Transcript Georgi Apostolov, Bulgaria

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Apostolov
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad
EEU Annual Conference, June 22-23, 2012, Maastricht
Bulgarian Higher education and research system and structure
• National Assembly – Committee for Education, Science, Children,
Youths ans Sports
• Ministry of Education, Youth and Science
• National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency
• Rectors’ Conference
• Universities and Colleges (52+51)
• Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
• National Science Fund
• Around 20 000 teaching and research staff in HES
Education, Employment and Social Inclusion
% unemployed aged betwenn 24-30г. according to the education level
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Unemployment rates in
Bulgaria according to
different education levels:
 4,5 % with higher education
 8,5 % with high education
 22,7% with secondary
education
Source: European Commission, The European Higher Education Area in 2012
Nubers of students in the HE system and 2020 targets
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The percentage of HE graduates aged 3034 г. in 2010 е:
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Bulgaria - 27,7 %
ЕС27 - 33,6%.
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Bulgarian 2020 target - 36%
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Students enrolled in 2009-2010 accorrding
to the different levels are:
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Current % and 2020 targets
Professional Bachelor (short cycle) – 28 947
Bachelor and Master – 254 289
PhD – 3 850
Source: Eurostat, 05.2012
Enrolled and graduated rates
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The difference between enrolled and graduated with Bachelor degree in 2009 is 20.8%.
The difference between enrolled and graduated with Master degree is 3,2% .
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For the period 2003/2004 - 2008/2009 in Bulgaria there is an encrease with 20% of those
who enroll in HEIs. If this trend continues the 2020 target (36%) could be achieved
Rate of enrollment between 2003/2004 - 2008/2009
Source: European Commission, The European Higher Education Area in 2012
Student mobility in the ЕС-27
Брой лица в програми за мобилност в ЕС (1000)
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Student mobility from and to
Bulgaria in 2009 is 23 of 1000
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Financial reasons remain the key
obstacle for raising the rate of
mobility
Източник: Eurostat, 05.2012
Graduates in Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Кадри с подготовка в областта на математическите и точните науки
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% of youngsters aged between 20-29
studied and graduated in the fields of
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
(2009):
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Bulgaria – 10,1 of 1000
ЕС-27 – 14,2 of1000
Source: Eurostat, 05.2012
The Universities as research centers and the Bulgarian Academy of
Sciences (BAS)
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3.3% (or 134 of the total 4064) Bulgarian patents for the period 1994 – 2007 were
registered by the universities; for the same period BAS had the share -3,3%
(according to the Bulgarian Patent Bulletin)
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45.98% of all 22 170 research articles for the period 1999-2008 were published by
the universities and 54,02% - by BAS
Funding Higher education
Public expenditures for HE - % GDP
• Higher education funding in 2009 is
0,86% of GDP (0,19% of them
allocated to supplementary
measures and 0,02% for R&D
• At the same time the public
expenditures for a full-time student
are very high compared to the
Purchasing power index in Bulgaria
– 43,7%
Sources: European Commission, The European Higher Education Area in 2012
Annual public expenditures of HEIs for their students as % fo the
GDP per capita
Sources: European Commission, The European Higher Education Area in 2012
Higher education sector and Lifelong Learning
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There is no an effective system for LLL in Bulgaria:
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Only 12,6 % of people above 30 years old in Bulgaria study
in HEIs or research organizations;
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Only 1,3% of the population participate in some form of LLL
compared to the EU average of 9,3%
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There is no a system in Bulgaria for recognition of prior,
informal and non formal learning outside of the educational
institutions.
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Only 31% of the private companies in Bulgaria
(2008) offer any kinds of qualification courses for
their empoyees.
% of the companies, which offer any kinds of
qualification training to their employees
Source: EC, The European Higher Education Area in 2012
Education profile of the Bulgarian workforce
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12,4% with secondary or lower education
60,5% with high education
27,1% with higher education
Research in Bulgaria and ЕС-27
•Total expenditures for R&D as % GDP (Eurostat 2010):
• Bulgaria: 0,6%
• ЕС-27: 2,00%
•Expenditures of the private sector for R&D as % of GDP (2010):
• Bulgaria: 0,3%
• ЕС-27: 1,23%
•Share of the private and public expenditures for R&D (2010):
• In Bulgaria - 30:70
• In the OECD countries - 70:30
•% of the total public expences for R&D adopted by the universities
(2009)
• Bulgaria - 14%
• ЕС-27 - 23,7%
Major policy changes
Recent:
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National Roadmap for Research Infrastructure was developed and
aproved by the Council of Ministers in 2010
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New Law on the Promotion of Academic/Research Staff enacted in
2010
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Launch of a National Ranking System in 2010
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Approvement of the National Qualification Framework in 2012
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Development of the National Research Strategy 2009 – 2019
Expected:
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New Higher Education Act
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New Law for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences