Transcript Adapting the university’s research policy to a new financing model for

Adapting the university’s research
policy to a new financing model for
the Flemish universities
HUMANE seminar Barcelona
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13 – 14 October 2006
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The birth of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In the wake of the political struggles between Flanders and
Wallonia, with the act of 28 May 1970, the Vrije Universiteit
Brussel and the Université Libre de Bruxelles officially became
two separate legal, administrative and scientific entities.
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel was asked to form a
comprehensive flemish-speaking university in Brussels.
At the start we would have approximately 3000 students and
the goal set was to reach 5000 one day.
Today we have 9000 students in 8 faculties.
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel today
We offer
– 28 bachelor programs
– 102 master programs
– 21 link up programs
– 25 preparatory programs
– Post-academic education
– Vesalius College: 3 bachelors
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Short history of the financing models
* from 1970 till 1991 sum per program + sum per student
* from 1991 till 1999 previous total fixed + sum per extra
student (weighted per discipline)
* from 1999 till 2002 smaller adaptations trying to equalize the
sum per student over the universities
* from 2002 till 2007 frozen envelope to give the universities
the chance to rationalize – failed
* from 2008 a new model largely based on output
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Means universities; 583 mln €
Means high schools; 553,6 mln €
+ additional means: 12,915 mln €
+ additional means : 10 mln €incl
Extension due to model 11,9 mln €
Regularisation Gent 9,9 mln €
+ once-only injection 12,5 mln € 2007
Encouragement fund 6 mln €
Flemish Community basic financing university and highschool education
1.218,3 mld€
Compensatory means 6,9 mln €
Academ.
highschools
13,8 mln €
Additional compensation nonstate universities 5,5 mln €
Preallowance
associations
Teaching related part
Teaching socle:
806 mln €
100 mln €
100 D€ x 5
3 budgetten
Professional trainig
Acad education universities
55 % Teaching
-x 1.5 ftiebeperking
Rationalisering
Instellingsnorm: 1500
hoofdinschrijvingen
Aanwendings%
per studiegebied
=nt kub, sint lukas
Stopzetting
opleiding = 5j
degressief
From universities
envelope
<6000 hfdin= factor 3
<12000hfdin=factor 2
Weging volgens:
-Studiegebied
-correctie th&geneesk
vr behoud huidige
enveloppe
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-feasability dipl moeder
-eerste 60 sp IN
Norm (schale):
-ISI p (10yr)
600,3000,10.000
-# doctorates 50,400
(4yr)
09: 6 mln
Cofinancing
On agreement
with govmnt
-dipl acc ma & ba of
associations
- # doct dipl
-p&c ISI
leerkrediet:
-Ma na ma nt; ba na ba
0.5
-Eerste 60 verw x2
-Vrtschr gem 3j
08: 3mln
Periods and ratios as
in BOF (SRF)
-140 SP,opname = -,
verworven = +
-Sp examencontract nt
187 mln € (excl
acad. means hs)
45 % Research
-Prof Ba/ma dipl: 30 sp
- gezamenl opl= sp x 2
Incentive
funding
Academization means
->61 sp OUT
-ba/ma/sch/vrber: # sp
out
Research related
part
=chnaces&div
Halfopen klik
-x 1.5 beurs in&outstud
Gdgek plan =
101% zoniet
99%
90 mln €
evolueren
onafhankelijk
van elkaar
Acad education hs
Vanaf 2010:
Research socle:
-Leerkrediet = <0:
-Gn financiering
-Instelling beslist
-Max dubbel ingeld
“Compensation”:
2008 = 2007 + c.o.l.
2009 = max 0,5% down
Extra means for
raionalization
…
hs
Effects of the new financing model for the budget of
the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
means
structural model with extra funding
extra funding
today's
subsidies
2008
2012
tijd
added means by govt
-313 D. EUR
actual financing by govt
structural model govt
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Research output…
growing importance
RESEARCH
(2005)
BASIC (operational) SUBSIDIES
45% RESEARCH
Competition:
Fl. & Fed. govt., EU, ...
Performance:
Socle:
TOTAAL:
IUAP, BOF
Own funds
62 million EUR
Sum RESEARCH
103 million EUR
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79 million EUR
55% TEACHING
—
—
20 million EUR
33 million EUR
21 million EUR
5 million EUR
41 million EUR
38 million EUR
Sum TEACHING
38 million EUR
Action needed 1
* Research obligation for all teaching staff
and for assisting academic personnel
* General (though dependant on the
discipline) instructions concerning demands
of research files for appointments,
promotions and evaluations
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Research funding at
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
IN 2005 62 MILLION EURO WAS SPENT ON RESEARCH
Flemish governmental means
Own means
for fundamental research
Cooperation Flemish Research Institutes
Strategic basic research
Incl project financing by authorities
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Income from collaboration
with private sector
Moneystreams for research
* 1st stream: Special Research Fund and part
of the basic funding of the university from
the Flemish government
* 2nd stream: Flemish government funding
for fundamental research
* 3rd stream: funding by Belgian, European
and other international governments and/or
institutions for strategic basic research
* 4th stream: funding for applied research
and rendering of services
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Summary: evolution of acquired sums
per money stream at VUB
Evolutie geldstromen VUB
€ 25.000.000
€ 20.000.000
€ 15.000.000
1° geldstroom
2° geldstroom
3° geldstroom
4°geldstroom
€ 10.000.000
€ 5.000.000
€2001
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2002
2003
2004
2005
Determinants for the 1st money stream
*
*
*
*
BOF (SRF)-key
# doctorates
# of publications and citations
# bachelor and masterdegrees
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Composition of the BOF (SRF)-key
BOF 2005: VUB 11,59%
70% Part A - VUB: 11,24%
– 50% number doctorates (weighted, last 4 years) - VUB: 11,0%
– 35% number 2nd cycle diploma's (weighted, last 4 years) –
VUB: 10,7%
– 15% own means - VUB: 13,3%
30% Part B - VUB: 12,49%
– 50% number publications type "article", "letter", "note" & "review"
in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) (last 10 years) –
VUB: 12,1%
– 50% number citations to these publications (last 10 years) VUB: 12,8%
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Evolution components BOF-key
Evolution of the VUB-share in the BOF-components
14,0
13,5
13,0
% VUB of Flemish universities
12,5
2nd cyclle
doctorates
Own imput
12,0
publications
citations
BOF-key
11,5
11,0
10,5
10,0
2000
2001
2002
2003
BOF-budget year
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2004
2005
Delivered PhD diploma’s per faculty
Evolution of the number of Phd’s per faculty at VUB
40
Aantal doctoraten
30
LW Philology & Philosophy
RC Law
PE Psychology and education
ES Economics, Politics, Sociology
WE Sciences
IR Applied sciences
20
GF Medicine & Pharmacy
10
0
Academiejaar
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Delivered PhD's per FTE ZAP (prof.)
