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1 THE CASE OF AARHUS UNIVERSITY EMPOWER EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES, MAASTRICHT 2011 RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN HOW DOES THE EMPOWER EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES FRAMEWORK PLAY OUT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL UNIVERSITY?

2 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 THE EEU FRAMEWORK AND THE CASE OF AARHUS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN TIMES OF CHANGE AARHUS UNIVERSITY AND THE EMPOWER EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES FRAMEWORK CONCLUSIONS

3 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 INCREASING DEMAND FOR KNOWLEDGE Complex grand challenges require interdisciplinary solutions GLOBAL MARKET FOR RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION European Research Area and European Higher Education Area NATIONAL REFORMS AND INCREASED EUROPEAN COLLABORATION A window of opportunity for changes MASS UNIVERSITIES VERSUS ELITE UNIVERSITIES The importance of talent development UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN TIMES OF CHANGE

4 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 INCREASING DEMAND for KNOWLEDGE: MOTIVATION FOR CHANGE ”We must organize the “Aarhus University of the future” to enable us to contribute even more to meeting our society's challenges” Globalization Food Water Energy Health Migration Security Climate change... The world is globalized, with complex interconnected challenges which transgress disciplinary boundaries – with regard to causes, consequences, and solutions

5 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 EMERGING GLOBAL MARKET FOR EDUCATION AND R&D Students enrolled outside their home country, 1975-2011 International co-authorships, 1985-2005 Source: Data from OECD, Education at a Glance Source: OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2007

6 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY: NEW FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS 1998/99, Intergovernmental agreement: Governmental push for convergence of HE systems by 2010 1999, Bologna Declaration: Key principles adopted by Ministers of Education of 29 European countries 2003 – 2007, Danish sector reforms: New University Act (2003) (2011) Reorganizing HE&R institutions (2007) Modernizing the funding compact 2008, Aarhus University’s Strategy: Research Talent development Knowledge exchange Education 2010, The AU Academic Development Process: Unified management Interdisciplinarity 2000, European Research Area: Defragmenting European research, promoting transnational scientific knowledge flow, competition, collaboration and mobility 2010, European Higher Education Area: 10 years after the Bologna process. Adopted by 47 countries, facilitating efforts to enhance European HE comparability, compatibility and coherence

7 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE EDUCATION RESEARCH TALENT DEVELOPMENT PhDs Post docsStudents Studies Lifelong learning Contracts Research programmes Research projects Professors THE QUADRUPLE HELIX UNIVERSITY

8 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 ORGANISATIONAL AUTONOMY AU reforms and a focus on interdisciplinarity FINANCIAL AUTONOMY ACADEMIC AUTONOMY ACCESS AND OPENNESS AARHUS UNIVERSITY AND THE EEU FRAMEWORK

9 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 AU CHANGE PROCESS AND EMPOWERMENT Academic organisation: A unified university with fewer boundaries From nine to four main academic areas, from 55 to 26 departments, Governance: Management with appointed leaders and joint responsibility for the entire university. From ten management units to one single management unit with cross-cutting responsibility for strategic management and quality assurance of: research, talent development, knowledge exchange and education Administration and finance: A single university without administrative boundaries A common financial model, standardised, quality service for the whole university; from three to one (two) levels of administration – front office and back office. Academic cheques and balances: 4 academic councils, and 4 AU Fora, one for each core activity: research, talent development, knowledge exchange and education

10 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 AN ACADEMIC ORGANISATION THAT REFLECTS THE QUADRUPLE HELIX

11 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 INTERDISCIPLINARY SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX CHALLENGES Interdisciplinary centers iNANO MINDlab Neurocampus Centre for Food, Nutrition and Health Centre for Global Change and Development Centre for iSequencing Centre for Integrated Register-based Research Centre for Arctic Research National Centers of Excellence 18 National Research Foundation centers 5 Lundbeck Foundation and VKR Foundation Centers

12 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 ORGANISATIONAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL AUTONOMY diversified income structure full-cost challenge towards financial independence ACADEMIC AUTONOMY ACCESS OPENNESS AARHUS UNIVERSITY AND THE EEU FRAMEWORK

13 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 DIVERSIFIED– INCOME STRUCTURE Budget 2011: EUR 800 million

14 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 FULL-COST CHALLENGE Taximeter (EUR) Average costs (EUR) Difference (%) Variation (EUR) BachelorMaster Tax.group 1 5.4286.98629% 3.500 - 12.0005.000 - 11.000 Tax.group 2 8.8149.94213%6.000 - 14.3006.200 - 19.500 Tax.group 3 12.89821.76669%16.200 - 25.50019.000 - 29.280 McKinsey (2009): Degree programme expenditures exceeds taximeter income and are not full cost financed Result: AU internal cross-subsidy of education from research budget at about 3-6%

15 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 TOWARDS FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE: AU RESEARCH FOUNDATION ADM. AURF BOARD RESEARCH FOUNDATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S REAL ESTATE LTD. AURIGA INDUSTRIES LTD. ØSTJYSK INNOVATION A/S, INCUBA LTD. INCUBA SCIENCE PARK LTD. AARHUS UNIVERSITY BOARD Aarhus University Research Foundation RECTOR’S OFFICE ARTS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES HEALTH AURF Equity: EUR 400 m AURF Balance: app. EUR 1 bn. AURF Grant Budget: EUR 10 m. AU Student body: 42,492 students AU Staff: 13,389 employees AU 2012 Budget: EUR 803,7 M.

