OECD Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development Andalusia, Spain SELF-EVALUATION REPORT Julie Laurent, Inmaculada Periáñez Forte, Eulalia W. Petit de Gabriel Directorate for Education Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) Julie Laurent – Inmaculada Periáñez – Eulalia W. Petit Please, send your comments to: Eulalia W. Petit de Gabriel, at [email protected] Coordinadora Regional - Regional Co-ordinator Higher Education Institutions and Regions www.oecd.org/edu/higher/regionaldevelopment Or to: Inmaculada Periáñez Forte, at [email protected] Mª Ángeles Ruiz Ruiz, at [email protected] Regional Government of Andalusia - Government of Andalusia Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa Regional Ministry for Innovation, Science and Enterprise Secretaría General de Universidades, Investigación y Tecnología General Secretariat for Universities, Research and Technology Postal Address: Avda. Albert Einstein, s/n Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja 93 41092 - Sevilla - Spain This report was prepared by the Regional Ministry for Innovation, Science and Enterprise of Andalusia in collaboration with the ten public universities of Andalusia and a number of regional stakeholders, as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education in Regional and City Development. It was prepared in response to guidelines provided by the OECD to all participating regions. The guidelines encouraged constructive and critical evaluation of the policies, practices and strategies in HEIs’ regional engagement. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Regional Government of Andalusia, the OECD or its Member Countries. ii OECD Review of Higher Education in Regional and City Development Andalusia (Spain) Self-Evaluation Report INDEX Page INDEX OF GRAPHS, FIGURES AND TABLES ...........................................................................v ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................................................ix INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................xi PARTICIPANTS IN THE SELF-EVALUATION PROCESS ......................................................xiii CHAPTER I: OVERVIEW OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION OF ANDALUSIA 1.1 Andalusia: territorial characteristics .................................................................................... 1 1.2 Demographic evolution and living conditions ....................................................................... 3 1.3 The region’s economic and social fabric ............................................................................... 5 1.4 The Autonomous Region of Andalusia and the governance system ...................................12 CHAPTER II: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM 2.1 Overview of the higher education system ..............................................................................15 2.1.1 University access: evolution between 1998-2008 .....................................................15 2.1.2 Legal framework of universities and research ........................................................18 2.1.2.1 National regulation regarding universities and research .........................18 2.1.2.2 Regional regulation regarding universities and research .........................19 2.1.2.3 Quality assurance ......................................................................................20 2.2 Evolution of the universities in Andalusia.............................................................................21 2.3 Andalusian universities’ financing system ............................................................................22 2.4 The Andalusian University System structure .......................................................................23 2.5 Andalusian universities’ positioning in the universities ranking .......................................24 CHAPTER III: CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH TO REGIONAL INNOVATION 3.1 Responding to regional needs and demands .........................................................................26 3.2 Regional research planning and regulation ..........................................................................26 3.2.1 Definition of the priority research areas for regional development .......................28 3.2.2 Research support structures in the universities .......................................................30 3.3 Framework conditions for promoting research and innovation .........................................31 3.3.1 Regulation of intellectual property in Spain ............................................................32 3.3.2 The Andalusian Knowledge System .........................................................................33 3.3.3 Rewarding the research at the service of regional development .............................36 3.4 Mechanisms that expedite knowledge transfer and exploitation of results........................38 3.4.1 Andalusian universities knowledge transfer strategy ..............................................38 3.4.2 Cooperation between Andalusian universities in the area of research and knowledge transfer ............................................................................................................40 3.4.3 Cooperation between universities and enterprises in research and knowledge transfer ............................................................................................................40 3.5 Conclusions ..............................................................................................................................42 CHAPTER IV: CONTRIBUTION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING TO LABOUR MARKET AND SKILLS 4.1 Localising the learning process ..............................................................................................45 4.1.1 Relation between the curricula and the incorporation of graduates into the labour market ....................................................................................................................47 4.2 Promoting lifelong learning, continuing professional development and training .............48 4.2.1. 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Petit 4.2.2 Regional government ................................................................................................50 4.3 Student recruitment and regional employment ....................................................................50 4.3.1 Universities ................................................................................................................51 4.3.1.1 Most frequent initiatives in the universities ...............................................51 4.3.1.2 Individual initiatives ..................................................................................52 4.3.2 Regional government ................................................................................................52 4.4 Promoting entrepreneurship ..................................................................................................53 4.4.1 Universities ................................................................................................................53 4.4.1.1 Most frequent initiatives in the universities ...............................................53 4.4.1.2 Individual initiatives ..................................................................................54 4.4.2 Regional government ................................................................................................54 4.5 New types of educational services ..........................................................................................55 4.5.1 Regional government ................................................................................................55 4.5.2 Universities ...............................................................................................................56 4.6 Enhancing the regional learning system................................................................................57 4.7 Conclusions ..............................................................................................................................57 CHAPTER V: CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT 5.1 General framework .................................................................................................................61 5.2 Best practices ..........................................................................................................................61 5.2.1 Shared use of facilities..............................................................................................62 5.2.2 Collaboration with other stakeholders .....................................................................62 5.2.3 The design of online mechanisms for university collaboration ..............................62 5.2.4 Social responsibility report .......................................................................................62 5.2.5 Dissemination of and access to university activities ................................................63 5.2.6 Chairs ........................................................................................................................63 5.3 Contribution to social