PhD's per FTE ZAP per domain for the Flemish universities
PhD's / VTE ZAP (gem. 3j: 01/02-03/04)
1,0
0,9
0,8
0,7
KUB
0,6
KULeuven
0,5
0,4
0,3
0,2
0,1
0,0
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UHasselt
UGent
UA
VUB
Delivered 2nd cycle diploma's per faculty
Evolution of the number of second cycle diploma's at the VUB per faculty
300
250
Aantal diploma's
200
LW philology & philosophy
RC law
PE psychology & education
ES economic, sociology, politics
WE sciences
IR applied sciences
GF medicine & pharmacy
150
100
50
0
Academiejaar
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Action needed: PhD and Ma diploma’s
* Productivity of academic staff concerning
PhD’s has to rise (mainly in disciplines
delivering already many PhD’s but with a
weak score in comparison with Flanders in
general and secondly in the Human Sciences
in global)
* Solutions have to be found for the
understaffing of faculties delivering many
master degrees as compared to faculties with
many PhD’s but delivering fewer master
degrees
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Second money stream
If not all, most money for
fundamental research comes from
the Flemish government through
the FWO (Fonds voor
Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek -Fund
for Scientific Research).
We will use the FWO as the proxy
for the second money stream
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Evolution FWO: VUB vs. Flanders
(competitive position
Bedrag genormaliseerd op 1 in 2001
Evolution FWO: VUB vs. Flanders (2001-2005)
1,60
1,40
1,20
FWO-Flanders
1,00
0,80
FWO VUB (projects+
mandates)
0,60
0,40
0,20
0,00
2001
2002
2003
Jaar
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2004
2005
Evolution FWO-Postdocs
Part of acceptable applications for
FWO-Postdoctoral researchers (new mandates + renewals)
60%
50%
Aandeel
40%
VUB
UGent
KULeuven
UA
30%
20%
10%
0%
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Dienstjaar
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2005
2006
2007
Evolution succes rate per
subcommission (FWO proj. & c.t.r.)
VUB-succes rate for FWO-prjects and -credits to researchers
90%
80%
70%
Slaagpercentage
60%
50%
HW
BNTW
BMW
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Screeningsronde (start project in daaropvolgend jaar)
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2004
2005
Action needed
More incentives for raising the number of external
applications and their quality especially in the
human sciences
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Composition third money stream:
Strategic basic research
Financial means: third moneystream (2001-2005)
9.000.000
8.000.000
Bedrag in €
7.000.000
Federale Overheid
6.000.000
Vlaamse Overheid
5.000.000
IWT
Brussel
4.000.000
Internationaal
EU
3.000.000
Stichtingen
2.000.000
1.000.000
0
2001
2002
2003
Jaar
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2004
2005
Strategic basic research:
Growth VUB vs. Flanders
Bedrag genormaliseerd op 1 in 2002
Evolution strategic basic research: VUB vs.
Flanders (2002-2005)
1,60
1,40
1,20
1,00
0,80
0,60
0,40
0,20
0,00
Flanders R&V
VUB 3rd stream
2002
2003
2004
Jaar
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2005
Contract research and valorisation
- Fourth money stream
- Patents, spin-offs
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Applied and contract research:
Growth VUB vs. Flanders
Bedrag genormaliseerd op 1 in 2002
Evolution applied research: VUB vs. Flanders
(2002-2005)
1,60
1,40
1,20
1,00
0,80
0,60
0,40
0,20
0,00
Flanders Sc&T
VUB 4th stream
2002
2003
2004
Jaar
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2005
Income from patents
Active valorisation management
Total expenses valorisation dossiers
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Total income valorization dossiers
CONCLUSIONS
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Minimal requirements for the individual
research dossier
Incentives for more PhD diploma’s in certain
disciplines
Incentives for more & good FWO (SFR)projects within the domain of the human
sciences
Forming of centres of gravity
Streamline the education supply & heighten
the obligation for research
PhD in 4 years
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Question time
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
http://www.vub.ac.be
With thanks to Prof. Dr. Ir. Jan Cornelis, vice-rector Research
and Nic Van Craen, financial administrator (WSAN)
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