Jerzy M Langer Academia Europaea, London, Inst Phys, Polish Acad Sci, Warsaw Excellence in Research, Aarhus, Denmark, April, 2012.

Can we afford losing talents in Europe?

Jerzy M LangerAcademia Europaea, London,Inst Phys, Polish Acad Sci, Warsaw

Excellence in Research, Aarhus, Denmark, April, 2012

European decline, why?

Phd grad ths EU-27 100 US 52In S&E 40 19

Patents/mln inh EU-27 117 US 106Publications 38% 31%

but The EU contributes less than the US to high-impact publications

The EU is not specialised in the most dynamic research disciplines

Most Nobel Prize winners come from the USA (expats and emigrants)

Highest impact technologies come from the USA Highest ranked universities are in the USA

and Largest growth in HE and S&T is in Asia and

Brasil !!!

„Excellence you fool”

Frederick Emmons Terman

1900-1982

Hewlett and Packard& oscillator

Varian brothers& klystron

Terman principle and the outcome

“academic prestige depends on high but narrow steeples of academic excellence, it is not possible to cover all the bases.”

(excellence + focus)

„steeples of excellence”

Steeples – high church tower

Europe lacks ~1 mln researchers

USA EUROPE

population 300 500

researchers 1.46 1,58 (2,43)

Total deficit -0,85

GDP 13,1 14,1

USA EUROPE

HE +RTO 0,35 0,91 (0,6)

business 1,13 0,67 (1,88)

Deficit in business

-1,2

Students in Europe – the source

EU-1027%

EU1773%

EU -27

18,8 mln

USA 19,1 mln

JAPAN 3,8 mln

Bulgaria

Czech RepublicEstonia

LatviaLithuania

Hungary

Poland42%

Romania22%

Slovenia Slovakia

5 mln students in EU -10 (NMS)

OECD DATA 2007

Number of S&T students 1993-2003; average annual change

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Europe cries for the huge outflow of young educated Europeans to the USA, but

MC fellows net flow shows the same but inside Europe

Internal European brain drain

Danger of a two-speed Europe

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Networks of Excellence Average contract

FP country financial „retour”

European Institute of Technology

Excellence calls for model organisations. That is why Europe needs a strong European Institute of Technology – an organisation whose mission would be to bring together the brightest minds and the best businesses and to disseminate the results throughout Europe. JOSÉ MANUEL BARROSO

http://eit.europa.eu/

Urgent need to rethink EU strategy

ERC success reveals all flaws and deficiencies of European science scene

There is a major challenge for less wealthy and developed countriesFinland & Israel showed that it is possible – trust

in human abilities and invest wisely in the knowledge-based future

European solidarity is a must to avoid intellectual deserts in Europe (cohesion + research & education policy across Europe)

CSF – a great chance

EU CSF+ budget

EU -27 MS R&D state budgets

But long term strategy needed

Europe must be more ambitious and coherent.

Europe must offer younger researchers serious careers in Europe, also not far from home.

Unless we create the European dream, the American dream will still win

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My 4 Danish private lessons on excellence

Dannebrog messages

H. Ch. Andersen tales

Excellence in artbuilds human sensitivity

Niels Bohr Copenhagen school

Excellence in science creates knowledege & community

Carlsberg Glyptotek

Excellence in businessbuilds social responsibility

LEGO

Excellence in design & manufacturingbuilds confidence and creativity

Thank you Denmark