aarhus universitet 1. marts 2013 cooperation in europe
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1. MARTS 2013
AARHUS UNIVERSITET
AARHUS UNIVERSITY
COOPERATION IN EUROPE - IN GERMAN AND NORDIC HIGHER
EDUCATION
HAMBURG, JUNE 18, 2013
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AGENDA
1. Goal: Innovation Union – a competitive Europe
2. Where are we: Strong universities and attractive societies in the Nordic countries and Germany
3. How did we get there: A common focus on excellence!
4. Current Challenges and medium term targets
5. How do we contribute to a stronger and innovative Europe?
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INNOVATION UNION – A COMPETITIVE EUROPE
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Universities As Key Players In The Future Of Europe
• Contribute to finding the solutions to the
grand challenges
• Economic growth and innovation
• Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR)
• A new mindset for researchers and universities: Research must to a greater extent be defined in a social context.
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EFFECTIVE AND INNOVATIVE SOCIETIES
• Effective public sectors (quality in education, health care, pervasive ICT, etc.)
• Prioritizing R&D and higher education
• Public/private cooperation
• Open competitive economies, and labor
markets
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COMPETITIVE UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS
Indicators: • Resources • Quality insurance systems • Internationalization • Output
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Rank Country Score 1 United States 100 2 Sweden 85,2 3 Switzerland 81,6 4 Canada 80,0 5 Denmark 79,8 6 Finland 79,4 7 Netherlands 78,2 8 Australia 77,2 9 Singapore 76,6 10 United Kingdom 74,9 11 Austria 71,8 12 Norway 71,8 13 Belgium 71,0 14 New Zealand 69,7 15 Germany 68,2 16 Hong Kong 67,6 16 France 67,6
Kilde: University systems ranking, Universitas 21 (2013)
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INCLUSIVE AND EFFICIENT HIGHER EDUCATION SYTEMS
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Rank Country Score 1 Australia 30.6 2 UK 31.1 3 Denmark 39.1 4 Finland 40.8 5 USA 49.0 6 Sweden 49.2 7 Ireland 49.2 8 Portugal 54.3 9 Italy 60.9 10 France 62.2 11 Poland 64.4 12 Hungary 64.5 13 Netherlands 69.6 14 Switzerland 70.3 15 Germany 72.5 16 Austria 76.4 17 Spain 79.4
Indicators: • Inclusiveness • Access • Effectiveness • Attractiveness • Responsiveness
Source: University systems ranking, Lisbon Council (2010)
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VERY PRODUCTIVE RESEARCH SYSTEMS
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Source: Scimago Journal & Country Rank (www.scimagojr.com)
• Researchers in the Nordic countries and Germany are among the most highly cited in the World
Rank Country Number of publications 1996-2011
Citations/publication1996-2011
1 Switzerland 309.549 21,77 2 Denmark 162.761 20,42 3 USA 5.322.590 20,18 4 Netherlands 435.083 20,05 5 Sweden 304.831 19,09 6 Finland 153.964 17,64 7 Canada 790.397 17,55 8 Great Britain 1.533.434 17,42 9 Belgium 237.081 17,1 10 Israel 186.281 16,66 11 Norway 122.768 16,63 12 Austria 164.308 16,01 13 Australia 520.045 16 14 Germany 1.396.126 15,79
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NUMBER OF ERC GRANTS 2008-2012
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CITIZENS PER ERC GRANT
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Rank Country Citizens Citizens per ERC grant 1 Switzerland 7.954.662 31.566 2 Israel 8.002.300 45.468 3 Netherlands 16.730.348 60.398 4 Sweden 9.482.855 73.511 5 Denmark 5.573.894 81.969 6 United Kingdom 63.256.141 82.796 7 Belgium 11.094.850 98.185 8 Finland 5.401.267 98.205 9 Austria 8.443.018 101.723 10 France 65.327.724 140.490 11 Ireland 4.582.769 152.759 12 Germany 81.843.743 171.221 13 Spain 46.196.276 241.865 14 Italy 59.394.207 285.549 15 Greece 11.290.067 352.815
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Source: Eurostat
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WHY ARE THE NORDIC COUNTRIES AND GERMANY DOING SO WELL?
