Transcript Higher education system in Latvia

Recent developments in higher
education governance in Latvia
Anatolijs Melnis
Deputy director
Department of Higher Education
Ministry of Education and Science
Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
10th Baltic Seminar of University
Administrators (BSUA), 14-15
May, 2009
Governance
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Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
External governance
Internal (Institutional) governance
Funding
Private higher education
Academic Staff
External governance
The Administrative Chart of Higher Education
Saeima
Ministry of Defence
Council of Rectors
Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
Academic
Information
Centre
Ministry
of the Interior
Higher Education
Establishments
Ministry of Health
Private Higher
Education Institutions
Research Institutes
Latvia Academy
of Culture
Ministry of Culture
Latvian Academy
of Arts
Stradins University
of Latvia
Higher Education
Quality Evaluation
Centre
Foundation
of Studies
Ministry of Agriculture
Police Academy
of Latvia
Latvian Science
Council
Ministry of Education
and Science
Latvia University
of Agriculture
Cabinet of Ministers
National Academy
of Defense
Higher Education
Council
Latvian Academy
of Music
External governance – rules of
operation
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Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
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Law on Education (1991, 1998)
Law on Higher Education Establishments
(HEE (1995; amendments several times)
New Law on Higher Education (in 2nd reading
in Parliament)
“Constitutions of state HEI” – approved in
high level – in Parliament
Law on Professional Education (1999)
Law on General Education (1999)
Law on Scientific Activity (1992, 2005)
External governance
Increased autonomy:
 Since 2005 – all state HEI (with
exception of Academy of Police and
Academy of Defense ) have new legal
status of legal body, like municipalities;
 Possibility to earn the state real estate;
Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
Institutions of Higher
Education (HEI)
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Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
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Universities
Academies
Other HEE
Colleges
TOTAL
Public (state) HEI
Private HEI
6
9
19
26
60
37 (19 + 18)
23 (15 + 8)
Internal governance
Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
Number of students in Latvia
in 1990 - 2008
130693
140000
131072
127050
126756
120000
118845
110500
100000
129503
125350
101270
89510
76620
60000
64948
56187
40000
46300
46696
39260
41900
46000
20000
37500
80000
Ministry of
Education and
Science
19
Republic of
Latvia
9
19 0
91
19
9
19 2
93
19
9
19 4
95
19
96
19
97
19
98
19
9
20 9
00
20
0
20 1
02
20
0
20 3
04
20
0
20 5
06
20
07
20
08
0
Number of students per 10000
residents in 1990 - 2008
600
500
400
264
227
300
173
183
172
158
152
200
138
556 545
566
562
552
496539
453
386
342
314
100
Ministry of
Education and
Science
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
Republic of
Latvia
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0
Number of Students,
2008/2009
(total number 125 350)
Students of
19 state HEI
Students of
state colleges
Students of 15
private HEI
77 606 (62%)
6 783 (5%)
34 483 (28%)
Students of
private
colleges
6 478 (5%)
Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
Full time
students
72 661 (58%)
Part time
students
52 689 (42%)
Students
financed by
state 33 355
(27%)
Studying for the
fee
91 995 (73%)
Share of students in state budget
funded and commercial studies
90%
Ministry of
Education and
Science
2007/08
06/2007
05/2006
04/2005
03/2004
02/2003
00/01
99/00
98/99
97/98
96/97
01/2002
Republic of
Latvia
1995/96
80%
73%
70%
76%77%77%77%
73%
60% 68%
70%
51%
64%67%
56%
57%
50%
49%
40%
44% 43%
30%
36%
27%
33% 30%
32%
20%
27%24% 23%23%23%
10%
0%
Comercia
l students
Budgetary
students
Financing system of HE (1)
Formula-based system for universities was introduced
in 2002, for colleges – in 2007
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Funding is allocated on the basis of the contracts
between HEI and ministries which are responsible for
HEI
Since 1 January 2009 – autonomy also in
budgeting:
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State funding in a lump sum grant;
 Freedom to allocate and use the self-income funds
(also tution fees)
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Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
Financing system of HE (2)
According to the Law of HEE
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Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
State budget funded study places (only for
full time studies)
Commercial study places (fees):
no state restrictions in the number of feestudents;
no state restrictions for the level of fees
Financing of the scientific activity (mainly,
competition based)
Total funding for HE in 1995 – 2008
(million Ls)
300
238,9
250
210,4
200
158,9
150
100
50
122,7
68,6 79,3 81,7
64
39,4 48,9 54,7
31,5
26,7
99,3
0
Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
1995 96
97
98
99 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Expenditure of tertiary education from the
state budget as a percentage of GDP
07
20
06
20
05
20
04
20
03
20
02
20
01
20
00
20
99
19
98
19
97
19
96
19
95
Ministry of
Education and
Science
19
Republic of
Latvia
1,0%
0,91%
0,9%
0,82%
0,74%
0,8% 0,90%
0,68%
0,65%
0,7%
0,77% 0,77%
0,74%
0,6%
0,70%
0,5%
0,61%
0,55%
0,4%
0,52%
0,3%
0,2%
0,1%
0,0%
Financing of HE from the state
budget and other sources 1995 2008
Milj.lats
160
141
140
127,5
120
State budget
100
83,6 64,5
80
60,5
43,4
60
Ministry of
Education and
Science
19
Republic of
Latvia
95
19
9
19 6
97
19
9
19 8
9
20 9
0
20 0
0
20 1
02
20
0
20 3
04
20
0
20 5
0
20 6
0
20 7
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53,656,2
33,4
33,3
40
30,9
37,1
45,3
40,8
21,726,7
20 3,65,89,9
31,933,1
30,1
20,826,6
28
28,1
16,9
13,9
0 21,223,1
24,8
13,1 14,111,515,116,9
1,9 2,64,7 7 9,7
11,1
Tuition fees
Other sorces
Private higher education
institutions
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Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
The functional (not institutional) supervision
by the Ministry of education
May receive the state funding under certain
conditions
Equal regulations for the licencing and
accreditation
Not equal regulations about the study
language
New LoHE will provide more equal regulation
for both, the state and private HEI
Academic staff
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Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
Full autonomy in reqruiting of academic
staff (in the new LoHE – open
competition for professors and assoc.
professors)
Autonomy in defining the system of
payment (the LoHEE defines the
minimum salaries for academic staff)
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Republic of
Latvia
Ministry of
Education and
Science
Thank you for your attention!