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Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility
ACUP Seminar : “Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility”
13 January 2014, Barcelona
International mobility of university staff – trends, opportunities and caveats
Irina Ferencz, ACA Policy Officer
Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility
Outline
1. Background considerations
2. Why staff mobility?
3. Who is “staff”? Terminological caveats
4. Who is “mobile”? Terminological caveats
5. The patchy picture of staff mobility (some data collection examples)
6. Routes for more and better data collection
7. What could universities do…
My presentation – inevitably show what we don’t know about staff mobility rather than what we safely know
Based on article by Ulrich Teichler, “Academic staff mobility” in Teichler, U., Ferencz, I. & Wächter, B. (2011) Mapping mobility in European higher education, Vol. I, Doc&Mat, DAAD, Bonn.
Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility
1. Background considerations
Staff mobility – less of a policy priority than student mobility, because of:
smaller numbers (in absolute terms) not yet “the normal option” for staff not part of strategic efforts (in general) – an “individual matter” internationalisation – traditionally related to students (alone) ambivalent value judgements weaker knowledge base just one of many forms of international collaboration
Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility
2. Why staff mobility?
2.1 Internationalisation
Helps internationalisation @ home
A feature of “world-class universities” (cf. Salmi) (talent from abroad)
Part of institutional strategy
Used in performance agreements with governments
Indicator in international rankings
Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility
2. Why staff mobility?
2.2 The multiplier effect (power of example)
Teaching staff mobility → student mobility
Sensible conclusion, but still weak empirical base
Teachers for, but also against mobility – mutual trust problems and partial recognition
Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility
3. Who is “staff”? Terminological caveats
No international, shared understanding of “staff”
Variety of definitions, country and funding-scheme specific, e.g. : research vs. teaching staff vs. “administrators” classification by level of experience (Marie Curie Actions) within universities or also outside? headcounts vs. full-time equivalent where put doctoral candidates (staff or students?)
A moving target in Europe*: 3,1 million R&D personnel (HC) 2,2 million R&D personnel (FTE) 1,9 mill. researchers (HC) 1,3 mill. researchers (FTE) 1,3 mill. teaching staff
*European Commission and UIS data
Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility
4. Who is “mobile”? Terminological caveats
No international, shared understanding of “staff mobility”
No international, comprehensive data set
Variety of forms: Visits Sabbaticals Exchanges Recruitment of academic staff from abroad
Data collections – mostly national and/or by funding organisation (fellowships and grants)
Still, a standard feature of higher education systems
Longer track record of support at EU level
Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility
5. The patchy picture of staff mobility (data collection e.g.)
Examples of European-level data collections – Erasmus Programme
Source: European Commission
Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility
5. The patchy picture of staff mobility (data collection e.g.)a
Examples of European-level data collections – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Programme
Table 7: Marie Curie mobile researchers, by country of home and host institution and by type of researcher
(individual and host-driven actions combined)
Type of researcher* ESR ER MER Total
Direction of mobility Out In Out In Out In Out In
Country AT Austria 31 54 33 49 10 20 74 123
BE Belgium 20 46 45 45 8 6 73 97
BG Bulgaria 16 4 6 4 3 3 25 11
CH Switzerland 29 119 67 122 15 20 111 261
CY Cyprus 3 * 8 5 1 1 12 6
CZ Czech Republic 14 17 21 15 15 23 50 55
DE Germany 167 242 174 171 40 42 381 455
DK Denmark 6 30 28 31 8 8 42 69
EE Estonia 5 * 4 3 1 1 10 4
ES Spain 63 80 222 141 35 65 320 286
FI Finland 13 16 21 20 3 6 37 42
FR France 137 195 175 196 50 57 362 448
GR Greece 41 44 55 70 25 31 121 145
HU Hungary 22 11 28 14 13 11 63 36
IE Ireland 21 18 31 34 8 19 60 71
IS Iceland 2 2 2 10 6 7 10 19
IT Italy 190 92 147 87 36 42 373 221
LI Liechtenstein * * 1 * 1 * 2 *
LT Lithuania 6 3 * 1 1 * 7 4
LU Luxembourg * 1 1 * * * 1 1
LV Latvia 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
MT Malta 2 * 1 * * * 3 *
NL Netherlands 38 129 75 104 16 19 129 252
NO Norway 7 13 6 15 7 4 20 32
PL Poland 70 20 42 21 16 9 128 50
PT Portugal 24 19 31 28 22 27 77 74
RO Romania 22 9 1 4 6 3 29 16
SE Sweden 31 52 48 55 12 15 91 122
SI Slovenia 1 6 12 7 2 1 15 14
SK Slovakia 8 6 9 6 5 2 22 14
TR Turkey 35 11 47 39 12 11 94 61
UK United Kingdom 89 311 234 523 61 97 384 931
Europe 32 subtotal 1 114 1 551 1 576 1 821 439 551 3 129 3 923 Other countries and regions subtotal
488 50 432 187 169 57 1 089 295
TOTAL 1 602 1 601 2 008 2 008 608 608 4 218 4 218
Table 6: Marie Curie mobile researchers by type of researcher, duration of stay abroad and type of Marie Curie
action (European Commission)
a. Individual fellowships
Duration
Type of Researcher
0 - 12 months
12 - 24 months
24 - 36 Months
36 - 48 months
TOTAL
Abs. % Abs. % Abs. % Abs. % Abs. %
ESR 8 2.7% 171 57.4% 73 24.5% 46 15.4% 298 100%
ER 18 1.1% 962 59.7% 393 24.4% 238 14.8% 1 611 100%
MER 30 6.3% 197 41.6% 119 25.2% 127 26.8% 473 100%
TOTAL 56 2.4% 1 330 55.8% 585 24.6% 411 17.3% 2 382 100%
Source: European Commission
Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility
6. Routes for more and better data collection
Need at least 4 new data systems on:
1.University staff as such (mobile or not);
2.Mobility of PhD students and PhD awards (graduates);
3.Short-term visits, exchanges and sabbaticals (e.g. through CV standardisation as the Diploma Supplement);
4.Career mobility (European-wide survey).
Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility
7. What could universities do…
1. Decide on the priorities – which staff mobility? (mobility = a tool for other ends, not an end in itself)
2. Map relevant data that is already being collected
3. Link to strategy (stay realistic and put it into context)
4. Adjust data collection as needed
5. Monitor and evaluate
Faculty at the Catalan public universities. Retributive system and mobility
Thank you for your attention!
Questions?
More about ACA: www.aca-secretariat.be