Danish tertiary inputs

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Danish tertiary inputs

• Expenditure per student well above OECD mean.
  12000 to 8000 mean
• Expenditure as proportion of GDP well above OECD
  mean. 1.8 to 1.5 mean.
• Expenditure on student support well above OECD
  mean.32 of spending to 18 mean
• Entry rate about average at 42 but 25 take 5-6
  years

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Danish tertiary outputs

• Graduation rate good but high proportion take 5-6
  years
• Graduation rate for advanced research programmes
  below OECD mean 1.1 to 1.3
• Tertiary unemployment relatively high. 4.1 M to
  3.5.
• Graduate earnings relatively low.

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Proposal 1

• Greater autonomy for universities. Regulation
  stifles innovation.
• Discrete legal entities responsible for their
  estates and able to borrow.
• Seek out private funds.
• Strengthen outside links

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Proposal 2

• Implement intentions of Bologna
• Agreement.
• Self-contained Bachelor programmes in
  universities with requirements for admission to
  Masters programmes.
• More students completing after Bachelor programme
  
• More students from other institutions transfering
  for masters programme

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Proposal 3

• More emphasis on high quality teaching and
  learning
• Regular internal reviews of academic programmes
  as well as audits by Danish Evaluation Institute
• Publication of reports by Institute.
• In addition, publication of nationally agreed
  performance indicators.
• National student satisfaction survey.

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Proposal 4

• Concentrate research funds for maximum
  effectiveness
• Embed Research Institutes in universities.
• Universities to review their allocation
  arrangements for funds of research

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Proposal 5

• The Government to set up a third stream within
  the funding of universities.
• Third stream to promote closer links with
  business and industry.
• Funds allocated to universities in response to
  bids from universities.

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Special funding

• The development of a centre of expertise in
  promoting business links
• Market research to identify relevant expertise to
  bring to the attention of business
• The development of mechanisms and materials to
  promote and explain university products and
  services
• The creation of one-stop shops to enable business
  to access advice from universities more readily
• The creation of business incubator units in
  universities
• The establishment of university science parks
• Setting up university owned companies for
  subsequent sale
• The development of professional training and
  retraining courses for those in business
• The development of expertise in understanding,
  protecting, and exploiting intellectual property
• Engagement with small and medium sized
  enterprises
• Collaboration between universities or with
  regional agencies in specific knowledge transfer