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Finnish Research Landscape, Science Policy & Horizon 2020
Eeva Kaunismaa,Department for Higher Education and Science
Knowledge triangle
Innovation
Science and Research
Education
Investment in R&D and talent
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GDP, change in volume, per cent
Figure 1. Finland’s innovation system in international comparison: input indicators
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4001. Government R&D budget
2. Annual increase in government R&Dbudget
3. Funding for basic research
4. Government funding of business R&Dand tax incentives for R&D
5. Higher education expenditure onR&D financed by enterprises
6. Business enterprise R&D financed byabroad
7. R&D personnel
8. Foreign students in higher education
9. Foreign-born researchers in R&Dpersonnel
10. R&D in the service sector
11. Venture capital investment
12. Foreign-owned companies' share ofbusiness sector turnover
Average of OECD/EU data Finland Average of the top five countries by indicator
Source: Research and Innovation Council, RIC
Figure 2. Finland’s innovation system in international comparison: output indicators
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4001. Scientific articles
2. Citations received by articles
3. Funding received from EU 7th R&DFramework Programme
4. Accepted projects in EU 7th R&DFramework Programme
5. Triadic patents
6. International cooperation in patenting7. Knowledge-intensive services exports
8. Non-technological innovation in themanufacturing sector
9. Share of turnover from productinnovations
10. Employment in knowledge-intensivesectors
11. Reduced use of materials and energy
Average of OECD/EU data Finland Average of the top five countries by indicatorSource: Research and Innovation Council, RIC
OECD Policy Recommendations for Finland(February 2013)
• Maintain a strong government support in basic R&D and education
• Improve academic performance by distributing research grants according to performance
• Create incentives for competition, specialisation and scale economies in university research
• Focus government support for R&D, entrepreneurship and start-ups on addressing externalities in terms of education, R&D spill-overs and creating highly productive jobs
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Higher Education Institutions and Research Institutes
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University (blue)Polytechnic (green)Research institute (red)
Lähde: Euroopan komissio (tilanne 19.6.2012), NAG Partners -analyysi
Suomalaisten välinen yhteistyö
Government Programme and joint objectives of the higher education
system
Reduction of poverty, inequality
and social exclusion
Consolidation of public finances
Enhancing sustainable economic growth, employment and
competitiveness
An open, fair and confident Finland
In 2020, the Finnish higher education system provides higher quality and is more international and more efficient than today.
Strong units of higher
education as the foundation of expertise
Faster transition to working life from high-
quality education
Competitiveness, well-being and effectiveness through research and innovation
activities
Internationalisation safeguards quality
Development of the higher education
community
Government Programme
Contracts between universities and the Ministry of Education and Culture
Task, profile and focus areas of the
university
Central development targets
Funding
Higher education• Higher education network is still too fragmented, structural development to be
continued– starting in 2013, an art university will be created though a merger of the Sibelius Academy, the
Academy of Fine Arts and the Theatre Academy– to enhance the quality and efficiency of higher education, measures will be taken to promote joint
use of facility services and teacher resources across institutional boundaries• Polytechnics to be reformed
– the steering of polytechnics based on financing and statutes will be reformed from the beginning of 2014 to expedite their structural reform and to improve the quality and impact of their operations.
– operating licences of polytechnics will be revised from the beginning of 2014– greater regional impact and more close links between polytechnics and regional development and
working life • Quality education expedites entry into the labour market
– the reform of higher education admissions and study structures by the end of 2015 in order to expedite entry into higher education
– first-time applicants' chances of being admitted to be improved • Promotion of researcher training and research careers
– the annual target for the number of doctorates is 1,600. – universities will shift the focus from researcher training to the development of researcher careers
(tenure tracks)• Measures will be taken to improve conditions for basic research in universities and
for innovation and product development in polytechnics in particular• Great emphasis on internationalisation of HEIs
Funding of the Finnish HE sector
Public funding for HEIs: • Universities € 1,8 bn (state), Polytechnics € 0,9 bn (state
and municipalities)- Funding allocated to the universities and to the polytechnics in a lump
sum
• Public research funding allocated to universities also by Academy of Finland & Tekes € 0,3 bn
• Private funding to HE institutions mainly to R&D
Research Funding in Finland, 2012,
millions of €
• Universities
• Universities, research
• Gov. research institutes
• Academy of Finland
• Tekes
• Foundations
• EU (FP7*)
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552
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University Personnel
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onno
ntie
teet
2 Te
kniik
ka
3 Lä
äke-
ja te
rvey
stie
teet
4 Maa
- ja
met
sätie
teet
5 Yh
teisk
unta
tiede
6 Hum
anist
iset
tiet
eet
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Proportion of Women in Different Career Ladders, %
Naisten osuus / I porrasNaisten osuus / II porrasNaisten osuus / III porrasNaisten osuus / IV porras
1995-2012 2013-
Doctoralprogramme
Director
Doctoralprogramme
Director Nationaldoctoral
interuniversitynetwork
programmeDirector
Nationaldoctoralnetwork
programmeinvolvingresearchinstitutesDirector
Internationaldoctoral
programmeDirector
Entrance to doctoral studies varies
doctoral students
Doctoral studies
doctoral students
Doctoralprogrammes
Director
Nationaldoctoral
interuniversitynetwork
programmeDirector
Nationaldoctoralnetwork
programmeinvolvingresearchinstitutesDirector
Internationaldoctoral
programmeDirector
Responsibility of student entrance is clear
Graduate school boardEntrance procedure, supervision, guidance,
evaluation, follow-up, feedback
Transferable skills
Discipline specific education
Discipline specific education
Discipline specific education
Doctoral Training
To create a genuinely
international higher
education community
Promotion of global
responsibility
Supporting a multicultural
society
Education and expertise export
Increase in the quality and
attractiveness of higher education
institutions
Internationalisation Strategy for HEIs 2009-2015
Academy of Finland funding for foreign researchers/ career grants
(10% in 2008, 15 % in 2011).
Source: Academy of Finland 2012.
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Decision-making in the European Union
European Commission’s (legislative) proposal
European Commission’s power of execution/implementation
Council’s Working Party
Coreper
Council
EuropeanParliament
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Council of the European Union
Interest ofthe European Union(common interest)
CouncilPresidency
- compromise
EuropeanCommission
- initiative
Member States- national interest
Member States- national interest
Current Negotiations on Horizon 2020
• Positive progress in trilogies• Council Presidency (IE) goal: General Agreement in June• Still under discussion
– Some structural questions (spreading excellence, widening participation, science for and with society)
– Some objectives and actions regarding e.g. SMEs, energy, cultural heritage
– Questions regarding implementation (e.g. full cost model, time-to-contract)
• The implementation at national level when the negotiations are finalised– The role of the Academy of Finland and Tekes
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Photo: Sara Djupsund