February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen AARHUS UNIVERSITY Research and Higher Education in Denmark Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen 2 Personal background 15 years of experience working on higher education and S&T in Brazil and other countries in Latin America:  Holm-Nielsen et al. (1996). Institutional and Entrepreneurial Leadership in the Brazilian Science and Technology Sector. World Bank: Washington D.C.  Holm-Nielsen et al. (2001). Educations, Earnings and Inequality in Brazil, World Bank: Washington D.C.  Holm-Nielsen et al. (2002). Brazilian Higher Education: Characteristic and Challenges. World Bank: Washington D.C.  Holm-Nielsen ( ). Brazil: Science and Technology Reform Support Project, PADCT III, World Bank, Washington D.C.

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen 3 University education in Denmark  8 universities  Tertiary enrollment rate for age group 20-29: 38.2 percent (OECD average 24.9 percent)  113,000 full time students ( master)  8,500 PhD students  27,000 university staff  Total spending on HE is more than US$ 4 billion Source: The Lisbon Council, Policy Brief (2008)

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Further and adult education in Denmark 4  A large proportion of the Danish population is enrolled in life- long learning  Many in professional masters and university extension programs  For example 6500 adult students in profesional master programs at Aarhus University, and learners in Aarhus University extension Source: OECD (2009)

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Relative number of publications 5 Source: Thomson Reuters, National Science Indicators (NSI), Standard version OECD and the BRIC-countries

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Research citations impact 6 Source: Thomson Reuters, National Science Indicators (NSI), Standard version OECD and the BRIC-countries

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Universities in Transition Education Research EducationResearch Knowledge Exchange Education Research Talent Development Knowledge Management The Traditional University Triple-helix University Quadruple helix - the Modern University Research Programmes Ph.d.s Professors Students Post docs Study Programmes

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen 8 Reforms in Denmark’s higher education  Bologna process ( present)  New university governance (2004)  Financing reform (2006)  University mergers (2007)  EU 2020 – Innovation Union (FP8) – “smart people for smart growth”

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen 9 Quality and curricular reform  Bologna process – three cycles of tertiary education  European Credit Transfer System – promoting vertical and horizontal mobility  Curricular reform based on learning outcomes and expected competencies

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen 10 University governance – Act of 2003  Autonomy – from state institutions to autonomous bodies within the public sector  Accountability through the use of university performance contracts  Governing boards with a majority of external members Safeguard the university’s interests as an educational and research institution and determine guidelines for its organization, long term activities and development  Appointed leaders in university governance structures (rector, deans and department heads)

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen 11 Financing reform  Globalization Council under the leadership of the prime minister  Raise public investments in research to 1 percent of GDP in 2010 (Barcelona target)  University core-funding allocated on the basis of performance indicators  Taxameter funding for education – student completion  Competitive funding for research Mill. € (2008 prices)

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen 12 University mergers – 2006/7  Before the mergers Denmark had:  12 universities and 13 government research institutions  As a consequence of the mergers, Denmark now has:  Three large universities  Four medium sized universities  One small university

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Aarhus University – key figures  39,000 students of which 52% are enrolled at the graduate level  1,700 PhD students  4,000 international students  11,000 staff  11,331 publications in 2009  Total 2010 income of USD million (excl. USD120 million for clinical research) 13 Distribution of income 2010

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen 14 Room for strategic leadership Aarhus University - Corporate strategy

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen 15 Aarhus University - Taking the mergers one step further

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen A Modern European University Education Research Talent Development Knowledge Management

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen 17 Aarhus University collaboration with Brazil  Aarhus University has a center for Brazilian studies which offers Master’s Degree  171 ISI scientific co-publications with Brazilian researchers in primarily within the Natural Sciences  Student exchange with University of São Paulo, University of Campinas, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Federal University of Pernambuco, and Federal University of Bahia  Research collaboration and alliances, particularly within the academic fields Brazilian Studies, Natural Sciences, Health and Agricultural Sciences

February, 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen 18 Muito obrigado Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen