Giedrius Viliūnas Vice-Rector of the Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania Jubilee Rectors’ Conference “Expanding Europe”, Parallel Session III C, 13 October 2010 HOW TO SUSTAIN THE UNIVERSITY after the massification of HE in a globalized world

OUTLINE 1.On notion of sustainability 2.A few global statements 3.Features of HE in Lithuania 4.Mykolas Romeris University 5.Some conclusions

SUSTAINABILITY VS PROFITABILITY A cost-effective university? Economically Environmentally Socially Culturally Ethically Hollistic and responsible

GLOBAL CHANGE Society needs more and more knowledge, skills and creativity Tertiary education becomes inclusive Scientific endeavour takes the role of economic power Science and HE became global New ways of generating and applying knowledge emerge (user-led innovation, inter- and transdisciplinarity, ICT) Governments alone do not have enough money to sustain viable HE

HE IN LITHUANIA Inhabitants 3,4 millions Students (67% of the age cohort) Two-tier system of Universities and Colleges 21 university ( students) 28 colleges ( students) 14 state universities (to become public) 1 public university (Mykolas Romeris University) 6 private universities (5% of total university students) 15 private colleges (25% of total college students) State funding: voucher system + state loans / state supported private loans + social sholarships Private funding: tuition fees

6 LITHUANIAN HE REFORM Government programme (2008) Governance of HE, autonomy, competition, accountability, funding, network, quality of studies, higher education and science, access, higher education and business centres (valleys), innovations Law on Research and Higher Education (2009) Governance, autonomy, funding, quality of higher education and science, evaluation, education and science, infrastructure, accessibility, resourcing, network of HEIs and RIs Programmes of EU structural funds ( ) National Study Programme: curricula, teachers’ competence, quality systems, infrastructure, international dimension, accessibility, entrepreneurship, network of HEIs, governance, monitoring 3 R&D programmes: human resources, mobility, education, research and innovation, staff qualifications, infrastructure, network

NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER 1000 CITIZENS

10 SectorRanking in the world Overall53 I. Basic requirements47 1. Governance59 2. Infrastructure43 3. Macroekonomic stability57 4. Public health system and primary education55 II. Drivers of efectiveness47 5. System of higher education and vocational training Efectiveness of commodity market59 7. Efectiveness of labour market45 8. Developement of financial market72 9. Technological preparation Size of the market69 III. Innovation and drivers of progress Business progresiveness Innovation58 Source: World Economic Forum 2009 COMPETITIVENESS OF LITHUANIA BY SECTOR

STUDENTS BY MODE OF STUDIES

12 DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS BY AREA 2009 ApplicationsAccepted

13 PART OF GDP BY SECTOR IN 2009 StateAgricultureIndustryServices Ireland 5,046,049,0 Austria 1,930,767,4 Bielorus 8,541,250,3 Belgium 0,823,276,1 Bulgaria 7,330,562,2 Chech Republic 2,326,160,1 Denmanrk 1,326,172,6 EU 2,027,170,9 Greece 3,720,675,7 Spain 3,429,067,6 Italy 2,027,071,0 Japan 1,526,372,3 USA 1,219,279,6 UK 1,324,274,5 Latvia 3,122,774,2 Poland 4,531,264,3 Lithuania 4,532,263,3 The Netherlands 1,725,572,9 World 4,032,064,0 France 2,020,477,6 Romania 8,136,055,9 Russia 4,737,657,7 Finland 2,832,464,9 North Korea 23,343,133,6 Sweden 1,628,070,5 Ukraine 9,331,758,9 Hungary 2,936,960,2 Germany 0,930,169,1 Source: CIA – The World Factbook

INCREASE IN STATE EXPENDITURE PER STUDENT, IN 1000 LTL

INCREASE OF STATE FUNDING FOR STUDENT LOANS, IN M OF LTL

BUDGETARY CHANGES AMONG BOLOGNA COUNTRIES IN 2008/09 AND 2009/10 LT

SOURCES OF HE FUNDING (IN M LTL)

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NUMBERS OF HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS IN LITHUANIA IN

students (the 2 nd largest in the country) 15 Bachelor, 59 Master, 5 Doctoral programmes Mainly Social Sciences Faculties: Law, Economics and Finance, Public Governance and Management, Social Policy, Social Security, Social Informatics, Institute of Humanities 2 nd level study programmes (appr. half of total number) Part-time students (appr. half of total number) Attractive to graduates from other Universities (more than a half of 2 nd level students coming from other HEI) MYKOLAS ROMERIS UNIVERSITY

25 STUDENT NUMBERS IN LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITIES IN MRU

BUDGET OF THE UNIVERSITY IN 2009 BY SOURCES

BUDGET OF THE UNIVERSITY IN BY SOURCES

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO Strategic move: mergers? Responding to labour market: bridging the gaps, opening branch institutions Flexibility: major / minor, liberal learning paths, distance learning Continuous education Curriculum restructuring Internationalization: networks, joint / double degrees, mobility windows, mobile population Quality: research funds to priority areas