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• Long term perspectives in research policy and strategy
• Talent development as a key priority
• Focus on excellence in research (as outlined in the Aarhus Declaration)
• Stable or increasing funding levels
The principles of the Aarhus Declaration of excellence:
• Basic research is the foundation • Freedom and trust in the individual
researcher • Respect for the long-term
perspective www.excellence2012.dk/the-aarhus-declaration/
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1986-91
1999 2000-02
2003 1991
2003 2010
The reform of doctoral education • The research academy • The PhD Decree • 3 +2+3, 4+4, 3+5
The Bologna Declaration: Governments working to create coherent educational systems by 2010. Signed by 29 countries.
The European Research Area: Coordination of research and development activities in Europe
DK: The Research Commission and OECD Review
European Higher Education Area: 10 years after the Bologna process. 47 countries have signed the Bologna Declaration.
REFORMS IN EUROPE –DENMARK AS AN EXAMPLE
Management and governance reforms: • The new University Act (2003, 2011) • Reform of research council system
The Danish National Research Foundation: (Fundamental “blue sky”) and Strategic research programmes: Environment, food, biotech, materials technology
Structural reform: • 28 institutions become 8 universities and 3 departments • 90 colleges become 8 university colleges
2006-08
Globlisation Council
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REFORM OF DOCTORAL EDUCATION IN DENMARK AND RESEARCH IMPACT
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• In 1990, on average, Danish research was cited less than the world average
• In the 1980s, Denmark reformed its doctoral education system
• From apprenticeship to graduate schools - and a marked increase in the number of ph.d.´s
• Since 2005, Danish
research citation rates have been approximately 35% above the world average Source: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Fostering Breakthrough Research, p. 13 in appendix
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EXCELLENCE INITIATIVES
• Denmark: The Danish National Research Foundation and the UNIK-initiative • 88 Centres of Excellence established since 1991 • App. 1 billion Euro
• Sweden: Linnaeus Environments • 40 research environments supported since 2006
• Germany: Exzellenzinitiative • 37 Clusters of Excellence and 39 Graduate
Schools established since 2005 • 1,9 billion Euros
• EU: European Research Council
• 2034 advanced grants and 1420 starting grants since 2007
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THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD IS NOW MORE THAN 7 BILLION The objective of Horizon 2020 is to contribute to solutions to the major challenges facing society, while at the same time ensuring EU's competitiveness:
• Public health and demographic change
• Food safety and sustainable agriculture
• Strategic resources and renewable energy supplies
• Sustainable transport systems
• Climate change
• Inclusive and secure democratic societies
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CURRENT CHALLENGES FOR EUROPE • Recession in the Euro zone
• Unemployment
• Competition from the BRICS
• Knowledge is the bridge towards
sustainable economies, increased innovation, education and research (Innovation Union, Horizon 2020)
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CHALLENGES FOR RESEARCH POLICY IN EUROPE
• Cohesion in Europe
• North/south and west/east • Regional development and research policy are
two different things • Maintain high level of funding for research and the
universities • Horizon 2020 with an increased budget? • National funding: mixed picture
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TRENDS IN PUBLIC FUNDING
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• Trends in public funding to higher education in Europe in the period 2008-2012
• Source: EUA Funding Forum (11-12 June 2013)
• www.eua.be/eua-funding-forum
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The European Research Area Board recommends the following milestones for 2030: • 50% of the EU's research funds should be allocated to ground-breaking
basic research • 20% of EU doctoral candidates should work outside their home country,
and researchers should generally be more internationally mobile • 5% of GDP should be be spent on research. Two-thirds of this spending
should come from the private sector. • The EU and its member states should triple spending on higher
education degree programmes to 3.3 % of GNP
Innovation Union 2020 predicts 1 million new research positions
EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA BOARD TARGETS FOR 2030
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COOPERATION - as a means towards our goal – INNOVATION UNION • Improved mobility among researchers in Europe increases
network building and transnational cooperation
• Collaboration strengthens quality in research a.o. co-authored papers are more highly cited
• Unique research infrastructures attracts top researchers and is a driver for international collaboration (CERN, ESO, ESA, ESS, etc.)
• Horizon 2020
• Policy and strategy through EUA, LERU, COIMBRA,
HRK/NUS a.o.
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INNOVATION UNION – A COMPETITIVE EUROPE
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Universities As Key Players In The Future Of Europe
• Contribute to finding the solutions to the
grand challenges
• Economic growth and innovation
• Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR)
• A new mindset for researchers and universities: Research must to a greater extent be defined in a social context.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
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