HIGHER EDUCATION AT A TIME OF CRISISChallenges and Oportunities

CBS/OECD-IMHECopenhagen, 29 June 2009

PARANA IN THE WORLD

SOURCE: www.ipardes.gov.br

GENERAL DATA ON PARANÁCapital City CURITIBA (about 2 million

inhabitants in Metropolitan area)

Area (2/3) Italy

Population Density (2007) (Inh./km2)

51.45

Number of Municipalities 399

Paraná’s Population (2007) 10,284,503 (5.6% of Brazil´s total)

Brazil’s Population (2007) 183,989,711

Urban Population (2006) (%) 84.5

Human Development Index (2000) 0.787

GDP per capita US$ 7,378,1 (BR= US$ 7,108.0)

GDP US$ (million) 77,387.42SOURCES: SEMA-PR, IPARDES, IBGE, Human Development Atlas, Banco Central

GDP Brazil x Parana

GDPs Growth (annual)Paraná´s share in

Brazilian GDP

SOURCE: www.ipardes.gov.br

BRAZILREAL GDP INDEX

SOURCE: IBGE- CONTAS NACIONAIS

CRISIS TRAJECTORY Brazil and other emerging

economiesOECD Leading indicators

PARANA GDP COMPOSITION -2006

Around 6% Brazilian GDP

Metropolitan Curitiba (35% Parana´s GDP) (53% Parana´s Manufacturing

GDP)

Manufacturing food and beverages; oil refinery;

manufacturing and assembly of

vehicles, 54% Farming

poultry, pigs sugar cane, corn, soybean, wheat

SOURCE: www.ipardes.gov.br

PARANAFOREIGN TRADE

SOURCE: www.ipardes.gov.br

MUNICIPALITY POVERTY -2000

(% Population < ½ Minimum Wage)

UNEMPLOYMENT METROPOLITAN AREA CURITIBA X

BRAZILJanuary 2008-April 2009

SOURCE: IBGE-PME

PARANA 2007HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Total Curitiba Rest of Paraná

183 54 129

Public 22 4 18

Federal 2 2 -

State 17 2 15

City 3 - 3

Private 161 50 111

Particular 131 34 97

Community or Philanthropic 30 16 14

ATTENDING UNDERGRADUATE ENROLMENT

2007 Total Curitiba Rest of Paraná

316,496 109,543 (35%) 206,953 (65%)Public (34%) 108,281 28,002 80,279

Federal 33,209 26,282 6,927State 71,871 1,720 70,151

City 3,201 - 3,201Private (66%) 208,215 81,541 126,674

Particular 164,644 56,495 108,149Community or Philanthropic 43,571 25,046 18,525

IMPACT FOR THE HEIs Private system

Decrease in new enrolments; Increase in drop-outs

Merging of organisations Public system

State system Cut spending due to decrease in the state budget

Federal system (UFPR, UTFPR, UNILA) Reduction/cancellation of projects shared with

private sector Expansion due to extra-budget resources (REUNI)

MAIN CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES LINKED TO THE

CRISIS Challenges Decrease poverty Economic growth Employment Human development (provision of health and

education)

Opportunities Improving social networks Capacity building for cooperation among

organisations Draft a development project for Paraná

HOW PARANÁ AND ITS HEIs ARE RESPONDING TO THE CRISIS (1)

Paraná’s Government Increasing Paraná’s minimum wage Reducing value added tax from 18% to 12%

for 95 items Brazilian Government

Monetary Policy Reducing interest rate Expanding credit (Public Banks)

Fiscal Policy New Public Investments (PAC) Automobiles, Housing, Minimum Wage

HOW PARANÁ AND ITS HEIs ARE RESPONDING TO THE CRISIS (2)

Millennium Development Goals as a challenge has been taken on by private organisations HEIs have a modest contribution

Partnership with Federal and City Governments Capacity building for first level education

staff Increasing life-long learning

CONCRETE RESPONSES TO ADDRESS THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND

CHALLENGES Time of change: State election next year

Federal government has been more effective managing the crisis.

UFPR Increasing relationships with stakeholders

Business community; city government; representatives; community in general

Internal restructuring in order to be more effective in building human capital