1. 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

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

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

4. 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

5. HE IN LITHUANIA Inhabitants 3,4 millions Students 210 000 (67% of the age cohort) Two-tier system of Universities and Colleges 21 university (150 000 students) 28 colleges (60 000 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. 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 (2007-2010) 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

8. NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER 1000 CITIZENS

10. 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 30 6. Efectiveness of commodity market59 7. Efectiveness of labour market45 8. Developement of financial market72 9. Technological preparation36 10. Size of the market69 III. Innovation and drivers of progress53 11. Business progresiveness56 12. Innovation58 Source: World Economic Forum 2009 COMPETITIVENESS OF LITHUANIA BY SECTOR

11. STUDENTS BY MODE OF STUDIES

12. 12 DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS BY AREA 2009 ApplicationsAccepted

13. 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

14. INCREASE IN STATE EXPENDITURE PER STUDENT, IN 1000 LTL

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

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

19. SOURCES OF HE FUNDING (IN M LTL)

20. LT

23. NUMBERS OF HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS IN LITHUANIA IN 2000-2030

24. 21 000 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. 25 STUDENT NUMBERS IN LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITIES IN 2005-2009 MRU

26. BUDGET OF THE UNIVERSITY IN 2009 BY SOURCES

27. BUDGET OF THE UNIVERSITY IN 2005-2009 BY SOURCES

29. 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