Giedrius Viliūnas Vice-Rector of the Mykolas Romeris University,

Vilnius, Lithuania

Jubilee Rectors’ Conference “Expanding Europe”,

Parallel Session III C, 13 October 2010

HOW TO SUSTAIN THE UNIVERSITY

after the massification of HEin a globalized world

OUTLINE

1. On notion of sustainability

2. A few global statements

3. Features of HE in Lithuania

4. Mykolas Romeris University

5. Some conclusions

SUSTAINABILITY VS PROFITABILITY

• A cost-effective university?• Economically

• Environmentally

• Socially

• Culturally

• Ethically

• Hollistic and responsible

GLOBAL CHANGE

• Society needs more and more knowledge, skills and creativity

• Tertiary education becomes inclusive

• Scientific endeavour takes the role of economic power

• Science and HE became global

• New ways of generating and applying knowledge emerge (user-led innovation, inter- and transdisciplinarity, ICT)

• Governments alone do not have enough money to sustain viable HE

HE IN LITHUANIA

Inhabitants 3,4 millionsStudents 210 000 (67% of the age cohort)

Two-tier system of Universities and Colleges• 21 university (150 000 students)• 28 colleges (60 000 students)

14 state universities (to become public)1 public university (Mykolas Romeris University)

6 private universities (5% of total university students)15 private colleges (25% of total college students)

State funding: voucher system + state loans / state supported private loans + social sholarships

Private funding: tuition fees

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LITHUANIAN HE REFORM

• Government programme (2008)• Governance of HE, autonomy, competition,

accountability, funding, network, quality of studies, higher education and science, access, higher education and business centres (valleys), innovations

• Law on Research and Higher Education (2009)• Governance, autonomy, funding, quality of higher

education and science, evaluation, education and science, infrastructure, accessibility, resourcing, network of HEIs and RIs

• Programmes of EU structural funds (2007-2010)• National Study Programme: curricula, teachers’

competence, quality systems, infrastructure, international dimension, accessibility, entrepreneurship, network of HEIs, governance, monitoring

• 3 R&D programmes: human resources, mobility, education, research and innovation, staff qualifications, infrastructure, network

NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER 1000 CITIZENS

NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER 1000 CITIZENS

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Sector Ranking in the world

Overall 53I. Basic requirements 471. Governance 592. Infrastructure 433. Macroekonomic stability 574. Public health system and primary education 55II. Drivers of efectiveness 47

5. System of higher education and vocational 5. System of higher education and vocational trainingtraining

3030

6. Efectiveness of commodity market 597. Efectiveness of labour market 458. Developement of financial market 729. Technological preparation 3610. Size of the market 69III. Innovation and drivers of progress 5311. Business progresiveness 5612. Innovation 58

Source: World Economic Forum 2009

COMPETITIVENESS OF LITHUANIA BY SECTOR

STUDENTS BY MODE OF STUDIES

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DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS BY AREA 2009DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS BY AREA 2009

Social sciences60%

Technology17%

Biomedicine11%

Humanities6%

Sciences4%

Arts2%

Socialsciences

50%Technology

22%

Biomedicine11%

Humanities7%

Sciences6%

Arts4%

Applications Accepted

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PART OF GDP BY SECTOR IN 2009 PART OF GDP BY SECTOR IN 2009 State Agriculture Industry Services

Ireland 5,0 46,0 49,0Austria 1,9 30,7 67,4Bielorus 8,5 41,2 50,3Belgium 0,8 23,2 76,1Bulgaria 7,3 30,5 62,2Chech Republic 2,3 26,1 60,1Denmanrk 1,3 26,1 72,6EU 2,0 27,1 70,9Greece 3,7 20,6 75,7Spain 3,4 29,0 67,6Italy 2,0 27,0 71,0Japan 1,5 26,3 72,3USA 1,2 19,2 79,6UK 1,3 24,2 74,5Latvia 3,1 22,7 74,2Poland 4,5 31,2 64,3Lithuania 4,5 32,2 63,3The Netherlands 1,7 25,5 72,9World 4,0 32,0 64,0France 2,0 20,4 77,6Romania 8,1 36,0 55,9Russia 4,7 37,6 57,7Finland 2,8 32,4 64,9North Korea 23,3 43,1 33,6Sweden 1,6 28,0 70,5Ukraine 9,3 31,7 58,9Hungary 2,9 36,9 60,2Germany 0,9 30,1 69,1

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INCREASE IN STATE EXPENDITURE PER STUDENT, IN 1000 LTL

INCREASE OF STATE FUNDING FOR STUDENT LOANS, IN M OF LTL

BUDGETARY CHANGES AMONG BOLOGNA COUNTRIES IN 2008/09 AND 2009/10

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SOURCES OF HE FUNDING (IN M LTL)

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NUMBERS OF HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS IN LITHUANIA IN 2000-2030

• 21 000 students (the 2nd largest in the country)

• 15 Bachelor, 59 Master, 5 Doctoral programmes

• Mainly Social Sciences

Faculties: Law, Economics and Finance, Public Governance and Management, Social Policy, Social Security, Social Informatics, Institute of Humanities

• 2nd level study programmes (appr. half of total number)

• Part-time students (appr. half of total number)

• Attractive to graduates from other Universities (more than a half of 2nd level students coming from other HEI)

MYKOLAS ROMERIS UNIVERSITY

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STUDENT NUMBERS IN LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITIES IN 2005-2009

MRU

BUDGET OF THE UNIVERSITY IN 2009 BY SOURCES

BUDGET OF THE UNIVERSITY IN 2005-2009 BY SOURCES

BUDGET OF THE UNIVERSITY IN 2005-2009 BY SOURCES

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO• Strategic move: mergers?

• Responding to labour market: bridging the gaps, opening branch institutions

• Flexibility: major / minor, liberal learning paths, distance learning

• Continuous education

• Curriculum restructuring

• Internationalization: networks, joint / double degrees, mobility windows, mobile population

• Quality: research funds to priority areas