1.C. Governance and Quality

FRANCESC-XAVIER GRAU VIDAL

Higher Education at a Time of CrisisCBS- OECD

1. Introduction

2. The URV Case

3. The strategy for the recovery

4. Conclusion

1.C. Governance and Quality

1. Introduction

Scientific production of Spain

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Scientific production of Spain

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World scientific production

2000 % 2007 % Variation (%)Western Europe 291.290 40,1% 378.681 38,5% 30,0Northern America 140.177 19,3% 153.145 15,6% 9,3Eastern Europe 60.142 8,3% 70.556 7,2% 17,3Northern Africa 1.989 0,3% 3.568 0,4% 79,4Central Africa 1.916 0,3% 2.753 0,3% 43,7Latin America 27.848 3,8% 43.383 4,4% 55,8Southern Africa 6.344 0,9% 9.072 0,9% 43,0Middle East 19.681 2,7% 30.058 3,1% 52,7Asiatic Region 148.033 20,4% 253.485 25,8% 71,2Pacific Region 29.652 4,1% 38.950 4,0% 31,4

TOTAL 727.072 100,0% 983.651 100,0% 35,3Spain (1) 23.646 3,3% 36.276 3,7% 53,4Universities of Catalonia (1) 3.521 0,5% 6.156 0,6% 74,8

(1) Percentage of world production

Source: Current Contents Connect (ISI Web of Knowledge). Extraction date: 2/02/2009

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Result call European Research Council

Convocatòria 2007 de l'ERC Starting Grants

País institució d'acollida Investigadors %Regne Unit 58 19,4%França 38 12,7%Alemanya 31 10,4%Països Baixos 27 9,0%Itàlia 25 8,4%Israel 24 8,0%Suïssa 15 5,0%Catalunya 15 5,0%Bèlgica 11 3,7%Suècia 11 3,7%Espanya (1) 10 3,3%Finlàndia 7 2,3%Hongria 6 2,0%Àustria 4 1,3%Dinamarca 4 1,3%Grècia 4 1,3%Xipre 2 0,7%Irlanda 2 0,7%Portugal 2 0,7%Bulgària 1 0,3%República Txeca 1 0,3%Noruega 1 0,3%Total 299 100,0%(1) Sense Catalunya

Font: ERC Council

2. The URV Case

1.- Introduction

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Tarragona: A NUTS 3 region with some strengths:

2. The URV Case

•10,7 % population

•19,6 % land

•10,1 % GDP

•19,1 % Cultural heritage

•50 % Chemical industry

•91 % Energy production

•25 % Tourist activity

•50% Wine D.O.

Related to

Catalonia

•Ebro’s delta, Tarragona’s Harbour, Reus Airport, Tarraco World Heritage, …

A relatively strong regional economy

2. The URV Case

I ndicators Tarragona Catalonia Spain

Population1 757.795 7.210.508 45.200.737

Population (%) 1,7% 16,0%

GDP (thousands of euros) 18.570.976 183.906.293 982.303.000

Agrarian sector 443.937 2.827.904 28.350.357

Industry 3.728.761 41.697.245 174.682.172

Building industry 2.817.802 19.344.182 119.419.803

Services 11.580.476 120.036.962 659.850.667

GDP per capita2 24.507 25.505 21.732

Agrarian sector 586 392 627

Industry 4.921 5.783 3.865

Building industry 3.718 2.683 2.642

Services 15.282 16.648 14.598

Civilian labour force3 360.900 3.452.000 20.001.800

Agrarian sector 5,7% 2,5% 4,3%

Industry 19,0% 22,8% 16,5%

Building industry 19,0% 12,7% 13,3%

Services 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).

Socioeconòmic environment

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Scientific productivity rankings

Ranking 2008 of research productivity in Spanish public universities

Scientific productivity rankings

Quality research rankings

Quality research rankings

Mikel Buesa J oost Heijs Omar Kahwash

Instituto de Análisis Industrial y Financiero (IAIF) de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)

Quality rankings

Overall Quality index – Spanish Universities.

(Multidimensional Index)

3. The strategy for the recovery

1982 1985 1995 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20082009 (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

Germany .. .. 8 9,3 9,8 10,6 9,8 8,4 7,2 7,6

Spain 13.0 | 17,8 18,4 11,1 10,6 9,2 8,5 8,3 14,7 17,3

United States 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

Font: OECD, 2008 i 2009 Eurostat

Unemployment rates: totalAs a percentage of civilian labour force

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.

3. The strategy for the recovery

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

4. Conclusion