educación.eseducación.es Luis Delgado Luis Delgado Meeting of the Board of the Bologna Follow-Up Group Madrid, Spain. 28 January 2010 The Spanish Presidency Priorities in Higher Education

2 2 educación.eseducación.es 2 Contenidos The context The priorities of the Spanish Presidency:  Higher Education  Innovation Major events and conferences Conclusions

3 3 educación.eseducación.es The context I New Treaty: EU competences to support, coordinate and complement national policies without substituting them (no major changes vs Maastricht) Economic crisis. Need of developing knowledge- based economy Globalization. Global competition for talent (students, academics, researchers) and knowledge-related investmets The EU is loosing ground in the global production and exploitation of knowledge

4 4 educación.eseducación.es  EU vs USA universities in global rankings  EU-25 spent in HE: 1.3% GDP (3.3% in the US, 1.1% in Japan).  EU 90% public funds (< 40% in the US)  EU: 31% of expenditure on R&D (12% in the US).  Positive correlation among expenditure per student and position in global rankings

5 5 educación.eseducación.es Our global position EU-27 Russia US Japan R&D intensity (%GDP) China China Japan US EU-27 Triadic patent applications World share of scientific articles % Share private sector (%) N° Researchers (% labour force) BERD (%)GERD (%GDP)

6 6 educación.eseducación.es 2008 European Innovation Scoreboard: comparisons with US and Japan Still behind US and JP in many areas, e.g: tertiary education, no. of researchers, public private cooperation, international patenting. Student mobility below the OECD average: 6,2% of EU students (vs 7,1% OCDE) Low number of foreign students: 7,4% (vs 8,7% OCDE)

7 7 educación.eseducación.es 7 Spanish Presidency of the EU The foreseen Presidency events follow a general scheme: a)The revision of the Lisbon Strategy and of: i.Strategic Framework for European Cooperation in Education and Training ii. Innovation Strategy. b)The priorities of the Spanish Presidency in relation with the role of education & innovation in the change of economic model, combining the social dimension and responsibility of universities with the modernisation agenda and internationalisation of Higher Education. Structure Councils of: Education Competitiveness Contents: EU 2020 Strategy Strategic Framework on E&T 2020 New Innovation Srategy EHEA Social Dimension Universities Modernization & Internationalization Innovation Evento 1 Evento 2 Evento 3 Evento 4 Evento 5

8 8 educación.eseducación.es 8 Spanish Presidency Priorities in HE & Innovation Putting E&T at the heart of the EU 2020 strategy E&T as drivers for the change towards a new sustainable knowledge-based economic model To impulse the innovation axe of the updated Strategic Framework for cooperation in E&T  Enhance creativity and innovation, including entrepreneurship Social dimension and responsibility in the EHEA Modernisation and Internationalisation of HE

9 9 educación.eseducación.es 9 Political agenda Issues to be discussed at the Education & Competitiveness Councils  Updated strategic framework for European cooperation in E&T 2020  Social dimension and equity in education  New skills for new jobs  The internationalisation of Higher Education  The role of education & innovation in the EU 2020 Strategy  Revision of the Lisbon Agenda  ERA Vision & Governance- The Knowledge Society  International Strategy on S&T  New topics launched by the Trio (ES, BE, HU)

10 educación.eseducación.es Spanish Presidency events on HE & Innovation TopicPlaceDateComments The role of HE in the new economy Madrid25-26 JanuaryEC-Jean Monnet Board BFUG + BFUGMadrid28-29 Jan./18-19 FebruaryBologna Follow-up Beyond BolognaViena-Budapest11-12 MarchMinisterial Conference The entrepreneurial university Santiago de Compostela MarchSpanish Presidency Internationalisation HEMadrid19-20 AprilEC-Spanish Presidency Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference Brdo25-26 AprilHE, Research & Innovation Annual meeting DGHEZaragoza29-30 AbrilGovernance Lifelong LearningBarcelona19-20 MayLLL Program Social DimensionMálaga27-28 MayEC-Spanish Presidency Universities, Knowledge & Development SalamancaJuneEC-Spanish Presidency

11 educación.eseducación.es Spanish Presidency events on HE II MeetingInternationalisation of HE. A foresight for 2020 Main topicInternational collaboration between HE institutions Date19-20 April LocationMadrid AudienceExperts, stakeholders CommentsSpanish Presidency – EC meeting focusing on ways to foster the internationalisation of universities

12 educación.eseducación.es Spanish Presidency events on HE V MeetingDirector General of HE Main topicGovernance of HE institutions Date29-30 April LocationSaragossa AudienceDirector General HE CommentsInformal meeting held during each Presidency. Forum for policy discussions on HE issues

13 educación.eseducación.es Spanish Presidency events on HE VI MeetingAnnual meeting of the Lifelong Learning Program Main topicLLP Consultation. The future of the LLP Program Date May LocationBarcelona AudienceLLP Committee, National Agencies CommentsLaunch of the stakeholder consultation for the new program

14 educación.eseducación.es Spanish Presidency events on HE VII MeetingThe social dimension & responsibility of universities Main topicEquity in access. Return to society of the outcomes of HE Date May LocationMálaga AudienceExperts, stakeholders, policy makers CommentsSpanish Presidency – EC Conference

15 educación.eseducación.es Spanish Presidency events on HE VIII MeetingUniversity, Knowledge & Development for the next deacde Main topicThe role of Education in the Lisbon post-2010 strategy Date16 – 18 June LocationSalamanca AudienceExperts, stakeholders, policy makers CommentsSpanish Presidency – EC Conference

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