László BuzásHead of Department of DevelopmentHajdú-Bihar County Council, Hungary

UNICREDS Launch EventTruro, 27 April 2010

North Great Plain Region (NUTS 2)North Great Plain Region (NUTS 2)

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GyőrEsztergom

Budapest

SzékesfehérvárVeszprémSzombathely

Zalaegerszeg

Kaposvár

Pécs

Szekszárd

Kecskemét

Szolnok

Békéscsaba

Szeged

Salgótarján

Eger

Miskolc

Nyíregyháza

Debrecen

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Észak-Alföld régió&\ MegyeszékhelyekCounty Towns

North Great Plain Region

Main regional indicators

Area 17 729 km2 (19,1%)

Population 1 540 424 (15,3%)

Density 85,4 person per sq. km

GDP (2008) ~ 8 700 million EUR

GDP per capita (PPS), % of EU-27 (2006)

42 %

Unemployment rate (2007) 10,8 %

Agriculture in ratio of the GDP

7,1%

INNOVATIVE REGION OF HEALTH INDUSTRY, AGRARIUM AND INFORMATICS

• Special fields of innovation:– Strengthening research basis of agricultural,

thermal, life sciences’ significant research potential– Highly important sectors of global economy:

• Pharmaceutical Industry • Genomics and diagnostics development • Nanotechnology• Functional foods• Renewable energy

– Related IT developments

AgricultureMezőgazdasági terület 2004

78%

Észak-alföldi régió

Thermal waters and spas

Debrecen

Cserkeszőlő

UNESCO World Heritage: Hortobágy

Current status of higher education

University of Debrecen

University College of Szolnok

College of Nyíregyháza

Current status of higher education III.

Students in higher education 2008 Full-timeNorth Great Plain Region

Institution

higher level vocational education

College UniversityBSc MSc

1-cycle (medical,

law, pharmacy)

Post-university PhD, DLA

Totallevel basic

number of students

Debrecen 441 830 6 431 10 865 137 2 360 43 438 21 545

Hajdúböszörmény 46 123 0 431 0 0 0 0 600

Nyíregyháza 553 1 796 4 3 205 0 0 0 0 5 558

Jászberény 0 236 0 477 0 0 0 0 713

Szolnok (inlcuding Mezőtúr) 445 637 0 1 240 0 0 0 0 2 322

Total 1 485 3 622 6 435 16 218 137 2 360 43 438 30 738

Our Vision

• Lifelong learning – Creating an adequate widerange basis – Development of language skills– Strengthening the relationship between education and economy

• Human resource development• Development of adaptation and enterprenieurship skills• Creating education offers in compliance with economic demands• Creating equal opportunities

• „The Northern Great Plain of Hungary was awarded the Best European Region in Eastern Europe for FDI Strategy” (Financial Times’ FDI Magazine: European Cities & Regions of the Future 2010/11 Published: February 13, 2010 http://www.fdimagazine.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/3234)

Expectations from UNICREDS

• Widening relationships and building new ones with Europe’s universities and regions

• New information in knowledge in the different levels of the UNICREDS 5-STEP Model

• Adaptive knowledge and practice for the growth and jobs of the region

• Development of Action Plan for the North Great Plain Region based on UNICREDS results and outputs

• Maintaining further co-operation with partners, co-operation in new projects