Priorities in the field of higher education and research

Higher Education and research standing committee (HERSC) meeting

Riga, 12th March 20015

Latvian EU presidency priorities in the higher education and research

Higher Education- Internationalization of higher education and employability

Research

• Contribution to mid-term review of EU2020 and Annual Growth Survey and advancement of Innovation Union

• Enhancement of the European Research Area (ERA Roadmap) and better governance of ERA: networks without barriers and fully exploiting the potential of national research and innovation systems

• Advancing Science 2.0 debate: scaling challenges for society and reserach with a focus on big data and data driven economy

2

Employment forecast by education level

Source of information: Ministry of the Economics 3

Latvian national priorities in the higher education

4

• Introduction of new funding model based on 3 pillars- basic funding for study places- performance-oriented funding- innovation-oriented funding

• Internationalization of higher education- foreign students- staff- joint study programs

• Strengthening research in universities

Towards a 3-pillar funding model: stability/performance/development

Stability:

“Study places” as the form of state budget allocation

Performance:

Performance agreements which specify target indicators

Integrated state allocation for studies (study places) and

Research (basic funding)

Development:

Strategic specialization

Funding for development

Agreements for medium-term development

5

Stability

Change

0-scenario (stagnation) Slow development Development of the knowledge

society

Implementation of the 3-pillar funding model (+ additional funding in 2015)

6

teaching

pillar 1:

basic funding

pillar 2:

performance –

oriented funding

pillar 3:

innovation –

oriented funding

• numbers of study

places (per field)

• cost oriented weight

• number of graduates

• number of incoming

and outgoing

students

profile-oriented

target agreements

teaching + research +

third mission

research • numbers of

professors (per field)

• cost-oriented

weight

• bibliometric

indicator

• third party funds

• number of PhDs

funding of

centers of

excellence

84 MEUR

(~ 83%)

23 MEUR

+ 5,5 MEUR NPI

In state funded

study places

53%

of students

(state HEIs)

The performance indicators will be

introduced

Latvian national priorities in the research and innovation

7

• Implementation of structural reforms of science system

- Less but stronger scientific institutions

- Better results governance in SI

• Implementation of national smart specialization strategy (RIS3)

- Development of RIS3 monitoring system

- development of financing instruments for next structural funds planning period- collaboration mechanisms for better science-industry cooperation

• Increasing of basic funding for scientific institutions

Change of economic model

8

New

com

petitiv

e

ad

va

nta

ges

Thank You!