Private-Public Sector Collaboration in Education Dr Jan-Eric Sundgren Senior Vice President, Public and Environmental Affairs Volvo Group Gothenburg, Sweden

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren EDUCATION INDUSTRY Collaboration of good forces

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Volvo Group *) 50% of the joint-venture company with Eicher Motor Limited was consolidated in the Volvo Group from August 1st 2008 UD TrucksRenault TrucksMack TrucksVolvo Trucks Mack Trucks Volvo AeroFinancial Services Mack Trucks Volvo PentaBuses Construction Equipment Eicher *

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Sales and Employees Worldwide 2010 ASIA OTHER SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE NORTH AMERICA Sales 39 % Sales 11 % Sales 18 % Sales 25 % Sales 7 % 12,844 14% 4,322 5% 53,312 58% 18,535 20% 2,396 3%

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Global Supply Chain

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Global Supply Chain in which

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Global Supply Chain in which the education system is the most important supplier

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren The world economy Redesigning global finance 13 November, 2008 Industry facing major global challenges Climate Financial issues Competence Innovations Competitiveness Urbanisation

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren C ongestion C asualties C ity air quality CO2CO2

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Congestion Casualties City air quality CO 2 Balancing mobility and accessibility Decreasing the environmental impact Ensuring high safety and high security levels

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Congestion Casualties City air quality CO 2 Balancing mobility and accessibility Keeping environmental impact low Ensuring high safety and high security levels Efficient R&D, innovation and education systems necessary

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Production & Marketing Verification Industrialisation Optimization Platform development Standardisation Concept development Technical development Research Business and product planning Time (years) Technology Readiness Level From R&D to production and sales

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Customer, supplier, society interactions Production & Marketing Verification Industrialisation Optimization Platform development Standardisation Concept development Technical development Research Visions, business and product planning University interactions Time (years) Technology Readiness Level True Innovation requires in addition Efficient Talent Pipeline

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren  Informal forum bringing together 50 CEOs and chairmen of major multinational companies of European parentage  Companies of ERT Members are widely situated across Europe, with sales to EU customers exceeding Euro billion, thereby sustaining around 6.6 million jobs in the region European Round Table of Industralists

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren ERT MST Education Report Addressing the role business might have in the problem and should play in the solution Published September 2009

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Europe will face large scale competence disparities in the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics areas

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Percentage of women in different scientific majors at German universities Frank S Becker, European Journal of Engineering Education, 35, Aug 2010,

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren VDI Extensive data to be found at Women enrolled in electrical engineering in Germany

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren VDI Extensive data to be found at Men and women enrolled in electrical engineering in Germany Progress for women is incremental

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Europe will face large scale competence disparities in the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics areas European stakeholders need to coordinate efforts

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren ERT Vision for a Competitive Europe in 2025 ERT launched vision for a competitive Europe in 2025 on 2 nd February The 5 elements of this Vision are: A global champion of sustainable growth Well-embedded and respected in global markets Unleashing innovative power People, education and culture drive productivity The model of decisive, reliable and transparent governance

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren ERT Vision for a Competitive Europe in 2025 Build national platforms that support initiatives for effective interactions between business and schools. Support life-long learning. Build stronger links between the public and private sectors in education. Further increase student mobility within the EU. Education Recommendations

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Competence Supply A Critical Challenge What can industry do?

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Some generic issues where business can contribute to education  Contributing to understand change  Showing solutions in practice, i.e. work related content  Information on the use of different subjects in daily work life  Role Models  Expanding networks and supporting teachers as well as students, by, e.g., giving access to different perspectives, experience and knowledge  Help building a new leadership + +

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Schools and businesses need support to succeed in working together Build on what already exists Improve coordination, evaluation and use of research and empirical results Create support infrastructures like Jet-Net in every European country

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren A European Coordinating Body Objective: Increase interest in MST education and careers Research Needs analysis + Disseminate and stimulate Repository Partnerships Schools Businesses Observatory Coordinate and support Evaluation Repository Development

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AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Possible hinders on the road forward - Reluctant attitudes in the education system - Reluctant attitudes in industry and low awareness of the issues - Economic crisis in large part of Europe - Lack of leadership - Funding of new initiatives and research related to the issues

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren Industry demand: Do we really need to know exactly what we will need? Europe should PUSH for development and not only PULL based on “needs”.

AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren A Vision of K-12 Students Today