Universities networks contribution to the development of the Danube Region Martin H. Gerzabek University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna.

Universities networks contribution to Universities networks contribution to the development of the Danube Regionthe development of the Danube Region

Martin H. Gerzabek University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna - Universität für Bodenkultur Wien

Institute for Soil Research, Department for Forest and Soil Sciences,

Doru C. PamfilUniversity of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine

Life Science Institute, Cluj-Napoca

Vice-president

Danube Rectors’ Conference

ICA-CASEE4th Danube Academies Conference, Bucharest

European Research AreaEuropean Research AreaEuropean Higher Education Area European Higher Education Area

• Universities: drivers of innovation and education for more than 600 years• R&D expenditure in the EU-27:

– Total 237 Billion € (basis 2011) – HEI: 54 Billion € (23%)54 Billion € (23%)

• 2,906 higher education institutions (EUA 2011)• 1,364 research universities > 850 awarding PhD • HEI: employ 700.000 scientist (44%) 700.000 scientist (44%) out of 1,600.000 European R&D personnel

4th Danube Academies Conference, Bucharest

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Examples of already existing Examples of already existing networks in the Danube Regionnetworks in the Danube Region

• DAC

• DRCDRC

• ICA CASEEICA CASEE

• INTERACT

• CEEPUS

• KNOWLEDGE CLUSTERS


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• 54 members54 members, high ranking network of significant universities of 13 Danube countries 13 Danube countries

• 1983 Vienna 1983 Vienna - Rectors from the universities of Ulm, Linz, Vienna and Budapest established the Danube Rectors' Conference

• EU (9): Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia

• Non EU (4): Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine

Danube Rectors ConferenceDanube Rectors Conference


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• 20132013 Registrated in Brussels with a new hedqurter

• Objectives: Objectives:

• to raise the general level of academic performance

• to promote mobility

• multilateral cooperation in the Danube regionmultilateral cooperation in the Danube region

• support the Central European Exchange Program for University Studies (CEEPUS)

• DRC Conference 7 - 9 November 2013 in Cluj-NapocaDRC Conference 7 - 9 November 2013 in Cluj-Napoca



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Over 3 Million Students and StafOver 3 Million Students and Staf

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General universities: 331.196General universities: 331.196

Specialized universities: 61.487Specialized universities: 61.487

DRC members scientific publicationsDRC members scientific publications SCOPUS (until VIII/2012)

Total publications: 392.683Total publications: 392.683


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MigrationMigrationTransportTransport

BiodiversityBiodiversity

Floods and Floods and FloodplainsFloodplains

Water and Water and GroundwaterGroundwater

PopulationPopulation

PollutionPollution

DRC


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DRC/CASEE involvement in the DRC/CASEE involvement in the EU Strategy for the Danube regionEU Strategy for the Danube region

High Level Conference 24.4.2012, Brussels

“SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT TO THE DANUBE STRATEGY -

Environment protection, navigability, energy production,

Irrigation and agricultural development and European governance”

DRC:“Danube Basin development – environmental constraints, DRC:“Danube Basin development – environmental constraints,

research needs and networks.”research needs and networks.”


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Association for European Life Association for European Life Science Universities - ICAScience Universities - ICA

• > 60 Life Science universities 23 European countries > 60 Life Science universities 23 European countries relating to agriculture, forestry, food, natural resources, rural development, environment

• linked with the European Higher Education Area

• 19881988 registrated in Brusells, with objectives as: – stimulate the development education, research and

innovation through the elaboration of joint actions and global engagement

– support networking in the life sciences to share expertise and understanding

– represent the general interest of our members at the European level and globally


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• 22 22 membersmembers, Universities from regional network

ICA for Central and South Eastern Europe

• active in sustainable ecological and economical development of the region (including Danube area)

• R&D single or in consortia in 266 projects266 projects

• over 1 million students over 1 million students

• huge potential over 120,000 scientific papers 120,000 scientific papers written

by more than 40,000 authors 40,000 authors (Scopus 2012)(Scopus 2012)

ICAICA

ICA-CASEEICA-CASEE


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CASEE expectationCASEE expectation