16 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 ORGANISATIONAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL AUTONOMY ACADEMIC AUTONOMY External Quality Assurance, Accreditation Internal Governance structure ACCESS AND OPENNESS AARHUS UNIVERSITY AND THE EEU FRAMEWORK

17 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 ACE Denmark - accredits study programmes at Danish universities. This is done by making an academic assessment of the quality and relevance of the programme Aarhus University: All programmes accredited ECTS Label Management and Business Administration Equis accreditation AACSB- og AMBA accreditation process Institutional accreditation in the future? EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE – BUREAUCRATIC ACCREDITATION

18 CHECQUES AND BALANCES IN THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSENNOV. 2011 Empower European Universities AU Forums Academic Councils Departmenta l Forums Advisory Boards Employer Panels Advisory Committees AU Board AU Management

19 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 ORGANISATIONAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL AUTONOMY ACADEMIC AUTONOMY ACCESS AND OPENNESS Mass higher education and talent development International role of research intensive universities International competitiveness, where are AU AARHUS UNIVERSITY AND THE EEU

20 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 MASS HIGHER ECUATION & TALENT DEVELOPMENT The official goals (Helle Thorning-Schmidt Government 2011): 95 % should complete youth education, 60% higher education 25 % should complete research based higher education by 2020 2.5 % in PhD and 1% in post doc programmes Create a national innovation strategy: education, research, innovation State Education Grant, taximeter for first two cycles AU responses to the challenges of mass education Internal market for education Talent development as the link between mass and elite university Early recruitment for the most talented students Flexible PhD-programmes

21 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 A GENEROUS INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY 1,000 courses and 65 complete degree programs in English 100+ agreements with universities overseas 1,000 outgoing students 4000 International students, (approx. 10% of the student body) State education grant – the money follows the student Staff of 75 different nationalities 10 world class research platforms (Storage Ring, ZACKENBERG, bio- energy, testing facilities, population databases etc.)

22 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS: WHERE DO AU STAND? RANKINGS AARHUS UNIVERSITY RANK 20112010200920082007 Leiden Crown Indicator-55-105- ARWU86989793102 QS WU Ranking79846381114 THE125167--- HEEACT96105101118132

23 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE EDUCATION RESEARCH TALENT DEVELOPMENT PhDs Post docsStudents Studies Lifelong learning Contracts Research programmes Research projects Professors THE QUADRUPLE HELIX UNIVERSITY

24 CONCLUSIONS: WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITIES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF AUTONOMY New framework conditions in Europe and Denmark provided a window of opportunity for change at Aarhus University All changes at AU have been aimed at shaping a modern university combining features of the mass and the elite university Autonomy is fundamental to universities. Achieving financial and academic autonomy still prove to be the largest challenges ……. However autonomy without good governance and leadership is anarchy……. WCU Shanghai RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSENNov. 2011

25 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 THANK YOU Rector Lauritz B. Holm-NielsenNov. 2011 RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN rector@au.dk Empower European Universites

26 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 AARHUS UNIVERSITY - EXPENDITURES Knowledge exchange EducationResearch Talent development The Humboldtuniversity The triple helix university The modern university PhDs Post docsStudents Studies Lifelong learning Contracts Research programmes Research projects Professors AU – Expenses per core activity

27 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ATTRACTIVE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies Exceptionally talented younger researchers from all over the world Stimulating, international and interdisciplinary environment Opportunity to pursue own research interests for a 2-3 year period Independent managerial structure with international advisory board International research platforms ASTRID II – Heavy Ion Storage Ring and Synchrotron Radiation Facility Research Vessel National Centre for Particle Radiotherapy National Centre for NMR Testing Facilities for Wind and Bio Energy Systems Information intensive population databases Zackenberg High Arctic Research Station

28 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 DANISH CITATION IMPACT I AU DTU KU US top universities European top universities Total number of publications 2003-07 Normalized citation impact

29 Nov. 2011 RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN DANISH CITATION IMPACT II Empower European Universities Source: Comparing Research at Nordic Universities using Bibliometric Indicators, A publication from the NORIA Net, NordForsk 2011, p. 61 WORLD AVERAGE

30 Empower European Universities DANISH UNIVERSITY RANKS 2011 University of Copenhagen Aarhus University Technical University of Denmark University of Southern Denmark Aalborg University ARWU 4386151-200 201-300- QS Ranking 5279150311362 THE 135125178251-275301-350 HEEACT 40 96211223- LEIDEN 54 55--- AVERAGE 6588179262344 NOVEMBER 2011 RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

31 Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen Empower European Universities Nov. 2011 AU KEY FIGURES STUDENTS Academic staff:4,446 Academic staff (part-time)2,028 Administrative/technical staff4,725 Total no.staff members11,199 Engineering College of Aarhus190 STAFF Annual accounts 2008 Annual accounts 2009 Annual accounts 2010 Budget 2011Budget 2012 (incl. IHA) Turnover in EUR mio. 675,6721,7753,7783,9803,7 AU has 10% students, 23% PhD students from other countries and 73 nationalities among the staff, FINANCES BA 17.475 MA 16.388 Professional/Executive MAs 4.138 PhD 1.891 Total no. of students: 39.892 Engineering College of Aarhus (ECA) 2600


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