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AARHUS
AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
Europe demands advanced human capital
Innovation Union 2020: 1.000.000 new research jobs
ERAB 2030 recommendations:
 50% of EC research funding should go to frontier, high-risk R&D
 20% of EU doctoral candidates working outside their home country
 5% of GDP is spend on R&D. Private investments accounts for 2/3
 EU+member states triple spending on higher education to 3.3% of GDP
 Half of the adult population has achieved tertiary education
AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
Scientific staff increasingly on the move
Share of foreign-born human resources in science and technology, aged 25-64 years in EU-27 and
selected countries, 2006
Source: Eurostat HRST data base
AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
International mobility of talent
 Attracting researchers is not simply a
question of pecuniary rewards
 Opportunities for career development
 Autonomy to pursue the unexpected
 Well-financed positions (tenure track)
 Importance of creating attractive
research environments
Source: Holm-Nielsen & Thorn, 2008
AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
How attractive are different university systems?
Criteria
 Degree of independence
 Guidance received from
superior or coworkers
 Salary
 Holiday entitlement
 Health-care benefits
 Maternity or paternity leave
 Retirement plan
 Total hours worked per week
Source: Nature Vol 465 24 June 2010
AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
How can European Universities contribute?
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Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Early identification of research talent
- Bologna and PhD programs
5+3
Bologna
Classic
4+4
3+5
Bologna
Danese
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Principles guiding career
development at Aarhus University
 Clearly defined pathways
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
Advanced
career
Early
career
 Support for high-flying individuals
 Incentives for scientific staff to work
across scientific disciplines
 Recognition of alternative career tracks
(e.g. industrial PhD program)
Post
doc
PhD
 Early warning when permanent
employment is unlikely to be realized
Early
recruitment
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Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Nurturing young researchers
 Grants for screening potential
PhDs and post docs
 Provide young staff freedom
to conduct independent
research
 Proactive assistance from
research support office e.g. in
identifying and applying for
competitive funding
 Allocate time for training in
transferable skills and
international collaboration
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
The
Modern
University
The
The
Triple
Humboldt
Helix
University
University
Talent development
PhDs
Post docs
Research
Students
Education
Professors
Research projects
Studies
Research
programmes
Lifelong
learning
Knowledge exchange
Contracts
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UNIVERSITY
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
Strategic use of university resources
 Strategic use of the university
research foundation and central
resources
 Award potential and not always
exclusively an extensive track
record
 Starting grants for young
potential researchers
 Support the recruitment of
highly accomplished scientists
and foreign professors
Nobel Laureate Dale T. Mortensen
NWU and Aarhus University
The Nobel Prize in Economics, 2010
AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
Recruitment
 Need to avoid “cannibalism”
by promoting brain circulation
and refraining from charitable
recruitment
 Post all research positionsincluding entry-level posts,
openly and internationally
 Headhunting and active use of
search committees
 Be willing to share the best
Prof. Francis Fukuyama, Stanford and Aarhus University
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UNIVERSITY
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
Fair brain circulation and building capacity
 Well-managed universities in
developing countries
 Local knowledge production and
innovation
 Local availability of highly skilled
graduates
 How may Europe’s university
sector contribute to capacity
building in a fair and effective ?
 Can we stimulate brain circulation?
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AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
For the world’s top universities the real challenge
is not funding but competing for the most advanced
human capital…
Nobel Laureate Jens Christian Skou, Aarhus University
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1997
AARHUS
UNIVERSITY
Advanced Human Capital for Europe
Rector Lauritz Holm-Nielsen
Gothenborg 23-03-11
Thank you
Rector Lauritz B. Holm-Nielsen
E-mail: [email protected]
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