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Conference on Collaborations between Universities in Sweden and Africa
”Breaking down barriers”
Harriet Wallberg, University Chancellor
Breaking down barriers
Importance of International Collaboration
Swedish Higher Education System
Internationalization and mobility
Examples of fruitful collaborations
Breaking down barriers
Importance of International Collaboration
Swedish Higher Education System
Internationalization and mobility
Examples of fruitful collaborations
HE Helene Hellmark Knutsson,
Minister for Higher Education and Research:
Emphasis on Internationalization of Universities
Swedish Government
HE Helene Hellmark Knutsson,
Minister for Higher Education and Research:
Emphasis on Internationalization of Universities
Sweden has a population of 9.5 million – we are
totally dependent on global knowledge exchange
and mobility
Swedish Government
Importance of International Collaboration• Science and research are global phenomenon
• Developing and sharing knowledge between different countries will be beneficial for Society
• Students receive a broader education
• The labor market is global
• Increases the understanding of differences in cultures and ways of living
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What are the Barriers:
• Lack of funding
• Incentives for all parts
• Differences in higher education system
• Differences in legal system
• Habitual pattern of cooperation
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Breaking down barriers
Importance of International Collaboration
Swedish Higher Education System
Internationalization and mobility
Examples of fruitful collaborations
University Chancellor
The national official for the University Sector
First used at Uppsala University 1477 (Jakob Ulvsson)
Uppsala and Lund University had one each untill 1859
One University Chancellor for Sweden from 1859 – until present time
The Swedish Higher Education Authority
Quality Assurance of all HE
Legal oversight of the HE institutions
Responsible for the official statistics
Perform investigations for the Government
and the Parlament
Higher Education Institutions
Gothenburg, Linköping, Lund,Stockholm, Umeå, Uppsala,Linneaus, Karlstad, Midsweden,
Örebro
Comprehensive Universities
Comprehensive Universities
Specialized Universities
Chalmers,Stockholm School of Economics,
SLU, Luleå,
KarolinskaKTH,
Comprehensive Universities
Specialized Universities
University Colleges
Blekinge, Jönköping, Borås,Dalarna, Gävle, Halmstad,Kristianstad, Skövde, Väst,Malmö, Mälardalen, Södertörn
Comprehensive Universities
Specialized Universities
University Colleges
Specialized University Colleges
Nat. Defence College,
RoyalCollege of Music,Swed. School of Sport and Health Sci.,
Royal Inst of Art,Univ. College of Arts, Craft & Design
Stockholm Univ. of the Arts
Comprehensive Universities
Specialized Universities
University Colleges
Specialized University Colleges
Comprehensive Universities
Specialized Universities
University Colleges
Specialized University Colleges
In total there are 48 institutions of higher education in Sweden, including universities, university collages and other institutions both private and public.
Higher education in Sweden
A large investment
65 billion SEK in 2014
80% Governmental funded
• 40% of the total expenditure for higher education (first and second)• 60 % for research and PhD training
National qualifications framework
Investments in R&D in 2013 as a proportion of each EU member
state’s GDP and their national targets (indicating differences)
Breaking down barriers
Importance of International Collaboration
Swedish Higher Education System
Internationalization and mobility
Examples of fruitful collaborations
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
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1,4% 1,4% 1,6% 1,8% 2,1% 2,4% 2,8% 3,0% 3,0% 3,2%
Swedish international copublication 2005-2014
Swedish publications Co-author outside Sweden Co-author in Africa
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The analyses were made 20151022 on Articles and Reviews 2005-2014 in the Web of Science® with a Swedish address.
Certain data included herein are derived from the Web of Science ® prepared by THOMSON REUTERS ®, Inc. (Thomson®), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA: © Copyright THOMSON REUTERS ® 2015. All rights reserved.
International student mobility
Incoming students per continentNumbers, thousands
Exchange students
Africa Asia EU/EES Switzerland
Europe, others
North America Oceania South America
Unknown country
Third-cycle programmes – PhD education
• Between 18,000 and 20,000 third-cycle students during the last ten-year period
Third-cycle programmes – PhD education
• Between 18,000 and 20,000 third-cycle students during the last ten-year period
• International third-cycle students accounted for 35 % of the total
Breaking down barriers
Importance of International Collaboration
Swedish Higher Education System
Internationalization and mobility
Examples of fruitful collaborations
Examples from the medical and health care sector
Karolinska Institutet• One of the largest Medical Universities in Europe• Accounts for over 40 percent of medical research in Sweden• Awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Makerere Universitetet i KampalaMakerere University, Kampala Uganda 2004 -
Cooperation between Karolinska Institutet
and Makerere University
• Built around a Joint degree PhD program
• Faculty exchange to teach the different PhD courses
• Research collaboration focusing on excisting research
programs on both sides (win-win situation)
Cooperation between Karolinska Institutet
and Makerere University
• Built around a Joint degree PhD program
• Faculty exchange to teach the different PhD courses
• Research collaboration focusing on excisting research
programs on both sides (win-win situation)
• Today: Involves several departements at both sides
Iganga
Demografic Surveillance Site
Three hours east of Kampala
Professor Stefan Pettersson responsible from Karolinska Institutets side
Responsible midwife
144 newborns 2008All survivied
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Global Health Research
Hans Rosling, Professor in Global Health, Karolinska Institutet inventor of Gapminder
Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy.
Malaria research
Mats Wahlgren, professor of Infectious disease, Karolinska Institutet
Breaking down barriers
Going forward:
• A clear potential for increased research collaborations
• Joint PhD programmes – efficient way of building
strong ties
• Increase undergraduate student exchange
• Take advantage of MOOCs and the digital
development
• Funding agencies must join
Conference on Collaborations between Universities in Sweden and Africa
Thank you!