Transcript Case study: Czech Republic

Embedding the benefits of the
collaborative universities within
the local economy and
communities.
South Bohemian Region and
University of South Bohemia
Eva Cudlínová
Structure of Presentation
What are, generally speaking, the main socio-economic problems in
your region that you wish to tackle?
What are the economic and community benefits you try to
accomplish through higher education?
Why is higher education the most appropriate means to reach these
objectives?
What are the most important challenges and obstacles you have to
overcome/take into account to accomplish the desired economic and
community benefits through higher education?
Study area
South Bohemian region - one of the oldest rural region with a long tradition
of agricultural development
The region covers an area of
10 057 km2 (12,8 % of the CR).
The
region has the lowest
density of population in CR (62
inhabitants per km2).
The main town of region is České
Budějovice
with
94,700
permanent residents.
The region has seven districts.
The region has seven districts.
Towns of South Bohemia region
5
University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Economics
Countryside of South Bohemia region
6
Countryside of South Bohemia region
7
What are, generally speaking, the main socioeconomic problems in your region that you
wish to tackle?
General problems
 Transboundary relationships and the former iron curtain.
 Bad infrastructure especially in the marginal parts of the
Region
 Low knowledge of foreign language and IT skills.
What are the economic and community benefits
you try to accomplish through higher
education?
 Serving traditional community needs: teachers, nurses,
engineers, etc.
 Knowledge developed economy
 More competitive region
 General regional business growth
 More jobs
Why is higher education the most appropriate
means to reach these objectives?
 There is a contract with the South Bohemian
Region 2009, on the level of the University, but
in fact this vision will be fulfilled by the faculties
or departments.
 There are currently studying 12 000 students at
the University of South Bohemia.
Faculty of Economics (1814 students)
Faculty of Philosophy (886 students)
Pedagogical Faculty (3 833 students)
Faculty of Science (1 104 students)
Faculty of Theology (988 students)
Faculty of Health and Social Studies
(2 292 students)
Faculty of Agriculture (1 904 students)
Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of
Waters (223 students)
Institute of Physical Biology (39 students)
Why is higher education the most appropriate
means to reach these objectives?
 It is possible to find the link between higher education, success in grant
competitions and subsequent employment, especially in infrastructure
projects
 Lifelong learning in the civil service, obligatory upgrading of the qualification
of employees
 Life long learning
 University of the 3rd age
 Grant agency for supporting young researchers -Phd students
 It is responding with the spirit of the project UNICREDS – The share of the
combined studies at the USB can show us the number of employed students
Why is higher education the most appropriate means
to reach these objectives?
It is possible to find the link between higher education, success in
grant competitions and subsequent employment, especially in
infrastructure projects
Map of LAGs in the
South
Bohemian
Region - The area
associated in the 15
LAGs covers more
than 65% of South
Bohemian
Region's
area
Why is higher education the most appropriate
means to reach these objectives?
Number of LAGs in the South Bohemian Region and the comparison with other Regions of the Czech Republic
Region
National network of LAGs
eAgri- database of LAGs
Central Bohemia Region
15
14
South Bohemian Region
14
15
Pilsen Region
8
8
Karlovy Vary Region
5
5
Usti Region
8
8
Liberec Region
7
6
12
13
Pardubice Region
7
9
Vysocina Region
10
14
Southmoravian Region
10
11
Olomouc Region
12
14
Zlín Region
15
15
6
8
129
140
Hradec Králové Region
Moravian-Silesian Region
Total
EF cooperation with LAG Prachaticko Chance for Natrure
http://www.chanceinnature.cz
Euroregion
with
common marketing
health
care,
marketing,
management ,
tourist development,
labour market,
cross bordar public
transport
Why is higher education the most appropriate
means to reach these objectives?
USB - Number of applications from the South Bohemian region in 2011
Why is higher education the most appropriate
means to reach these objectives?
USB - Share of the full-time and combined study, age of future students in 2011
Faculty of Economics
Total number of applications
of which combined study
2520
100 %
753
29,88%
(+5,8% more than average
of the entire University)
Practical examples
.
South Bohemian research technical parc
Jihočeský vědeckotechnický park České Budějovice (JVTP)
Owner is South
Bohemian region
Bohemian University, cooperation with businesses, Jaip and South
The aim is support of inovative technologies their application into practice
Bridge for innovation
http://www.b4i.cz/frontpage
Institute of Physical Biology JU Nové Hrady (NH)- Research Technological Parc
business incubator – Centre of biological technologies, NH
Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture
and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses (CENAKVA), Vodňany
„We want to be the best Central European scientific research center focused on fisheries
and protection of waters“
Faculty of Scienc building infrastructure for research in Arctis and
Antarctis
Faculty of Health and Social Studies – practical cooperation with socal and health project in the region
Economic faculty (USB)
There was established Centrum inovací a aplikovaného výzkumu (Centre
for innovations and applied research) which prepares not only development
project, but also development of cooperation of selected students of Faculty of
Economics and businessmen in the project
Agentura profesního rozvoje (Agency for career development). In the
framework of these activities started cooperation with important regional
enterprises
such as BOSCH, Schneider Electric, Schwan cosmetics, Eon, Lactoprod
Zelandia, Legro Consult. The cooperation in 2007 was targeted especially on
support of residencies of selected students in mentioned enterprises (12
students participated on those residencies).
Future
2011 – 2013 will be built research centre of aquaculture and biocenoses
FROV JU ( Faculty of fisheries and water protection)
Agriculture faculty of SBU - centre of BAT centre, (BAT = Best Available Technologies
Why is higher education the most appropriate means to reach these
objectives?
Examples of partnership and activities
Agreements and cooperation
Form of activities – projects,
technological centres, expert
advice and support
South Bohemian
Region
Agreement between University
of South Bohemia and South
Bohemian Region (Feb 19,
2009)
Projects
Euroregion Danube Moldau
UNICREDS (faculty)
Gilded project (faculty)
Business sector
Two research and
technological parcs
1) České Budejocice (JAiP)
2) Nove Hrady
CENAKVA (faculty),
APR (faculty)
B4i, http://www.b4i.cz/frontpage
What are the most important challenges and
obstacles you have to overcome/take into
account to accomplish the desired economic
and community benefits through higher
education?
The university was founded 1991 as the initiative of the local Institutes of
the Academy of Sciences, it was not the social order, the needs of the
region, there was no pressure from the business.
Communication barriers inside and outside the university
Companies have little interest in cooperating with the university
Too small work market for educated people in relation to university size
The region cannot take advantage of the universities
Thank you for your attention