Nordic research and innovation seminar Stockholm 02-04-08 Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen, rektor, Aarhus...

Nordic research and innovation seminarStockholm 02-04-08

Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen, rektor, Aarhus Universitet

Nordic R&I 02-04-08, Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen,

UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS

The Primeminister’s Globalisation Council

Engaging the globalisation 50% of youth in higher education Fewer and stronger internationally competitive research

universities (8) Fewer and stronger regional university colleges (8) New education programs combining theory and practice Support for elite study programs Concentration of the elite science and technology research Effective use of infrastructure, laboratories, equipment etc. Closer cooperation between research and industry



Self-governing institutions with external Boards Increased autonomy and accountability Development contract with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation New management structure with a selected Rector being CEO-like Reorganisation and mergers with national institutions and laboratories as of January

1, 2007 New University Act (2003, revised 2007) New Accreditation Act (2007) New funding compact (reaching the Barcelona Target in 2010)

Major changes for Danish research universities



New funding compact for Denmark’s universities

Public funding for education follows productivity (quality and quantity)

Public funding for research: 60% results contracts, 40% in competition

Funding of demand and supply in knowledge transfer system:

- private: proof of concept, innovation, joint ventures

- public: monitoring, analysing, strategic research,

Each funding element will aim at full cost financing, and at larger, multi-year grants or contracts



New model for public research funding

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Competitive Funding,Projects

Competitive Funding,Institutions

Performance Funding,Institutional formula



PrivateUniversities

PublicUniversities

Technologyinstitutes

Private Sector

International networks

R&D Institutes

NationalInnovation

System

Government

Ministry ofEducation

Ministry ofEnvironment

Ministry of Health

Ministry ofS&T

Meeting the challenge: StrengthenNational Innovation Systems

Challenges in DK-NIS: Insufficient coherence in sector

policies

Rel. low stock of researchers

Rel. low R&D expenditure

Limited private sector involvement R&D

Deficient participation international networks

Wide scope of research

Insufficient access to risk capital

IPRVenture capital



Danish Higher Education - a three tier system

Short-cycle Higher Education (Colleges & Academies)

A study programme takes, as a general rule, 2 years to complete, though it can take longer. Students must have an upper secondary school or vocational diploma to be admitted. Teachers are not researchers

Several hundred institutions across the country

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Medium-cycle Higher Education (University Colleges)

The study programmes take 3 - 4½ years to complete and are often aimed at specific professions or job functions. Most include an internship programme of ½ - 1 year in order to ensure responsiveness to labour market demands. Teachers do not conduct research, but some have research linkages to universities


January 1, 2008: 22 Centres for Further Education → Regional University Colleges












Long-cycle Higher Education (Research Universities)

A full bachelor degree programme takes 3 years to complete and a masters degree takes 2 years. A common feature is that they are theory-oriented and students work scientifically and analytical. All teachers have research capacity and a large majority conduct research


January 1, 2007:13 Government Research Institutions (GRI) + 12 Universities

→ 8 Universities + 3 GRI’s











New Deal?

Har vi opnået en ”new deal” i Danmarkbestående af

en proaktiv globaliseringspolitik og

forøgede investeringer i vidensamfundet

som en forudsætning for udbygningen af konkurrenceevne og velfærd?



Thank you for the invitation!

Basismidler efter kvalitet

Thanks for the attention [email protected] for the attention [email protected]



Vision for University of Aarhus

The vision of the University of Aarhus

is to belong to the elite of universities

and to contribute to the development

of national and global welfare



The new University of Aarhus

Strategy for the University of Aarhus 2008-2012



Excellent research

The aims and objectives are: to stimulate new research development to strengthen internationally acknowledged research to have research groups within all of its subject areas

contributing to front-line research.



Focused talent development

The aims and objectives are: to ensure that the quality of the PhD programmes compares

favourably with the best in the world to recruit top talents from Denmark and abroad to unique

environments, where they feel free to pursue the unexpected

to double the number of researchers educated and developed at the university

to offer a continuous researcher development programme for the greatest talents from the Bachelor’s degree level.



Inspiring consultancy and knowledge transfer

The aims and objectives are: to provide independent research-based consultancy services

and communication, and thus help ensure that decisions in the political/administrative process are taken on the best possible basis

to develop a user-oriented, holistic and internationally competitive research-based consultancy to authorities

to work with the business community to develop new businesses and strengthen Denmark’s competitiveness.



World-class education and knowledge dissemination

The aims and objectives are: to offer top-quality degree programmes within all the university’s fields of

competence to utilise the entire range of its competence to develop new degree

programmes that reflect the needs of the future to increase the scope, relevance and quality of its life long learning

programmes to attract the best students and

be an attractive choice for new groups of students

to strengthen the knowledge societyby independent and inspiringcommunication of knowledge.



J. C. Skou and the Nobel Prize

AU 2005 Annual total budget 340 million Euro

Education 24%

Research- External funding

23%

Building and rental costs 21%

Basic Reseatch 31%Research - Public

contracts 1%

AU 2007 Annual total budget 640 million Euro

Education 20%

Building, rental costs 19%

Research - External

funding 23%

Basic research 33%

Research - Public

contracts 5%



University of Aarhus

25% of public research in Dernmark 9.700 publications in 2007 (80% research and 20%

dissemination) 35.000 students (15.000 bachelor, 14.000 master,

5.000 LLL master) 1.200 ph.d.-students 75 bachelor programs og 92 master programs 2500 courses 9.000 employees



The challenge

-- is not funding but competing for the most

advanced human capital

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