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Maria Helena Nazaré
President of EUA
Former Rector Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal.
The importance of Third Mission activities in European
Universities
The International Context: Demographics (and other challenging) Issues
Political Economy of Universities. (Political Economics is
an interdisciplinary field focusing on the non-market, collective activity of individulas and organisations)
Making the Knowledge Triangle Work: Ensuring that the University has a Positive Impact on the Region.
Economy
&
Jobs creation
Research Education
Third Mission Activities
Act together
Over the next decade the percentage of the population over the age of 60 will grow to over 30% to 40% in the U.S., Europe, and parts of Asia. Ageing populations present workforce challenges (qualification) and need higher support from the public purse (health and pensions).
Global disparities in wealth and economic opportunity are driving population migration, resulting in growing immigrant and minority populations that both diversify and challenge existing cultures, economies, and politics. (Education)
The gap between the very rich and the very poor is widening. Better and stronger policies for improvement of social inclusion and cohesion are needed.
Demographics: (It’s happening NOW!)
…5…
Concerns (Glion 2011) Economic, geopolitical, and demographic forces could drive a massive restructuring of higher education enterprise, similar to what is experienced by other sectors (banking, communication, energy).
Movement toward a revenue-driven, market-responsive higher education system since there is no way that our current tax systems can support both massification and quality in the face of other needs (e.g., of the elderly).
Market forces are rapidly overwhelming public policy and public investment in determining the future course of higher education
Universities: Key stakeholders in building an
inclusive knowledge society
Educating knowledge workers and researchers Diverse missions in basic and collaborative research Interdisciplinary research skills and expertise Embeddedness in cities and regions as components of
social and economic development Focal points for dialogue and knowledge exchange with
society International cooperation building upon institutional
historical and cultural links – strengths and capacities
Need to dramatically broaden participation in higher education to build a competitive workforce. Tertiary and Pos Graduate. Continuing and Life Long. Integrate minorities and build inter generational bridges. A pillar for regional development.
Build world-class research Universities. Competition for brains is getting tougher. Need to examine the rationale. Cream needs milk.
Maintain parity of esteem among HE Institutions. Are there cases of same umbrella Institution?
Challenges to Systems and Institutions
Can it be done? YES
Is it easy? NO
Needed Tools:• Vision• Leadership• Institutional Autonomy• Sustainable Funding
Correlations (may be shown!?) between autonomy andperformance
quality
degrees of income diversification
successful internationalisation
Institutional autonomyenables universities to determine and pursue strategic priorities according to their strengths;
does not automatically lead to better performance but is an important requisite.
Why Institutional Autonomy?
is a complex concept that consists of various interconnected elements: Organisational, financial, academic and staffing.
is contingent on the diverse cultural, political, legal and historical backgrounds of Europe’s HE systems;
cannot be measured objectively.
There is not just one model! It is context depend.
Leadership is essential
Institutional Autonomy? What is it?
Divergence between practical and formal autonomy. Often times is not the case of NOT having Autonomy, but lacking to use it.
Need of a new set of skills and competences in leadership
and management.
The level of Autonomy has increased over the last decade. However austerity measures have affected negatively sttafing and financial autonomy.
Challenges
Funding Trends: state of playOn average, almost ¾ of universities’ funding comes fromnational/regional public funding sources
73%
9%
6%3%
5%4%
Public funding (national and regional)
Student contributions
Funding coming from contracts with business sector
International public funding
Philanthropic funding
Service-related income
OECD Conference
Higher Education in Cities and Regions. PORTUGAL; AVEIRO
Economy: The region centre represents 20% of the national GDP. Major sectors are tourism, ceramics, food, electronics & telecomunications, shoes, automobile parts and metalomechanics. SME’s mainly plus a few multinationals. The Aveiro lagoon (Ria de Aveiro) is of great importance in the economy of the region.
Higher Education: HE is binary system made of University and of Politechnic Education.
Minho
UTAD
Porto
Aveiro
Coimbra UBI
Évora
Lisboa
Algarve
Madeira
Açores
UTL UNL
We can afford diversity within!
Despite the odds?!
We are now a well reputed university integrating university departments and politechnic schools with excellent performance research wise and catering (2012/2013) for 14768 students.
Aberta
Strategic selection of scientific domains
1970’s
Telecommunications.
Materials Science
Teacher Training
Environmental Sciences
& Engineering. Regional
Planning
Biotechnology
Biomedical Sciences
Nanosciences
Medicine (à la Imperial)
Regional Impact
CTT, PT… Telecom cluster
Ceramics. Tiles, China and pottery
Integration of migrants, LLL,…
The Lagoon and the Coastal area.
Tourism, sustainable devellopment, biodiversity….
Food
etc
Leading the Change
UA model incorporates University
Departments and Polytechnic Schools
(1st school in 1997). Strong support from
the region.
In 2003 the needs of the region in terms
of qualification of the work force, were
discussed. A programme aimed at post-
secondary education was started. Now
run by the Polytechnic Schools. Strongly
supported by the Business, District and
Municipalities.
EDUCATION (Fighting unemployment; Retraining actives; integrating
migrants)
School of Design and Technology – ESAN.
School of Technology and Management –
ESTGA. School of Health – ESSA. Institute
of Accountancy – ISCAA
Ovos Moles – traditional
Aveiro sweets
cicecotema i3n
aveiro institute of nanotechnology
professors 8researchers 20posdocs 20phd 67
professors 54researchers 29posdocs 84phd 108
professors 35researchers 8posdocs 17phd 40
1) U Cambridge 2) Imperial College3) U Manchester4) EPFL5) U Pierre & Marie Curie 6) ETH 7) TU Denmark 8) U Groningen9) TU Delft10) TU Eindhoven11) Karlsruhe IT12) U Oxford 13) U Sheffield14) U Aveiro
~ 490
Citations Materials Sciences
THANK YOU!