• support the development and implementation of the EU support the development and implementation of the EU Strategy for the Danube regionStrategy for the Danube region

• strengthen research, innovation, education and University development in this region (including Danube area)

• develop joint research, educational and other projects (e.g. joint curricula, joint continuous educational offers, structural development, human resource development, QA, know-how-transfer, etc

• make an inventory of relevant R&D data and collaboration make an inventory of relevant R&D data and collaboration potential of the network >>> DRC >>>> DAC >>> JRCpotential of the network >>> DRC >>>> DAC >>> JRC

• CASEE Conference 2-3 July 2013 in Croatia CASEE Conference 2-3 July 2013 in Croatia

(University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture)(University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture)

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CASEE geographical coverageCASEE geographical coverage13

(Lostak 2011)4th Danube Academies Conference, Bucharest

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CASEE network in Daube areaCASEE network in Daube area

(Lostak 2011)


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Main areas of CASEE cooperationMain areas of CASEE cooperation

(Based on Scopus, Lostak2011)

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BotanyZoology

GeologySoil sciences

Invasive speciesPollution

BiodiversitySediment transport

GroundwaterSedimentation

ForestryGame sciences

PhysicsHydrobiology

Fisheries

Socio economicsLogistics

Legislation

NavigationTrafic

Logistics

MigrationEconomics

UniversitiesUniversities

AcademiesAcademies

Research InstitutionsResearch Institutions

HydrologyRiver construction

River restorationWater abstraction

IrrigationSanitation

Waste managementLandfills

ChemistryAgriculture

Food supplyLivestock

Biotechnology

Genetics

Humanities

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Related priority areas of the EUSDR:Related priority areas of the EUSDR:

PA 01 - Mobility – Waterways (coordinated by Austria and Romania)PA 02 - Energy (coordinated by Hungary and the Czech Republic)PA 04 - Water Quality (coordinated by Hungary and Slovakia)PA 05 - Environmental Risks (coordinated by Hungary and Romania)PA 06 - Biodiversity, landscapes, quality of air and soils (coordinated by Bavaria and Croatia)PA 07 - Knowledge society and ICT (coordinated by Slovakia and Serbia)

JRC + DAC + DRC + CASEE partners for JRC + DAC + DRC + CASEE partners for

Danube Common Data Platform and network accessible to Danube Common Data Platform and network accessible to decision-makers and other relevant stakeholders of the decision-makers and other relevant stakeholders of the

Danube RegionDanube Region


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EUSDREUSDR

JRCJRC

DACDAC DRCDRC

CASSECASSE

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JRC + DAC + DRC + CASEE partners for EUSDR JRC + DAC + DRC + CASEE partners for EUSDR

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• DRC Conference 7-9 November 2013 in Cluj-NapocaDRC Conference 7-9 November 2013 in Cluj-Napoca4th Danube Academies Conference, Bucharest

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EU Commissioner for Regional Development, Johannes Hahn:

““We have made a very good startWe have made a very good start. . The Danube Strategy is The Danube Strategy is already showing that already showing that by working together we can have a by working together we can have a far greater impactfar greater impact than if we try to tackle problems in than if we try to tackle problems in isolation. isolation. Now we need to step up a gear.”Now we need to step up a gear.”

Danube Strategy Progress ReportDanube Strategy Progress Report


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“Ensure systematic embedding of the Strategy in EU, Ensure systematic embedding of the Strategy in EU, national and regional programmes for the period 2014-national and regional programmes for the period 2014-20202020, , especially European Structural and EN 10 EN especially European Structural and EN 10 EN Investment Funds, Horizon 2020, Investment Funds, Horizon 2020, using the expertise of using the expertise of Danube networksDanube networks in programming and implementationin programming and implementation” ”

Brussels, 8.4.2013 COM(2013) 181 final

Thank you!Thank you!

With the help of:

H. Waidbacher, H. Habersack, D. Mattanovich,

T. Rosenau, M. Lostak

www.d-r-c.orgwww.d-r-c.org

www.ica-europe.info/casee/www.ica-europe.info/casee/


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Universities networks contribution to the development of the Danube Region Martin H. Gerzabek University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna.

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