Finland - Jyvaskyla Region - Final Self-Evaluation Report.pdf

8.2 Increasing the regional effectiveness of education.............................................................................. 1128.3 Strengthening roles in the regional innovation system ....................................................................... 1148.4 The role of expert services in regional development .......................................................................... 1158.5 Concluding words ............................................................................................................................... 117APPENDICES............................................................................................................................................... 119Appendix 1 Members of the Regional Steering Committee, Working Group and Regional CoordinationTeam.......................................................................................................................................................... 119Appendix 2 Information on data used in this report.................................................................................. 120Appendix 3 Analysis of the most significant industries in Central Finland.............................................. 144Appendix 4 Regional effects (input-output analysis) of the HEIs in the Jyväskylä region ...................... 146Appendix 5 Reform of regional structure: Three different models of municipal structure are under publicdebate ........................................................................................................................................................ 150Appendix 6 Central regional strategies connected to the operation of HEIs ............................................ 151Appendix 7 Provision of education in Finland.......................................................................................... 152Appendix 8 Statistical information on Finnish HEIs ................................................................................ 154Appendix 9 Patents as indicators of R&D activity ................................................................................... 155Appendix 10 Statistics on financing of HEIs............................................................................................ 156Appendix 11 Number of higher education students in different fields at the provincial level (in Westernand Southern Finland) in 2004.................................................................................................................. 157Appendix 12 Labour market activity of graduates of HEIs ...................................................................... 158Appendix 13 Entrepreneurship path: New tool for promoting entrepreneurial thinking of students at theJyväskylä Polytechnic ............................................................................................................................... 159Appendix 14 Master’s Programmes at the University of Jyväskylä in 2005 ............................................ 160Appendix 15 Overall national funding and contribution of funds (ERDF, ESF and EAGGF) to projects ofthe University of Jyväskylä and Jyväskylä Polytechnic with social, cultural or ecological objects (inCentral Finland), in 1.1.2000 – 30.6.2005 ................................................................................................ 161Appendix 16 Operational expenditure of the University of Jyväskylä in 2003 and 2005 ........................ 163BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................................................... 164List of tablesTable 1.1 Milestones influencing the regional contribution of HEIs in the Jyväskylä region in 1985-2005 .... 7Table 1.2 Phases of the self-evaluation project ................................................................................................. 9Table 2.1 SWOT -analysis relating to the Jyväskylä region ........................................................................... 25Table 4.1 R&D expenditure in the Jyväskylä region, Central Finland and in the whole country ................... 45Table 4.2 Main receivers of public research funding from Tekes in 2004...................................................... 45Table 4.3 R&D centres of expertise at the Jyväskylä Polytechnic .................................................................. 48Table 4.4 Areas of excellence in research at the University of Jyväskylä....................................................... 48Table 4.5 SWOT -analysis on contribution of research to regional innovation system (in the Jyväskyläregion) ............................................................................................................................................................. 63Table 5.1 Doctoral degrees completed in Finnish Universities and the University of Jyväskylä ................... 71Table 5.2 Different reasons for skill upgrading............................................................................................... 80Table 5.3 SWOT -analysis of the contribution of HEIs’ teaching and learning to labour market and skills .. 82Table 6.1 SWOT analysis on the contribution of HEIs to social, cultural and environmental development .. 96List of figuresFigure 2.1 Geographical location of the Jyväskylä Region............................................................................. 11Figure 2.2 Population change in 1985-2004.................................................................................................... 14Figure 2.3 Development of the age structure of population in the region of Jyväskylä in 1975, 2000 and aprediction for the year 2030 ............................................................................................................................ 15Figure 2.4 Regional specialization relative to the national level..................................................................... 16Figure 2.5 Change of GDP per capita and GVA per capita in 1985-2003 ...................................................... 19Figure 2.6 Average deviations of annual changes between Central Finland (including sub-regional unitsseparately) and the whole country in value added, employed and population in 1996-2003.......................... 20Figure 2.7 Employment and unemployment rates in 1987-2003 .................................................................... 21Figure 3.1 Cyclical structure of Finnish higher education degrees ................................................................. 27Figure 3.2 Key strategic focal points of higher education institutions ............................................................ 34Figure 3.3 Number of master’s and doctorate degrees at the University of Jyväskylä in 1995-2004............. 364