OECD reviews of HE in regional and city development

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1 OECD reviews of HE in regional and city Overview of the OECD work OECD Roundtable on Higher Education in Regional and City, 15 September OECD s tool to mobilise Higher Education for Economic, Social and Cultural Development of their Cities and Regions and to enhance regional partnership building: the Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development 1

2 Regions under review Kazan 2007 with World Bank Reviews of Higher Education in regional & city OECD countries: 12 regions Australia Chile Germany Israel Italy Mexico State of Victoria Bío Bío Region City of Berlin The Galilee Lombardy State of Veracruz Netherlands Spain US US-Mexico Amsterdam Rotterdam Andalusia & Catalonia Southern Arizona Paso del Norte Region Non-member economies: 2 regions Brazil Malaysia State of Paraná Penang : 14 regions in 12 countries : 15 regions in 11 countries : 3 rd round: recruitment Review visit to Free State, South Africa in October 2010

3 How are the reviews done? Regional Self-evaluation report lead and owned by the regional Steering Committee using OECD guidelines Visit by the OECD-led international expert team OECD Review Report tailored for the region Analysis and synthesis by OECD Dissemination of outcomes (roundtable meetings, national and regional seminars, international meetings) What is being reviewed? Partnership building The OECD reviews draw together HEIs and public and private agencies to identify strategic goals and to work towards them. National and regional context Regional capacity building Importance of context The reviews take account Social and cultural HEIs Regional innovation of different national and regional contexts within which the HEIs operate. Human capital and skills Focus of analysis of the OECD review 3

4 Benefits of the review? Tailored advise and guidance in practice and policy from the OECD-led peer review team for the national and regional authorities and HEIs Enhanced partnerships, based on the self-evaluation process guided by the OECD template and overseen by the regional steering committee Identification of new funding sources, co-operation opportunities between HEIs and industry, etc. Enhanced visibility and PR for the region and its HEIs and the participating country International benchmarking and networking opportunities Progress by Sep 2010 Self-evaluation process 13 regional self-evaluation reports available OECD-led review visits 15 review visits completed; 3 rd round review with Free State OECD review reports 4 published in print and online (Amsterdam, Berlin, Paso del Norte, Rotterdam); 3 reports embargoed; 4 in the pipeline Final international conference and summary report Conference site: University of Seville, Feb 2011 Collaboration World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Lumina Foundation (2), UNESCO IIEP, NCHEMS and other OECD programmes (LEED, GOV) New regions recruited Free State (South Africa), Valparaiso (Chile) Negotiations going on with other regions

5 Paso del Norte Region, US-MX Review visit Oct 2009 PUUKKA & FLORES, OECD/IMHE PROTO (OECD/LEED) CHRISTOPHERSON (Cornel University, US) BARADELLO (University of San Francisco, US) MARMOLEJO (CONAHEC) Cross-border civic leadership Manufacturing in Ciudad Juarez Federal Government investment in defence and border security Diversifying HE sector Young population Widening access and retention (El Paso) The largest metropolitan area on the US- Mexican Border and one of the world s most populous bi-national border communities Lack of steering mechanisms for economic Net export of human capital Poverty, limited access to health services and violence Entrepreneurship at early stages City of Berlin, Germany Major HE and R&D centre in Germany Ethnically diverse city of culture and tourism Low cost of living, high quality of life, lively cultural scene and green city Image as an unfinished project gives Berlin a special appeal for the creative class Review visit Sep 2009 PUUKKA (OECD/IMHE) WADE (Former OECD) GODDARD (University of Newcastle) ASHEIM (LUND University, SE) TEICHLER (Kassel Universitat, DE) High unemployment rate Limited growth Out-migration of highly skilled people in key sectors Under-utilised potential of large migrant population with limited access to HE 5

6 City Region of Amsterdam, Netherlands Diverse HE sector Young and diverse population Knowledge of English Good infrastructure Corporate headquarters Amsterdam is an international city which has a strong global brand image. Review visit Sep 2009 YELLAND (OECD/IMHE) DUBARLE (former OECD) HOLM-NIELSEN (University of Aarhus, DK) OLDS (University of Wisconsin-Madison, US) TIMMERHUIS (Social and Economic Council, NL) Weakness of lifelong learning policy Impact of early tracking Under-utilised potential of migrant population Difficulties to identify key clusters. City Region of Rotterdam, Netherlands Two leading universities and strong practice-led innovative HEIs Young, growing and diverse population International outlook and widespread knowledge of English The Rotterdam region is developing a strategy for the knowledge economy which will realise the potential of its strengths and responds to the needs of its people Review visit 8-13 Nov 2009 YELLAND (OECD/IMHE) DUBARLE (former OECD/GOV) HOLM-NIELSEN (University of Aarhus, DK) ASHEIM (University of Lund, SE) TIMMERHUIS (Social and Economic Council, NL) Weakness of lifelong learning policy Lock-in to port city Under-used potential of migrant population Weak conversion of knowledge to innovation

7 Issues arising New ways of approaching SMEs Widening innovation concept Widening access an emerging or revitalised policy agenda Green Growth and sustainability gaining momentum Urban regeneration and community Initiatives to combine aspirations for world class and regional engagement thank you for your attention 7