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

2. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 2 2011-10-11 EDUCATION INDUSTRY Collaboration of good forces

3. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 3 2011-10-11 3 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 *

4. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 4 2011-10-11 4 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%

5. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 5 2011-10-11 Global Supply Chain

6. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 6 2011-10-11 Global Supply Chain in which

7. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 7 2011-10-11 Global Supply Chain in which the education system is the most important supplier

8. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 8 2011-10-11 The world economy Redesigning global finance 13 November, 2008 Industry facing major global challenges Climate Financial issues Competence Innovations Competitiveness Urbanisation

9. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 9 2011-10-11 C ongestion C asualties C ity air quality CO2CO2

10. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 10 2011-10-11 Congestion Casualties City air quality CO 2 Balancing mobility and accessibility Decreasing the environmental impact Ensuring high safety and high security levels

11. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 11 2011-10-11 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

12. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 12 2011-10-11 Production & Marketing Verification Industrialisation Optimization Platform development Standardisation Concept development Technical development Research Business and product planning 51015 Time (years) Technology Readiness Level From R&D to production and sales

13. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 13 2011-10-11 Customer, supplier, society interactions Production & Marketing Verification Industrialisation Optimization Platform development Standardisation Concept development Technical development Research Visions, business and product planning University interactions 51015 Time (years) Technology Readiness Level True Innovation requires in addition Efficient Talent Pipeline

14. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 14 2011-10-11  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 1 000 billion, thereby sustaining around 6.6 million jobs in the region European Round Table of Industralists

15. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 15 2011-10-11 ERT MST Education Report Addressing the role business might have in the problem and should play in the solution Published September 2009

16. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 16 2011-10-11 Europe will face large scale competence disparities in the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics areas

17. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 17 2011-10-11 Percentage of women in different scientific majors at German universities Frank S Becker, European Journal of Engineering Education, 35, Aug 2010, 349-366

18. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 18 2011-10-11 VDI 2011. Extensive data to be found at http://www.vdi-monitoring.de/index4.php Women enrolled in electrical engineering in Germany

19. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 19 2011-10-11 VDI 2010. Extensive data to be found at http://www.vdi-monitoring.de/index4.php Men and women enrolled in electrical engineering in Germany Progress for women is incremental

20. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 20 2011-10-11 Europe will face large scale competence disparities in the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics areas European stakeholders need to coordinate efforts

21. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 21 2011-10-11 ERT Vision for a Competitive Europe in 2025 ERT launched vision for a competitive Europe in 2025 on 2 nd February 2010. 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 www.EuropeOnTrack.eu

22. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 22 2011-10-11 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

23. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 23 2011-10-11 Competence Supply A Critical Challenge What can industry do?

24. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 24 2011-10-11 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 + +

25. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 25 2011-10-11 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

26. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 26 2011-10-11 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

27. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 27 2011-10-11 http://ingenious-science.eu

28. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 28 2011-10-11 coordinated by

29. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 29 2011-10-11 Partners and Stakeholders

30. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 30 2011-10-11 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

31. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 31 2011-10-11 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”.

32. AB Volvo Jan-Eric Sundgren 32 2011-10-11 A Vision of K-12 Students Today