encouraged cooperation • Creative approaches between professional anti- • corruption organizations and Mobilization youth NGOs • Direct motivation • Ensuring youth participation • Expert organizations in policy development, and activists implementation and monitoring

Dona Kosturanova President of Youth Educational Forum dona_kosturanova@mof.org.mk www.mof.org.mk | www.radiomof.mk • Twitter @malaovca @MOFedu @radioMOF