Transcript Akademi Norr

Work Package 1
Harry Häggström
Education administrator
Lycksele Learning Centre
The Municipality of Lycksele,
one of the partners of a
municipal federation called
Akademi Norr (= Academy
North)
Akademi Norr (1)
• A federation of 12
municipalities in
northern Sweden
with the sole
purpose of
providing higher
education in
sparsely populated
non-campus areas
Akademi Norr (2)
Surrounding universities:
• Luleå University of
Technology
• Umeå University
• Mid Sweden University
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Akademi Norr (3)
• Akademi Norr
Area: 78,407 km2
(30,273 sq mi)
Population: 116 000
Per km2: 1.5
• Cornwall
Area: 3,563 km2
(1,369 sq mi)
Population: 534 000
Per km2: 150
Akademi Norr from north to south (1)
Arjeplog
Sorsele
Arvidsjaur
Malå
Akademi Norr from north to south (2)
Storuman
Lycksele
Vilhelmina
Dorotea
Akademi Norr from north to south (3)
Åsele
Strömsund
Sollefteå
Kramfors
Our educational situation at present
• Very sparsely populated municipalities
• Long-distance travelling to population centres of more than 20 000
inhabitants
• Very small population basis in each municipality
• The mining and engineering trades are strong but with a lack of
more qualified occupational groups within construction,
manufacturing and consulting (e.g. Master degree engineers,
welders, CNC operators)
Educational density
Mal Storu Sor Dor Vha
Åse Lse Arv Arj
Krf
Sol Strö AN Umeå Swe
Educational density: AN municipalities 2001 and 2005
Higher education (at least 3 years)
(Light blue bar = 2001 – Red bar = 2005)
0,9
0,8
3-års
1-års
0,7
Övergångsindex
0,6
0,5
0,4
Övergångsindex korrigerat för
olikhet i programstruktur på resp
skola.
0,3
0,2
0,1
0
VÄSTERNORRL
JÄMTLAND
VÄSTERBOTT
NORRBOTT
Low transition frequency among secondary school leavers
(= percentage of those who start higher education)
Index 1 = the national frequency for Sweden.
Blue = within 3 years – Red = within 1 year
Vision (1)
• To increase the competitiveness of the region and
develop knowledge-driven growth
• At least one learning centre in each municipality that will
function as a motor for local development and with an
innovative and entrepreneurial atmosphere.
• The learning centres have developed into strong and
independent units, tied together in a network that can
initiate competence development activities within trade &
industry with a special focus on preferential growth areas
and activities with a strong development potential
Vision (2)
• To develop a functioning infrastructure for competence
development in working life. The learning centres are to
be co-operation partners and develop models for
requirements analyses and implementation so that
trade & industry, as well as public administration, in the
AN region will also get the same opportunities as those
of the campus towns and cities. Learning centres will
thus become efficient tools for the development of trade
& industry in the member municipalities.
A typical potential beneficiary
• Eve, 35, and mother of two school age children. She has secondary
education but no permanent employment. Instead she works as a
stand-in within the municipal elderly care when they need her.
• The family has bought a house in Åsele, so it would be difficult for
her to move to another place to find a job.
• Eve applied for and was admitted to the first university programme
that was given at the local learning centre: Bachelor of Science in
Social Work.
• After her graduation Eve has a permanent employment with the
Åsele municipal Social Welfare department. She likes her job very
much as well as her workmates.
• To Eve it meant a lot to get a secure employment at a place where
the whole family feel happy and take very active part in local club
and association activities.
• It is also of vital importance for the Municipality of Åsele to keep
active families with children among its inhabitants.
Unicreds for us
• To study:
- how the development of a regional university can
contribute to regional development
- how research resources can be allocated outside
campuses
- the importance of networks for higher education
- how to stimulate innovation
• To convey our knowledge/experiences to other partners/
regions
• To exchange experiences
• To find new partners for the solution of common/similar
problems