jerzy m langer academia europaea, london, inst phys, polish acad sci, warsaw excellence in research,...
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Can we afford losing talents in Europe?
Jerzy M LangerAcademia Europaea, London,Inst Phys, Polish Acad Sci, Warsaw
Excellence in Research, Aarhus, Denmark, April, 2012
European decline, why?
Phd grad ths EU-27 100 US 52In S&E 40 19
Patents/mln inh EU-27 117 US 106Publications 38% 31%
but The EU contributes less than the US to high-impact publications
The EU is not specialised in the most dynamic research disciplines
Most Nobel Prize winners come from the USA (expats and emigrants)
Highest impact technologies come from the USA Highest ranked universities are in the USA
and Largest growth in HE and S&T is in Asia and
Brasil !!!
„Excellence you fool”
Frederick Emmons Terman
1900-1982
Hewlett and Packard& oscillator
Varian brothers& klystron
Terman principle and the outcome
“academic prestige depends on high but narrow steeples of academic excellence, it is not possible to cover all the bases.”
(excellence + focus)
„steeples of excellence”
Steeples – high church tower
Europe lacks ~1 mln researchers
USA EUROPE
population 300 500
researchers 1.46 1,58 (2,43)
Total deficit -0,85
GDP 13,1 14,1
USA EUROPE
HE +RTO 0,35 0,91 (0,6)
business 1,13 0,67 (1,88)
Deficit in business
-1,2
Students in Europe – the source
EU-1027%
EU1773%
EU -27
18,8 mln
USA 19,1 mln
JAPAN 3,8 mln
Bulgaria
Czech RepublicEstonia
LatviaLithuania
Hungary
Poland42%
Romania22%
Slovenia Slovakia
5 mln students in EU -10 (NMS)
OECD DATA 2007
Number of S&T students 1993-2003; average annual change
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Europe cries for the huge outflow of young educated Europeans to the USA, but
MC fellows net flow shows the same but inside Europe
Internal European brain drain
Danger of a two-speed Europe
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Networks of Excellence Average contract
FP country financial „retour”
European Institute of Technology
Excellence calls for model organisations. That is why Europe needs a strong European Institute of Technology – an organisation whose mission would be to bring together the brightest minds and the best businesses and to disseminate the results throughout Europe. JOSÉ MANUEL BARROSO
http://eit.europa.eu/
Urgent need to rethink EU strategy
ERC success reveals all flaws and deficiencies of European science scene
There is a major challenge for less wealthy and developed countriesFinland & Israel showed that it is possible – trust
in human abilities and invest wisely in the knowledge-based future
European solidarity is a must to avoid intellectual deserts in Europe (cohesion + research & education policy across Europe)
CSF – a great chance
EU CSF+ budget
EU -27 MS R&D state budgets
But long term strategy needed
Europe must be more ambitious and coherent.
Europe must offer younger researchers serious careers in Europe, also not far from home.
Unless we create the European dream, the American dream will still win
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My 4 Danish private lessons on excellence
Dannebrog messages
H. Ch. Andersen tales
Excellence in artbuilds human sensitivity
Niels Bohr Copenhagen school
Excellence in science creates knowledege & community
Carlsberg Glyptotek
Excellence in businessbuilds social responsibility
LEGO
Excellence in design & manufacturingbuilds confidence and creativity
Thank you Denmark