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
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
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