Latvian priorities in the field of higher education and research / IZM Gunta Arāja / HERSC meeting 12.03.2015.

1. Priorities in the field of higher
education and research
Higher Education and research standing committee
(HERSC) meeting
Riga, 12th March 20015

2. Latvian EU presidency priorities in
the higher education and research
Higher Education
- Internationalization of higher education and employability
Research
• Contribution to mid-term review of EU2020 and Annual
Growth Survey and advancement of Innovation Union
• Enhancement of the European Research Area (ERA
Roadmap) and better governance of ERA: networks
without barriers and fully exploiting the potential of
national research and innovation systems
• Advancing Science 2.0 debate: scaling challenges for
society and reserach with a focus on big data and data
driven economy
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3. Employment forecast by
education level
Source of information: Ministry of the Economics 3

4. Latvian national priorities in the
higher education
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• Introduction of new funding model based on 3 pillars
- basic funding for study places
- performance-oriented funding
- innovation-oriented funding
• Internationalization of higher education
- foreign students
- staff
- joint study programs
• Strengthening research in universities

5. Towards a 3-pillar funding model:
stability/performance/development
Stability:
“Study places” as the form of state budget allocation
Performance:
Performance agreements which specify target indicators
Integrated state allocation for studies (study places) and
Research (basic funding)
Development:
Strategic specialization
Funding for development
Agreements for medium-term development
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Stability
Change
0-scenario (stagnation) Slow development Development of the knowledge
society

6. Implementation of the 3-pillar funding
model (+ additional funding in 2015)
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teaching
pillar 1:
basic funding
pillar 2:
performance –
oriented funding
pillar 3:
innovation –
oriented funding
• numbers of study
places (per field)
• cost oriented weight
• number of graduates
• number of incoming
and outgoing
students
profile-oriented
target agreements
teaching + research +
third mission
research • numbers of
professors (per field)
• cost-oriented
weight
• bibliometric
indicator
• third party funds
• number of PhDs
funding of
centers of
excellence
84 MEUR
(~ 83%)
23 MEUR
+ 5,5 MEUR NPI
In state funded
study places
53%
of students
(state HEIs)
The performance
indicators will be
introduced

7. Latvian national priorities in the
research and innovation
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• Implementation of structural reforms of science
system
- Less but stronger scientific institutions
- Better results governance in SI
• Implementation of national smart specialization
strategy (RIS3)
- Development of RIS3 monitoring system
- development of financing instruments for next structural
funds planning period
- collaboration mechanisms for better science-industry
cooperation
• Increasing of basic funding for scientific institutions

8. Change of economic model
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Newcompetitive
advantages

9. Thank You!