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Advanced Human Capital for Europe

Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen Gothenborg 23-03-11

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Advanced Human Capital for EuropeRector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen



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Europe demands advanced human capitalInnovation Union 2020: 1.000.000 new research jobs

ERAB 2030 recommendations:

50% of EC research funding should go to frontier, high-risk R&D

20% of EU doctoral candidates working outside their home country

5% of GDP is spend on R&D. Private investments accounts for 2/3

EU+member states triple spending on higher education to 3.3% of GDP

Half of the adult population has achieved tertiary education



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Scientific staff increasingly on the move

Share of foreign-born human resources in science and technology, aged 25-64 years in EU-27 and selected countries, 2006

Source: Eurostat HRST data base



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International mobility of talent

Attracting researchers is not simply a question of pecuniary rewards

Opportunities for career development

Autonomy to pursue the unexpected

Well-financed positions (tenure track)

Importance of creating attractive research environments

Source: Holm-Nielsen & Thorn, 2008



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How attractive are different university systems?Criteria Degree of independence Guidance received from

superior or coworkers Salary Holiday entitlement Health-care benefits Maternity or paternity leave Retirement plan Total hours worked per

week

Source: Nature Vol 465 24 June 2010



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How can European Universities contribute?



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Early identification of research talent- Bologna and PhD programs

5 + 3Bologna Classic

4 + 4

3 + 5Bologna Danese



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Principles guiding career development at Aarhus University

Clearly defined pathways

Support for high-flying individuals

Incentives for scientific staff to work across scientific disciplines

Recognition of alternative career tracks (e.g. industrial PhD program)

Early warning when permanent employment is unlikely to be realized

Earlyrecruitment

PhD

Postdoc

Earlycareer

Advancedcareer



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Nurturing young researchers Grants for screening potential

PhDs and post docs

Provide young staff freedom to conduct independent research

Proactive assistance from research support office e.g. in identifying and applying for competitive funding

Allocate time for training in transferable skills and international collaboration

Knowledge exchange

EducationResearch

Talent development

The Humboldt UniversityThe Triple Helix UniversityThe Modern University

PhDs

Post docs Students

Studies

Lifelonglearning

Contracts

Researchprogrammes

Research projects

Professors



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Strategic use of university resources

Strategic use of the university research foundation and central resources

Award potential and not always exclusively an extensive track record

Starting grants for young potential researchers

Support the recruitment of highly accomplished scientists and foreign professors

Nobel Laureate Dale T. MortensenNWU and Aarhus University

The Nobel Prize in Economics, 2010



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Recruitment Need to avoid “cannibalism”

by promoting brain circulation and refraining from charitable recruitment

Post all research positions- including entry-level posts, openly and internationally

Headhunting and active use of search committees

Be willing to share the best Prof. Francis Fukuyama, Stanford and Aarhus

University



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Fair brain circulation and building capacity Well-managed universities in

developing countries

Local knowledge production and innovation

Local availability of highly skilled graduates

How may Europe’s university sector contribute to capacity building in a fair and effective ?

Can we stimulate brain circulation?

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For the world’s top universities the real challenge is not funding but competing for the most advanced human capital…

Nobel Laureate Jens Christian Skou, Aarhus UniversityThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1997



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Thank youRector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen

E-mail: [email protected]

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