Higher Education at a Time of Crisis
CBS- OECD
1.C. Governance and Quality
FRANCESC-XAVIER GRAU VIDAL
1.C. Governance and Quality
1. Introduction
2. The URV Case
3. The strategy for the recovery
4. Conclusion
1. Introduction
Scientific production of Spain
1. Introduction
Scientific production of Spain
1. Introduction
World scientific production
Western Europe
Northern America
Eastern Europe
Northern Africa
Central Africa
Latin America
Southern Africa
Middle East
Asiatic Region
Pacific Region
TOTAL
Spain (1)
Universities of Catalonia (1)
2000
291.290
140.177
60.142
1.989
1.916
27.848
6.344
19.681
148.033
29.652
727.072
23.646
3.521
%
40,1%
19,3%
8,3%
0,3%
0,3%
3,8%
0,9%
2,7%
20,4%
4,1%
100,0%
3,3%
0,5%
2007
378.681
153.145
70.556
3.568
2.753
43.383
9.072
30.058
253.485
38.950
983.651
36.276
6.156
%
Variation (%)
38,5%
30,0
15,6%
9,3
7,2%
17,3
0,4%
79,4
0,3%
43,7
4,4%
55,8
0,9%
43,0
3,1%
52,7
25,8%
71,2
4,0%
31,4
100,0%
35,3
3,7%
53,4
0,6%
74,8
(1) Percentage of world production
Source: Current Contents Connect (ISI Web of Knowledge). Extraction date: 2/02/2009
1. Introduction
2. The URV Case
Convocatòria 2007 de l'ERC Starting Grants
Result call
European
Research
Council
País institució d'acollida
Regne Unit
França
Alemanya
Països Baixos
Itàlia
Israel
Suïssa
Catalunya
Bèlgica
Suècia
Espanya (1)
Finlàndia
Hongria
Àustria
Dinamarca
Grècia
Xipre
Irlanda
Portugal
Bulgària
República Txeca
Noruega
Total
(1) Sense Catalunya
Font: ERC Council
Investigadors
58
38
31
27
25
24
15
15
11
11
10
7
6
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
299
%
19,4%
12,7%
10,4%
9,0%
8,4%
8,0%
5,0%
5,0%
3,7%
3,7%
3,3%
2,3%
2,0%
1,3%
1,3%
1,3%
0,7%
0,7%
0,7%
0,3%
0,3%
0,3%
100,0%
1.- Introduction
1. Introduction
2. The URV Case
Tarragona: A NUTS 3 region with
some strengths:
•10,7 % population
•19,6 % land
•10,1 % GDP
•19,1 % Cultural heritage
Related to
•50 % Chemical industry
Catalonia
•91 % Energy production
•25 % Tourist activity
•50% Wine D.O.
•Ebro’s delta, Tarragona’s Harbour, Reus
Airport, Tarraco World Heritage, …
2. The URV Case
Socioeconòmic environment
Indicators
A relatively
strong
regional
economy
Tarragona
1
Population
Population (%)
GDP (thousands of euros)
Agrarian sector
Industry
Building industry
Services
GDP per capita2
Agrarian sector
Industry
Building industry
Services
Civilian labour force3
Agrarian sector
Industry
Building industry
Services
Catalonia
Spain
757.795
7.210.508
45.200.737
1,7%
16,0%
18.570.976 183.906.293 982.303.000
443.937
2.827.904
28.350.357
3.728.761
41.697.245
174.682.172
2.817.802
19.344.182
119.419.803
11.580.476
120.036.962
659.850.667
24.507
25.505
21.732
586
392
627
4.921
5.783
3.865
3.718
2.683
2.642
15.282
16.648
14.598
360.900
3.452.000
20.001.800
5,7%
2,5%
4,3%
19,0%
22,8%
16,5%
19,0%
12,7%
13,3%
56,2%
61,9%
65,9%
1
Official population count (1/01/2007).
2
GDP at market prices 2006. Provisional estimation.
3
Civilian labour force 2006.
Source: National Statistics Institute (INE). Encuesta de Población Activa (EPA).
2. The URV Case
Scientific productivity rankings
Ranking 2008 of research productivity in Spanish public universities
Scientific productivity rankings
Quality research rankings
Quality research rankings
Quality rankings
Overall Quality index – Spanish Universities.
(Multidimensional Index)
Instituto de Análisis Industrial y Financiero (IAIF)
de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Mikel Buesa
Joost Heijs
Omar Kahwash
3. The strategy for the recovery
3. The strategy for the recovery
Unemployment rates: total
As a percentage of civilian labour force
2009
1982 1985 1995 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 (1T)
Denmark
7.8 |
6,6
6,8
5,4
5,5
4,8
3,9
3,8
4,1
5,1
Finland
6,1
6
15,1
9,1
8,9
8,4
7,7
6,9
6,8
7,6
France
8.0 |
9,6
11
9
9,3
9,3
9,2
8,3
8,3
8,8
..
..
8
9,3
9,8
10,6
9,8
8,4
7,2
7,6
13.0 |
17,8
18,4
11,1
10,6
9,2
8,5
8,3
14,7
17,3
9,7
7,2
5,6
6
5,5
5,1
4,6
4,6
7,2
8,5
EU27 total
..
..
..
9
9
8,9
8,2
7,1
7,6
8,4
OECD total
..
..
7,2
7,1
6,9
6,7
6,1
5,6
Germany
Spain
United States
Font: OECD, 2008 i 2009 Eurostat
3. The strategy for the recovery
a. Lisbon strategy in year 2000: the development
of a knowledge-based economy.
b. Knowledge economies emphasize the
importance of place, of proximity.
c. “Triple-helix” cooperation.
3. The strategy for the recovery
a. Strategic plans for the 3rd mission and
internationalization.
Cultural extension.
Social and cooperative activity.
Internationalization.
Socio-economical and regional governance.
Transfer of knowledge and technology.
b. Strategic Plan of the Tarragona Region.
c. Tarragona Region of Knowledge Office.
4. Conclusion
a. Opportunity for the emergence of regions and
cities in the global economy of knowledge.
b. Growing importance of regional research
universities.
c. Stronger regional triple-helix.
4. Conclusion